origional color does it matter

[riffraff]

Hi all. Ok got this old ty 250b stripped down and about to prep for painting.my question is does it matter color I paint it? As in does it devalue the bike upon resale?

[David Lahey]

Unless it is a very attractive custom paint job, yes painting bikes different to original generally means they will be worth less if you sell.
Also consider that a bike with original paintwork may be worth less than one that has been less than perfectly repainted. I would pay lots more for an original (cosmetically unrestored) bike than one that has been repainted, unless the repaint is museum standard.

[riffraff]

Hmmm that makes it difficult. My tank has some dings in them and the yellow part of the seat plastic is pretty scuffed up. ... what to do lol

[David Lahey]

its easy to repaint the seat surround and make it look like the original

[riffraff]

Thanks for the in put Dave again ... I got it all stripped down now so will have a good think about it...

[Guy53]

WOW even for me ( french speaking ) That's very '' special ''

Guy