dunno where you price things, but for $1k I can buy new fairings already painted n striped from Honda.

I'm glad you like the way it looks, its your bike you should like it I'm glad ppl you come across like it. But as I said I dont like the cheap look of it. I also dont like spray can paint jobs for the same reason, they look cheap n dont last. But I know how to do paint n body work so I may be a lil bias on that part lol.

 

I didnt give exact prices for that very reason. Collecting new bits of fairings is easily hundreds of dollars as I mentioned. A custom paint job + all the prep is going to run "upwards of $1000" I said meaning more than a few hundred, but maybe not quite four digits. And as you mentioned, you can buy an entire fairing set already painted for around $1000 --- again, way more than I am willing to spend on a 12 year old bike. Thats half of what its worth (or more).

I agree with the spray can jobs -- to me a crappy PAINT job will ruin anything. You can see a crappy job when its done. Herculiner however not being paint, its nearly impossible to make it look "flawed". The "flaws" are what makes it. I also believe this will last quite a bit longer than a spray can job, being that its meant to be used and abused (in a truck bed).

With all that said... If I could do all my own professional looking prep and paint work... then yes I would probably go that route as well (still more expensive). But to give an old bike some new life and a new look until I can afford to get into something better (and better looking?) something like this is the perfect solution.

Just came in from riding... got into conversations on two seperate occasions at stop lights from people complimenting it and asking me questions. All within a little half hour ride. Again, take it for what its worth

BTW im not trying to argue with you, or make you like it haha. Were all entitled to our opinions! Just giving you my side in a rational manor

 

same here

 

I used Rust Check spray bedliner when I fixed up some faded and rashed F4i signal lights. Prep well and use light dusting coats and it comes out looking like brand new plastic with a slight grainy texture. Not cheap or tacky looking at all. And complaining about weight is just dumb -- I can't see it being any heavier than a normal primer + colour paint job. Unless you use the brush-on kind and slap in on half an inch thick

But even I probably wouldn't do a whole bike that way (well, maybe a ratbike) . . . if nothing else, I'd be out of luck if I ever changed my mind about the colour scheme. Bedliner is impervious to just about everything except fire

 

I used to work for line-x and it is the best bed liner, that **** adds plenty of weight, i wouldnt use a bed lining on any bike, however, I have line-x ed a few clutch and break levers, and that turned out really good. I have had to remove alot of the cheap bed liners, they do not last, and have alot of imperfections, and the thickness is not concistant. Line-x goes on hot, and if you ask, can be shot very thin, and then textured, if your going to put any of these products on your bike, use line-x, its also paintable, and im not just saying this because I used to work there, It really is the best stuff, I have seen it all in the bedliner product lines