Hey guys how much do you think it would cost to get a good paint job on a savage. Theres not much area to cover, but painting is expensive, would like to have some input from those who know something about painting(i dont). My savage is currently a green 2000 paints in good shape but id love to have a more standout color, with maybe some metal flake and a good clearcoat. Thanks! -DOC

Naturally, the type & quality of the paint will affect the cost, as will wheteher or not you haul the parts in or ride the bike in & ask them to paint it. If you take clean parts in & there aren't dents to fix, that's gotta be a lot cheaper than asking them to pull the tank & fenders & side covers. The other side of that coin is, YOU have to instal the freshly painted parts, so if YOU scrape them up transporting or installing,, well,, you know. I like the idea of powder coating stuff. The durability is a big attraction for me. If flashy is the goal, tho, paint is probably the direction, but, like the last guy said. might get some metal flake with clear over the powder. Have ya called any body shops? Bike shops? The Yamaha shop said if I bought a new bike & didnt like the color, they could have a guy( local) paint it for $600.00. That would be a delivered bike, he tears it apart or masks it off. I wouldnt like the masking it off aproach. One nice thing about these Zukis, they are still metal!

I guess it really matters what you want to do.  I would paint my own bike and save my money.  You have to make sure that you do it right and take your time though.  Sand it all down, fix any dings, prime it, put a base coat, top coat and a couple coats of clear.  Make sure you use an air brush and practice on some scrap metal.   I am going re-paint my bike pearl white.