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blinkey501 · #1 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:27 am

Well i have been busy rubbing down the panels on the blue bike ready for paint.
One of the side panels on the blue bike has had to be scrapped, has i can imagine that this panel took the brunt when some little sh*t pushed the bike over when kerry owned it!
I have a plan for the bike with the front mud guard/belly pan/ and hugger. But i am not sure on the colour on the rest of the bike.
Sally my wife has suggested a colour but i am not sure if it is a bit too "In your face"
If you can imagine the lower part of the bike in carbon and the rest in a lighter colour?
Suggestions??? Anything but white.

struv · #2 Post by **struv** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:58 am

ford electric orange the colour of the st focus its a 2 stage pearl and looks great in the sun

goes well with black

wayno · #3 Post by **wayno** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:02 pm

I was about to say that, awesome colour, goes fantastically well with carbon fibre.

DavShill · #4 Post by **DavShill** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:19 pm

How about something a bit more stealth like - graphite, gunmetal or tungsten grey metallic. Often thought the falco would look good in a really deep/dark cherry red metallic.

MartDude · #5 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:49 pm

What colour is the frame - black, or polished ally?

blinkey501 · #6 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:36 pm

MartDude wrote:What colour is the frame - black, or polished ally?

Ally mart.
I also thought about the electric orange.
Sally likes the venom green on the scirrocco

purple has been suggested from the early z650 kawasaki.
A couple of nice blue's.
The problem is the more i look the more i become baffled.
I even like a yellow coulour!

wayno · #7 Post by **wayno** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:39 pm

Have a look at BMW Atlantic blue, nice deep metallic colour

struv · #8 Post by **struv** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:52 pm

the pearl green that ford uses on the focus rs is a nice green if your thinking green

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:19 pm

You could go for a Thunderbirds inspired theme .............................

blinkey501 · #10 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:22 pm

wayno wrote:Have a look at BMW Atlantic blue, nice deep metallic colour

Wow now that looks nice.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58369

blinkey501 · #11 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:23 pm

D-Rider wrote:You could go for a Thunderbirds inspired theme .............................

To match pete's hat???

blinkey501 · #12 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:25 pm

struv wrote:the pearl green that ford uses on the focus rs is a nice green if your thinking green

Yes another nice colour.
http://www.lackboerse.com/75lfordfocusu ... 769a0a543d

Aladinsaneuk · #13 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:28 pm

I suggested purple too jay as it would match his helmet

I also suggested a carbon fibre wrap..... Sure piss the mille boys off

( though some of us here have seen a virtually complete CF falco.....)

struv · #14 Post by **struv** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:06 pm

I was thinking of carbon fibre wrap for everything on mine but all the stuff iv seen done is a satin finish and it just looks obvious its not carbon and only vynal
and tbh as I paint cars for a living the thought of giving someone else a big chunk of my cash to decorate my bike stuck in my throat so I decided to leave it silver and spend the money on some new exhausts

slickliner6 · #15 Post by **slickliner6** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:19 pm

pink with yellow spots.(aka mr blobby) pmsl

only kidding,,,,,,,carbon and the ford orange for me.