dingophil

2 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

On an earlier matte grey Tracer I put in some metallic (chrome) gold tape, to match the front 24 carat fork.   Looked great!

I've definitely considered that. Also considered a gold vinyl wrap on just the matte panel below the tank. Nothing firm right now, just rolling ideas around. I would be interested to see pictures of that concept if available.

I'm looking to do something similar, but I've got the matte black/gray color scheme. The problem is that this means the world is my oyster and most color combinations will work. The trick is deciding what color(s) I want to use, or if I should leave it the way it is. I really do like the way the red ones look with that additional stripe.

Done!

50 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

Good question, dingo!   I happen to have a leftover roll with some gold pinstripe left on it.   Holding it onto the fork, it's not a good match at all: when contrasted in this way the fork has more of a coppery note to it, but then - I couldn't swear that my 'gold' tape is in fact a 3M product.   Keep on searchin' I guess.   Sorry...

Thanks for checking! 

On 12/19/2018 at 2:49 AM, wordsmith said:

As an alternative, you can buy metallic gold pinstripe tape from many sources, and maybe a short piece of this could be used to cover the chip. 

@Wordsmith - Do you know how well the gold pinstripe tape matches the front forks? I checked out the 3M Scotchcal High Performance Striping Tape Color and Pattern Guide (PDF) and it didn't look that close. I ask because I trust a real person's eyeballs more than a PDF. Thanks!

Link is to the 3M pdf download. If this is not allowed please remove.

Done! I spend way too much time lurking this forum. It's already paid dividends for me. Thanks for the great site!

Cleaned and oiled my chain for the first time. Went well, but made a mess. Bought Pig mats so as not to make the see mistake twice. Found a nail I my rear tire (but no pressure loss...) And will have PR5s installed this weekend. Not a bad couple of days!

Peoria, AZ. Some great twisties around, but it takes me at least an hour to get there, so can't ride them as often as I would like.