ricksvstar Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 My name is Rick, I own a 2000 classic Yamaha 1100 vstar, it is painted candy apple blue with true fire on the front fender, and tank. That is why my username is ricksvstar. I live in Cornwall ON. Ca. I enjoy working with wood, I spend hours in my shop working on projects, It is very small so I tend to bring projects in the house, for finishing. I am also retired, have been for about 8 years, I got bored after being retired for about a year, and went back to work for a while, and discovered, I don't like working for other people anymore, so now I work for myself. I have another hobby which is riding my bike. I tend to just get on it and, mostly ride by myself. This way I can ride as hard as I want, or just take it easy. I am in the process of looking for a car to restore, and I have found a 1965 tbird, you see I also enjoy cars as well. Thanks Richard Mathurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Hey Rick, Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcrosley Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Welcome Rick. Saw that username and thought there might be a Vstar involved. I just sold my '99 Vstar 1100 custom. Mine was stock color, but I always thought if I could have found a good artist, I'd have added true flames. They're all great bikes if the starter clutch doesn't go on you. We had a couple friends who had close calls riding and my wife got nervous with me riding. So I'm taking a break on it until the kids are grown. Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksvstar Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 I just wanted to say thanks for the replies, welcome to the forums. I have posted a picture of my bike, and me if you are interested. It is a 2000 vstar classic. When I had bought it, it was a very dull black, and no matter what I did to get it to shine, it always stayed dull. A friend of mine, who paints vehicles as a hobby, said to me we should paint it. I went with him to a body shop, picked some silver metal flake, some candy apple blue, then the process began. We pulled the bike apart, sanded everything down, and then sprayed 3 coats of the silver metallic. I went to get coffee at Tim Hortton's coffee, then 3 coats of candy apple blue. I went to get Coffee again, then we sprayed 3 coats of clear, and I went and got more coffee. The following day we put the bike back together. The following year I got the true fire flames done. The picture does not do the paint job justice, when the bike is in the sun, it just pops, I have had a lot of compliments about the bike, and who did it. Just to let you, my wife doesn't like the bike. She has come for a ride about 3-4 times, since I have had it. We are now in the process of looking for a sports car, that we can tour around in. We are retired and starting to do a lot of travelling. I have looked at Mazda Miatas, Mustangs, Corvettes, and the list goes on. I have recently found a 65 tbird, hard top, the body is in very good shape, I just have to convince my wife we should buy it, it would very comfortable. Oh well such is life when your married, Thanks again for the replies, Richard mathurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks for the details on the bike, it looks great......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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