2014 Matt Black Buddy

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:53 am

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.

wheelbender6 · Post by **wheelbender6** » Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:48 am

Croc seat cover looks great.

Bobcat · Post by **Bobcat** » Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:24 pm

That scoot is beautiful, Nicely done!!

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:50 pm

Anyone local know where this shot was taken?

Bobcat · Post by **Bobcat** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:28 am

One word...... SEXY!

Tam Tam · Post by **Tam Tam** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:53 pm

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.

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:51 pm

EXACTLY ! ! !

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

tiii · Post by **tiii** » Sun May 03, 2015 6:05 am

that's B4D455 looking

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

GregsBuddy · Post by **GregsBuddy** » Sun May 03, 2015 10:06 pm

Did a crock' really die for the seat? The longer I live the less I like death for any reason...

tiii · Post by **tiii** » Wed May 06, 2015 8:31 am

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?

tiii · Post by **tiii** » Wed May 06, 2015 8:33 am

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?

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Wed May 06, 2015 11:05 am

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.

tiii · Post by **tiii** » Thu May 07, 2015 8:49 pm

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

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:09 pm

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.

tiii · Post by **tiii** » Sat May 16, 2015 6:23 pm

Thanks for the heads up.
Found a semi (satin black ) that works.

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Mon May 01, 2017 10:54 am

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.

coolrays · Post by **coolrays** » Tue May 02, 2017 1:51 am

Looks beautiful! Makes me want to put a windshield on mine!

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Tue May 02, 2017 11:17 am

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.

Ruffhouse50sport · Post by **Ruffhouse50sport** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:33 pm

hey what kind of cup holder do you have on your scoot ive been looking to get
one that will hold my yeti cup.

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:10 pm

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.

Ruffhouse50sport · Post by **Ruffhouse50sport** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:27 pm

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.

Modern Buddy

2014 Matt Black Buddy

2014 Matt Black Buddy

The Left Side

Soooooo smooth

Black Prima Pipe

Windshield?