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Flying Duck
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 Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject: I can't believe it |
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I put my K75 project on hold for a while - fearing that a good paint job would run me $1500ish. Last week I found a local guy (Who was referred to me by another local BMW rider) who is going to paint, color sand and buff the whole bike and hard cases for only $600!!! Which also includes cleaning the dust and dirt out of the tank since it sat around for years without a gas cap. And drilling some holes to add a gas gauge and powerlet socket.
I dropped the parts off yesterday. 
Here's the color I'm getting it painted. A nice deep red that was used on Acura NSXs. Not only is it a nice color but I can get touch up for $7 from any Honda car dealer.
Mmmmm.....Formula Red!
At that price, I might just get my K11LT repainted too!
I also went by a local sheet metal place and picked up some perforated stainless steel for the radiator and belly pan grills. I think that'll look cool.
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Off the grid
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Krikey that is a sick price!
Almost pay to ship your plastics to him to have it done.
Side cases too? Sheesh. (what about the top case?) 
Not a big fan of the "custom" color, it's just another variation of Mystic Red imo.
Not that it's bad, but sort of ho-hum.
I mean if you are getting a paint job done, why not get something bitchen like blurple or something?
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Mystic Red
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Not a big fan of the "custom" color, it's just another variation of Mystic Red imo.
Not that it's bad, but sort of ho-hum.
I mean if you are getting a paint job done, why not get something bitchen like blurple or something? |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Eh not to say that I don't like the red, but if you have the option to go a bit crazy, why not kick it up a few notches?
Think.......whos bike got mauled by a lawnmower and repainted it deep blue? (was previously red)
Stuff like that!!!!
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Red is the best color for a K75S. Period.
Case closed.
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86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently the best color for a red X as well. 
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Shoganai
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Red is the best color for a K75S. Period.
Case closed. |
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Flying Duck
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Comcast is my ISP - don't get me started. 
Their servers randomly go back to what they looked like 6 months ago. And I've revamped a lot of my web stuff since then.
How's this?
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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Shoganai
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Comcast is my ISP - don't get me started.
Their servers randomly go back to what they looked like 6 months ago. And I've revamped a lot of my web stuff since then.
How's this?
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I can send my "Red X" tech support team down there for ya and teach them how to remove the red x's.
BTW, mo betta
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, you might have a point there.
Good looking bike.
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Klinker
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: I can't believe it |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | ...going to paint, color sand and buff the whole bike and hard cases for only $600!!!... |
| Flying Duck wrote: | | "Matching painted luggage is just gay." |
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'm gonna sell it when it's done - and I live in Seattle. 
I have three sets of BLACK system cases and a set of BLACK city cases for MY use. So there!
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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Klinker
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | I'm gonna sell it when it's done... |
Figured that was probably the case (no pun unintended)...but thought it might be good to know if there had been a change of heart on the subject...or if we were seeing a sideways method of "coming out" with other news.
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1994 K1100RS
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BlackHoof
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | Krikey
I mean if you are getting a paint job done, why not get something bitchen like blurple or something? |
Thought I was sleeping eh? blurple now you're talking...v
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | Yeah, you might have a point there.
Good looking bike. |
That was my first K bike. It was in MINT condition with 35k when I bought it. I owned it for about 3 or 4 months before I fell asleep from having a massive hangover and drove it off the road at 60 mph. Needless to say, it was totaled. 
(I don't ride hungover anymore.  )
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE
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kbmwrs
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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blurple
That's the color my RS IS!!!!
At least that's the color my family calls it. I say its BLUE.
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