Custom paint?

Sledder · 07-06-2005

Thinking of a custom paint job. Anyone have some cool sites for paint color ideas,etc?

I'm very PRO Kawasaki,so the VULCAN MEANSTREAK tank badge will be staying on,but the rest will go. I DO NOT want anybody to wrongly mistaken to think my bike is just some old air cooled harley...I just want the paint.

Phatboy · 07-06-2005

Black and chrome is the only way to go =P

woodsie831 · 07-07-2005

I'm looking for ideas too. i found a guy who does custom paint work. he showed me his portfolio and some of his stuff is amazing. i want to keep the base color (candy lime green), i just want to sand it down, add some graphics and clear over it. cant decide what i want though, not sure i want the standard flames that everyone else has.

Mr_Lycos · 07-07-2005

You could do the quasi-tattoo "tribal", but you'd get mistaken for a Victory.

ppark · 07-07-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sledder

Thinking of a custom paint job. Anyone have some cool sites for paint color ideas,etc?

I'm very PRO Kawasaki,so the VULCAN MEANSTREAK tank badge will be staying on,but th

e rest will go. I DO NOT want anybody to wrongly mistaken to think my bike is just some old air cooled harley...I just want the paint.

Hey Sledder,

Stop messing with the paint and get the dyno done.

Sledder · 07-07-2005

LOL, I got the clutch fixed,but have some spark knock going on in certain load conditions. After I get some things sorted out I'll get it to a dyno. under load in the higher gears I'm getting it,...from the look of the plugs it seems mostly from the front cyl. I just ordered a pc3 usb so I can fool with fuel on each cyl individually. It will be much more flexible with more compression,etc like this. If I cant completely get rid of it with fuel,I may have to fool with a bit of timing,which you will be able to do(according to powercommander) in a few weeks with their new timing module for the USB model. I hope they are accurate with their few weeks date of availability.
The bike works awsome right now,..but I 'm being careful not to lug the engine in those situations. A custom map alone may fix it,who knows.

grunt · 07-07-2005

Here you go http://www.hokpaint.com/scripts/depo...gm=hokgate.bbx

Sledder · 07-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Lycos

You could do the quasi-tattoo "tribal", but you'd get mistaken for a Victory.

I like some of those Victory paint jobs,lol. But there will be no mistaking me for something besides a kawi. If I have to I'll put some kind of Japanese K on it or something. ..or be sure to wear some Kawasaki clothing. I'm DEFINATELY not one of THOSE (who secretly want people to think they are driving a HD)...In fact,I personally can't stand it.

Crue · 07-10-2005

That's why I put the japanese writing on my side panels. I hate when people mistaken my bike for a HD. I useually wear a Vulcan cap, (have a Mean Streak cap too). I personally love the look of kawi's custom "Devil tail Flames" that they had done for the MS.

yammahoppy · 07-10-2005

you could go to www.bikerlink.com and do a search for painters in your area.

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Sledder Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NS Canada Posts: 1,235	Custom paint? Thinking of a custom paint job. Anyone have some cool sites for paint color ideas,etc? I'm very PRO Kawasaki,so the VULCAN MEANSTREAK tank badge will be staying on,but the rest will go. I DO NOT want anybody to wrongly mistaken to think my bike is just some old air cooled harley...I just want the paint. __________________ 04 MS 1640 Thunder 100 in kit/cams Race ported heads by "dynoray" Thunder air V&H Propipe PC3

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Phatboy Rides a lazyboy on wheels BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,564	Black and chrome is the only way to go =P __________________ Phatboy 04 1600 Classic Black 02 Dodge Cummins

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Mr_Lycos Wants better weather! BTK Expert Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Carthage, NY Posts: 950	You could do the quasi-tattoo "tribal", but you'd get mistaken for a Victory. __________________ Was run-over by a car 7/16. Am now riding a computer chair.

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Sledder Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NS Canada Posts: 1,235	LOL, I got the clutch fixed,but have some spark knock going on in certain load conditions. After I get some things sorted out I'll get it to a dyno. under load in the higher gears I'm getting it,...from the look of the plugs it seems mostly from the front cyl. I just ordered a pc3 usb so I can fool with fuel on each cyl individually. It will be much more flexible with more compression,etc like this. If I cant completely get rid of it with fuel,I may have to fool with a bit of timing,which you will be able to do(according to powercommander) in a few weeks with their new timing module for the USB model. I hope they are accurate with their few weeks date of availability. The bike works awsome right now,..but I 'm being careful not to lug the engine in those situations. A custom map alone may fix it,who knows. __________________ 04 MS 1640 Thunder 100 in kit/cams Race ported heads by "dynoray" Thunder air V&H Propipe PC3

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grunt Uncle Bob's Love Child BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 279	Here you go http://www.hokpaint.com/scripts/depo...gm=hokgate.bbx __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.

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woodsie831 Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellingham, Ma Posts: 313	I'm looking for ideas too. i found a guy who does custom paint work. he showed me his portfolio and some of his stuff is amazing. i want to keep the base color (candy lime green), i just want to sand it down, add some graphics and clear over it. cant decide what i want though, not sure i want the standard flames that everyone else has.

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Crue Ludicrous Speed...GO! BTK Expert Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,864	That's why I put the japanese writing on my side panels. I hate when people mistaken my bike for a HD. I useually wear a Vulcan cap, (have a Mean Streak cap too). I personally love the look of kawi's custom "Devil tail Flames" that they had done for the MS. __________________ 2004 Vulcan 2000 HK 3" Big Straights, TFI, Thunder Teardrop custom

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yammahoppy Master Peace Officer BTK Expert Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 681	you could go to www.bikerlink.com and do a search for painters in your area. __________________ 2005 800A Cobalt Blue V&H Cruzers MAPAM/Restyling Forward Controls Mustang Solo Studded

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