Hey Everyone!
I just registered here within this BMW cycle community, and I'm glad to be a part of it. After browsing around a bit, seems like an outstanding group of people here. I'm a 3rd generation rider, and part of the flying-brick clan (myself, dad, brother, uncles...etc, all brick owners).
I am the proud owner of a 1990 BMW K75S.
You can find some pictures of her here:
http://www.charlesdonahue.com/bmw
Now, I am looking for some advice. Towards the end of last years riding season for me, I had a fairly minor wipeout, and it gave my front left fairing a bit of road rash.
You can find pictures here and here
I have decided to repair and paint the front left fairing, as well as paint the right fairing and engine bucket all in one foul swoop... just to keep them the same color. Also, the right side fairing and engine bucket have some cracks from the previous owner, so I am looking forward to fixing that as well. I had a local BMW shop quote me a price for repair and it was wayyyyy outside of my price range. I then took my 3 fairing pieces to a local Maaco, and they quoted me $300. That price was unexpectedly cheap... so that kinda scares me (life lesson right, get what you pay for...). Has anyone had any experience with Maaco doing motorcycle body work? Further, does anyone know any people in the Chicagoland area who does dependable motorcycle body work at a reasonable price? Any advice/insight here would be great obliged! Thanks all
I just registered here within this BMW cycle community, and I'm glad to be a part of it. After browsing around a bit, seems like an outstanding group of people here. I'm a 3rd generation rider, and part of the flying-brick clan (myself, dad, brother, uncles...etc, all brick owners).
I am the proud owner of a 1990 BMW K75S.
You can find some pictures of her here:
http://www.charlesdonahue.com/bmw
Now, I am looking for some advice. Towards the end of last years riding season for me, I had a fairly minor wipeout, and it gave my front left fairing a bit of road rash.
You can find pictures here and here
I have decided to repair and paint the front left fairing, as well as paint the right fairing and engine bucket all in one foul swoop... just to keep them the same color. Also, the right side fairing and engine bucket have some cracks from the previous owner, so I am looking forward to fixing that as well. I had a local BMW shop quote me a price for repair and it was wayyyyy outside of my price range. I then took my 3 fairing pieces to a local Maaco, and they quoted me $300. That price was unexpectedly cheap... so that kinda scares me (life lesson right, get what you pay for...). Has anyone had any experience with Maaco doing motorcycle body work? Further, does anyone know any people in the Chicagoland area who does dependable motorcycle body work at a reasonable price? Any advice/insight here would be great obliged! Thanks all