Ok so i finally got my f4 back together in one piece from the crash that it was involved in the night before thanksgiving (bike high sided and ended up eating a brick mail box). my question is what in your opinion would make the f4 a nice show bike/ possible magazine piece/ rider? And please no streetfighter front ends (no offense but i just spent a pretty penny on a upper faiting bracket, headlight assembly, fairing, hid kit and windscreen that got broke in shipping). im thinking 240 tire (cant decide on stock wheels or PM wheels), the rest is in the air so tell me what you think or would do?

 

Welcome aboard. I think a nice paint job makes a bike look great. Of course, having everything spotlessly clean goes along way as well. As for a "showbike", guess it depends on what type of crowd you're going after. However, cleanliness & great paint always go along way.

Good luck.

 

it's a bit late at this stage to think true magazine showbike. part of what makes showbikes show-worthy is the attention to detail that begins when the bike is dismantled. have an ultimate plan/theme and then treat each part as a contribution to that effort.

 

well i dont mind blowing the bike apart again, i only put it together just to ride for the spring and summer but i plan on dismanteling it again anyway ( i know it seems basackwards) but i just couldnt wait to ride. the cleanliness i understand and thats something i wanna definetly handle. what type of paint job would you all suggest? the bike is white with a blue pearl now as we speak. I have been thinking cadillac pearl white or a candy brandy wine. but my next question is should i do graphics or none? also should i powder coat the frame and swingarm , polish it, paint it, chrome it or what? as far as wheels, should i go stock (widen the rear of course since im going 240) or should i go aftermarket? and how should i do them: raw, painted, polished, chrome, what?