CopperCollar wrote: I am looking at painting and can't decide the color I want to go. Basic black is what I am leaning towards. I believe she was originally a Candy Glory Red based on some of the bodywork but CBX owners change body colors like Imelda Marcos changed shoes.
Mike
Mike: Black will most certainly be easier (and consequently cheaper) to paint than Candy Glory Red, but bear in mind that the bike is a '79 and black was not a '79 color. Red was correct for both years, '79 and '80, but the Candy Glory Red is very difficult to paint correctly. While I agree that many owners change body colors of their CBXes, most try to stick to the original scheme, for a few exceptions who prefer blue, yellow and green.
It may not be something that you consider important right now, but an original color scheme adds significantly to the value of the bike if you ever decide to sell it, while exotic paints, no matter how well they are done, take away from it.
That all being said, I would go for Perseus Silver as the ideal compromise. Relatively easy to paint, original 79 paint scheme and fairly good looking, especially if you stick with the purple wheels.
and Dick Gunderson has probably put more beautiful paint down on people's CBXes as anyone else on the planet.
