Tanks are interchangeable provided you're swapping EFI tank for another EFI tank.

 

Going to get expensive I think even for used parts. Side panels don't sell for cheap in my experience if they are in excellent shape. Same goes for a tank, maybe $400. I think repainting may be a cheaper option. The stripe can be dealt with without a full repaint if you're okay with the base color. I suppose reselling the parts you don't want would offset the used parts, but that may take some time to recoup.

 

I accidentally left a rag soaked with gas sitting on my tank, the stripe fell right off.

 

Yikes... sorry to hear that. But, that is also good to know if you ever wanted to remove stripes.

 

Thanks for the replies. One guy I spoke with threw out a ball park of $1000-2000 for a full repaint job, but said it varied a lot depending on colors and design. I don't know if $2000 gets you sparkles and airbrushed unicorns , but that sounded a little high to me.

On a parts website, I was looking pricing out new painted tank, front fender, and side panels for around $1300-1500.

Like Felony said, I could then sell my old tank, front fender, rear fender (maybe...seems like many people remove them anyway) and side panels to help finance the whole thing.

Anyway...just thinking aloud here.

 

Thanks for the replies. One guy I spoke with threw out a ball park of $1000-2000 for a full repaint job, but said it varied a lot depending on colors and design. I don't know if $2000 gets you sparkles and airbrushed unicorns , but that sounded a little high to me.



On a parts website, I was looking pricing out new painted tank, front fender, and side panels for around $1300-1500.



Like Felony said, I could then sell my old tank, front fender, rear fender (maybe...seems like many people remove them anyway) and side panels to help finance the whole thing.



Anyway...just thinking aloud here.

That is very high for paint, you should be able to find quality paint in the 900/1500 dollar range. Seek out local car clubs and ask them who throws there paint, I know there is a healthy car scene in the Mission district.

 

I'm on the verge of buying either a 2013 or 2014 Thruxton but I'm not crazy about the current color choices, particularly the gold stripes. (And you've got be crazy about a new bike, right!?).

I did just that.

I was not fond of the black or green of the 2013 model Thruxton. I ordered 2012 parts in Diablo Red. Swapped the parts myself and sold the original parts to recoup a goodly portion back. Came out cheaper than a paint job and I got the color I wanted.

 

I ordered 2012 parts in Diablo Red. Swapped the parts myself and sold the original parts to recoup a goodly portion back.

Ripcode...cool...thanks for that reply. Just curious...did you get the Diablo Red parts from a dealer or from a website?

 

On my 2014 Thruxton, the gold stripes are under the clear coat. I'm not a fan of the stripes either.

 

A good body shop can buff off the clear, peel off the stripe and re clear it. Can't see is being more than 300.

 

If'n ur a member of this here other forum, you can view this thread on how to change the stripe with vinyl....

http://www.newbonnevilleriders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10339

Not a solid tank color, but it does do a nice job modifying the stripe to suit your tastes.

--Rich

 

Thanks Rich. Sounds like a good article, but kinda silly that that forum won't let you register using a "free" email account (yahoo, gmail, hotmail) etc.

 

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I have the plain black tank with the gold lettering. I want the tank style with the metal triumph decal with the 60s style knee pads. But, that is in the future, not ready to drop a couple hundred bucks on aesthetics yet haha.

 

In San Francisco I've used 'Pete the painter' at Underground Colors. He's well known in the biker circles. He painted my Norton for about $600. I will probably have him paint my Thruxton

 

Cool...thanks for the local lead. The work on his website looks great.

 

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This is my 2013 Brooklands Green Thrux. I paid 500 for an off white with some flecks of sparkle, hard to see in the pix. I took all the pieces to the body shop and put them back on when done. The price for you will, of course, depend on how elaborate you want to get. I wanted basic.
Good luck.

 

Wow. Looks great and $500 sounds like a great price for that paint job. I haven't seen those Thruxton side panel badges before...what are those?

 

Thanks, and I might have gotten a bit of a break on the paint job; body shop is owned by a student's dad.
I took off the plastic badge and just ordered some decals/stickers. Painter put those on before clear coat.

 

The biggest issue with my new paint was removing the stripe on the tank.

Full paint job on mine (tank, side covers, fender, cowl) ran me $700.

 

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That looks great. Like the chain. Question...did you repaint the side panels black or just remove the decals?

 

Repainted. The stickers are clear coated over. The decals are what bothered me the most about the stock paint.

 

i have a 2012 red thruxton i have been seeing if anyone wanted to trade tins for the black if your interested