Opinions needed on paint jobs....

Post by **royster81** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:25 pm

I need to get my nc29 painted as most of the panels are silver/black/teal but I have one red/white/blue panel and the tank is in need of some tlc.

So because of the silver/black/teal stuff I thought I might paint it all the same so it looks nice and fresh but I've been thinking of a change altogether, like maybe the all black scheme with just the CBR and HONDA in silver, maybe a little pearl in the lacquer.

What do you think ?

Post by **Davez29** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:56 pm

This one?

Thats the very first nc29 I laid my eyes on and always wanted this colour but for me now at least white is the colour to have as it stands out so well, the rear tends to lose the beutiful fin look in a dark colour I think and the amount of attention my bike gets from the ladies especially seems to confirm this, also in the melee that is the local bike meet you can spot my bike a mile away it stands out that much. On the plus side the decals will be very easy to apply and wont cost much.

get pics up when your done.

Post by **royster81** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:27 pm

Yeah thats the one.

I'll get a picture of mine up tonight.

Post by **Drunkn Munky** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:41 pm

The black is nice and would be the easiest, cheapest to do but I think the White purple and red fireblade scheme is by far the best.

Post by **cbr400rrn** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:11 pm

Drunkn Munky wrote:The black is nice and would be the easiest, cheapest to do but I think the White purple and red fireblade scheme is by far the best.

What is the bracket on the fork leg of the picture that you put up Durka?

Post by **royster81** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:11 pm

yeah the white/purple bike is nice but my cbr isn't run of the mill, it's got a black frame and swing arm so i think white (bright) schemes dont work as well on it as they would on a silver framed bike.

here's what i have.

the silver/black/teal looks good but i think it looks a bit dated and if this

is done right it could look really smart, i thinking 06 fireblade .......

hannakournikova · Post by **hannakournikova** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:11 pm

Repaint what it is but replace the teal with Milano red.

dunkenb · Post by **dunkenb** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:18 pm

The teal would look more modern if the stripe on the fairing was parrallel to the one on the tank. Would update the look without altering it too much. Who's got photoshop????
Or maybe use a black base colour with the red/white/purple graphics ?

Post by **Davez29** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:02 pm

cbr400rrn wrote:What is the bracket on the fork leg of the picture that you put up Durka?

Way back my mate, who's bike that was produced a passenger rail cum wheel stand called a "jack on the back" for most of the 400s and GSXR 750, it sold quite well and was featured in MCN at the time, in fact he could not keep up with demand but he lost interest as time went on. Here is the jack on an nc30, it could lift the front or rear of even the nc30 by the roadside, and handy for a passenger to use.

Post by **cbr400rrn** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:33 pm

Sounds like a good idea and a missed opportunity to expand into more bike models