Veefer800Canuck Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Rarely do I see a repainted bike that I like. Mostly, people flake out and just go black because it requires no imagination. Exceptions would be Toro's Tangelo bike and this one here: Nice colour. I'd do my bike like that in a moment! Apparently, it has a cellophane effect to the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer dude Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 That does look nice. Agreed on Toro's bike too :thumbsup: One thing that stands out on this bike for me is the aluminum chainguard. It really cleans up that side of the bike. Any idea who makes those, wouldn't mind one for mine :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Nice color for the marble effect, been contemplating doing the same on my bike but in a dark blue however that color sure is nice. Happen to know the name of it? Also, I believe the chain guard is made my Thurn Motorsports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFRiderGal Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 That is right purdy! I can only imagine how much sweeter it looks in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer dutchinterceptor Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 That does look nice. Agreed on Toro's bike too :thumbsup: One thing that stands out on this bike for me is the aluminum chainguard. It really cleans up that side of the bike. Any idea who makes those, wouldn't mind one for mine :thumbsup: I believe this would be The Link. The polished rims seem to go well with that color too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 That does look pretty sweet! Looks to me to be red pearl with marbelizer in a midcoat over a black base, similar to what I did with my F4i. :thumbsup: My bike doesn't have the marbled effect added, and I have 2.5 coats of a heavy dry pearl mix over the black. If I had to guess, I would say that that paint on that vfr is a dry red pearl mixed ~3-4 parts into 10 parts stretcher, thinned a bit further with the marbelizer, then applied in 1.5-2 coats over the black, followed by 2-3 coats of clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer NYMBYSS Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 lookin sharp ,indeed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Vee-Ef-Ar Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 Nice colour Tidy bike Me likey the chain guard Not to sure about the crash knob thingy placement however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer dr.toto Posted August 19, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2007 That looks to me like House of color candy brandywine. That color was popular in the late 80's on street rods. May be anything , though. How do you tell from pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Very pretty. But I can't help wondering why a bike is repainted. My first thought is always "wrecked." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 That looks to me like House of color candy brandywine. That color was popular in the late 80's on street rods. May be anything , though. How do you tell from pics? Well, you can tell it's a three stage paint, from the visible black base. I'm thinking dry pearls over liquid candy mixed in because of the sparkle, the dry pearls are coarser, but, you could very well be right, it sure is red and could very well have been accomplished with a candy. Or they could have mixed the midcoat with dry pearls and tinted it(making their own custom candy mix). Or, or, or... no matter what, it's nice! And some folks just have money to spend and want something different. look at all the people buying 8-spoke wheels. Are they more round than 5-spokers? I'm sure very few of them were replaced due to crash damage. People powdercoat their wheels, & other parts all the time for a different look. More power to them! ps- my F4i was painted because of crash damage that it had when I bought it. :P :goofy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFR Capt.Bob Posted September 21, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted September 21, 2007 Rarely do I see a repainted bike that I like. Mostly, people flake out and just go black because it requires no imagination. Exceptions would be Toro's Tangelo bike and this one here: Nice colour. I'd do my bike like that in a moment! Apparently, it has a cellophane effect to the paint. Pretty awesome results. I wince at the thought of custom paint jobs. I saw an R1 with the same paint it looks impressive up close too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFR Capt.Bob Posted September 21, 2007 Member Contributer Share Posted September 21, 2007 Nice color for the marble effect, been contemplating doing the same on my bike but in a dark blue however that color sure is nice. Happen to know the name of it?Also, I believe the chain guard is made my Thurn Motorsports. '94 Kawasaki ZX9 had a stock color "Midnight Blue" or something. Black pearl with a hind of deep blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sweet. Agree that it's one of the better efforts. More fuel to the 5th Gen fire, now that the TC is going into production :goofy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 where to i get one of those chain gaurds? :goofy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 where to i get one of those chain gaurds? :huh: Thurn of Germany has them on EBAY: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALLOY-CHAIN...emZ270167183401 2 days, 16 hours left as of post time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 DSCF0005.JPG :wheel: sorry couldn't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Bumpity bump, dusty thread, just for fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidzilla Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hmmm.. I wonder when Timmy will chime in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I've always loved this color. If my bike went down, I'd get it painted this color: http://www.turneraut..._green_vert.htm http://69.89.25.185/...e/greenhornets/ Fairway Green Metallic, was a low-production color for '97 and '98 Corvettes. Was always the color I picked when I picked the Corvette in Need for Speed III :D Mind you, I quite like my blue bike - and the Canada/Europe 5th gen green color as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted November 2, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wow, looking at that red again, jeez that is sweet. Would love to have mine painted something like that or blue. -- There are days that I'm tired of the fire engine red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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