Colour Scheme

**Blakamin** · 2nd September 2004, 17:54

I have a pearl coloured bike... sometimes yellow, sometimes green.

I'm trying to come up with a paint scheme...

At the moment I'm using gaffa tape to simulate paint (dont hang it on me on sunday)

Please give opinions and advice...
Cheers
Mike

**Hitcher** · 2nd September 2004, 18:18

Take the gaffer tape off. If looks naff and like you've bust something.

**Magua** · 2nd September 2004, 19:04

When it comes to looks that Cbr has got nothing over your old zeal.

**Blakamin** · 2nd September 2004, 19:10

Originally Posted by Magua

When it comes to looks that Cbr has got nothing over your old zeal.

I know....

but the quest for riding at 100 comfortably made the difference...

I DO miss the Zeal, but dont tell my mrs!

**Blakamin** · 2nd September 2004, 19:12

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Take the gaffer tape off. If looks naff and like you've bust something.

It will be paint (or at least vinyl) soon... just need to break up the colour a bit... or get everyone around me to wear sunnies!

**gav** · 2nd September 2004, 20:05

OK, did you want to keep the polished frame? Paint frame black or maybe cover in black vinyl or perhaps some of that carbon fibre lookalike sticker sheet, so to look like a carbon frame protector. Then I'd go for a big simple Honda wing like on the CBR600RR, maybe in a matt black finish would like quite good, with black HONDA along bottom of fairing and black Honda wing logo on tank

Yamahamaman · 2nd September 2004, 20:42

Originally Posted by gav

OK, did you want to keep the polished frame? Paint frame black or maybe cover in black vinyl or perhaps some of that carbon fibre lookalike sticker sheet, so to look like a carbon frame protector. Then I'd go for a big simple Honda wing like on the CBR600RR, maybe in a matt black finish would like quite good, with black HONDA along bottom of fairing and black Honda wing logo on tank

Doesn't matter what you do to it, it is still a HONDA!!!

**Magua** · 2nd September 2004, 20:45

Originally Posted by Blakamin

but the quest for riding at 100 comfortably made the difference...

I know how you feel, it's why I sold my Gn125, that bike had a TOP SPEED of 100kph, so you'd get there on a flat but when you come upon an incline your speed takes serious hit.

**gav** · 2nd September 2004, 20:55

Mr Yamahahahahahaman - Hey, thats a cool number plate you got there!

**Blakamin** · 2nd September 2004, 21:07

Originally Posted by gav

OK, did you want to keep the polished frame? Paint frame black or maybe cover in black vinyl or perhaps some of that carbon fibre lookalike sticker sheet, so to look like a carbon frame protector. Then I'd go for a big simple Honda wing like on the CBR600RR, maybe in a matt black finish would like quite good, with black HONDA along bottom of fairing and black Honda wing logo on tank

Bloody good idea!
I was going for the black honda wings on the tank

the big wing logo in black is not a bad idea.... might keep the frame alloy look tho...can get the wing made up first and decide later
Gav.... you da man!

**dhunt** · 2nd September 2004, 23:13

Originally Posted by Blakamin

It will be paint (or at least vinyl) soon... just need to break up the colour a bit... or get everyone around me to wear sunnies!

It might mean the cages can see you a bit better (Hopefully - if they are looking)

**Zed** · 9th September 2004, 19:59

Originally Posted by Yamahamaman

Doesn't matter what you do to it, it is still a HONDA!!!

Oh grow up!

...better still bring your R6 to the track and see how it pulls up against my lesser Honda??

Yamahamaman · 9th September 2004, 23:21

Originally Posted by Zed

Oh grow up!

...better still bring your R6 to the track and see how it pulls up against my lesser Honda??

Oh here we go again.

I'd much rather wear out a set of tyres touring the South Island - more to see :cool2:

**Mr Skid** · 10th September 2004, 01:21

Originally Posted by Blakamin

I have a pearl coloured bike... sometimes yellow, sometimes green.

I'm trying to come up with a paint scheme...

At the moment I'm using gaffa tape to simulate paint (dont hang it on me on sunday)

Please give opinions and advice...
Cheers
Mike

I seem to recall throwing up something a similar colour to your fairings.

Rather than trying to sort out colour schemes, may I suggest two possible avenues to explore.

Firstly you could put some stickers on the fairings advertising local companies, and also write the name of a local motorcycle shop, either in paint, vinyl or crayon, and tell everybody that your in the shop racing team.

Alternatively you could replace the screen with something cheap, such as a black polythene bag, or corragated cardboard, then remove a couple of fairing screws, and replace then with cable ties or string. Then tell everybody about how you ride on the ragged edge etc and reguarly highside the bike.

Actually, ignore all of that, just get it painted black and put some KB stickers on it. You can't go wrong with black, hides all the dirt, and doesn't hurt anybodys eyesight.

paparazzi (currently possessed by vodka and other evil spirits)