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Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:01 am » Post: #1 » Download Post

Hey NSR World
My MC21 has turned into a major project...which I through would be a small project to start when I received the bike.

The seller did not have the upper fairing (headlight and windscreen fairing)
I found this out today !!! But I didn't ask...1st time NSR owner that I am.

Here's my problem...the bike is a 1993 MC21 SP BUT has 1992 Rothmans OEM plastics. Since I need the upper and I like the TYGA Suzuka Upper. Could I sell the very nice OEM Rothmans Lowers and Tail panels and get the full TYGA kit painted like the bike should be for it's year OR stick with the Rothmans scheme( which I LOVE) and paint the Suzuka Upper to match???

Also I have the red Magteks...would you paint them white to match the Rothmans scheme as Honda did in 1992.

Please give me some input guys.
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:17 am » Post: #2 » Download Post

Rothmans, in my personal opinion, is without doubt the prettiest NSR colour scheme. In fact, it's widely acclaimed as the prettiest race rep full-stop... even many of the Suzuki boys admit they like the MC28 Rothmans even more than the Lucky Strike VJ23! Shocked

I would personally keep the OEM Rothmans panels and paint an upper (and definitely the Magteks) to match. Then keep your eye out for an OEM Rothmans upper (MC21 or MC28, as it's won't concours anyway, so choose the upper you like the most!) and then you have the best of everything!
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:29 am » Post: #3 » Download Post

Thanks Andy !!!

Yes I will paint the Magteks to match.

Could I paint over the OEM red ??
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:34 am » Post: #4 » Download Post

I'm no paint expert, but I think you may possibly suffer "bleeding" of the red through the white. They will probably need to be refinished professionally.
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:59 am » Post: #5 » Download Post

What he said! Aside from the Marlboro orange paint scheme on the Yamaha racers, I think the Rothmans is the best paint job. Stick with it!
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:39 am » Post: #6 » Download Post

Yeah, if I had a 3MA or 3XV, it would most certainly have to be in dayglo Marlboro, but it's definitely a second to the Rothmans colour scheme!
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:43 pm » Post: #7 » Download Post

Painting over the wheels is fine. If you do powdercoat make sure the shop knows they are dealing with magnesium alloy. I scuffed up my white Magteks with a Scotch-brite pad and painted them a mettalic grey and they look very good.
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:06 pm » Post: #8 » Download Post

Andy wrote:Yeah, if I had a 3MA or 3XV, it would most certainly have to be in dayglo Marlboro, but it's definitely a second to the Rothmans colour scheme!



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Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:57 pm » Post: #9 » Download Post

Andy wrote:... even many of the Suzuki boys admit they like the MC28 Rothmans even more than the Lucky Strike VJ23! Shocked


23's are for girls, you canno't beat a Lucky Strike 22.
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:11 pm » Post: #10 » Download Post

Although the honda scheme is a poor replicla as the blue is the wrong colour. Laughing

What you want is a proper paint job. Wink


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Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:38 pm » Post: #11 » Download Post

mick wrote:Although the honda scheme is a poor replicla as the blue is the wrong colour. Laughing

What you want is a proper paint job. Wink


Do you have a paint code???

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Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:31 pm » Post: #12 » Download Post

[quote="mick"]Although the honda scheme is a poor replicla as the blue is the wrong colour. Laughing

What you want is a proper paint job. Wink
/quote]

Different Rothmans Blue at different times:
Late 80's darker, 90's lighter...........




The MC18SP had the right blue for its era, as did the MC21SP
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Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:54 pm » Post: #13 » Download Post

these bloody rothmans are everywhere Laughing
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Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:04 pm » Post: #14 » Download Post

Said the man with TWO Pentax's... or is that Pentaxi?! Laughing

As long as the blue matches the blue of the Rothmans stickers, I don't think it really matters... unless you have Racer38's HK bodywork, and then it would be purple! ROTFLMAO

(Sorry Tom!Wink)
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Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:37 pm » Post: #15 » Download Post

If I were to do another NSR Race Replica, I would go with the Rothmans.

Ive even been looking at the CBR600RR Rothmans body work for my girl friends bike Smile
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