Paintwork refresh - possible Aprilia graphics?

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hornetrider · #1 Post by **hornetrider** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:43 am

So I'm going to spruce the old girl up soon and am looking at my options. The bike has fallen over twice on the RHS now, once from a sidestand 'incident' and once from laying the bike over in super slow-mo Italy when it was fully laden.

First resulted in an upper fairing mark/gouge in the paint just below and rearwards of the SL1000 sticker which I am going to get repaired as best as I can as soon as possible. I have no other choice here as a replacement fairing in this colour simply does not exist!

The second resulted in some very light scratches on the RHS mid panel, and the bellypan has a crack around a lug and again some light scratching on the same side. I am having a few thoughts on how to best go about a repair, as replacement panels are a) impossible to come by, or b) ludicrously expensive. You can just about make out the marks on the pic below.

I'm having a few thoughts on how to do the mid fairing and bellypan. Currently the fairing is factory grey and the bellypan shiny black. Obviously in prepping both these panels getting the scratches out there'll be rub marks etc - so I was thinking of spraying them the same colour. I was thinking of trying to paint match as close to the factory grey as possible - and continue that colour onto the bellypan. I think this is a good idea - anyone any thoughts?

My second plan (which is a bit further out there!) would be to then add some Aprilia Lion graphics onto the mid-fairing/bellypan. I'm not talking about http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APRILIA-LION-RSV- ... 4a9f844a3f or
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APRILIA-LION-RSV- ... 4a9f844a3f but more something like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aprilia-Large-Lio ... 2ea325e8bd.

I'd get them in black or grey and the desired effect would be to cut them and apply to mid-fairing/bellypan with a view to getting something like this kind of effect:

What do you think??

exupmonkey · #2 Post by **exupmonkey** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:09 pm

Nah....you want to paint it this way.....................(gets coat)

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/ ... directlink

exupmonkey · #3 Post by **exupmonkey** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:11 pm

bugger...I give up with these bloody photos!

AJFalco · #4 Post by **AJFalco** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:31 pm

That will look good when it gets it's top coat

Gio · #5 Post by **Gio** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:38 pm

Flames on the belly pan merging with the xaust.
paintwork from botom to top should be red to burnt orange, with silica flecks in it.

hornetrider · #6 Post by **hornetrider** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:50 pm

Exup - not a bad colour match. Did you take it to a paint shop, point to the rest of the brown colour, er, I mean, bronze, and say make it like that?

I don't think I fancy having a green bike. I like the green, but not all over. So will go with grey/black option I think ;)

exupmonkey · #7 Post by **exupmonkey** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:53 pm

I bought it already painted up from a fine gent on this site, not sure how he went about it, sorry.
AJ...get it right up ye

arizonabay · #8 Post by **arizonabay** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:45 pm

Recently bought my bike like this:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/arizona46 ... directlink

...not sure if that helps

hornetrider · #9 Post by **hornetrider** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:43 pm

Ah cheers mate, that does help! Awesome colour on your bike, the best I reckon

exupmonkey · #10 Post by **exupmonkey** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:30 pm

Thanks mate

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:57 am

arizonabay wrote:Recently bought my bike like this:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/arizona46 ... directlink

...not sure if that helps

Excellent - the location of another of the Oasis Green ones is known.