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Too Much Flat Black......

Bill Meyer

Bill Meyer

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Like a few forum members I stare at my bikes and always see stuff that bugs me in a visual sense. I've had this particular ailment since my first 10 speed bicycle. Can't help it. The Stone trim level would not have been my first choice but for the alloy wheels. I've converted too many spoke wheels to tubeless to want a repeat of that task so the Stone it was.

Flat black and a monochrome look is OK but I think Guzzi took it a little too far so a few little things had to be lightened up to suit my eye.

Silver on the wheels, fenders, and injector covers is a start. The huge deep valance rear fender got a major trim and relocation of the tail light.

When the snow starts I'll likely repaint the satin grey tank red or maybe 50's Guzzi green. The edges of the cylinder head fins will likely get brightened up as well.

By the way, I've had the V7 just about 5 weeks now. First service last week and a little over 1000 miles. I'm charmed by it and look forward to a few tweaks from the GTM store.

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Bill Meyer said:
Flat black and a monochrome look is OK but I think Guzzi took it a little too far so a few little things had to be lightened up to suit my eye. Silver on the wheels, fenders, and injector covers is a start. The huge deep valance rear fender got a major trim and relocation of the tail light.
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Nice. I like when people make them their own. I'm not a fan of drawing visual attention to cosmetic items like the injector covers, but that's just me. Also, I hate the peg brackets and shift/brake arms being silver.
Otherwise well done!
p.s. The Milano below may have been a better start for you. ;)

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Thanks Todd. I'd have jumped on a Milano but I wanted to keep my purchase local and none were on the horizon. Jim Knaup had a Stone sitting right there calling my name so the time was right.

The injector covers strike me as a little weird no matter what finish or material. I may just remove 'em.

It's always interesting to mull the details and hear what floats one guys boat and annoys the next fellow. The silver peg brackets don't bother me but on my 650 Enfield they were silver and looked like tractor parts.....I painted those black. Go figure, eh?
 
That's a looker indeed. I like the red fender and side panels but I'd throw the number plates over the back fence. The exhaust hangers caught my eye as well as the missing plastic starter cover and bracket.
 
I thinks it’s was one of the Fast Endurance Cup series bikes !
That looks like the Racer exhaust hanger ?

Maybe I could do the tank top red with that pin stripe down the edge ?
I could try it with a wrap, cheap to Test with...
 
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Nice. I like when people make them their own. I'm not a fan of drawing visual attention to cosmetic items like the injector covers, but that's just me. Also, I hate the peg brackets and shift/brake arms being silver.
Otherwise well done!
p.s. The Milano below may have been a better start for you. ;)

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Huh, I never noticed the rear mud guard on the Milano was shorter that stock ?
And those are metal if memory serves me right.
 
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I would make the bottom of the side covers below the crease flat black to make the painted upper part look longer horizontally. Also the injector covers might look better with real holes in them? Perhaps worth a try.
 
Actually I did open the holes in the plastic injector covers on my Stone Today I decided to remove them entirely as I'd rather see functional pieces than cheap-o plastic or alloy.
 
Bill Meyer said:
Like a few forum members I stare at my bikes and always see stuff that bugs me in a visual sense. I've had this particular ailment since my first 10 speed bicycle. Can't help it. The Stone trim level would not have been my first choice but for the alloy wheels. I've converted too many spoke wheels to tubeless to want a repeat of that task so the Stone it was.

Flat black and a monochrome look is OK but I think Guzzi took it a little too far so a few little things had to be lightened up to suit my eye.

Silver on the wheels, fenders, and injector covers is a start. The huge deep valance rear fender got a major trim and relocation of the tail light.

When the snow starts I'll likely repaint the satin grey tank red or maybe 50's Guzzi green. The edges of the cylinder head fins will likely get brightened up as well.

By the way, I've had the V7 just about 5 weeks now. First service last week and a little over 1000 miles. I'm charmed by it and look forward to a few tweaks from the GTM store.

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I'm also in the camp that wanted a little more bright stuff on the bike, so I'm curious about how you did your wheels. Paint? Powdercoat? Strip away existing finish?
 
The wheels were rattle-canned with Dupli Color silver wheel paint. I painted them with the tires mounted so there was quite a bit of masking involved. Prep was routine scrubbing with naphtha and a maroon Scotch Bright pad on the smooth rim surfaces. I don't think there's a need to strip the OEM finish.

I've successfully painted several sets of MC wheels. It's tedious work but the results are satisfying.

Some guys insist on powder coating but I've personally never gone that route as I think it's just too expensive.
 
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A friend used to just put dish washing soap on the Tires / rubber to keep the paint off.

I powder coated a set of auto wheels - cost as much as buying a new set from TR - but they were Unique...
 
A little less flat black......Too cold to ride so I'm playing in my shop;
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Odd, did you change the image - it would not load last night ?
What did you do the get that smooth surface ?

Side picture please ;)

I am/was thinking of trying to get a color match of the Valve covers to add a matching accent somewhere, but wasn't sure about being able to match the color of that wrinkle finish.

PS: What did you use for the screws to attach the side covers ?
Those are not the same as the one that Vanished in the garage last year, when it fell off the bike into another dimension !
 
I used Jasco paint and epoxy remover to take the black finish off followed by a light scuff with Scotchbrite. The paint is Rustoleum High Heat which I've found to lay out very smoothly on past projects. I will be trying a clear coat over the silver after it cures a couple of days. I don't think the initial stripping is really needed as the black finish is very smooth.

The thumbscrews are 5mm x 20 items from Amazon with a flange nut backed against the knob and Loctited...The OEM Allen screws are just begging to get lost.
 
BTW, a way to fix the side cover screws to the cover is to cut out a small circle of plastic, like from a milk carton, punch a small hole in it, and screw it onto the screw on the back side of the cover. They'll keep the screws with the cover when you remove it.
 
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