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boosted1eight · 04-12-2010, 11:40 AM

so i picked this up a week a go, and immediately came up with an idea of how i wanted it to look.. here's how it looked when i picked it up..

loved the pearl white, and the angel eyes.. hated the blue accents.. so they were the first thing to go.. thought a burnt orange and flat black would work.. so went with that..

finished the frame and rear sets today.. i'm really happy how it turned out.. very storm trooper.. with some orange.. i'm debating on doing the forks orange or black..

any thoughts, or ideas are welcome!

Willdue · 04-12-2010, 11:43 AM

sick sick bike

SvicksTc · 04-12-2010, 11:44 AM

love the white and black, not feeling the little organe pieces, they dont seem to blend well...

just me though

mean ass bike

Xavier · 04-12-2010, 11:58 AM

Yea, not too keen on the orange parts. Otherwise, looks good.

boosted1eight · 04-12-2010, 12:11 PM

i really wanted something to break up the black and white.. i'm thinking switchingall the orange pieces to carbon fiber, and doing the calipers either gold or red...??

SvicksTc · 04-12-2010, 01:13 PM

gold would be decent, but just the few small orange pieces dont look too hot, maybe if there was more

Reds82 · 04-13-2010, 12:23 AM

If you do red try to find like a blood red something dark that doesn't pull your eyes right to it rather blends and adds to the bike.

boosted1eight · 04-13-2010, 08:33 AM

i never thought of that.. i'll talk to my friend who does powder coating.. see what we come up with

Archie · 04-13-2010, 10:11 AM

so you broke the whole bike down to powdercoat the frame? how long did that take you?

boosted1eight · 04-13-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Archie

so you broke the whole bike down to powdercoat the frame? how long did that take you?

no.. only the calipers, and other orange pieces got powdercoating, the frame was sprayed with high temp paint.. i did the same thing to my R6 with no issues with it in 3 years.

boosted1eight · 04-19-2010, 07:06 PM

so stoked on the new look.. just a few carbonfiber accessories and i'm done.. version 3.0

dsm4life04 · 04-19-2010, 08:08 PM

Ohh my god this is gorgous, i LOVE white bikes. Nice find man.

Kill-Bill · 04-24-2010, 05:41 PM

sweet!

boosted1eight · 04-25-2010, 08:17 PM

ordered some carbon fiber bits.. really coming together.. and got some new tires

04-12-2010, 11:40 AM	#1
boosted1eight Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: allentown, pa Member #1441 iTrader: (0)	my new R1 build so i picked this up a week a go, and immediately came up with an idea of how i wanted it to look.. here's how it looked when i picked it up.. loved the pearl white, and the angel eyes.. hated the blue accents.. so they were the first thing to go.. thought a burnt orange and flat black would work.. so went with that.. finished the frame and rear sets today.. i'm really happy how it turned out.. very storm trooper.. with some orange.. i'm debating on doing the forks orange or black.. any thoughts, or ideas are welcome! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-12-2010, 11:43 AM	#2
Willdue Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catasaqua Member #2000 My Ride: To many VW's iTrader: (3)	sick sick bike __________________ Mark IV. Wayyy out there.

04-12-2010, 11:44 AM	#3
SvicksTc Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spoolin a Snail Member #7395 My Ride: Nike 6.0 iTrader: (1)	love the white and black, not feeling the little organe pieces, they dont seem to blend well... just me though mean ass bike __________________ Why V-tec When there is To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ? \|Nikon\| Twitter: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-12-2010, 12:11 PM	#5
boosted1eight Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: allentown, pa Member #1441 iTrader: (0)	i really wanted something to break up the black and white.. i'm thinking switchingall the orange pieces to carbon fiber, and doing the calipers either gold or red...?? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-12-2010, 01:13 PM	#6
SvicksTc Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spoolin a Snail Member #7395 My Ride: Nike 6.0 iTrader: (1)	gold would be decent, but just the few small orange pieces dont look too hot, maybe if there was more __________________ Why V-tec When there is To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ? \|Nikon\| Twitter: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-13-2010, 12:23 AM	#7
Reds82 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fogelsville Pa Member #10670 My Ride: 1981 Mercury Crappi iTrader: (2)	If you do red try to find like a blood red something dark that doesn't pull your eyes right to it rather blends and adds to the bike.

04-13-2010, 08:33 AM	#8
boosted1eight Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: allentown, pa Member #1441 iTrader: (0)	i never thought of that.. i'll talk to my friend who does powder coating.. see what we come up with __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-13-2010, 10:11 AM	#9
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	so you broke the whole bike down to powdercoat the frame? how long did that take you? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-19-2010, 07:06 PM	#11
boosted1eight Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: allentown, pa Member #1441 iTrader: (0)	so stoked on the new look.. just a few carbonfiber accessories and i'm done.. version 3.0 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-19-2010, 08:08 PM	#12
dsm4life04 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Member #14472 My Ride: '01 Corvette, '98 gsx, '03 gsxr 1000 iTrader: (1)	Ohh my god this is gorgous, i LOVE white bikes. Nice find man. __________________ Sold- '99 eclipse gs Sold- '98 eclipse gs-t Sold- '97 eclipse gs-t RIP- '97 eclipse gs-t Sold- '98 trans am

04-24-2010, 05:41 PM	#13
Kill-Bill Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #944 iTrader: (1)	sweet! __________________ "Good,Bad,I'm the guy with the Gun"-Ash To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. TST#00944

04-25-2010, 08:17 PM	#14
boosted1eight Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: allentown, pa Member #1441 iTrader: (0)	ordered some carbon fiber bits.. really coming together.. and got some new tires __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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