My attempt at a themed bike

sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Thought I'd have a go at a theme as a paint scheme on a bike of mine.

It's not yet finished so I'll see where this goes I think once its all together I can decide whether it works or not!

So far I've got the tank and the mudguard done on the GSX600.
Its taking a while, but hey thats the whole thing about the learning process I guess!

Sorry about the pics they are a bit shit!
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lee8040 · Nearly there... Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Karma :

i like the mud guard

not to sure about the tank though

sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Kinda what I was thinking. Am gonna continue and put it all together 1st. see if that brings it all together better and if not ahhh well looks like the black spray paint will be out of the cupboard again!
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trevoriv · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Karma :

me like

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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Very fucking cool. Thumbs Up

Particularly the mudguard.

Handsome · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

Quality mate, don't change a thing... Thumbs Up

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sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Cool I'm glad people like it so far. I've just finished one of the side panels now so here's an update too Thumbs Up

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Handsome · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

Do you Airbrush for a living, if not you should do... Thumbs Up

I'm assuming it's airbrushed...
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firefox · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

That is absolute amazing Thumbs Up

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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

I'm halfway through respraying my CBR stunt bike, and I thought I'd done a fairly impressive job so far.. for a first timer.. but yours is fooking amazing!! if thats all airbrushed you should defietly do bits on bikes for people etc.. looks great and cant wait to see it all on the bike.
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rezzin · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Karma :

Foook Me.

That is specialll. Good work mate. Thumbs Up

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Nice to see something a bit different.
Just waiting now to see the thing as a whole Thumbs Up

As a side issue does anyone change the V5 after this? If so what do you put as the bike colour?

Also does this kind of custom paint job make the bike less likely to be nicked? Given that the panels/parts will be easy to id and not worth putting on another bike.
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sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

"I'm assuming it's airbrushed..."

Shifty

I must confess my specialty is vinyl graphics, so I'm afraid to say this is all vinyl!

I use common old spray paint for the base colour and then draw all my stuff in illustrator. Then its off to my cutter and onto the twidlly applying it to the bits I want it to be stuck onto. (At this point much cursing occurs!) It's a right old pain in the arse to get a flat image onto a curved surface.

I have got an airbrush though and will be digging it out again in the near future, so that should be fun.
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Handsome · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

Either way mate it's a Tidy job... Thumbs Up

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Stevie GooGs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

Very nice you wont need to datatag your bike after that as i don't think you will see any bikes with that paint job. Thumbs Up

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sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Ok update on this one then. I think its pretty much finished now.

So here are the pics.

Just waiting for the seats and handlebars and its on the road wahoo! Very Happy

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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

I really like that Thumbs Up

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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

that bike is fookin awesome, are the fork legs camo? it looks like it, man that bike is by far one of the best i've seen. Thumbs Up

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sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Nah not camo just a bit old and the old paint was falling off gave them a bit of a respray after those photos.

I'm dead chuffed with the outcome now. Took it to the Wozwolf Rally last weekend and had some guy took loads of photos of it. He said he was something to do with a bike magazine and it may be featured, which would be amazing! Fingers crossed! Dance!

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palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

need to do one with a full fairing now Thumbs Up

maybe one of '300', thats quite comicy

Torque05 · Nearly there... Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Karma :

I like it. Its good to see someone doing somthing for themselves.

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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

I like that, good job!

Bit of eye candy . . .

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