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IS this a good color combo for an old gs

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IS this a good color combo for an old gs

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I think it will work.. just not sure how to do it exactly... I like the yellow, black, silver combo.
 
it could work with a bit of imagination, as could any colours. do it right and it will look great, rush it and do a bad job it could look hideous.
i studied sooooo many colour options before painting my GS and in the end i opted for good old black and white.
some like it, some hate it. end of the day its my bike and i think it looks stunning. thats all that matters
 
Great suggestion. have been working hard on it... and since it was cut and messed with, i cant restore it without A LOT of work. So I figure, customize it!

I'm going for something a little like this. Photoshoped of course, but you can get the idea...
 
Agemax said:
it could work with a bit of imagination, as could any colours. do it right and it will look great, rush it and do a bad job it could look hideous.
i studied sooooo many colour options before painting my GS and in the end i opted for good old black and white.
some like it, some hate it. end of the day its my bike and i think it looks stunning. thats all that matters
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I guess that is the idea then.. go with what "I" like, and dont worry about the rest.

I was just checking to make sure I wasn't making a "REALLY BIG MISTAKE" in the color choice, but since Suzuki used it, it should be ok.
 
trinitysj said:
Great suggestion. have been working hard on it... and since it was cut and messed with, i cant restore it without A LOT of work. So I figure, customize it!

I'm going for something a little like this. Photoshoped of course, but you can get the idea...
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actually my bike is more white and black, rather than black and white! ;)

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Too much black in your photoshop. Everyone does that

A good dose of yellow would make it much more personal. Like, on the tank, do the top 2/3 yellow, then a silver stripe below and 2" of black along the bottom

Then, relocate the electrical panel up under the seat and put a gel battery in the tail. That will clean up the look
 
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I like bumbleBee colors done well. Yellow & white with black pinstriping looks nice. (old Yamaha)
I also like some of the old fashioned paint schemes -- such as the GeeBee race airplane.
It all depends how loud you want to go...
 
Agemax said:
actually my bike is more white and black, rather than black and white! ;)

100_0838-1.jpg
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This is my inspiration... doing it the colors of the sample pic that i uploaded the yellow, black and silver.

The photoshop look is only to drop the belly pan in.. it is actually what it looks like now other than the graphics.. I am going with a yellow on top and black on the bottom with silver accents and pin striping.
 
ok i photoshoped a quick rendition... just one of many idea's...
 
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trinitysj said:
bump to get your opinions
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I think it would look better with a more traditional stripe, maybe checkered like the Yoshi replicas. These lightning bolt-ish stuff that's going on there distorts the nice vintage lines of the bike, in my humble opinion.
 
I like the pointy stripes. WAY better than your first black image. Plus the yellow looks good.

If your gonna make a custom bike do it properly and make it grab some attention. Too many black customs IMO.
 
You might do a search on Reno Air races. I've seen some interesting paint ideas on those airplanes.
 
Hey not too many people liked my green and black until they saw the parts I had painted together.

Paul
 
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