Newbie needs advice...again!

[jonnyrad]

Hello all! Again!

Thank you to those who helped me with my last cry for help on tyres, ended up getting maxxi diamonds from crofton court and totally chuffed with them.

Anyway!

Could anyone point me in the direction of a decent/reasonable painter? I bought some extra side fairings for the gfs took a bit of a gamble on them on eBay and they have seen better days, few cracks here and there and a little chunk missing. So if anyone knows of a painter who'd like to have a pop at this then please let me know who they are!

Also, I am about 6'6 and sometimes with a pillion find the bandit a bit of a squeeze sometimes, I did toy with the idea of getting a new bike but would rather stick with this for now, so wondered if anyone had any experience of anywhere that might do some work around the pegs and levers just to make it that little bit easier, they could just do with lowering down marginally. I'm getting the seat re done too which might help a little but it's the pegs where I struggle!

Thanks in advance for your help

Jonny

[Deleted]

Lad on here called Gonzo is highly thought off.

[jonnyrad]

Many thanks, would this be regarding the painting?

[Deleted]

Yea. Seen some of his work and its very good.

[glenn]

gonzo is a bike painter

and you can buy aftermarkets pegs (some are adjustable) that bolt on

[scratchnsniff24]

Gonzo's the man! Seen some of his work and it's cracking. This is his profile on here, and this is his Facebook.
He's a site sponsor, too, so give us a mention and he'll make sure you're well taken care of!

If you fancied having a go at sorting the cracks yourself have a look on YouTube for plastic welding (coathanger/similar and a soldering iron, basically). It's not so hard to do. I tried it on a tricky area with moderate success, but something like a fairing would be wayyy easier. Might save you a few bob is all.

As for the pegs, stay away from the Dan Moto ones. Their exhausts are reasonable, but I've heard some pretty shitty reports about their footpegs.
Hopefully someone else will be able to guide you further on that one.

Best of luck with it all, matey.

[Simondo]

Gonzo painted my first bike for me and did a good job of it, looked so much better than before