to paint or not to paint

i am windering what color people think this bike will look best in.. also i am trying to deside if i should paintthe ehgine or leave it alone.. .. needs A-L-O-T of cleaning it looks like shit right now 1/2 shiney 1.2 dull try cleaing it and it gets more 1/2 shinny 1/2 dull.... cant get the dall parts to shin on the alum. any idea toughts or tricks ..... also take a look at the pictures of my bike i am always looking for ideas also on the piper.. its 2000 for a new set or 800 to re-chrome.... should i paint them ... ? thanks for the idea's guys

Is that is KZ1000 Commemorative?

nope its a 1983 KZ 100 A3 shaft

just get after market pipes there cheap under 500 bucks. As for painting the engine thats up to your taste i guess but i would definatley fix that seat or get a new one.

Any color that looks good to you will look good on the bike. I'm kind of partial to blue myself, but maybe not quite that light of a shade.

In short, don't let our opinions on color dictate what you decide.

2000$ for pipes!!!

a new v+h 4:1 cost 300$

i like that blue myself, and the engine isnt looking too bad. useually only the covers shine up.

Do not paint the motor,you will hate yourself
later.The value of the bike will stay higher if
repainted to OEM specs. There are many ways to
clean the engine, soda blasting, toilet bowl
cleaner,etc..If you replace the exhaust, some
after market companies reproduce the LTD 4 into
2 style systems. Quieter than a 4 into one and
you don't have to rejet the carbs.Also most 4
into 1 pipes will burn a hole in the bottom of
your saddle bag.

the only system i am looking for is a 4 into 2.. and i found a company that makes stock parts and they sell every nut bolt clamp muffler and header pipe sept. for about a total of 1500-2000.. thats for the system and pipes that were on the bike new

I'd strip off the baggage and fairing, recover the seat myself and polish up the rest, then reevaluate. I like a painted engine in some applications but I wonder if it would look a little funky if the rest of the bike were kept blue.


Besides, that doesn't look so bad from this distance.


If you go that route, maybe you'd feel differently when you're at that point.

FireFighterRon wrote:

i am windering what color people think this bike will look best in..

I love a blue bike. Not specifically just the stock blue, but blue in general.

I painted my engine years ago, looks nice but wish I had'nt now. Would like to take it off but am afraid the block and head would have a grayish tint when done. So I'm leaving it. As you can see I'm also parchial to blue!