Finally a picture of my home painted pipes for 4 Dollars.

ZachDDill · May 19, 2011, 03:43:59 PM

This is my first time posting a picture so I have no idea if it will work...

stopintime · May 19, 2011, 03:55:36 PM

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=109.0

ZachDDill · May 19, 2011, 03:58:21 PM

Thanks!

Monster Dave · May 19, 2011, 04:53:27 PM

OMG - Mickey Mirrors, a full tail, a naked passenger seat, stock signals, AND reflectors!!

You have a rare beast my friend!

Jarvicious · May 19, 2011, 05:08:57 PM

^^^^ Way to make a guy feel good.

Zach, have you run your bike any since painting those pipes? I'd be curious to see how the paint held up. Especially $4 paint

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ZachDDill · May 19, 2011, 05:48:25 PM

Yes I have ran her and the pipes are holding up just fine, unfortunately... She was leaking oil really bad and I need to get her in the shop. So I am on a 250 scooter right now :p

brix821 · May 19, 2011, 09:36:55 PM

looks cool. tell us about the tank..

brix821 · May 19, 2011, 09:37:52 PM

the guys are right though... there is a lot of easy stuff you could do to sex the ole girl up a bit.

ZachDDill · May 20, 2011, 04:18:44 AM

Well I am thinking the previous owner painted the tank because I have had a hard time finding any tanks that are similar. The problem is, the clear coat is coming off and the top of the tank seems to have a lot of either sun damage or maybe the previous owner had a tank bag that was left on for years? I'm not sure but I would like to get her repainted. I was thinking either black or red, I've seen some really cool yellow bikes but I think I rather go with traditional red or an all blacked out bike.

seevtsaab · May 20, 2011, 07:32:49 AM

Tank looks awesome in your pic.

Silver tanks on Monsters appeal to me for whatever reason, and are somewhat rare.

If I had to paint my tank, I'd stay away from red or black, so common (for a Monster anyway).
I've seen some nice shades of green, maybe somthing sparkley.

ZachDDill · May 20, 2011, 10:04:42 AM

Quote from: seevtsaab on May 20, 2011, 07:32:49 AM
Tank looks awesome in your pic.

Silver tanks on Monsters appeal to me for whatever reason, and are somewhat rare.

If I had to paint my tank, I'd stay away from red or black, so common (for a Monster anyway).
I've seen some nice shades of green, maybe somthing sparkley.

Well the thing is, I kinda want common for tank color, There is so few monsters where i'm at anyways. My friend's mom has a Monster and she has a pearl white paint scheme. I'm not the biggest fan of it.

Monster Dave · May 20, 2011, 10:15:28 AM

Quote from: Jarvicious on May 19, 2011, 05:08:57 PM
^^^^ Way to make a guy feel good.

Awe...I was just teasing a little...

I didn't mean anything negative by my comment.

uglyducky · May 24, 2011, 05:42:14 PM

pipes look good. i'd be curious to see how long that paint holds up too. i tried that on an old bike of mine and only made it about 200 miles until the paint started to burn/flake off.

ZachDDill · May 25, 2011, 05:02:01 AM

Quote from: uglyducky on May 24, 2011, 05:42:14 PM
pipes look good. i'd be curious to see how long that paint holds up too. i tried that on an old bike of mine and only made it about 200 miles until the paint started to burn/flake off.

Well it was just kinda a temporary thing till I got a job and could afford new pipes.

Trialsguy · May 26, 2011, 05:32:34 PM

Two years ago I bought a pair of stock pipes off EBay for $50 for my 900ie, performed a partial core on them and shortened them about 3 inches in length. I then painted the aluminum 'sleeves' of them with a flat black hi-temp paint. They have held up very, very well and look as good as they did initially.

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Finally a picture of my home painted pipes for 4 Dollars.