Painting Tins. No really...

[Jim]

Well crap.... I'm almost scared to put these up here.... don't want folks thinkin' it's all about me.
So... yeah.... not sure who painted these.... weren't me... I jus' painted my thumb....

Pssssttt..... don't tell that Georgia dude. He might jus' blow another gasket...

 

[jpdevol]

Another awesome.......no smoke here

 

[LTGTR]

More painting for me Jim - never get sick of looking at something thats done properly
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[toglhot]

Is it my eyes, or reflections? Looks like runs or colour movement???

 

[MaxPete]

Oooooohhhhh.....pretty!

 

[MaxPete]

Gents: I just cannot overstate how good a job Jim does on paint. It superior to any factory paint job I have ever seen on a new car or bike.

Every time I ride Betty with her snazzy new '78E dark forest jade green tins, I get looks, comments and even the occasional offer to buy her.

He!!, he even did a nice job on his thumb (but all that sanding on it must have been a tad painful)!

Pete

 

[jetmechmarty]

Gents: I just cannot overstate how good a job Jim does on paint.

Every time I ride Betty with her snazzy new '78E dark forest jade green tins, I get looks, comments and even the occasional offer to buy her.

He!!, he even did a nice job on his thumb (but all that sanding on it must have been a tad painful)!

Pete

I concur. My pieces are still homeless, but I’ll get there.

 

[arcticXS]

I think I somehow should try to get Jim to repaint my 74 RD350A, in the stock "Gold Dust" color. It still has stock paint on the oil tank, fuel tank, and headlight shell, but not on the headlight ears and RH plastic sidecover.

 

[Mailman]

not sure who painted these.... weren't me... I jus' painted my thumb....

Well somebody sure did a nice job on those tins!

It ain’t easy being green!

 

[Jim]

Another "candy marathon." Phew... I'm beat.

Time for a hit off the pipe...

 

[Mailman]

Another "candy marathon." Phew... I'm beat.

Time for a hit off the pipe...



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Hoooweee that’s purdy!

 

[WideAWAKE]

Very nice!

Is that a stock color or is it darker??

I’ve only seen pics of that early green, never actually seen it in person.

Or those two different greens??

 

[Jim]

It's the stock color near as we can tell.
Cell phone cameras do a terrible job of rendering it for some reason.

 

[WideAWAKE]

They certainly do!

 

[Jim]

Very nice!

Is that a stock color or is it darker??

I’ve only seen pics of that early green, never actually seen it in person.

Or those two different greens??

When you factor in the 50+ yrs of sun fade on this (OEM paint) headlight ear..... I think we got pretty damn close.

 

[Dom]

That is a stunning colour! My want for an XS is growing by the day

 

[WideAWAKE]

When you factor in the 50+ yrs of sun fade on this (OEM paint) headlight ear..... I think we got pretty damn close.



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Looks pretty bang on to me!!

 

[Jim]

 

[MaxPete]

WOW - that's a eye-catcher Jim!

I must tell you that I was riding Betty ('78E with the rarely seen Forest Jade green tins) to a vintage club event yesterday and a guy who is often a bit critical of "Asian" bikes came over and quietly told me how much he admired the paint on my bike. I was stunned.

Folks: if you need an alternator rotor or anything to do with painting your tins - @Jim is definitely the man to see!

Pete

 

[Jim]

Holliday my ass....
Well, it is "Labor Day."

XS-1 Tank... done!!