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2014 Matt Black Buddy

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:53 am
by MYSCTR
After doing a few panel swaps on a few scoots, followed by two complete body swaps we bought a 2014 Matt Black 170i because well it is black and what is there to change?

Right off we were not in love with the stock seat finish, so we had to reach out to Suzy @ Cheeky Seats and she fixed us up with the croc seat cover which compliments the scoot very well.

We also swapped the exhaust with our Prima pipe which of course was stainless and that did take away from the overall look. We knew we were going to keep the Prima, yet needed to blend it in by painting it black. We decided to try it leaving the tip silver.

Below is a first look at the Prima pipe with a flat black high heat paint and the croc seat cover.

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:48 am
by wheelbender6
Croc seat cover looks great.

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:24 pm
by Bobcat
That scoot is beautiful, Nicely done!!

The Left Side

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:50 pm
by MYSCTR
Anyone local know where this shot was taken?

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:28 am
by Bobcat
One word...... SEXY!

Soooooo smooth

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:53 pm
by Tam Tam
The drool factor for me was the blacked out prima exhaust...that scoot looks so damn sharp. Overall, it looks functional, like the black isn't just for the hell of it, but serves a mechanical purpose. I'm not wording it right, but I hope you get the gist of it.

Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:51 pm
by MYSCTR
EXACTLY ! ! !

…and thank you! That IS the reason for the black on the Prima.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 6:05 am
by tiii
that's B4D455 looking

Makes me wish Genuine would roll out a 170i BlackJack.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 10:06 pm
by GregsBuddy
Did a crock' really die for the seat? The longer I live the less I like death for any reason...

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:31 am
by tiii
GregsBuddy wrote:Did a crock' really die for the seat? The longer I live the less I like death for any reason...
Real crocodile leather'd be $$$. I have to ask, does the 170i need a remap to run a Prima?

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:33 am
by tiii
GregsBuddy wrote:Did a crock' really die for the seat? The longer I live the less I like death for any reason...
Real crocodile leather'd be $$$. I have to ask, does the 170i need a remap to run a Prima?

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:05 am
by MYSCTR
tiii wrote: I have to ask, does the 170i need a remap to run a Prima?
We only changed the exhaust and have two 2014 Buddy 170's that have the Prima installed, one at 600' and one at 5,000' elevation and both run great with no remap.

Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 8:49 pm
by tiii
okay that's good news... you might be the one to ask this of...

I'm touching up some scrapes on the old blackjack and noticing that matt black seems to not match up as well as satin. Have you noticed anything like this in regards to your matt black 170i?

cheers

Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:09 pm
by MYSCTR
tiii wrote:I'm touching up some scrapes on the old blackjack and noticing that matt black seems to not match up as well as satin. Have you noticed anything like this in regards to your matt black 170i? cheers
Well we know there are about 100 different 'black' colors out there and no we have never tried to touch up the black on the Matt Black. That might be a challenge to find the right one or better yet take it to an auto body place and have them mix you some, or even try taking a panel to you local paint store and have them mix to match then get a pressurized spray bottle to spray it on if you like.

Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:23 pm
by tiii
Thanks for the heads up.
Found a semi (satin black ) that works.

Black Prima Pipe

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:54 am
by MYSCTR
The Prima pipe was painted with a flat black high heat paint - just rattle can, two coats with very fine sanding before and between coats.

Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 1:51 am
by coolrays
Looks beautiful! Makes me want to put a windshield on mine!

Windshield?

Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 11:17 am
by MYSCTR
Oh ya - I have been missing mine as I have been riding my wife's older 2009 since mine has beneath the shop the past few months.

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:33 pm
by Ruffhouse50sport
hey what kind of cup holder do you have on your scoot ive been looking to get
one that will hold my yeti cup.

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:10 pm
by MYSCTR
That was a coffee jacket from Corazzo - really worked well, just watch those bigger bumps in the road. We used Jamba insulated acrylic cups with lids and they worked quite well.

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:27 pm
by Ruffhouse50sport
ahh well it looks pretty nice! my RH doesn't have the grocery hook located where yours is. Mine is near my seat so that probably wouldn't work for me.