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

[ZachDDill]

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

[stopintime]

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

 

[ZachDDill]

Thanks!

[Monster Dave]

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



You have a rare beast my friend!  

[Jarvicious]

^^^^ 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 .

[ZachDDill]

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]

looks cool. tell us about the tank..

[brix821]

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

[ZachDDill]

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]

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]

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]

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

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


I didn't mean anything negative by my comment.  

[uglyducky]

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]

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]

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.