The left fairing I received from Germany a while ago was in a box secured with brown plastic tape. The box was… not pristine when I received it. The tape got all over the fairing, and left heavy residue then I took it off. Today I used denatured alcohol to clean it off. Worked a treat. There are a few chips in the paint, but not so bad that it needs repainting. The only thing is that there’s an XJ600N decal on it that needs to be removed. (I posted in FQ to find out how.)
So, things that need to be painted: The tail fairing, the front fairing, the front fender, and the frame. I’m confidant I can paint the little tail piece. I think the fender shouldn’t be too har. (I need to look at it to see how to get it off the bike.) The front fairing/cowling… The thieves cracked it. I’ll have to find some epoxy to fix it, and some body filler. I think this will be a challenge. I have rattle cans of paint, but this is a big part. I think it will take much work to get the primer even, then the base coat even, then the colour coat even, then the clear coat even. I’ll probably replace the after-market windscreen with an original one.
With over 79,000 miles on it, the engine is very tired. I’m thinking of buying a salvaged cylinder head and having it rebuilt. (It’s been rebuilt at least once before.) Having the engine rebuilt would be a good time to paint the frame. The mechanic can strip the frame in Winter. Unfortunately, I can’t paint in Winter because it’s too cold. I might have to take it to a paint shop.
Why am I expending so much energy and money on a 30-year-old motorcycle? It was the last thing my late-father bought me for a birthday present. Also the biggest present, since the Yamaha LT2 100 Enduro he gave me for my 12th birthday. The sentimental value far exceeds the monetary value. I mean, I could just buy a yellow '94 Seca II; but it wouldn’t be the same.
ETA: I have the original left fairing, but the thieves broke off the block with the pin that secures it to the frame. I have the right fairing, which has the block and pin. I could break the block and pin off of the right fairing, and glue it to the left fairing; then paint the original fairing. But it would be a lot easier to just remove the decal on the already-yellow fairing.