Yamaha RZ500 Project- Part 6

Last time we sprayed a white base coat and 1 coat of clear on all the parts in preparation for laying out the graphics. After wet sanding everything with 400 grit so the red and blue base coats will stick, we mounted all the bodywork back on the bike so we can lay out the red stripes. The tail has a lot of compound curves where it bulges out for the expansion chambers so it is really hard to get the stripes to look straight. But we got it as good as the real bike in the museum, so that will be good enough… Next, we tape off the blocks in the stripes and start mixing the red.

Taping off the stripes

Tank striping...