Kawasaki Green VFR750

[Jamz]

I've been thinking lately about respraying my bike all over in Kawasaki Green.

I like to fk with peoples heads, ok?

Also, I once had a green ZXR750 for a short while, with orange wheels, and thought it looked frikkin marvelous!

So would it look ok? Anyone with photoshop skills feel free to show me my 750FM in green.

And the other thing - I'll be keeping costs right down by using cans (booo, hiss!). Yes, yes, I know it's going to be a crap finish, but it's crap at the moment with mismatched fairing panels and stuff. If it looks ok at 10 paces, I wouldn't care about a close-up problem.

Resale value is not a consideration on a bike that's done over 104,000 miles...

[Northern ANdy]

I don't think you can get kawasaki green in cans. Its not availible in cellulose, to my knowledge.

[Jamz]

You can! Cradley Kawasaki sell it - but it's something stupid like £20 per can!

When I say 'Kawasaki Green', it'll be a close match... a bit like this post colour!

[Northern ANdy]

ah I see. When I was sourcing the paint for mine I found it was only available as a Lechler basecoat. Still at £20 a can you will be getting a close match rather than the real stuff.

[Jamz]

I've got a shortlist of colour ideas sorted out!

I can't be arsed with computer art, but you should get an idea of the schemes here:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... 59D1648073

Baz will be chuffed to bits I'm even considering a certain colour on the wheels!!!

Any votes or other suggestions welcomed!

[Northern ANdy]

green and orange FTW! the two boldest colours imaginable.

[masterofinsanity]

jamz if you got no budget whip the fairings and wheels off and i'll spray em at work in the spray booth, specially if you aint too fussed about the finish, can do pink, pink, pink red, pink, white,pink, gloss black, matt black, blue, pink, grey tnt orange, grass green, moss green.pink

[Jamz]

It looks like the black/pink combo is coming out tops at the moment!

That's your bloody fault corrupting me!!!

I have to say I'm liking them all though...

I have a new front wheel that has to be stripped and coloured - is a spray finish any good for wheels???

[superman]

Cradley Kwak dont cell paint at the moment i went the weekend to see em about some kwak green an they have halted production till they get the label sorted or somethin but the bloke said it would be about £15 for a can i think they are a fair size can too. he gave me the number to a mail order company that cell the paint but he said they aint used if for a while so ill give it a ring an if they still cell em ill pass the no onto you if you like

oh an 60p for a brake light bulb

[Northern ANdy]

mine are sprayed. Getting them powder coated would have meant big expense because the colour wasn't a common one so would have to be made purely for me.

[masterofinsanity]

spraying is fine as long as you prep well and put plenty of coats on otherwise the paint will soon wear off, couple of coats of laquer will help too. i can do em in 2k epoxy if you want jamz?

[Jamz]

I think as I'm looking at around a week turnaround time to powder-coat stuff, spraying would be a better option.

It's the rear wheel that will be the problem, unless I can get a spare....

I have absolutely no idea what to do in terms of preparation for anything, so all this should be a good learning experience!

Baz - are your pink/green/orange colours as strong as the ones in the pics? I can't be doing with pastel shades or anything!

[masterofinsanity]

the orange is as orange gets mate, the pink i can make as strong as you want mixing red/whites, the green is naff! this paint takes 8 hours to dry as well.

[deviant]

black with pink wheels. or orange wheels as a second choice. or perhaps one of each.

i'm still tempted to have mine done, front pink, back purple (matching the fairing colours)

of course if you give it to baz and tell him you want green with orange wheels the whole lot will come back pink

[Northern ANdy]

you should bulk buy nitromors Jamz and make a bath of it lol, prep done. I had mine bead blasted.