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Offline GETFURIOUS

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PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« on: February 02, 2009, 05:14:27 PM »
I AM ABOUT TO PAINT MY BANDIT.....

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE AVATAR.....IT IS A RED BANDIT.....(2001.....1200S).....

SINCE I AM NOT GOING TO PAINT THE FRAME.....I WILL BE PAINTING MY BIKE THE SAME SHADE OF RED THAT IT CAME AS.....

(FAIRING.....GAS TANK.....TAIL SECTION.....FRONT FENDER.....SIDE COVERS).....

HOWEVER.....

I WOULD LIKE TO TWO-TONE THE PAINT.....

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....

I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THE GALLERY FOR SOME IDEAS.....AS WELL AS OTHER WEBSITES.....BUT I CANNOT FIND A SCHEME THAT I LIKE.....

SO IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS.....BRING'EM ON.....

WHATEVER I CHOOSE.....I WILL POST PHOTOS WHEN IT IS DONE.....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 05:32:51 PM »
I don't have any color suggestions...

However....

New keyboards are only about $5.   :beers:


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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 05:39:34 PM »
I don't have any color suggestions...

However....

New keyboards are only about $5.   :beers:
RUNNING A LITTLE SHORT ON BREASTS?....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 07:48:22 PM »
Red and cream like the old BSA's?

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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 12:15:29 AM »
Red and cream like the old BSA's?
COOL.....I JUST LOOKED AT SOME B.S.A.'S ON YAHOO AND THEY DO HAVE SOME NICE PAINT SCHEMES.....

THANKS.....

B-T-W.....KEEP THE IDEAS COMING.....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2009, 05:05:56 AM »

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....


So this is out then?


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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2009, 11:30:06 AM »

SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE SECOND COLOR AND THE LOCATION OF THE TWO-TONE.....(NO LIME GREEN.....AND NO ORANGE).....


So this is out then?


YES.....THE EXACT THING I WANT TO AVOID!....

WOW....AN ACTUAL MOTORCYCLE PAINTED LIME GREEN AND ORANGE!....W-T-F.....WAS HE THINKING.....

R-O-T-F-L-M-A-O.....

THAT IS FUNNY.....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2009, 05:58:57 PM »
I've always liked the blue/white paint scheme of the 2005 (US) B12's. (I think Europe had the scheme in '04, too.)  I've thought a similar scheme using reds instead of blues would look good.  Kinda reminescent of the GS1000S and how it came in blue/white or red/white.  I also think it would look good with black bodywork while retaining the red frame - like some markets got the 3G B12's.







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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2009, 10:27:47 PM »
I've always liked the blue/white paint scheme of the 2005 (US) B12's. (I think Europe had the scheme in '04, too.)  I've thought a similar scheme using reds instead of blues would look good.  Kinda reminescent of the GS1000S and how it came in blue/white or red/white.  I also think it would look good with black bodywork while retaining the red frame - like some markets got the 3G B12's.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SUGGESTION.....

I LIKE THE OLD SCHOOL RED AND WHITE PAINT SCHEME A LOT.....

THANKS.....

KEEP'EM COMING.....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2009, 03:50:29 PM »
I was thinking of painting mine silver with a red stripe...would go nicely with my red frame IMO....but I've also toyed with the idea of going with the black bodywork as in the photo above...
Jamie K in Edmonton<br />06 B12S, Full Muzzy, Stage 1 jets, Timing Advancer

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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2009, 06:16:49 PM »
I was thinking of painting mine silver with a red stripe...would go nicely with my red frame IMO....but I've also toyed with the idea of going with the black bodywork as in the photo above...
COOL IDEA.....

I THINK THAT THE BLACK BODYWORK MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON THE RED FRAME WITH A RED ACCENT STRIPE OF SOMEKIND PLACED ON THE BLACK BODYWORK.....

B-T-W.....I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE LATE MODEL BANDIT.....DO YOU THINK THAT THE MIRRORS FROM YOUR BANDIT WILL FIT "RIGHT" (CORRECTLY) ON A 2001 BANDIT?....

MY MIRRORS HAVE A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES.....AND I WANT TO GET RID OF THE "RUBBER BOOT" LOOK ANYWAY.....

THANKS.....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2009, 06:42:33 PM »
COOL IDEA.....

I THINK THAT THE BLACK BODYWORK MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON THE RED FRAME WITH A RED ACCENT STRIPE OF SOMEKIND PLACED ON THE BLACK BODYWORK.....

B-T-W.....I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE LATE MODEL BANDIT.....DO YOU THINK THAT THE MIRRORS FROM YOUR BANDIT WILL FIT "RIGHT" (CORRECTLY) ON A 2001 BANDIT?....

MY MIRRORS HAVE A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES.....AND I WANT TO GET RID OF THE "RUBBER BOOT" LOOK ANYWAY.....

THANKS.....


Yeah exactly, the red accent on black...nice

Sorry but I don't know if the mirrors would fit or not....
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2009, 08:47:12 PM »
some of those paintjobs are really LOUD .
there is a member here that has a red/white bandit that looks very sharp .name escapes me right now but its something like gs750ed
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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2009, 08:56:56 AM »
As Red01 said it would look nice in the red...........


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Re: PAINT SUGGESTIONS.....
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2009, 11:49:49 PM »
If you're going to go red, beware, beware beware of trying to go Metallic Red. ie. the colour of my ride.

I got the base, the topcoat, the clearcoat from ColorRite in an attempt to match a Fenda Extenda.
I did a spraythrough test on some board until I was able to match the colour of my bike. Once the board dried they were an exact match -- so I went ahead and painted the Fenda Extenda the exact same way.

Wasn't even close. When wet, it looked perfect, but once it dried, it was all red, no metallic. I am mighty bummed.
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