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Farkles, Gear & Accessories => Farkles and Gear General Section => Topic started by: Streak on October 08, 2014, 07:36:00 PM

Title: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Streak on October 08, 2014, 07:36:00 PM
As many of you know when i bought my ST1300, it had a brand new perfect condition Honda Top Box on it, that within 5 hours of owning it i lost it off the bike when i didnt lock it down properly, and well it was a bit worse for wear (Story here: http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=6670.0 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=6670.0))

well it is has been annoying the heck out of me, as every time I walked past it all i saw was the scratches!

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/E2231524-24CC-475D-817E-1893C93609EB_zps6d68fe8e.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/9430B6C9-5364-47E7-B713-0650D7C810A2_zps53e34eac.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/image_zps5ac5f9bb.jpeg)

Well i took it to a Local Spray Painter here in Toowoomba called Doodes Designs (https://www.facebook.com/DoodsDesignCustomPaint (https://www.facebook.com/DoodsDesignCustomPaint)), She will paint anything from bikes to cars to helmets so on and soforth!

and vaula!

i have a brand new top box again, all painted up and repaired, for the princely sum of $80, so i am pretty happy with myself  :thumb

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/2014-10-08183634_zpsfd0b2f7c.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/2014-10-08183733_zpsb2888ed2.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/2014-10-08183721_zps5ac355dc.jpg)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/2014-10-08183748_zps682ca6cb.jpg)

she just took a pannier of my bike matched the paint, and i am really happy with the result


Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: StinkyPete on October 08, 2014, 07:42:13 PM
Looks great Streak, and the white top matches very nicely with the rest of the bike.   I recall that Abe's white bike has a similar paint job on his top box.
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Biggles on October 08, 2014, 07:51:04 PM
Great result.  It's almost good that it fell off because the black/white design looks so much better than the original.  Only 80 bux!  I paid $67 for the three spray packs to do my dropped pannier and have an amateurish finish.
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: ST2UP on October 08, 2014, 08:13:26 PM
Nice one  :like.....are you putting the Pan-European logo back on ??


 :beer
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Nigel on October 08, 2014, 08:17:57 PM
Yeah, gotta say, top job, Ex cop Bikes look great.................................................................... :wht11
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Streak on October 08, 2014, 08:25:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on October 08, 2014, 08:17:57 PM
Yeah, gotta say, top job, Ex cop Bikes look great.................................................................... :wht11

Accept mine is not an Ex Police bike  :grin It never made it into service  :thumb
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Shiney on October 08, 2014, 08:38:46 PM
Awesome work :thumbsup
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Nigel on October 08, 2014, 08:45:59 PM
Quote from: Streak on October 08, 2014, 08:25:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel on October 08, 2014, 08:17:57 PM
Yeah, gotta say, top job, Ex cop Bikes look great.................................................................... :wht11

Accept mine is not an Ex Police bike  :grin It never made it into service  :thumb

Ex or not it still is..................................................................................... :eek :wht11
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Wild Rose on October 08, 2014, 08:53:33 PM
 :wht13 Looks pretty SMICK  :wht13
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: tj189 on October 09, 2014, 05:29:06 AM
great.  now I know where to go and get mine done properly instead the the botched up job I did
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Abe on October 09, 2014, 06:20:34 AM
Copy cat  :wink1

With StinkyPete's suggestion of painting the lid only, it was done.

But, cost twice as much as yours  |-i
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Gadget on October 09, 2014, 06:36:08 AM
Looks awesome!

All it needs now is a "Streak" of Silver.  :grin
Title: Re: Top Box Repair and Repaint (Not by me!)
Post by: Streak on October 09, 2014, 06:41:12 AM
Quote from: Abe on October 09, 2014, 06:20:34 AM
Copy cat  :wink1

With StinkyPete's suggestion of painting the lid only, it was done.

But, cost twice as much as yours  |-i

Yep, I liked what you did with your top box, I think the colour breakup really works with the white, so it does not dominate to much  :thumb