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Author Topic: Wear your Shades for this one  (Read 2167 times)

RSMike

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Wear your Shades for this one
« on: August 18, 2011, 11:18:22 AM »

Offline marcmax

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2011, 12:24:14 PM »
Nice looking bike. Not my choice of color but if you ever had an incident with a cage driver they wouldn't stand a chance saying they didn't see you.
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Offline Bengt_Phorqs

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2011, 03:41:36 PM »
I think the painter missed a spot.  The crash bars are still black. ;D
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2011, 03:50:28 PM »
I do like the way the yellow makes the slots in the sidecovers stand out.

You would have to get yellow zip-ties to secure them.

I wonder when he is going to get yellow ignition wires?


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« Last Edit: August 18, 2011, 03:56:23 PM by Rob_Valdez_79_R65 »

Offline Justin B.

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2011, 06:03:43 PM »
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... but if you ever had an incident with a cage driver they wouldn't stand a chance saying they didn't see you.
 ;D

Unless they claim they were momentarily blinded!
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Offline Bengt_Phorqs

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2011, 06:40:11 PM »
Yellow isn't generally a very good color for a motorcycle, but I have noticed that when I'm on my Mandarin Yellow R1100S wearing my dayglo lime jacket, it's pretty obvious that cagers can see me.
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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2011, 09:17:52 PM »
Buzzzzzzzzz!
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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2011, 08:18:02 AM »
Some people just never know when to stop....And I like yellow ;)
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Offline Ed Miller

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2011, 12:19:11 PM »
I like it.  I would have painted the front fender as well though, and probably tried to do some black pin striping on the gas tank.

BP, why do you say yellow isn't a good color for a motorcycle?

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2011, 02:47:48 AM »
Anyone notice that the bike has a front right side disk yet without a caliper?
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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2011, 02:28:55 PM »
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Anyone notice that the bike has a front right side disk yet without a caliper?
Yeah, the ad description says:
"The front signal lights, R.H. (optional) brake caliper are not available. The battery will need to be replaced."

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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2011, 07:01:14 AM »
I would not have painted the wheels yellow.  Its too much.

However, i would have painted the front mudguard/fender and considered painting the back.

You have to break it up a bit, and its all too easy to go one step too far.
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Re: Wear your Shades for this one
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2011, 05:51:26 PM »
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BP, why do you say yellow isn't a good color for a motorcycle?

I think it depends on the shade of yellow, most seem to be kind of a lemon tint or maybe with a twinge of green.  It also depends on the model/style of the bike.  There's a guy that rides a yellow K1100RT that just doesn't seem to look very good.  But colors, like BBQ sauces, are a very personal thing.
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