Bike paint job - help wanted with design

[gooner]

Before you reply to this - thanks to all the Spurs, Manure, Chelski fans for the crap jokes - I've probably heard them before but send them in anyway, you never know I might have trouble sleeping and want to read them one day ....

NOW - I've had my ST3 from new six years ago and I've recently looked around with a view to changing it, but I can't find a bike I like as much. So, I think the answer is a complete strip down, refurbish or replace everything that's a bit tired and give it a new paint job, to personalise it. Bingo, a couple of grand spent and an "as-good-as-new" bike on the drive.

Problem, Ducati's are Ducati's and they don't really take to being in a livery which is too far removed from the factory finish. I've considered puting it into Arsenal FC colours but I can't seem to come up with a paint scheme that I'm really happy with - so has anyone out there got any suggestions (I warned you mancs / chelskis !!!).

If you've seen one anywhere, or can come up with a half tidy design please let me know.

I'll post the pics when it's done, probably around August / September time depending on my next trip.
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[Spit-Fire]

a simple one would be to paint the bike all red..... so your not straying to far from the original duke livery,
then add white rims, and some subtle gooner logos and accessory's, like a paint a badge on the tank, tank pad, brake res cover etc


or if you know any graphic designers could get them to knock you up some thing with the two cannons on each of the side fairings
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[L-Jam]

Does anyone reckon there is any chance The Gunners will actually sponsor this? Could be a decent piece of marketing ala red bull cars?
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[MarJay]

Bear in mind if you do that you'll completely destroy its value. You will have to give it away to get rid of it. This doesn't just affect resale, but it will affect any insurance payout too. Say some car driver writes the bike off, the insurance company will go "Hah, an Arsenal liveried ST3, who'd buy that? Current market value: Zero".
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[The Original Muzza]

If you're going to respray your bike with football team colours, it's almost vital that you re-upholster the seat as well. I have attached an image of suggested pattern for said seating.



















https://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/burberry-check.jpg

Also, on an unrelated note, I once saw someone had paved there driveway with red bricks and grey bricks. The red bricks spelled out MAN UTD. This was in Aberdeen.
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