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| These are not decals everything, including the Taz is painted on |
Sportbike body panels have become more complicated in recent years. 20 years ago the average sportbike had
from 5 to 9 pieces to paint. Today's sportbikes break down into multiple pieces, and I mean multiple. A Yamaha R1
has 23 painted parts (not including the mirrors). A 2009 GSXR 1000 has 29 painted pieces, also not including the
mirrors.
Why is this important information? To get a quality paint job, each piece must be removed from its attaching parts,
completely stripped of fasteners, clips and grommets, decals removed, and the part prepped for paint. Then each
piece needs a separate jig to hold it while painting. With so many pieces, even averaging one hour per piece, thats
still 29 hours times $50 per hour, and you haven't even figured materials, or the time it takes to remove the parts
from the bike and replace them after painting. Below are some pics of a GSXR before the parts were reassembled
and put back on the bike. This should give you a better idea of what it takes to paint a newer style sportbike.
from 5 to 9 pieces to paint. Today's sportbikes break down into multiple pieces, and I mean multiple. A Yamaha R1
has 23 painted parts (not including the mirrors). A 2009 GSXR 1000 has 29 painted pieces, also not including the
mirrors.
Why is this important information? To get a quality paint job, each piece must be removed from its attaching parts,
completely stripped of fasteners, clips and grommets, decals removed, and the part prepped for paint. Then each
piece needs a separate jig to hold it while painting. With so many pieces, even averaging one hour per piece, thats
still 29 hours times $50 per hour, and you haven't even figured materials, or the time it takes to remove the parts
from the bike and replace them after painting. Below are some pics of a GSXR before the parts were reassembled
and put back on the bike. This should give you a better idea of what it takes to paint a newer style sportbike.
Front Fairing - 5 pieces
Right Cowl - 4 pieces
Left Cowl - 5 pieces
Tail Panel - 11 pieces
(2 small pieces not pictured)
(2 small pieces not pictured)
Tank - 4 pieces
Right Cowl assembled
Left Cowl assembled
Front Fairing assembled
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Single color paint jobs
with painted on
badges have become
more popular with the
Hayabusa riders. This
is a nice custom touch
while still retaining a
stock appearance. It's
very affordable and
also looks great on
other models of bikes
as well.
with painted on
badges have become
more popular with the
Hayabusa riders. This
is a nice custom touch
while still retaining a
stock appearance. It's
very affordable and
also looks great on
other models of bikes
as well.
Sportbikes have become increasingly popular for custom paint work. Because of the large surface
area, they are perfect for the theme bikes like Spawn, or the dolphin bike. It doesn't matter if you
ride a Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, and the list goes on, we can come up with a
theme for your bike as well. If you want ghost flames on your gixxer, real flames on your R1, or
airbrush on your Ninja, we can make that happen as well. If race replicas are your thing, check out
the Ducati just above, or the Castrol Honda on our home page. Located in Augusta, GA. just off
I-20, we are easy to find, and easier to do business with.
area, they are perfect for the theme bikes like Spawn, or the dolphin bike. It doesn't matter if you
ride a Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, and the list goes on, we can come up with a
theme for your bike as well. If you want ghost flames on your gixxer, real flames on your R1, or
airbrush on your Ninja, we can make that happen as well. If race replicas are your thing, check out
the Ducati just above, or the Castrol Honda on our home page. Located in Augusta, GA. just off
I-20, we are easy to find, and easier to do business with.
