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Post by solo2racr on Oct 20, 2008 23:43:36 GMT -5
The black with silver wheels on my SR is OK but, ever since I built it, I have wanted something different. I was thinking maybe black wheels with Yamaha blue on the tank, seat, front fender. I'm going to give it a bit of a makeover over the winter here and was wondering about other color combos. Don't worry about getting to loud with the suggestions. I even like florescent colors. Ideas anyone?  ? Pic here is for reference. And yes, I plan to lose the dual headlights and go to a single 7" Autoroche.  |
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Post by soonerfan on Oct 21, 2008 7:38:26 GMT -5
Candy Tangerine on the tank, seat, fender, with black accents. Black wheels with a Candy Tangerine rim if you can manage that.
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Post by solo2racr on Oct 21, 2008 9:57:50 GMT -5
I had to look up what "Candy Tangerine" looked like besides just telling myself "Orange". Nice color. My only reservation with that and the black would be that it would look a bit Harley-ish. I was also thinking maybe a Marlboro Red on the wheels and white tank, seat, F. fender. Think early '80's Yamaha 500 GP bike colors without the Marlboro chevrons. Another is purple/yellow similar to the Joe Camel colors. Like this.....  |
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Post by soonerfan on Oct 21, 2008 16:04:38 GMT -5
No way that bike would be mis-identified as a Harley! Marina Blue/Ferrari Yellow/Scarlet would be an eye-catcher.........
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Post by pcnsd on Oct 21, 2008 21:03:07 GMT -5
I like the black in general, but think a red/orange/white flame job would look good. My favorite would be ghost flames in black surrounded by "Real Flame" in red/orange/white. You can do the same treatment to the fender and seat so all matches. In the attached link you can see the car in real flame and the harley tank in ghost flames. www.crazyhorsepainting.com/index.shtmlPC |
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Post by solo2racr on Oct 22, 2008 14:32:28 GMT -5
Those are very nice paint jobs but, flames have never really done it for me. Not even on choppers or old hotrods, where you seem to see more of that style.
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Post by superrat on Oct 27, 2008 21:05:40 GMT -5
If you go blue, you could do a blue and white thing, incorporate Rossi's GP bike paint scheme somehow. Maybe do white wheels instead of black.
If you go purple and yellow, you gotta remember Joe Camel was a Honda thing in the '90's.
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Post by solo2racr on Oct 27, 2008 21:43:58 GMT -5
Yea, the blue/white would work better with white wheels.
I wasn't to worried about the Smokin' Joes colors being a Honda thing. One could look at it as a Senna/Lotus thing as well. It would have to be yellow with blue/silver trim. Maybe "ghost" a camel under the yellow on the top of the tank.
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? Pic here is for reference. And yes, I plan to lose the dual headlights and go to a single 7" Autoroche.
