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as some of you may know, I took a detour during our trip to Devon , which left my bike looking slightly worse for wear.

on my return to London I spent a little time trying to find a bike painter in London, not an easy task. eventually my friend put me onto a guy called rob in Upminster, a little bit of a journey, I know it well as it's where I used to live before moving to Spain.
took a ride up to meet rob and show him the 2 panels that needed spraying. he seemed a nice chap. I left the panels with him and the single seat cowl so he could get a good colour match.
today I collected the panels, and i'm more than happy for the price I paid, he was honest a showed me a couple of imperfections in the paint. I applauded his honesty.
the yellow is a pretty good match with no faint area's, which can be an issue with pearlescent paint.
I also decided to change the colour of the headlight surround. not sure of the paint code. I just told him I wanted a very bright white. as I think it goes well against the yellow.
so here she is, all ready for an mot in the morning.

And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?

That's an ace job ... Well done ...pray tell did he finish your
Front forks they look black...but maybe not.. Good luck :

Looking good Marty
Good job with the paintwork knowing how hard it is to get an half descent match with that yellow. I like the white headlamp surround

Good luck with the mot tomorrow,

Chris.

Looks a good job fella

Looks great. You must be pleased

Wow that looks good and I too like the White headlight surround. Cant wait to see it in the flesh ready for inspection. The paintwork that is

Saintsman27 wrote:That's an ace job ... Well done ...pray tell did he finish your
Front forks they look black...but maybe not.. Good luck :

I did the fork lowers myself, whilst the forks were apart and being repaired. the colour is darker than I would have liked, bmw graphite something or other. lets see how long it lasts, i'm happy with robs work, he's also sorting me out some touch up paint, as there's a few marks on the rest of the bike.
thanks for the kind comments, i'll just wait for mac to say something negative....

bald_pig wrote:And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?

sorry dude, I didn't think you'd me in mid morning, i'll give you a shout next time buddy....

agentpineapple wrote:

bald_pig wrote:And you didn't stop in for a cuppa?

sorry dude, I didn't think you'd me in mid morning, i'll give you a shout next time buddy....

6 week hols fella had august off

looks Great Marty. always a smart looking Storm.

That's a great job" looks better than new

Looking good marty. just try and stay outa fields from now on

fabiostar wrote:Looking good marty. just try and stay outa fields from now on

sadly I never made it into the field, the bloody ditch was in the way.....

That looks great Marty