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Very nice Bill.
Been eyeing a set of these side covers for a while. Just installed my Road Comet fairing in candy red from Webike last week. Paint match was perfect. Bill, your pictures put me over the top. Just ordered a set of the side covers. Hope these side covers turn out as nice on the color match. There is a guy on here named Paul in GA and he has had the side covers for a while now. They really make the bike pop in my opinion.
I was just looking at them and just can't get past the cost. I sure like them though.

As for you, get ye to the dealer and order the 3d badges for them!!
(06-02-2013, 06:13 AM)SUPERCRUZ_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Been eyeing a set of these side covers for a while. Just installed my Road Comet fairing in candy red from Webike last week. Paint match was perfect. Bill, your pictures put me over the top. Just ordered a set of the side covers. Hope these side covers turn out as nice on the color match. There is a guy on here named Paul in GA and he has had the side covers for a while now. They really make the bike pop in my opinion.

Was there a thread someplace showing you new fairing Supercruz?
(06-02-2013, 06:36 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was just looking at them and just can't get past the cost. I sure like them though.

As for you, get ye to the dealer and order the 3d badges for them!!

Yes, and I thought side panels for a Bonnie were expensive at $150 a pair!

Webtime has some interesting prices. The Honda factory rear carrier that retails for $275 in the states is only $181 on Webike, while the chrome instrument cover that cost $51 here will set you back $94 bucks on Webike.

For me, the matching red side covers are a top priority as soon as I can save up the $$. Big Grin
(06-02-2013, 06:36 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was just looking at them and just can't get past the cost. I sure like them though.

As for you, get ye to the dealer and order the 3d badges for them!!

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.
(06-02-2013, 09:40 AM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote: [ -> ]
(06-02-2013, 06:36 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was just looking at them and just can't get past the cost. I sure like them though.

As for you, get ye to the dealer and order the 3d badges for them!!

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.
Before I found these online I called several body shops. All of them would not take the job, too little money and not easy to match the color. I was referred to custom bike builders / painters (HD chopper type shops).

I learned most any job was going to run from $250 to $500. Then if the job did not go well I would have sacrificed the original side covers which I did not really want to change.

So while I thought the price was expensive, it wasn't relative to a paint job and altering the original side covers. Realistically I figured the uplift was about $50 to $100 delta. Not a big deal.

But more important, for $300 I got exactly the look I was hoping for!

To me, the deep red side covers look so much better, it's worth the money because it's my new CB1100!
(06-02-2013, 11:21 AM)BuffaloBill_imp Wrote: [ -> ]
(06-02-2013, 09:40 AM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote: [ -> ]
(06-02-2013, 06:36 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I was just looking at them and just can't get past the cost. I sure like them though.

As for you, get ye to the dealer and order the 3d badges for them!!

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.
Before I found these online I called several body shops. All of them would not take the job, too little money and not easy to match the color. I was referred to custom bike builders / painters (HD chopper type shops).

I learned most any job was going to run from $250 to $500. Then if the job did not go well I would have sacrificed the original side covers which I did not really want to change.

So while I thought the price was expensive, it wasn't relative to a paint job and altering the original side covers. Realistically I figured the uplift was about $50 to $100 delta. Not a big deal.

But more important, for $300 I got exactly the look I was hoping for!

To me, the deep red side covers look so much better, it's worth the money because it's my new CB1100!

I am wondering if you could buy the paint to match the tank and have a body shop spray the current covers cheaper? They look so good that it just makes it jump out at me.
Before I found these online I called several body shops. All of them would not take the job, too little money and not easy to match the color. I was referred to custom bike builders / painters (HD chopper type shops).

I learned most any job was going to run from $250 to $500. Then if the job did not go well I would have sacrificed the original side covers which I did not really want to change.

So while I thought the price was expensive, it wasn't relative to a paint job and altering the original side covers. Realistically I figured the uplift was about $50 to $100 delta. Not a big deal.

But more important, for $300 I got exactly the look I was hoping for!

To me, the deep red side covers look so much better, it's worth the money because it's my new CB1100!
Well I guess that pretty much answers the get them painted question. Sad
OK Gentlemen,

Here's the finished product with some before and after close ups.

Let me know what you think.

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1477_zps9dec7bfa.jpg.html][Image: cdc169bc926a84236627c0d28453d769.jpg]

BEFORE:

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1476b_zpsc55f1790.jpg.html][Image: 55805319bb61c628894a68a2caa972c9.jpg]

AFTER:

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1480_zps5dbe9172.jpg.html][Image: 197c66b960c80e6aaf5061108f05f176.jpg]
(06-05-2013, 12:04 PM)BuffaloBill_imp Wrote: [ -> ]OK Gentlemen,

Here's the finished product with some before and after close ups.

Let me know what you think.

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1477_zps9dec7bfa.jpg.html][Image: cdc169bc926a84236627c0d28453d769.jpg]

BEFORE:

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1476b_zpsc55f1790.jpg.html][Image: 55805319bb61c628894a68a2caa972c9.jpg]

AFTER:

[url=http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/billschriever/media/2013%20Honda%20CB1100/IMG_1480_zps5dbe9172.jpg.html][Image: 197c66b960c80e6aaf5061108f05f176.jpg]
That looks great. I always thought the silver covers made it look incomplete.
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