Re: [ST] Triumph colour (was: Ride report: Day 1, part 1)

[philip.schilt@xxxxxxxxx]

i found a local guy that did the paint work. Total cost including new decals was $1700 (decals were $200), and the guy that did, did a fantastic job it looks like a factory paint job, maybe even better than factory.  he cleared over the decals which looks really nice, and provides a little protection for them. don't believe me check it out here:

http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/thefly_1/album?.dir=/252e

it was well worth the dollars. and i agree this bike belongs in racing yellow, only thing that would have a little nicer on it, was if it was pre 02 and had the black frame and wheels. 

philip 

----- Original Message ----
From: Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:24:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Triumph colour (was: Ride report: Day 1, part 1)


On Apr 25, 2007, at 5:02 PM, Steven Kohlscheen wrote:

> Had Triumph seen fit to sell the ST in yellow, there would have been
> one in my garage.
>>>
> I've said this before but.....paint comes in cans.
>

Well if my Sprint needed a paint job, it would definitely go the yellow 
route. As it is, the Sprint is the only bike I've ever owned that I 
haven't ever dropped (knock, knock) so that won't be happening soon.

I did look into painting our Del Sol VTEC in Ducati Yellow since the 
clear coat has failed thanks to our salt air. Estimate came back at 
$3000! Couldn't take more than a few swipes to paint a Del Sol, but it 
was huge hours to remove and install everything that needed to come 
off. If I win the lottery some day, I'll paint the Del Sol and have 
them do the Sprint at the same time.

Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - 
http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
  '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
  '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
  '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
  '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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