Printable View
I am doing some work on a 1988 R100RS. I got a good deal on it last February, and it had been dropped and the fairing cracked and scraped. The bike is originally pearl white and it came with a very nice replacement fairing that was black. After putting it together initially and fixing some other issues, I am now considering paint. The question to me is do I paint it all black or affect a two tone paint scheme?
It's all about what makes you happy, isnt it?
Since my first interest in motorcycles in the 60s, I thought BMWs and Harleys should be black. I still think so.
[QUOTE=PAS;840983]It's all about what makes you happy, isnt it?[/QUOTE]
Yes, but I thought we could have some fun with this anyway. Today I am putting on new fork seals and preparing to start pulling the skins to go to the painter.
I'd paint it to match the tank and everything else. Almost every repaint to a non-stock color simply looks cheap, especially black. Always good to have collision coverage on bikes with fairings.
Paint colour is a personal thing!
You know what they say: "Loud Paint Saves Lives!"
Peronally I like red!
I voted for all white.
Since the bike is an '88 and white, I'd do the fairing in white as well.
However, if the white paint job is not so good, then go all black with white pinstripes.
My first choice is all white, though. My mechanic friend had an '88 or '89 that was all white that I thought looked fantastic.
Whichever way you go on this, be sure to share pics of the final product. You doing the paint yourself or farming it out?
James,
Once the original paint is gone, it's gone. No point repainting in the original white. So I would use that as an excese to do whatever pleases you. Two tone sounds good to me, but not pearl white and black.
Welcome to the latest age of the airheads. How have you found it compared to the /5s?
Theo Marks
'74 R75/6
'88 R100RS
[QUOTE=Markst1;841066]James,
Once the original paint is gone, it's gone. No point repainting in the original white. So I would use that as an excese to do whatever pleases you. Two tone sounds good to me, but not pearl white and black.
Welcome to the latest age of the airheads. How have you found it compared to the /5s?
Theo Marks
'74 R75/6
'88 R100RS[/QUOTE]
Well Theo, the "88" RS is a whole different animal. More capable in every respect, but does that make it better?
James
I also added an 88 RS to the garage after bonding for years with the /6. I agree with you about the competence of the RS. The extra horses I could do without, but I don't complain. The stiffer frame is a big plus. But the brakes are what truely make me appreciate the RS. I like the smooth shifting trany as well. And the fairing and the heated grips are nice in the cold and wet. Not so happy with all of the plastic bits (and pollution control stuff-gone now), but I guess they save weight. Overall, it is much more modern feeling than the simpler and more agricultural /6. But I still prefer the /6 for most of my solo riding. For two-up, definately the RS.
As for color, I am lucky (and significantly poorer, I supose) to have nice original pearl white paint. If I didn't and it needed paint I would probably do a two-tone blue.
Regards
Theo Marks
Another fan of Red here:
[IMG]http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk18/melvillelgz868/BMWFickle.jpg[/IMG]
+1 for white.
My 1988 R100RT is Bermuda Blue (I think) , I really love the color .
[ATTACH]34394[/ATTACH]
Bermuda Blue was my favorite ever Airhead color and I had an earlier ('84) RT painted in that color by Holt BMW ... which cost more than the value of the bike. I had to have silver side cover decals custom made, as BMW never did them in silver.