In 2002 Honda's 919 was painted in " Asphalt" which is a flat black paint. ( I sold mine to join the VTR faithful )
It is available from " Color Rite " www.colorrite.com


Code: NH436
Paint Name: Asphalt
Color Rite Top: 2818
Color Rite Base: None

Makes for a very low maintenance, especially if you like tankbags, which I do.

Kai Ju

 

I used bedliner on my winter bike (dual sport)...turned out pretty good. Have to apply it during the middle of the day, anything done in the morning/ evening will pick moisture out of the air and have a white haze to it. Dries in no time, like 30 minutes. I also did my belly pan on my Hawk with it...very durable and no maint. to keep it nice, just wipe down when dirty. That's my 2 cents....

 

I think the Euro Firestorm models in 05 were asphalt. It doest look as good in my opinion because the frame is still shiny. If everything were painted shades of black (flat and gloss) it would look great. I would have bought and 05 919 if they still offered those colors.

 

I hate to drop the "H" word, but Harley has some matte paint schemes in all different colors. As long as the rest of the bike is blacked out, and color looks great. When they mix matte and chrome though, none of them look good.

 

Andy: The Honda asphalt doesn't have a clear coat so if you're doing a home made job, it won't be very durable, especially where the plastic parts will rub when you assemble, take parts off for maintenance, etc. Also, at $179 a quart, the price sucks. Primer paint jobs don't last because the primer absorbs moisture and is not designed to be the exterior surface layer.

Go to an auto body shop supplier and tell them you what you want to paint your bike. Many of the big paint suppliers like PPG have their own 2 step matte black primer look paint combinations for the old fashioned primered black hot rod look. This consists of their basic flat black which gets sprayed over with a matte finish or extremly low gloss clear for the "flat look with high durability. Ask them if they can mix the paint with the chemical catalyst they use for flexible car bumper paint (adds durability). Also, if you don't have an air compressor, many of these shops have a setup to pump the paints and clear coats into large spray cans. You usually have to buy a quart of each for this.

If you have decals, you put them under the clear coat. Good luck. Post pics of the finished bike.

 

Buddy of mine did the Rhino-line paint pretty cool even the Harley oldtimers like it. Sucks that everyone stops to talk to him all the time just ignore the rest of us OH Well, guess I have to live passing them Broken down on the side of the road.

 

oh yeah cost hime 60 dollars us and guar. for life even God forbid he lays it down guy told him just bring it back, he'll repaint it.

 

A friend of mine is an old school painter/striper and he told me they used to mix regular automotive black with baby powder to get a flat look... the more powder, the flatter it gets. I would assume a flat or matte clear would have to go over it to make it durable as Chitownson mentioned before. Never tried it, but sounds interesting.

I painted my track bike with just Rustoleum flat black for $10... of course it scratches and chips, but for a track bike it still looks good IMO. Here's a pic with a pretty little model:

 

awesome bike, awesome pic

 

I saw this one at Laguna Seca a few years ago... I think if he had a matching helmet, that would be crazy. RAIDERZZZ!

 

Words would never do it justice, lol

 

Thanks mikstr!

Good luck on the paint job andy9743!