Premium Member dingophil Posted February 10, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 I found some really cool photos of companies doing "special edition"-type paint jobs. I'm wondering if anyone on the board has gone beyond the 3M wheel tape. I have the matte grey bike and have been thinking about spicing things up. Examples: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted February 10, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 I always admire the custom paint jobs I see on other motorcycles. But when it comes to dishing out my money on fixes/improvements, I can't seem to find the money for new paint. There are an infinite number of things to change/fix/improve on our bikes, I just don't think changing the paint is high enough on the priority for me. Others have done a great job with the aesthetics, but I just spend my money on keeping it running and improving the ride/performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Those are all very cool! Only painting work I've done was on trackbikes and it was nothing to brag about haha! '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 By far the most appealing custom paint job I've seen (pix of) was a black and gold John Player race-car-like approach. I thought it extremely tasty, and is on my bucket list when Mrs W wins the lottery. Can anyone here recall that pic, and even maybe re-post it? Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member dingophil Posted February 10, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 That does sound tasty, lol. I'll do some googling and see what comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member dingophil Posted February 10, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 Found it in another thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 10, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, dingophil said: Found it in another thread: Yep, thats the one. Very nice! ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted February 10, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 10, 2019 I like the first one with the retro racing paint job on it. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkgeo Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Agree. I really like the yellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member dingophil Posted February 11, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2019 I think they called the yellow one the bumblebee. I'm scared of ruining such a good thing, but these show that with good vision and creativity something completely different can work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 11 hours ago, betoney said: Yep, thats the one. Very nice! Very, very tasty, and IMHO not at all overdone. Thanks to dingophil for finding and posting! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I have always liked the classic yellow and checkered stripe on the old Yamahas... Not a fan of the "shopping list" body work that's filled in with brand logos and brand logos and brand logos... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The blue is too much blue, but the old style Yamaha yellow and black looks fantastic. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fijiman Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 pretty cool, like the yamaha R1 styling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripletrouble Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Here you go Captain...Video of kenny Roberts style. Not sure about the red bar ends, but my cup of tea otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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