To commemorate the 46th machine of the year (MOTY) held at the end of last year 2018, "Young Machine" magazine and Yoshimura's collaborator, Special Monkey 125 was born. On March 22 to 24, Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2019 was decided to be exhibited at Yoshimura booth. In addition, among MOTY voting participants, one lucky person who can get this MONKEY is decided at the venue! In this featured series, we will deliver a documentary on the production of 1 Special MONKEY to the world. The 2nd edition is a painting work by the YF design, which is charisma of the painting industry in Japan.
- Paint quality is the same with the Yoshimura racer
- Making the groundwork, and until the painting of black base
- From STD Color "Red x White" to Yoshimura "Black x Red"
- Removing the Emblem
- Lucky without a gap
- Do the degreasing work enough.
- Scrape-off the line
- As it is new, peeling agent is unused
- The surfacer is black
- Base processing was completed?
- Sharpen it firmly.
- Do Sandblasting too
- The same process to the side cover
- Masking Technique
- Paint the black of the base color at once
- See pictures of motorcycles together
Paint quality is the same with the Yoshimura racer
Well, following the decomposition of the previous article, it is the paintwork that becomes a big point finally. The fuel tank and side cover were commissioned by YF design, which is famous for its many MotoGP rider helmets. YF design is also in charge of the paint of Yoshimura's SB & Endurance Racer, so the completed Monkey is finished as a quality that can be called Yoshimura official.
Even during our interviews, YF Design had full of new job requests. The reservation is full and the delivery date will usually be after one year. Meanwhile, Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, the representative, responded to the request of "Yoshimura Monkey" and was happy to cooperate. Moreover, he showed off his professional work process without hesitation. He showed me the flow of professional paint. Then, we bring the parts that was removed in the last month's issue, and it's time to start work!
Making the groundwork, and until the painting of black base
From STD Color "Red x White" to Yoshimura "Black x Red"
Removing the Emblem
Lucky without a gap
Do the degreasing work enough.
Scrape-off the line
As it is new, peeling agent is unused
The surfacer is black
Base processing was completed?
Sharpen it firmly.
Do Sandblasting too
The same process to the side cover
Masking Technique
Paint the black of the base color at once
• Statement by: Kenichi Mitaya • Photo by: Shin Matsui
※ This article is restructured based on the article published in the April 2019 issue of Young Machine.
Refer to the photo collection of the motorcyle here
See pictures of motorcycles together
Original Source[ Young Machine ] (*Japanese)
See Accessories of YOSHIMURA
See HONDA Moto Index Page
See Accessories for HONDA Monkey 125
