KOTA said:
Actually it looks like an old Dale Earhardt car from the eighties...............It was blue and yellow, and sponsored by WRANGLER.............You made a "theme" bike without knowing it, or maybe you did know!
Check it out
http://grantwcooper.com/dale_earnhardt_ ... istory.htm
karfer67 said:
that crossed my mind too i sorta thought thats what he was going for
Well it sure does look like I was going that way doesn't it? And although I am a NASCAR fan, I never really was an Earnhart fan, but I always liked that blue and yellow car. (I was in high school then and don't cha know what my school colors were?)
karfer67 said:
did you use all the blue up? maybe if you used more of it to balance out the two colors.
Funny you mention this karfer. As I stated earlier I was hating the yellow. So Sunday I disassemble the bike and wander over to my paint booth with a can of satin black. Wife and one of my beer drinking buddies (Tim) ask what I have planned. I explain I hate the yellow. "You're color blind, I like the yellow" says wife. (I am indeed a little color blind, but not as bad as she likes to profess). "I kinda like the yellow." says Tim.
So, I reconsider. I did not recall that you suggested it (at least consciously), karfer, but I decided to add some blue. I had it taped off, and the straight harsh tape lines really bugged me. It just didn't go with the casualness of the denim accouterments. So I attempted to feather the blue/yellow transitions. This was made more difficult by the fact that I have no more yellow. It worked out ok though. Looks great from 7 feet. The blue should meet up nicely with the blue on the fenders.
I also had at the rear basket. it needed some attention. I hit it with some metallic silver and some of the metallic blue.
Cooking dinner last night I was wondering how to get a little more denim on the bike. This worked out pretty well.
I wanted to put some little reflectors on the ends but after an hour of scouring the garage and basement I couldn't find any small enough.
until we meet again .....