what color to powder coat my 200s frame?

[mx600]

I'm restoring an '84 200s and am going to have the frame powder coated. What color is good? I could go simple black like stock, but I was thining of doing something a little more exciting. I don't want it to look cheesy.

If anyone did a different color on theirs, show me some pictures.

[Darius1502]

Go with honda red.

[Huffa]

Chrome plate the sucker! :D

[mx600]

Chrome plate the sucker! :D

You chipping in for that??? maybe we should just gold plate it!!

I like Honda red....but have to see what the price difference is between that and black. Luckily I've got connections and the cost is pretty cheap, but black might end up being the best way to go.

[twgranger]

Go with honda red.
Was thinking the same thing.

[mx600]

Was thinking the same thing.


How hard is it to match honda red? The guy who's doing the pc is giving me a deal, so any 'extra' work is going to raise the price. Is honda red a standard color?

[Huffa]

You chipping in for that??? maybe we should just gold plate it!!

I like Honda red....but have to see what the price difference is between that and black. Luckily I've got connections and the cost is pretty cheap, but black might end up being the best way to go.

I think black IS the best way to go the more I think about it. Painting it a different color might even lower the value of it some what but that doesn't matter cause you'll never sell it, right?. Well, except to me that is! :D

[faf_racing]

are u restoring for an original look? or custom look? thats the question if its original you know what color too do, but custom i would suggest "yellow" or "gun metal grey" with metal flake that would be tight.

[mx600]

are u restoring for an original look? or custom look? thats the question if its original you know what color too do, but custom i would suggest "yellow" or "gun metal grey" with metal flake that would be tight.

I honestly don't care about original condition. I just want it to look clean and well taken care of, maybe a little exciting. But not hokey, like a purple or whatever weird color combos out of the early '90s--anyone remember the TUF Racing catalogs for bike plastics? Glad those days are behind us!

Good call on the gun metal gray. That's a darker gray, right? I sort of like that because it's neutral, yet very slick and clean looking. :Bounce

[wheelie king]

I got 2 words for ya--

METALLIC BLACK ;)

[ClayW]

Go with Hot Pink. :naughty:

[DeePa]

I'm in the same boat as you are, and im going completely stock colors, so metallic black it is for me

[Huffa]

are u restoring for an original look? or custom look? thats the question if its original you know what color too do, but custom i would suggest "yellow" or "gun metal grey" with metal flake that would be tight.

Yellow can't get into but the gun metal gray an EXCELLENT choice!! I did a 250R in that and looked great.

2 thoughts here on that color. You can go with the gun metal and it will contrast the motor just enough to show it off but the rear framing might not show as well (being on the dark side of the spectrum) so you could always go a bit lighter like this color which will look great with motor too but not quite as much contrast as the GMG.

OR do a taper job with gun metal gradully turning into this color toward the back then you have the best of both!! Just a dumb crazy idea I had. :D

http://www.eastcoastatv.com/powdercoating/Samples/MirrorSilwClear.jpg

[faf_racing]

yellow is a hot color and my hubs, frame and bars are that color i like and and it catches eyes but thats just me and id like too say mine would be one of a kind. mx600 you should go with "gun metal grey" yes it is dark grey and has a "metal flake" in it itll kinda look black but won't be, it'll be better!! id do the hubs too. my 200e handlebars are gun metal gray looks good

[Huffa]

yellow is a hot color and my hubs, frame and bars are that color i like and and it catches eyes but thats just me and id like too say mine would be one of a kind. mx600 you should go with "gun metal grey" yes it is dark grey and has a "metal flake" in it itll kinda look black but won't be, it'll be better!! id do the hubs too. my 200e handlebars are gun metal gray looks good

Lets see some good pic's of it!

[mx600]

yellow is a hot color and my hubs, frame and bars are that color i like and and it catches eyes but thats just me and id like too say mine would be one of a kind. mx600 you should go with "gun metal grey" yes it is dark grey and has a "metal flake" in it itll kinda look black but won't be, it'll be better!! id do the hubs too. my 200e handlebars are gun metal gray looks good


I did my old street bike helmet gun metal gray and really like it. My bars on my CRF450 are also gunmetal gray, so I think that's the way I'm going to go. Don't know if they can powdercoat that, but if not I'll just do a real good paint job on it.

[Meat-BoX]

Make it Stand out and Give it a Custome look. I did my Tecate in Califorina Grape, Kawasaki Green with Gold Metal Flake, and Silver with Metal Flake. It looks sick and I stand out in a Crowd. Blend in or Stand iut. Its up to you. :TrikesOwn

[Huffa]

I did my old street bike helmet gun metal gray and really like it. My bars on my CRF450 are also gunmetal gray, so I think that's the way I'm going to go. Don't know if they can powdercoat that, but if not I'll just do a real good paint job on it.

The gun metal paint they will use for the frame...........can they turn that into a heat resistent paint for the pipe too by certain additives?

It just dawned on me that the kawaski motox'ers have like a gun metal color pipe, the 2 strokes that is. I always liked how that looked and wonder how you feel about the pipe being that color.

BTW - might possibly have it down to the frame today. Got the pipe and a bunch of junk off. Pipe was so rusted where it joins together I had to heat the baby cherry red, then it broke loose with a bit of pounding. The heavy rust comes off (did just a small section) it just fine too.

I still think you should powder coat the pegs too although if you want them black I can easily give them a blast down here.