Hey Bob,
ya know I was REAL nervous about painting this bike. Up until I lost a saddle bag late last summer the OEM paint was still in excellent shape (other than one tank decal starting to crack up).
And yes those are some loud pipes - Samsons to be exact. And it was the loud pipes that kept me from hearing the right saddle bag go bouncing across the road behind me at 80mph.
I did get the bag back intact, beleive it or not, but the road rash was pretty bad.
The MOCO does not have the paint available any longer and I could not find a paint shop who could match it so I went with the whole repaint.
I never thought having my old scooter painted would be such a major life decision but I am really happy that I did it and I don't htink this old girl has ever looked so good.
Here's what she looke dlike in OEM colors, picture taken last summer before the dreaded 'bag-incident'...