If you're wanting a really nice look and you're going to ride primarily street and easy trails (dirt road style), you could get a body shop to paint it, and they could use the same paint for the tank and for the plastics. They would add "flexative" to the paint for the plastic areas to prevent the paint from cracking. It's the same stuff that they use for the front spoiler on corvettes and most any car these days with a plastic bumper. A friend of mine painted his KX250 like that one time and actually raced the bike every weekend on the motocross track. It held up fairly well, although the paint eventually gave up on the fenders. You're probably talking about a good amount of money, unless you know a paint and body man (maybe a fellow tdubber) who'd give you a discounted deal.
Personally, I would use regular paint on the tank, and the plastic paint on the fenders. I do alot of "exploration" type riding and I know mine would take a beating. You might not get a perfect match, but you could do it all yourself and re-touch up the fenders as needed. Another thought is to setup a two tone scheme, so you would paint the plastic and tank a different color on purpose. I've never tried the plastic paint on metal, but I'll go out there today and put it on a test panel, see what happens, and report back.
I would get a new cover for the seat. You can get them on eBay for cheap (I think about $30), either in regular or all-gripper. I have read some posts on this forum where people have painted their seat with the vinyl paint. Basically, it sounds like it wears off and you have to recoat it on occasion. A new seat cover works wonders for the looks of a bike.
Personally, I would use regular paint on the tank, and the plastic paint on the fenders. I do alot of "exploration" type riding and I know mine would take a beating. You might not get a perfect match, but you could do it all yourself and re-touch up the fenders as needed. Another thought is to setup a two tone scheme, so you would paint the plastic and tank a different color on purpose. I've never tried the plastic paint on metal, but I'll go out there today and put it on a test panel, see what happens, and report back.
I would get a new cover for the seat. You can get them on eBay for cheap (I think about $30), either in regular or all-gripper. I have read some posts on this forum where people have painted their seat with the vinyl paint. Basically, it sounds like it wears off and you have to recoat it on occasion. A new seat cover works wonders for the looks of a bike.