Anyone know if this red on black FJ is an OEM paint scheme and if so what years and countries had it? Looks pretty good.
(http://www.fj1200.info/IMAGENES/FJtero/EduFJ.JPG)
Hi wasn't a standard colour scheme here in Australia and I'm pretty sure it was not a colour scheme anywhere else, somewhere on the forum there is a article on standard colour schemes for the years, If the base colour is a blue black it could be the 88 model which wasn't released in the U.S. or the 89 model which was.
Burt whatever it is its a very nice looking machine :good2:
Going by the mid section fairing, id say its custom paint too
The bike is the 86/87 year, AD units, dual silders on the sides of the scoops, wheels look stock, after market wind screen. lotsokids has a Bkack with Red FJ, (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=1448;type=avatar)
Its a nice paint job and I like how he or she did it.
George
Stock 1986 European model. That looks kinda like our own Alf from Tenerife.
Derek
that is a stock colour, mine was that scheme originally and it is very pretty in the flesh, i think the colour is called midnight blue, obviously the fairing lowers are aftermarket and have been sprayed to match.
Quote from: Derek Young on May 19, 2013, 10:02:02 AM
Stock 1986 European model. That looks kinda like our own Alf from Tenerife.
Derek
didn't even notice the guy standing with her at first look, but your right he does look like alf
Standard or not, it looks awesome. You even got the full fairing. Classy.
Andy
Quote from: FJmonkey on May 19, 2013, 08:03:06 AM
lotsokids has a Bkack with Red FJ, (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=1448;type=avatar)
Yes. Sorry I am a little late responding. I have a 1988 FJ1200 that I purchased in Hungary. This year was not imported into the U.S.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/Lotsokids/FJ1200/IMG_8819.jpg)
Quote from: Lotsokids on May 22, 2013, 02:02:58 PM
Yes. Sorry I am a little late responding. I have a 1988 FJ1200 that I purchased in Hungary. This year was not imported into the U.S.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/Lotsokids/FJ1200/IMG_8819.jpg)
That looks pretty good, I gather the red scoops are not standard though, right?
Are those pipes slip on or is that a full system?
Quote from: p51bombay on May 22, 2013, 02:33:58 PM
I gather the red scoops are not standard though, right?
Are those pipes slip on or is that a full system?
I believe the scoops were red originally. The Vance & Hines system is modified - welded onto my stock pipe.
Quote from: baldy3853 on May 19, 2013, 03:01:09 AM
If the base colour is a blue black it could be the 88 model which wasn't released in the U.S. or the 89 model which was.
Good point. Mine is actually this "blue black" as it is a VERY, VERY dark blue. Unless you look at it about 1 foot away, you would think it's black. I actually use black touch-up paint.
Quote from: Lotsokids on May 23, 2013, 09:51:48 AM
I actually use black touch-up paint.
I use a black Sharpie pen for minor scratches where the white plastic substrate shows through. Quick, easy, and unnoticeable to the untrained eye.
Quote from: Lotsokids on May 22, 2013, 08:44:02 PM
Quote from: p51bombay on May 22, 2013, 02:33:58 PM
I gather the red scoops are not standard though, right?
Are those pipes slip on or is that a full system?
I believe the scoops were red originally. The Vance & Hines system is modified - welded onto my stock pipe.
So you attached the canister to the short section after the collector box? I'm guessing those were some sort of aftermarket slip on to begin with. What's the other side look like?
Quote from: p51bombay on May 23, 2013, 04:07:59 PM
So you attached the canister to the short section after the collector box? I'm guessing those were some sort of aftermarket slip on to begin with. What's the other side look like?
It's only a single right-side pipe. Nothing on the other side.
It must have been an aftermarket pipe that I had cut off. But there were no markings on it.
Makes sense now, I thought you meant the stock collector box system. That fits really good though.