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My projects coming close to being painted and i've got an option overload, i'm swaying towards black on black with silver pinstripe.....but lets see what y'all think

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Post your top three and suggestions. The bikes are numbered 1 followed as you read, to 15.

Thanks
Rick

That's gonna look sharp!
I liked 1(black), 3(red) & 7(maroon).
But you know that it only needs to make YOU happy.]
Good luck.

Thanks, and keep the votes comin. i'm Swaying for the black(1) but my womans gunning for blue(5) and she can be very persuasive:)
We'd like to see what y'all think....

I have to vote (1) or (5)...they both feel/look right:)

For what it's worth I recently saw a bike that was done in British racing green with gold accent striping and it was stunning. You might try photochopping that combo to see how you both like it.

First of all: that's pretty cool. I don't have that particular computer skill, so I have no idea how you did that (please don't try to explain...it's a cave-man thing). I'm voting for the top left photo, but some of the other less-seen colors were really cool (and I have a horrible weakness for green, but not on cruisers)!
So, I vote for #1 with this caveate: The Gringo said British racing green with gold accents. I've seen a bike done like that also lately and I'd go that route if it were me. It is such a tasteful combo and I think it'd look perfect on your bike. It also opens up other options in the way of cosmetics: you can address the wheels, forks, triples and other parts with the 'gold' affect...but...the danger of combining silver (which is obviously a bare metal color) with gold is that it can start to lean "ghetto". If you stay with the gold striping as a 'painted parts only' option it will keep the asthetic integrity.

Just my 2 pennies and you "axed" for 'em brother!
BTW: nice bike!

Here is a pic of the paintjob I'm thinking of. The weird thing is I'm not a big fan of the color green but I love this color combo.

Thanks for the tips guys, thats the problem tho, most of them look great to me, i have loads more colour combos that i haven't shown. These were my favourites:)

badkaw: It's really quite easy and takes patience, i'm no pcbuff, basics of photoshop, just used the polygon cut tool and cut out each set into layers. So like all exposed frame i cut to layer and played with colors etc

The gringo: something like this? it's hard for me to get metallic colors in P.S

Keep voting guys please



Post edited by: Rickfabio, at: 2007/07/19 13:02

Post edited by: Rickfabio, at: 2007/07/19 13:03

ok its darker with black frame....like this?

What about something like this? Just adding the standard colors of upholstery gives so many more options...

I vote for number 15 or number 1.