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Offline tom_eaton

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what colour to respray bike?
« on: May 13, 2006, 03:50:07 PM »
i'm going to strip down and respray the bike. it's old, covered in scratches and dents and needs it! what colour do you reckon? my leathers are black and white. any suggestions?
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Offline PaulVS

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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2006, 03:56:48 PM »
How about this?



Offline tom_eaton

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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2006, 03:59:45 PM »
nice colour. tempting. wish my bike looked that good! i'm gna have fun this summer. i love to tinker, so i'm stripping the bike down in my mums back garden when i'm home from uni, and cleaning the whole thing up, including a new paint job.

should be fun :)
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Offline Red01

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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2006, 05:23:36 PM »
Take a look at the Bandits in the galleries of the many Bandit related sites out there and see if it gives you any ideas.
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2006, 06:57:08 PM »
There was this really neat copper chrome color I saw once on a pocket bike.  I'd love to paint Dita that color.  Think of the color on those Nissan Muranos, but so shiny and reflective, you can see a clear undistorted image of yourself.


Sort of like this, but not as orange.

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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2006, 08:19:33 PM »
You want a freaky colour?  I had a kia wagon in Cartagena Yellow which is actually close to the lime green that Saturn used for a couple of years.

 This pic doesn't really do it justice.

The colour was so weird we had people coming up in parking lots all the time just to tell us they hated it!  Cool!

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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2006, 10:10:02 PM »
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How about this?



I'm with you.  I'd go gloss black frame and all bodywork in Daytona 675 burnt yellow.  Way cool!