My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled

sharon_koontz · 02-16-2010, 08:35 PM

This is the new Miss Purdy, so named thanks to bonehead. Lowering her was quite a challenge. She now stands at 24 inches from the lowest part of the seat. We had a very limited budget so we painted her ourselves using a base coat of Ballet Slipper pink then misted with Metallic Purple and Silver. We applied about 4 coats of gloss topcoat and it tunred out bettter than I expected. I was given a large supply of leather scraps from a local factory that makes Corvette parts. I do love leather and fringe so I made nearly everything myself. I even made a matching leather backpack/purse (with fringe of course). This bike was a real challenge for me to ride and I wanted it to be unique. I believe it is. Thanks again to all who gave advice. It was truly appreciated!

JWR · 02-16-2010, 09:00 PM

Great job...

You should be very happy to ride something that you have put in so much work.

Now if we can reverse this GW thing.

burkbuilds · 02-17-2010, 12:34 AM

Wow, very impressive work! You do great leather work and a bang up paint job + lowering job for the bike!

Water Warrior 2 · 02-17-2010, 02:22 AM

Sharon, you did quite a make-over to the bike. I never would have thought about a pink GZ but you have proof that it works. Well done.

bonehead · 02-17-2010, 07:59 AM

Awesome job Sharon.

02-16-2010, 08:35 PM	#1
sharon_koontz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lewistown, PA Posts: 14	My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled This is the new Miss Purdy, so named thanks to bonehead. Lowering her was quite a challenge. She now stands at 24 inches from the lowest part of the seat. We had a very limited budget so we painted her ourselves using a base coat of Ballet Slipper pink then misted with Metallic Purple and Silver. We applied about 4 coats of gloss topcoat and it tunred out bettter than I expected. I was given a large supply of leather scraps from a local factory that makes Corvette parts. I do love leather and fringe so I made nearly everything myself. I even made a matching leather backpack/purse (with fringe of course). This bike was a real challenge for me to ride and I wanted it to be unique. I believe it is. Thanks again to all who gave advice. It was truly appreciated! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-16-2010, 09:00 PM	#2
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled Great job... You should be very happy to ride something that you have put in so much work. Now if we can reverse this GW thing. __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..."
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02-17-2010, 12:34 AM	#3
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled Wow, very impressive work! You do great leather work and a bang up paint job + lowering job for the bike! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-17-2010, 02:22 AM	#4
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled Sharon, you did quite a make-over to the bike. I never would have thought about a pink GZ but you have proof that it works. Well done.
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02-17-2010, 07:59 AM	#5
bonehead Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: elgin,tx Posts: 907	Re: My GZ250 Lowered, painted, leathered and bedazzled Awesome job Sharon. __________________ Standing with the PGR until they stand for me. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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