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Misato
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 02:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think I've decided on the color i'm painting my bike...

green
green2

or orange with some pearl in it

orange

ok, I haven't decided but its one of these.. I really like that green


edited by misato on November 05, 2003
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Kaudette
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 02:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah - the Guzzi lime green is very classy - not much of a fan of the "nuclear" colors of the Speed however
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Dave
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 03:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Another factory paint that needs to be seen up close and personal in good sunlight to get the full mind-altering effect....

Triumph's Roulette Green

DAve
(Brian, still waitin' on that pic of your new ride!)
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Spooky
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 04:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey Dave,

Brian popped the cherry on the Tiger sunday. He was showing off and put her down in a gravel parking lot. Nothing bad just a few scratches.

Eric
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Gonen60
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 04:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think the Green is very cool. Might look nice to if you powder coated your wheels black..
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Misato
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

took a few hours online to find the formula for that damn speed triple green (same as the tiger?). local dupont shops have no codes for bikes.. I might tweak it a little.
I'm gonna do it in the next few months.. got the tail section, the finishing is CRAP, sanding scratches everywhere, little pits and whatnot.. typical glass work I'm sure.
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M1combat
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wow, that orange sled looks VERY nice... I don't care about the color, just the curves and all, very well done to whoever...
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Gonen60
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 07:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Did you get the seat cowl fron American Sport Bike ?
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Dave
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 07:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah Eric I heard...sucks. My Dad was there (yellow Blast) and said it is a real nice looking Tiger. Shit happens.

I fell in love with the green on a Speed Triple back around '00. May have been a '99 model. I could not get "praying mantis" out of my mind. But I dunno if the Tiger and Speed Triple are the same color.

DAve
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Ray_maines
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 08:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

As far as that goes: The green on a Honda (car) Del Sol is pretty cool too. I like all of those greens. If I were ever to repaint my bike it would be one of those colors of green.

If you have the time, intrest and $$$, you might want to powder coat the engine (see orange bike above) and wheels.

http://t595.net/mb/album/album.asp?album=1437&pg=1&img=9269

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Evaddave
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 09:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ray, you mean this color green?
My Frog
I love this color--and it's sitting in my garage!
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Misato
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 09:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

60,
yeah American Sport Bike which came from hillbilly

thats a cool green too.
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Kevinfromwebb
Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 12:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm not really a fan of the variations of green myself but I did see one of the Speed Triples in green the other day and it did look good...
Kevin
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Ray_maines
Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 09:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My son on a bike from Downtown HD (Seattle) at the last (2002) IMS.
Wierdo on a Green Bike
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How about this green it is on my friends custom

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Misato
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 08:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

yeah, I like that
I think I'm gonna do the speed triple color. just add a little more flake or something so its not EXACTLY the same...
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Misato there actually alot of metallic in the green paint on the above bike.One thing I can say is in a straight line that frick'n thing is fast.128 ci of badness.
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Leeaw
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 09:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How do you insure a "custom" anyway?
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Xb12r
Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 01:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

not easy,had insurance for 2years then just droped me,I called them and they said they could no longer insure the bike for its value,$30,0000
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Steelshoe
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 09:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Theres an old bikers tail that says, green Harleys are bad luck. don't know if this would affect Buells as well, better not take any chances!
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Crusty
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had an Amazon Green S3-T that I put 60,000 miles on. Where's the bad luck there?
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Court
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have an Amazon Green 1995 S-2 and LOVE it!

Bad luck?.....I don't think so.

:)
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Easyflier
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 03:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I mentioned that to somebody the other night Bob and they had no idea what I was talking about.

When I grew up green motorcycles were unlucky, I think it trickled over from auto racing. I guess we're more advanced and less superstitious now.
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Steelshoe
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 08:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just throwing in a little nostalgia, I'm not superstitious either, or maybe you green buell owners are proving buells ain't Harleys!
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