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Old 05-26-2009, 08:04 PM
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Hi when I bought my bike although it was only £500 it ran really well and had a full folder of bills for work that had been done over the years. The trouble is ,it had an owner that did'nt love it and sprayed it with satin black from a can. He sprayed all the panells on the bike without masking it up, the result is a little sad. Some of the pannels were damaged and the rest had overspray over them.
The good news is, Over the past 4 months I have mannaged to buy pannels off ebay. All different colours but thats not a problem. What I want your input on is should I paint it the original blue and white or red and white or red and black. I favour the red and white, but lets see what you think? Go on give me your ten pennies worth before I do the paint job.
 
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Old 05-26-2009, 11:16 PM
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Have you considerred the silver and grey combination? When done properly and with a nice layer of clear coat, it looks stunning.
 
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Old 05-26-2009, 11:56 PM
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I like the black and gray like Daniel_Arg's bike.
Silver looks good too.
It's such a personal issue, color..............
 
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Old 05-27-2009, 04:49 AM
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Good colours chaps the only thing Shadow , Daniels bike is the later model. I really want to keep it in one of the standard colour combinations for the 1988 bike.
 
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Old 05-27-2009, 05:52 AM
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If you really want to go back to an original paint scheme , I personally like the blue and white , but I also think the silver looks great .

As Shadow says , it's such a personal thing . I would advise you to go with your own gut feeling , after all your the one that's gonna gaze lovingly at her when you go in the garage .

I think you know the red and white is the one you want
 
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Old 05-27-2009, 10:30 AM
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Just don't paint it yellow OK ?
No offence Paco, but it makes me think of bananas..........

If you want to see the original colour schemes for the 87's I have them available, and the exact color paint is available in the US.................
 
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Old 05-27-2009, 12:10 PM
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So Shadow your not a lover of that bright yellow machine then. How about orange with lime green stripes lol
 
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Originally Posted by CBRclassic
For an original 88 I really like Dragon Scheme..



You could cheat a go for an 89-90 ...like mine ..
Thankyouthankyouthankyou
 


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