BMW R1200RS / R1250RS Forum Community › Regional Forums › USA East Riders
Crazy colors in the Smokies

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode
Crazy colors in the Smokies
TriangleRider Offline
Member
***
Posts: 222
Threads: 16
Joined: Oct 2020
Reputation: 51
Location: NC, USA
#1
10-18-2022, 08:56 PM (This post was last modified: 10-19-2022, 08:57 AM by TriangleRider.)
I was able to take a few days off last week and finally get in my annual fall ride in the mountains of NC, VA, and WV. Turns out I beat the snow by only a few days, but was rewarded with some of the best color in years. Sunny 60 degree temps, crazy colors, beautiful roads with almost no traffic, and the awesome RS are about as good as it gets with motorcycle riding.
[Image: 0e73a1114b8474adb2ef32271d9977a1.jpg]

[Image: 08faef7f51c451d7bc9d01172d8ab26b.jpg]

[Image: efb90ec24814e687a202c3f3f962369e.jpg]

[Image: 74af8b0165df7c3a269e0b9321ae25ff.jpg]

[Image: 448cb3a64b37ea39379d175826676c33.jpg]

[Image: 653661f23daf18ee7fab8577213edf2a.jpg]

[Image: 9e425a5d5c57ad823ba432afe54b1663.jpg]

[Image: 0b2354aecf7ccbcee6d5c9862e2f5ae6.jpg]

Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
Find
Reply
Grumpy Goat Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 2,985
Threads: 196
Joined: Feb 2014
Reputation: 331
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
#2
10-19-2022, 06:03 AM
Very nice pictures or the colours, camping and cattle ... nice.
Regards,
Grumpy Goat
2016 BMW R1200RS
2023 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro
Find
Reply
Lee Offline
Debbie's Servant
*****
Posts: 2,092
Threads: 60
Joined: Jun 2018
Reputation: 240
Location: Iowa, US
#3
10-19-2022, 08:19 AM
Thanks for the pictures.
We like that road to Paint Bank.
Lee
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport

Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2,  2011 K1300S x 2,  2003 K1200RS x 2,  1991 K75S x 2,  1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT
Find
Reply
Ray Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 612
Threads: 14
Joined: Sep 2019
Reputation: 189
Location: Saint Louis
#4
10-19-2022, 10:24 AM
Always amazed how the color of the bike changes with the environment. Well done.

Looks like a lot of the maple leaves will be on the road before I get there late next week.... I'll try to run the route a little further south than planned.

Many thanks.
"A good man always knows his limitations...."
Find
Reply
Motorhead1977 Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 361
Threads: 17
Joined: Sep 2021
Reputation: 63
Location: Albany, New York
#5
10-19-2022, 02:30 PM
Nice fall ride. Great color in the Smokies. Really like the matching bags on your RS. How'd you get the paint matched? No one around here seems to be able to do it.
Happiness comes not from what you have, but from enjoying all that you do have no matter how much or little that may be.
Be stubborn with your dream but flexible with your path
Find
Reply
TriangleRider Offline
Member
***
Posts: 222
Threads: 16
Joined: Oct 2020
Reputation: 51
Location: NC, USA
#6
10-20-2022, 12:32 PM
(10-19-2022, 02:30 PM)Motorhead1977 Wrote: Nice fall ride. Great color in the Smokies. Really like the matching bags on your RS. How'd you get the paint matched? No one around here seems to be able to do it.

Wish I could tell you, but I bought them secondhand and didn't do the painting.  It is close, but not an exact match to the factory color.  That matte finish is super difficult to replicate.
Find
Reply
TriangleRider Offline
Member
***
Posts: 222
Threads: 16
Joined: Oct 2020
Reputation: 51
Location: NC, USA
#7
10-20-2022, 12:34 PM
(10-19-2022, 08:19 AM)Lee Wrote: Thanks for the pictures.
We like that road to Paint Bank.

That road is awesome, with buffalo close by to boot!
Find
Reply
Motorhead1977 Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 361
Threads: 17
Joined: Sep 2021
Reputation: 63
Location: Albany, New York
#8
10-20-2022, 06:50 PM
Thanks "TR". The grey finish on my factory bags has some blemishes on it (not my doing) so I'm looking to have them painted and thought I'd go for a matching look. Back to the planning stage I guess.
Happiness comes not from what you have, but from enjoying all that you do have no matter how much or little that may be.
Be stubborn with your dream but flexible with your path
Find
Reply
Duccrazydave Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 492
Threads: 42
Joined: Jun 2018
Reputation: 57
Location: NC, USA
#9
10-21-2022, 08:56 AM
Excellent pics and perfect timing!
Find
Reply
TriangleRider Offline
Member
***
Posts: 222
Threads: 16
Joined: Oct 2020
Reputation: 51
Location: NC, USA
#10
10-21-2022, 11:36 AM (This post was last modified: 10-21-2022, 11:37 AM by TriangleRider.)
(10-20-2022, 06:50 PM)Motorhead1977 Wrote: Thanks "TR". The grey finish on my factory bags has some blemishes on it (not my doing) so I'm looking to have them painted and thought I'd go for a matching look. Back to the planning stage I guess.

The problem with Austin Yellow is not the color, but the application.  Matte finishes are not easy, and matching the finish of factory matte paint is very difficult to do. Mine is a "five foot" match, so not too bad.
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)