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I'm new to the board and new to bikes in general. I bought a 1993 EX500 with only 3000 miles on it. The first day I was practicing and I was on a clear street at night. I saw a patch of water on the road from a sprinkler and stupidly grabbed the front brake in a panic. Needless to say, I dumped the bike. It went sliding on its left side. The damage was light. I broke the front turn signal and cracked the fender. I have fixed both. The left muffler is scrapped up, but in good condition otherwise. The leftmost part of the fairing has rash on it.
Two questions:
Can small spray cans of Kawasaki paint be ordered? I am decent with bondo and am confident I could do a decent job patching the fairing up. I just need to know how I can get paint. I suppose I could bondo it and prime it and take it to a spray shop, but I'd rather just get a small spray can and do it myself as it will be cheaper. The area that needs to be sprayed is only about 5"x5". I know metallic paint is a pain to blend, but I don't care about it looking factory fresh, I just want it to not be noticable.
Second. I know kawasaki likes to use black chrome, and I can't tell if the muffler is painted or black chromed. Either way, does anyone know of a gloss black paint that can handle the heat?
I just want to make the bike look decent, I don't need to win any shows. As much as I like the bike I really want an sv650s. I plan on keeping this bike for the season to learn on and if finances allow sell it and get the suzuki next year. At least I learned my lesson on a used bike rather than a brand new sv650s, that lesson is DONT PANIC ON THE FRONT BRAKE!!!
Two questions:
Can small spray cans of Kawasaki paint be ordered? I am decent with bondo and am confident I could do a decent job patching the fairing up. I just need to know how I can get paint. I suppose I could bondo it and prime it and take it to a spray shop, but I'd rather just get a small spray can and do it myself as it will be cheaper. The area that needs to be sprayed is only about 5"x5". I know metallic paint is a pain to blend, but I don't care about it looking factory fresh, I just want it to not be noticable.
Second. I know kawasaki likes to use black chrome, and I can't tell if the muffler is painted or black chromed. Either way, does anyone know of a gloss black paint that can handle the heat?
I just want to make the bike look decent, I don't need to win any shows. As much as I like the bike I really want an sv650s. I plan on keeping this bike for the season to learn on and if finances allow sell it and get the suzuki next year. At least I learned my lesson on a used bike rather than a brand new sv650s, that lesson is DONT PANIC ON THE FRONT BRAKE!!!