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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MECHANICAL & TECHNICAL => Topic started by: GETFURIOUS on February 02, 2009, 05:14:27 PM

Title: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 02, 2009, 05:14:27 PM: I AM ABOUT TO PAINT MY BANDIT.....

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE AVATAR.....IT IS A RED BANDIT.....(2001.....1200S).....

SINCE I AM NOT GOING TO PAINT THE FRAME.....I WILL BE PAINTING MY BIKE THE SAME SHADE OF RED THAT IT CAME AS.....

(FAIRING.....GAS TANK.....TAIL SECTION.....FRONT FENDER.....SIDE COVERS).....

HOWEVER.....

I WOULD LIKE TO TWO-TONE THE PAINT.....

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....

I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THE GALLERY FOR SOME IDEAS.....AS WELL AS OTHER WEBSITES.....BUT I CANNOT FIND A SCHEME THAT I LIKE.....

SO IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS.....BRING'EM ON.....

WHATEVER I CHOOSE.....I WILL POST PHOTOS WHEN IT IS DONE.....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: PaulVS on February 02, 2009, 05:32:51 PM: I don't have any color suggestions...

However....

New keyboards are only about $5. :beers:
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 02, 2009, 05:39:34 PM: Quote from: PaulVS on February 02, 2009, 05:32:51 PM
I don't have any color suggestions...

However....

New keyboards are only about $5. :beers:
RUNNING A LITTLE SHORT ON BREASTS?....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: wizzobeer on February 02, 2009, 07:48:22 PM: Red and cream like the old BSA's?
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 03, 2009, 12:15:29 AM: Quote from: wizzobeer on February 02, 2009, 07:48:22 PM
Red and cream like the old BSA's?
COOL.....I JUST LOOKED AT SOME B.S.A.'S ON YAHOO AND THEY DO HAVE SOME NICE PAINT SCHEMES.....

THANKS.....

B-T-W.....KEEP THE IDEAS COMING.....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: Cruisecontrol on February 03, 2009, 05:05:56 AM: Quote from: GETFURIOUS on February 02, 2009, 05:14:27 PM

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....

So this is out then?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/mintbread1/twotone.jpg)
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 03, 2009, 11:30:06 AM: Quote from: Cruisecontrol on February 03, 2009, 05:05:56 AM
Quote from: GETFURIOUS on February 02, 2009, 05:14:27 PM

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....

So this is out then?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/mintbread1/twotone.jpg)
YES.....THE EXACT THING I WANT TO AVOID!....

WOW....AN ACTUAL MOTORCYCLE PAINTED LIME GREEN AND ORANGE!....W-T-F.....WAS HE THINKING.....

R-O-T-F-L-M-A-O.....

THAT IS FUNNY.....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: Red01 on February 03, 2009, 05:58:57 PM: I've always liked the blue/white paint scheme of the 2005 (US) B12's. (I think Europe had the scheme in '04, too.) I've thought a similar scheme using reds instead of blues would look good. Kinda reminescent of the GS1000S and how it came in blue/white or red/white. I also think it would look good with black bodywork while retaining the red frame - like some markets got the 3G B12's.

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/paulweit/Bandit%20Alley/Wiki/Fullsize/1200up/2005-Suzuki-GSF1200SZ_lg.jpg)

(http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/GS/GS1000S/1979_GS1000S_640.jpg)

(http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/GS/GS1000S/1980_GS1000S_details_450.jpg)

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/paulweit/Bandit%20Alley/3gB12s2tone.jpg)
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 03, 2009, 10:27:47 PM: Quote from: Red01 on February 03, 2009, 05:58:57 PM
I've always liked the blue/white paint scheme of the 2005 (US) B12's. (I think Europe had the scheme in '04, too.) I've thought a similar scheme using reds instead of blues would look good. Kinda reminescent of the GS1000S and how it came in blue/white or red/white. I also think it would look good with black bodywork while retaining the red frame - like some markets got the 3G B12's.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SUGGESTION.....

I LIKE THE OLD SCHOOL RED AND WHITE PAINT SCHEME A LOT.....

THANKS.....

KEEP'EM COMING.....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: JamieK on February 04, 2009, 03:50:29 PM: I was thinking of painting mine silver with a red stripe...would go nicely with my red frame IMO....but I've also toyed with the idea of going with the black bodywork as in the photo above...
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: GETFURIOUS on February 04, 2009, 06:16:49 PM: Quote from: Dreadnought on February 04, 2009, 03:50:29 PM
I was thinking of painting mine silver with a red stripe...would go nicely with my red frame IMO....but I've also toyed with the idea of going with the black bodywork as in the photo above...
COOL IDEA.....

I THINK THAT THE BLACK BODYWORK MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON THE RED FRAME WITH A RED ACCENT STRIPE OF SOMEKIND PLACED ON THE BLACK BODYWORK.....

B-T-W.....I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE LATE MODEL BANDIT.....DO YOU THINK THAT THE MIRRORS FROM YOUR BANDIT WILL FIT "RIGHT" (CORRECTLY) ON A 2001 BANDIT?....

MY MIRRORS HAVE A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES.....AND I WANT TO GET RID OF THE "RUBBER BOOT" LOOK ANYWAY.....

THANKS.....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: JamieK on February 04, 2009, 06:42:33 PM: Quote from: GETFURIOUS on February 04, 2009, 06:16:49 PM
COOL IDEA.....

I THINK THAT THE BLACK BODYWORK MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON THE RED FRAME WITH A RED ACCENT STRIPE OF SOMEKIND PLACED ON THE BLACK BODYWORK.....

B-T-W.....I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE LATE MODEL BANDIT.....DO YOU THINK THAT THE MIRRORS FROM YOUR BANDIT WILL FIT "RIGHT" (CORRECTLY) ON A 2001 BANDIT?....

MY MIRRORS HAVE A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES.....AND I WANT TO GET RID OF THE "RUBBER BOOT" LOOK ANYWAY.....

THANKS.....

Yeah exactly, the red accent on black...nice

Sorry but I don't know if the mirrors would fit or not....
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: snofrog on April 05, 2009, 08:47:12 PM: some of those paintjobs are really LOUD .
there is a member here that has a red/white bandit that looks very sharp .name escapes me right now but its something like gs750ed
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: ba55man on April 06, 2009, 08:56:56 AM: As Red01 said it would look nice in the red...........

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/Boodog/2005-Suzuki-GSF1200SZ-red.jpg)
Title: Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
Post by: Barbarian on April 07, 2009, 11:49:49 PM: If you're going to go red, beware, beware beware of trying to go Metallic Red. ie. the colour of my ride.

I got the base, the topcoat, the clearcoat from ColorRite in an attempt to match a Fenda Extenda.
I did a spraythrough test on some board until I was able to match the colour of my bike. Once the board dried they were an exact match -- so I went ahead and painted the Fenda Extenda the exact same way.

Wasn't even close. When wet, it looked perfect, but once it dried, it was all red, no metallic. I am mighty bummed.