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Andy, I've followed your posts on fixing plastic body parts since I have some of that to do to my own blonde 84 VR. I've got virtually that same bike (same color and year). Your repairs look great and I hope my own turn out that well. Big question - where did you get the paint to touch up with, and what's the color key? As I said, I've got the same repairs to do, and yours look great! Also, looks like you did quite a few add ons on the rear ... mufflers, tail section chrome etc ... did you fit some MKII items to your MKI? Is there a trick to that? Thanks so much. Rick

Rick I went to a Sherwin Williams AUTO paint supply house and the did a paint match directly from my bike. Remember each bike's paint will oxydize at a differnt rate so to spot paint your bike you need to have the bike scanned to match your paint. Now as far ass the add ons, I stepped in it BIG TIME. A few months after I bought my bike I found a fully blinged clone on Craigs List for $600. It ran (badly) but it was complete, with the exception of the left side upper fairing which was shattered. My bike cost me $1,300 with the parts bike & just a few other odds & ends I wound up with a 14K mile fully dressed bagger that runs like new for under $2,300. The 83 to 85 VR ar tought to find but they are out there. Hell I almost bout one that had a trike setup on CL for $1000! Some MKII stuff will interchange but not the tail. One thing I have found over the years...ANYTHING will retrofit to anything, but it will take fabrication abilities.