Before..
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/bike.jpg

and Now..
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/P1010122_1_.JPG

Looks good - decided to drop the front fender?

Looks good - decided to drop the front fender?

Nope.. not done with it yet..lol

i like it

Looks cool. Great job.

You did a good job but I am not a huge fan of mat black in the least.

Looks cool

I like it. Real nice contrast with the polished parts.

All Ninjas should come in black. Looks great :thumbup:

Better pic's and up-dated front fender reshaped
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/bike4.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/DSCF2616_1_.jpg

love the paint job :thumbup: is that matte black? and does it have pearl shimmer in it? looks good. Look, it's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, its the Ninja 250 Blackbird.

Duplicolor bedlinner:D

nah, but seriously.... i like it! looks mean! PROPS:thumbup:

I'm loving that seat where can i get one?

Better pic's and up-dated front fender reshaped
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/bike4.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/DSCF2616_1_.jpg

Got rid of some of the mesh?

front marker delete and slight fender trim.. biggest changes is that flat black, man what a difference

front marker delete and slight fender trim.. biggest changes is that flat black, man what a difference

Indeed, the fender trim is exactly what I imagined the bike needed all along, but I kinda liked blue better. :( The only problem with blue is that it highlights the dated-looking seat-shape unless you get a matching seat cover or sport cowl, and makes the headlight look that much worse with the windscreen suddenly ending on a squared-off headlight. I imagine that painting the outer bubble of a double-bubble windscreen would solve that but, once again, going black is much easier than matching! Now that it's black, you can also re-shape the front headlight to look like dual lights with a little electrical tape. :thumbup:

Anyway, what I meant about the mesh was that the side mesh appears to be missing after you re-shaped the fender. I kinda liked it. :(
I plan to add mesh to my new-gen but I'm going to paint it black. I bought the hexagonal mesh last year and the sheet I experimented with is already rusting in my room!

I'm loving that seat where can i get one?

looks like the stock seat w/ some type of band around it.

oops I didnt look closely enough. nevermind

I do like the front fender trim. Bike should've come stock like that. nice job

Did you paint the muzzy or did it come that way?

Did you paint the muzzy or did it come that way?

Painted it.

Very slick...Not something I would dare doing to my bike with it's factory paint.

But dealership bought flat black...mmmmm :)

Painted it.

What process / paint did you use? Did you pop off the muzzy plate first or just mask it off? Any more info?

Subscribed! I like a LOT I am also interested to know what painting/prep process you used.

looks very cool,cant beat black and chrome

Was this bike crashed?

i would also like to know how you painted/what kind of paint you used for the mufflers :)

This is a project I've been debating for my 07 :)

Subscribed! I like a LOT I am also interested to know what painting/prep process you used.

i would also like to know how you painted/what kind of paint you used for the mufflers :)

This is a project I've been debating for my 07 :)

Bump for great justice

Another question... I really like the look of the shaved passenger grab-bar. I am thinking about chopping mine soon. Could you take a close-up of that so I can see where you cut it? Also, what did you use to cut it?

love the matte black. Good job! :)

I'm buying an 03 this weekend that's umm.... seen some time on the ground. I was thinking of giving it the liner treatment like you did, but before I do, I thought I'd ask how well it's been holding up for you since it's been on there a little bit now. Any problems with flaking or anything like that? Also, any tips for prep or application would be awesome.

It'd be awesome if you wrote a thread/blog about how to paint your bike. Every step, materials etc.

Loving the matte!