Dream Machine

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I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
rough break down for:

* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)

It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.

[1] Cost breakdown:
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit

[mike. buckley]

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit

Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

[Slider]

Post by mike. buckley

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will
cost to repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last

[snip]

Post by mike. buckley
Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

Would you care to elaborate, please?

[mike. buckley]

Post by Slider

Post by mike. buckley

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will
cost to repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last

[snip]

Post by mike. buckley
Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

Would you care to elaborate, please?

I rebuilt a RD350 last year that had some panels painted years ago by
Dream Machine. Although they were scruffy as hell you could still tell
it wasn't a very good job and they'd doodled on the back of the panels
with a soldering iron (or plastic welder - whatever). When I took the
panels to my local sprayer he said it was par for the course for them.
Not the first time I've heard it either, though I have no other first
hand experience.
My local sprayer is the best I've ever seen[1], Rapier Paint in Hull, he
has got a website but I can't remember the URL.

[1] I used to spray cars so I'm not a total numpty when it comes to
spotting shitty jobs.

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mike. buckley wrote:
[snip]

Post by mike. buckley
I rebuilt a RD350 last year that had some panels painted years ago by
Dream Machine. Although they were scruffy as hell you could still tell
it wasn't a very good job and they'd doodled on the back of the panels
with a soldering iron (or plastic welder - whatever). When I took the
panels to my local sprayer he said it was par for the course for them.
Not the first time I've heard it either, though I have no other first
hand experience.

Thanks very much for taking the time to fill me in; I was trying to work out
whether it was first or second hand knowledge :-) I think I'll be looking
around.

[CT]

Post by mike. buckley
My local sprayer is the best I've ever seen[1], Rapier Paint in Hull, he
has got a website but I can't remember the URL.

<fx:bored, so I'll Google for you>

Here you go:
http://www.cybordine.karoo.net

--
Chris

ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

[Slider]

Post by CT

Post by mike. buckley
My local sprayer is the best I've ever seen[1], Rapier Paint in
Hull, he has got a website but I can't remember the URL.

<fx:bored, so I'll Google for you>
http://www.cybordine.karoo.net

Mmmm...tasteful:

http://www.cybordine.karoo.net/bikes/jetski.htm

Thanks CT; I used Google too :-)

[CT]

Post by Slider
http://www.cybordine.karoo.net/bikes/jetski.htm

I like this lid:
http://www.cybordine.karoo.net/lids/helmet14.htm

--
Chris

ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

[mike. buckley]

Post by CT

Post by mike. buckley
My local sprayer is the best I've ever seen[1], Rapier Paint in Hull,

he

Post by mike. buckley
has got a website but I can't remember the URL.

<fx:bored, so I'll Google for you>
http://www.cybordine.karoo.net

Hmm, looks exactly like http://www.rapier-paintwork.co.uk/

:-)

Thanks!

[Old Fart at Play]

Post by mike. buckley
Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

'bout ten years ago I had a tank resprayed by
Nightmare Machine as an insurance job.

Finish and decals were good.
Preparation was crap - looked like they used the
coarsest sandpaper to finish the undercoat.
Masking around the filler was rubbish,
though you can only see it with the cap off.

If you're near Coventry, there's a chap I know that
does painting of SOBBs* along with pinstripes
and tank chroming. He's brilliant.


* SOBritishBikes.

[DangerScouse]

mike. buckley says...

Post by mike. buckley

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit

Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

Recent? <thinks back to GPX owning years> so, about 10 years worth of
recent crap service then.

[Lozzo]

DangerScouse said...

Post by DangerScouse
mike. buckley says...

Post by mike. buckley
Shop around, Dream Machines recent rep isn't that good.

Recent? <thinks back to GPX owning years> so, about 10 years worth of
recent crap service then.

I think it goes back at least as far as 1988, when I had a shite Dream
Machine repair done to my GSX750EFE tank. It went back 3 times, and in
the end I got so sick of their shite work that I didn't pay for it when
they finally managed to get it somewhere near right.
--
Lozzo : The anti-Timo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49(suspended), MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.
It's better to have loved and lost, than to live with a
psycho for the rest of your life.

[steve robinson]

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit
--
Steve "Slider"
'02 YZF-R6

sounds a fair price

[antonye]

Post by Slider
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing
panels and the (more costly) headlight unit.

Have you tried new prices from Yamaha? It's just that when
I lobbed my RVF down the road, it was pretty damn cheap to
just buy brand new fairing panels for it rather than get
someone to try and match the paint on it. The side panels
were 110 and 210 for the small and large respectively.

Ok, so it's slightly more but isn't it worth keeping the
panels as original as possible and not having a dodgy
colour match when it comes to selling? I would certainly
think twice about a bike if I spotted resprayed panels
and then try to bring the price down if I couldn't find
one that was mint.

[Slider]

Post by antonye

Post by Slider
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing
panels and the (more costly) headlight unit.

Have you tried new prices from Yamaha? It's just that when
I lobbed my RVF down the road, it was pretty damn cheap to
just buy brand new fairing panels for it rather than get
someone to try and match the paint on it. The side panels
were 110 and 210 for the small and large respectively.

I have tried new from Yamaha, and it will cost me about a grand to get the
panels replaced. Ouch.

Post by antonye
Ok, so it's slightly more but isn't it worth keeping the
panels as original as possible and not having a dodgy
colour match when it comes to selling? I would certainly
think twice about a bike if I spotted resprayed panels
and then try to bring the price down if I couldn't find
one that was mint.

Ah, but a good repair job won't be noticable; that's the theory anyway.

[Ben]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:17:24 GMT, "Slider"

Post by Slider

Post by antonye

Post by Slider
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing
panels and the (more costly) headlight unit.

Have you tried new prices from Yamaha? It's just that when
I lobbed my RVF down the road, it was pretty damn cheap to
just buy brand new fairing panels for it rather than get
someone to try and match the paint on it. The side panels
were 110 and 210 for the small and large respectively.

I have tried new from Yamaha, and it will cost me about a grand to get the
panels replaced. Ouch.

Try this bloke:

http://www.alkamoto.co.uk/#

[The Older Gentleman]

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit

Last time I used DM was, er, um six years ago.

Not cheap, but quality was absolutely first rate.

My local dealer, who's a DM agent, says the best thing about them is
that if they do fuck up - and everyone has their off days - they just
take it back, no questions asked, and do it again. No arguments.

[DangerScouse]

The Older Gentleman says...

Post by The Older Gentleman

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very
* removing artwork
* filling gouges (no cracks thankfully)
* respraying with the nice Yamaha paint (with a silvery undercoat
apparently)
It works out at about £350+VAT for the two RHS fairing panels and the (more
costly) headlight unit[1]. Does anyone know of any other good companies
that offer this service? I'm all for wearing the scars of the bike but I
want to sell it next year (before the milage that I do makes it
undesirable), so it's a must really.
* £85 belly panel
* £121 middle fairing
* £145 headlight unit

Last time I used DM was, er, um six years ago.
Not cheap, but quality was absolutely first rate.
My local dealer, who's a DM agent, says the best thing about them is
that if they do fuck up - and everyone has their off days - they just
take it back, no questions asked, and do it again. No arguments.

Taking their f-u's back *four* times is a bit of a liberty though.

[DangerScouse]

Slider says...

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very

From my previous experience with Dream Machine, I would look around for
other recommended companies as I do not rate them at all.

I was rear-shunted off my GPX600 in Yorkshire one year, result a
knackered fairing and other bits. The fairing went off to be repaired
and repainted. Three times it arrived back with an Orange Peel effect,
the fourth time there was no Orange Peel effect but the red stickers
(one thin, one thick) were the wrong way round.

Oh, and a friend of mine (from Yorkshire, as it 'appens) sent a panel
off to them to be sprayed in the nice colour blue that his bike was. To
be of assistance to them he also sent off the original panel with the
original colour, so they could match it. He was a bit puzzled when he
received the original blue panel back with a matching red one..

Personnally, I would avoid them. Unfortunately, if you go via the insco
you have no choice as they appear to like using Dream Machine, though
gawd knows why.

[pseudoplatypus]

Post by DangerScouse
Slider says...

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it will cost to
repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged last year. I got a very

From my previous experience with Dream Machine, I would look around for
other recommended companies as I do not rate them at all.

You could try this lot:

http://www.yell.co.uk/search/DoSearch?state=INI&screen=VAL&targetName=&businessType=&companyName=born+to+be+wild&location=tewkesbury&Submit.x=45&Submit.y=8

I've not used them, but they were recommended by Polygon in Gloucester.

[Slider]

Post by pseudoplatypus

Post by DangerScouse
Slider says...

Post by Slider
I've been in contact with Dream Machine to find out how much it
will cost to repair the fairing panels on my R6 that got damaged

From my previous experience with Dream Machine, I would look around
for other recommended companies as I do not rate them at all.

http://www.yell.co.uk/search/DoSearch?state=INI&screen=VAL&targetName=&businessType=&companyName=born+to+be+wild&location=tewkesbury&Submit.x=45&Submit.y=8

Post by pseudoplatypus
I've not used them, but they were recommended by Polygon in
Gloucester.

Thanks, I'll give them a bell. Incidentally, Dream Machine were recommended
to me by Dave Parry in Cheltenham.