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FZ6If you’re looking for one bike to perform a multitude of missions, look no further.
Take it from Cycle World* Magazine - “For a more advanced rider looking for a bike to do it all, there is no other choice.”
did you give the mirrored look yourself by painting it black on inside blue on outside? or does it have something to do with the paint?
or is it not mirrored at all and im just seeing wrong from the picture?
I had originally tried to go for a mirrored look, but I ended up with a metallic look.
What I did:
taped off everything but the center "V". I then sprayed it with the candy blue. Then a layer of chrome (it's the chrome used in air brushes for RC cars). I then pulled the tape and masking off and sprayed the whole thing with the black (the black is necessary to get the chrome to be chrome).
It didn't turn out how I wanted it to, but it doesn't look TOO bad.
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nice, is that a sticker on top, the wings AF logo?
That actually was a decal I purchased and applied to the inside and painted over from the back. It was made by the same guy who does the reflective decals sets for our bike.
Previous owner painted the windshield blue inside and out. Light metallic sparkle to it, probably auto paint. Many of the bits that weren't blue originally are now. Good thing I like blue!
(...and yes, before anyone asks, there's sliders on it now...)
so how did you go about painting your wheels... i really like it...
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gotta 7 way party bong at the sheriff's dept.
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When I treat the street as a racetrack I just pretend the cops are cornerworkers giving me the meatball.
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ok, here is what you do you ready for this ok lets get down to business you gotta get a bunch of stuff for this you go to the grocery store get a jar of pickles some mayonnaise cheeze wizz crackers some milk and a thing of ketchup you bring all of that to your friends girlfriends house then u bend her over and fuck her in the ass as hard and fast as you can.
This is pretty far from artwork, but I painted a black 'V' on mine. I think it came out pretty good considering I spent about 30 minutes of work and $7 for some Krylon Fusion paint.
I just masked it off, scuffed it up and sprayed 3 coats. The black follows the lines of the black on the fairing really well.
From the pic, those wheels look professionally coated - I'd like to know also. Thanks.
Yes, the wheels were professionally powder-coated, not painted. My guess is that paint probably wouldn't work as well on the wheels due to the abuse they take (rocks and road debris flying around that close to the road, water, and then scrubbing off chain fling, mud, tar, etc). It's held up pretty well - there's maybe 2-3 tiny chips out of it, and you'd have to kneel and look for them.
I didn't know the previous owner, but the dealer told me about most of the mods and how/when they were made - I guess the guy was so excited about them he drove the bike back to show off each mod as he made it. Then he traded it in a year or so later for a cruiser to better accommodate his wife/pillion rider. Works out well for me!
I have no idea how much that cost - just looking quickly in yp.yahoo.com under "electroplating, coating, and engraving" I found to my surprise that there are plenty of places in my area that do powder-coating according to their websites. One even showed motorcycle parts and a car wheel rim on their site! You'd have to call shops in your area for a quote.
Definitely a good winter mod - none of us are going to want to wait around with a wheel-less bike once the weather warms up
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"eXtreme Riding" Training Wheels | "Power Master" Handlebar basket, in Faster Blue | "Moto-speed" Bar-end streamers | "SeeMe" thumb-operated bell, 0.02 decibels
Other accessories:
Powder coated wheels | Uncaged sliders | Scorps | Chrome grips | Healight Mod | Fender eliminator | Other stuff the previous owner paid for
I was going more for the 03-05 R6/06-07 R6S shape. I also wanted to hide the cluster as it bugged me a little that it was so visible. I have another pic somewhere but I'm not home at the moment.
Duck, I have plenty of Black Krylon Fusion. If you want to borrow it, send me a PM and I'll give you my address. I'll leave the can in the BBQ on my porch.
This is pretty far from artwork, but I painted a black 'V' on mine. I think it came out pretty good considering I spent about 30 minutes of work and $7 for some Krylon Fusion paint.
I just masked it off, scuffed it up and sprayed 3 coats. The black follows the lines of the black on the fairing really well.
Damn, I wish I had thought of using paper the way you did. I wanted my paint job to look more like this. Using the paper the way you did might have made that possible.
I was going more for the 03-05 R6/06-07 R6S shape. I also wanted to hide the cluster as it bugged me a little that it was so visible. I have another pic somewhere but I'm not home at the moment.
Duck, I have plenty of Black Krylon Fusion. If you want to borrow it, send me a PM and I'll give you my address. I'll leave the can in the BBQ on my porch.
How do you borrow spray paint?
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The same way you borrow "Pennsyltucky Chrome" err- I mean duct tape.
KEP-Check your PM's. I sent one awhile ago.
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As the cars roar into Pennsylvania, the cradle of liberty, it seems apparent that our citizens are staying off the streets, which may make scoring particularly difficult, even with this year's rule changes. To recap those revisions: women are still worth 10 points more than men in all age brackets, but teenagers now rack up 40 points, and toddlers under 12 now rate a big 70 points. The big score: anyone, any sex, over 75 years old has been upped to 100 points.
This is pretty far from artwork, but I painted a black 'V' on mine. I think it came out pretty good considering I spent about 30 minutes of work and $7 for some Krylon Fusion paint.
I just masked it off, scuffed it up and sprayed 3 coats. The black follows the lines of the black on the fairing really well.
hmm, good job, it really goes with the lines of fz
This is pretty far from artwork, but I painted a black 'V' on mine. I think it came out pretty good considering I spent about 30 minutes of work and $7 for some Krylon Fusion paint.
I just masked it off, scuffed it up and sprayed 3 coats. The black follows the lines of the black on the fairing really well.
Awesome! That looks really nice!
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