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Title: Respray and tidy up
Post by: zbike on April 06, 2013, 11:35:11 AM
Gday

First post guna make it a good one. I ride around on a really ratty looking 500F (progressine springs up front , GSX750F rear shock and cheapie CF muffler) and being a bike spray painter ive been putting of doing my own bike for a while. Now thanks to my mate on his zx2r who took up stargazing mid run on our beloved Wisemans ferry road  and high sided into me at over about a $1,20 nearly killing himself and more importantly me in the process i finally have a good excuse to finally cleaning up my bike. Pics just after i lowsided after the crash.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ixUCX7lLpBU/UWBoqTWXt8I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/__-_UqEVTIE/s800/IMG_20130318_200207.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GvZCW0wb9Vs/UWBoqz5QtJI/AAAAAAAAAUY/u7H5vt3ubz0/s800/IMG_20130318_200222.jpg)

sticker on the windscreen say i do my own stunts very appropriate
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: zbike on April 06, 2013, 11:47:48 AM
So since i do alot of work on gs500's im pretty tired of the stock scheme. I looked around and couldnt find any custom ones i like either, motoGP Suzuki is crap aswell. Then i found a beauty.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OIptqdhmvDM/UWBovKe9LXI/AAAAAAAAAVY/oCcZX_xbELs/s800/2012-yoshimura-limeted-edition-gsxr-03.jpg)

bit too much work to do that exactly but i can do a knock of in a day or two

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hCgTwGN8Uv0/UWBosi7-rkI/AAAAAAAAAUw/XomunO2AHpg/s800/IMG_20130406_212214.jpg)

Out comes the sand paper and some white base coat.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-srhMvqILdJE/UWBots0UFJI/AAAAAAAAAVA/V5Y_X_-QJMc/s800/IMG_20130406_223707.jpg)

things start taking shape

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mtRzZnmImF8/UWBouAXuu8I/AAAAAAAAAVI/Lv9LWG7dRAM/s800/IMG_20130407_011614.jpg)

dig through the harddrive and pull out some decals and draw some new ones
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: zbike on April 06, 2013, 11:52:08 AM
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XuIILHOUkjI/UWBoympmwVI/AAAAAAAAAWA/LdclogGNxb8/s800/IMG_20130407_040803.jpg)
and this is where i am at the moment

ready for some clear i think.
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: zachstorman on April 07, 2013, 01:08:30 PM
did you cut the chin off of the fairing?  I've never seen that before.  oh, and it looks bad ass man!  Keep us updated with pics as it comes together
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: Shadow Camaro on April 09, 2013, 10:32:41 AM
You get those sick results with spray paint? Like rattle can?
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: zbike on April 18, 2013, 06:13:44 AM
Quote from: zachstorman on April 07, 2013, 01:08:30 PM
did you cut the chin off of the fairing?  I've never seen that before.  oh, and it looks bad ass man!  Keep us updated with pics as it comes together

yeah i cut it off i think its stupid and just a waste
Quote from: Shadow Camaro on April 09, 2013, 10:32:41 AM
You get those sick results with spray paint? Like rattle can?

2pack (helps that i am a spray painter)
Title: Re: Respray and tidy up
Post by: GSBRY on April 18, 2013, 08:09:21 AM
I like how it looks so far.  You getting that tank repaired and painted also??