Yes or No (please be yes took ages) lol

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So finally got started on the paint job for the white and black kitty. Have only sprayed the seat hump as would like opinion on colour. The red stripe in the middle I was thinking of spraying black. It is all sprayed no stickers. I know there is a slight flaw on one of the gold stripes but that will just be a touch up when i sprayed the middle stripe. Its not finished still have gold fleck lacquer to go over the top but thought would get opions before lol.


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Unfortunatly due to recent bad weather havent sprayed anything else as only have my Man Tent (gazeebo with sides) and was wayyyy to cold to spray so will have to wait till the weather warms up to strip and spray but I will update as soon as poss.

Ok, so with the decent weather have finally made a start on the spare tank I have. Sanded down to bare metal and applied so far one coat of etch primer. One more coat then onto colour.

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Ok so red now sprayed

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Then the gold sprayed. Looks a little blue due to reflection from my Man Tent

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Then I peeled the tape off to reveal the red underneath.

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Just need to mask off again and spray the black to finish it off. Does need a little touch up here and there but will post pics of the finished tank before lacquer. Have decided to drop the gold metal flake totally and mix in a bit of the gold metallic into the black at a ratio of 10-1 so will see how that looks. Should give it a subtle gold glimmer. Fingers crossed lol.

Nice job! Looks interesting, can't wait to see it all coming together

Ok, tank sprayed but not lacquered yet. There are no stickers all lines and words are sprayed, masked and unmasked.

What do you think? Have I made the Red, Gold and Black work?

I mixed in a bit of gold metallic to the black and does have a subtle fleck in the sun, which is nice lol.

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Went the whole hog and primed and sprayed JUST black the underside of the tank as well, no point in doing half a job lol.

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Have two genuine gold tuning fork logos to go on the tank as well. The type you get on the newer yamaha's.

Honest opinion please guys and gals.

Can I also get opinions/advice on where to put the tuning fork logos please? The round gel type logos not cheap stickers.

The White One wrote: where to put the tuning fork logos please?

Towards the front of the tank, after the A on the right hand side and after the Y on the left side?

Tank lacquered, 3 coats, might give it an extra coat or two for an extra deep shine, not sure if you can make out the subtle gold glimmer in the sun or not but defo stands out more with the lacquer.

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Looks very nice indeed!

Thank you Mr France.Will polish up, apply logos and new fuel cap and post of totally finished tank then you all can give honest opinion as will too late to change it then lol

Maybe a satin black petrol cap to finish it off?

Or something like this...
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Looks really good, can just make out the gold flake in the sunlight. I wish I had your patience!!!

Id stick with an alloy colored cap I recko, Or whatever colour your frame is. It's like matching you belt with your shoes.... just looks better haha

You did ask for honest opinions white one and after a few tweaks I take my comments back fella it looks fantastic well done can't wait to see it on the bike.
Cheers Mark

Ps full gold petrol cap with the 2 red lines continuing down it

Thanks for your comments and opinions guys. I have the fuel cap already but not giving it away yet lol. Today or tomorrow I'll post finished tank. Bike in garage at Mo as picked up a nail yesterday so in town waiting for the call lol. If not too long I can finish today.

Looking forward to the final pics

FINISHED!!!!

OK guys and gals honest opinion please. Getting rid of red cap bolts and swapping for gold but have to wait for them, apart from that it is finished.

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Very nice, well done - yip the positioning of the tuning forks is right (well I think so)

Haha yes I researched which way they went just to be sure lol

hmmm not sure about the cap. Not liking the red ring or the black handle, but hey, that's just me.

Tank looks amazing, have you tried the rest of the bike yet? I'm interested to see what the front looks like with them stripes?

Tank was a spare, just spraying the front and rear guards, air intake pipe covers and the two covers that go under where the wing mirrors are. Then booking few weeks off work to strip down, send frame and swingarm off to be powdercoated and finish spraying the rest of the bike. Will keep posting pics as I move on with it. Mr France yes I'm not sure about the red centre either but the black handle was to sit inline.e with the centre stile to sort of bring it together

Ok, taster for you. This is the front end finished. Just got to compound and polish side and tail then all back together. Opinions please.

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Looking good

Looks pretty good indeed... I clicked on the image which took me to your photobucket so I had a cheeky look at the side picture you took ..me likey, look forward to full scales images