Yamaha FZ1 Retro Project Part 3 of 5
In today’s installment of the FZ1 project, we install the graphics on top of the yellow base coat. After I did the templates for the the graphics I wanted, I scanned them and sent them to Tapeworks for printing and production. Very nice stuff. The black is printed on the white vinyl with an inkjet style printer. The beauty of this is that the graphics look painted on instead of stuck on.The tail pieces that are shown were the hardest to install... [Read More...]
Yamaha FZ1 Retro Project Part 2 of 5
Here is part 2 of the transformation of a stock FZ1 into something totally cool and custom… In this installment, we disassemble the bike and sand/clean every part. By clean, I mean surgically clean. Then we prime everything with PPG white epoxy primer. White is pretty much a requirement for a light color like the yellow we are going to use if we want good color coverage without having to spray too many coats. Then, we apply the base coat- in... [Read More...]
Yamaha FZ1 Retro Project Part 1 of 5
I did an FZ6 in this scheme a few months back and decide to do this FZ1 in the same scheme since it was dinged and scratched. At any rate, here is step 1- laying out the templates. Check back tomorrow for updates. FZ1 Templates Read More →