Awaiting bearings and seals and Mighty Malossi to assemble Flash II. The oddball transitional 1987 JDM cover needed cosmetic attention, and my legendary (Bad...) painting skills were put to work:
It's not a vented chrome aftermarket job, but I like it.
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
nice. did something very similar with my "vento" stamped cvt cover but just used a red colored permanent marker and wiped off excess with brake cleaner soaked rag, also looked good from a FEW ft aways
Dude, I tried but the squirrels wouldn't keep their tails still! The trouble with black spray paint is that the Apartment Landlord frowns on fumes. Most of those "brush strokes" are deep scratches in the Alu.
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
i did a similar thing to my SB, i actually got a hold of a sandblaster and took all the old paint off, then taped off around the letters and painted them white. after the paint had cured i filled the letters in w/ hot glue and let that dry for a day and sanded it back down till all the white was gone. then i painted it all black, waited a couple days for the paint to cure and popped the hot glue out and this was the results
up close
couple feet away
the same process should work w/o the sand blaster if you were to scuff the factory paint
I tried Ms. Wheelperson's choice of nail polish - autumn orchard - to match Flash's rakish red, but it doesn't cover very well. It's Manly GMC Truck touch-up paint,
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
The pesky gray nylon-ish material around the taillamps and flashers can be renewed with an automotive trim dressing from your Autoparts store.
I've used "Back to Black" by (??) Mother's with good results.
BTW that slightly sun-kissed leg in your avatar is driving me crazy. Makes me want to rub Aloe Vera on it starting at the ankle...
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
