Repaint In The Midlands?

A year or so back, I got some quotes for repainting my VFR NC30 fairings , tank, seat etc. Most quotes were around £1100 which included the decals. For a little more some would include the "decals" being sprayed/ airbrushed onto the fairings -which didn't really matter to me.

A guy I know at a local body shop would paint everything for £300 and clear it over the decals for another £100. I never got around to getting the full decal cost from Image works but say its about £220.

So that should give you something to consider, but of course remember the Ukraine war will have added a few quid...

The quotes were for all the work to replicate this:

 

Had a quote earlier this year to do my 900 Monster in black with candy red dropped in and the whole lot came to £800 and that included the bikini fairing and re-coating the carbon side panels / heel protectors etc

 

Try Apex, near Ripley. To quality.

 

Had the tank, side panels, and seat unit panel repainted, decals applied (decals provided by myself), and clear coated, on my Honda CB250N Superdream, cost me £450 from a paintshop local to me

Also, had a firm quote to get a Yamaha FZR400 3BF full respray, including 'decals' for £1200 +vat, from Dream Machine in Nottingham

 

That seems very reasonable Robert and the bike looks good too.

 

Still work in progress, but, it is getting there, at least it runs now

 

Dream machine painted my 1199 a few years ago, the work was spot on but the customer service was terrible

 

Not had the 3BF done yet, that is another 'work in progress' bike

 

Just to add, the tank on my Superdream was stripped, and sand blasted within the price

It was painted by Allied Automotive in Barwell, Leicestershire, when i had my own business, I had a few bits and pieces painted by them, also, my wife had a front bumper for a Freelander 2, painted and fitted by them

 

I had a 749 fuel tank resprayed/blew in by a local motorcycle painter, £250 top quality workmanship comes at a price. He did a excellent job and wouldn’t hesitate to use him again should the need arise.

He’s based in Penkridge, does a lot of Harley and resto work.

I had asked someone else who was cheaper at £180 but wouldn’t give me a time frame, as in it could be a week could be 6 Months whenever he could do that along with another job at the same time.

 

I was using the price on the tank as a guide for a full re spray cost if only a tank is £250 a whole bike worth of painted bits is going to be a whole lot more. Anything below £1200 would be a Red flag to me quality wise, £800 to me is an unrealistic price.

To be blunt IMO you are way out of touch with your expectation.

 

Jeezus, I remember them alright. I had the Z250. Flat as a fart but good on juice. As an apprentice with a 40 mile there and back commute, I had to forgo performance (LC250) for a Z250…

 

Daft suggestion perhaps, but have you considered looking for NOS body parts in the colour you want?

 

The hours involved in a full respray are not insignificant .
I think you need to adjust your expectations.