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new paint job?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:14 pm
by macman1
Hi guys,
I was thinking of taking the bike off the road for the winter, whilst off road I am going to have the wheels power coated gold.
The front fairing was (badly) replaced by previous owner, and has a bad paint job.
I was thinking of repainting it green/white/black as link below:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3835&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15
see '
my new bike, well new to me' topic under gallery for current paint job.
what do you think?
sean
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:19 am
by RedexRobB
I really like that paint scheme myself, long as you have a black frame it'll go a treat! Dont think it will go with gold wheels tho!
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:03 pm
by macman1
The gold wheels look nice on yours, and your has the green front. Maybe black would look better though, still time to decide.
I now just need to have the courage to set a date for the dismantle. :smt017
cheers
Sean
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:29 am
by RedexRobB
The greens not staying tho, i also think its a slightly different shade too, looks a bit darker to me. But come christmas its getting a temporary paint job in matt black (blame Jamz) till i get the money to paint it properly in my chosen colour!
The wheels are subaru gold if your interested in the exact colour. As it is that bike looks lush to me, green with black wheels, nice and simple.
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:32 am
by Jamz
You can't go wrong with matt black!!!
Just make sure you have pink wheels too!

Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:39 pm
by macman1
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
Black with pink wheels
sounds a bit Poundshop, ie, the sort of thing you'd find on a toy bike in a blister pack of ten in there.
Maybe you could get day glo green graphics, paint your engine with that faux chrome paint and fit one of those green screens too for the ultimate 'poundshop' look
I think I've hit on something...
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:37 pm
by masterofinsanity
macman1 wrote:Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
Black with pink wheels
sounds a bit Poundshop, ie, the sort of thing you'd find on a toy bike in a blister pack of ten in there.
mmm should i ban him from the insult jamz??? or maybe its the black that don't look right??

Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:07 pm
by Jamz
masterofinsanity wrote:macman1 wrote:Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
Black with pink wheels
sounds a bit Poundshop, ie, the sort of thing you'd find on a toy bike in a blister pack of ten in there.
mmm should i ban him from the insult jamz??? or maybe its the black that don't look right??

He MUST mean it's the black!!!

Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:23 pm
by masterofinsanity
yeah why didn''t i think of that, oi!! whats wrong with black??
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:04 pm
by macman1
I'm not against black or pink either really (maybe there's a song in there somewhere?), but together?
Maybe I'm just too conservative?
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:25 pm
by deviant
you are so wrong...
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:31 pm
by macman1
Yes, that's swayed it!
Looks awesome, very bold statement.
I think the green and black with the white number patches is the way to go for me. A little safe but does look nice - 'the power of understatement'!
I'm still deliberating over the gold wheels, will have to photoshop something.
Is powder coating or paint best for wheels? I've been quoted £15 for blasting and £35 for finishing, is that a fair price?
Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:55 pm
by rene
whats wrong with black and purple (not quite pink i know)

Re: new paint job?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:29 pm
by zimm
black and green !!
or green n black n polished !
or black n black

Re: new paint job?
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:07 am
by macman1
The matt black with the polished frame looks freakin brilliant. My frame is black tho.
Has anyone ever done tiger stripes?
One of the BMWs on 'The long way down' has a patch of tiger striping on it, looks cool.
It wouldnt have to be black and orange, black and pink maybe?