Corsaro 1200 Italia
Posted: 23 Mar 2013 13:12
This is a mini project that I wanted to do as the paintwork on my Corsaro was looking pretty tired.
The flyscreen (cupola) was chipped as the lacquer had not taken to the lower coats of paint. You have to spray lacquer when the finished coat is still damp for it to hold.
So I was prompted to start it when 3X were selling some used body parts on Ebay, I got a yellow rear seat unit which I stripped and sprayed red, as I had some left from the Camel 501 project.
I contacted 3X direct and asked if they had other parts available, but they only had new parts, so I made an offer for a red front mudguard and a silver and black cupola, which to my surprise they accepted.
So what had I got, just an idea to make the Corsaro my own without buying a new one from the factory, in my chosen colours.
I got red tank cover from Sicily, a small bike shop who were selling it on Ebay.it.
Well I had some white paint, left over from another project, so Why didn't I respray my original cupola white, but where to put the green?
When I bought the bike from 3X it had Gel seats and the original front seat and a fibre glass modification the rear seat to make it into a hump. Why not cover the seat with a green vinyl. So I got some boat quality vinyl from the net and stripped the original rider and pillion cover and had a go at recovering them.
You can reover any plastic based seat like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6lDifsazs
I couldn't do the strap as Christines sewing machine wouldn't take it.
Next I got replacement logo for the cupola from ultimate on Ebay and sprayed the cupola white. It looked a little bare so the decals were added.
I am still not sure that I have done enough, but I'll have a good look at it when we get some sun.
At least I have all the original stuff to make as it left the factory.
The tank is black under the cover.
The flyscreen (cupola) was chipped as the lacquer had not taken to the lower coats of paint. You have to spray lacquer when the finished coat is still damp for it to hold.
So I was prompted to start it when 3X were selling some used body parts on Ebay, I got a yellow rear seat unit which I stripped and sprayed red, as I had some left from the Camel 501 project.
I contacted 3X direct and asked if they had other parts available, but they only had new parts, so I made an offer for a red front mudguard and a silver and black cupola, which to my surprise they accepted.
So what had I got, just an idea to make the Corsaro my own without buying a new one from the factory, in my chosen colours.
I got red tank cover from Sicily, a small bike shop who were selling it on Ebay.it.
Well I had some white paint, left over from another project, so Why didn't I respray my original cupola white, but where to put the green?
When I bought the bike from 3X it had Gel seats and the original front seat and a fibre glass modification the rear seat to make it into a hump. Why not cover the seat with a green vinyl. So I got some boat quality vinyl from the net and stripped the original rider and pillion cover and had a go at recovering them.
You can reover any plastic based seat like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6lDifsazs
I couldn't do the strap as Christines sewing machine wouldn't take it.
Next I got replacement logo for the cupola from ultimate on Ebay and sprayed the cupola white. It looked a little bare so the decals were added.
I am still not sure that I have done enough, but I'll have a good look at it when we get some sun.
At least I have all the original stuff to make as it left the factory.
The tank is black under the cover.