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  1. 03-12-2009 08:20 PM #1
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    Hammer's latest project

    The master's latest creation! Can't wait for the unveiling at Grattan...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedRider View Post
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  4. 03-12-2009 08:28 PM #4
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    Hammer, you put the whale outline into the clear like we talked about, right? That should look SWEET when the sun hits it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ND4SPD View Post
    Hammer, you put the whale outline into the clear like we talked about, right? That should look SWEET when the sun hits it.


    Yep, got it covered.

    Red remember when i told you that Red had to be painted over white and that it would change colors if something other than white was under it.

    Just wanted to see if you remembered.
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  6. 03-12-2009 08:40 PM #6
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    Dude...you got so many layers on there ain't nothing showing through!
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    That's going to be a great looking color combo. I can't wait to see it all put together!!
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    That's gonna look outstanding. Another brilliant Hammer creation!
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    Man, they look awesome!! Much better than the white they were painted when I was using them.

    Too bad Hammer doesn't live closer or I'd have him paint my gixxer. I'm working on drilling it. First time doing the drilling, what a PITA. Oh well, the local guy fixes as well as paints, so he can cover over the holes I really didn't want!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammer View Post
    Fed Ex and UPS delivers
    Yeah, I know, but it would cost probably 50 bucks one way....
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    Looks like you got skills, Hammer. Very nice!!
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  13. 03-13-2009 04:11 PM #13
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    Thanks for all the compliments, but it is not totally finished yet.

    Just a couple of touch ups here and there are still in order.

    And a stripe to match the tank, but I am not sure on it now. It looks great the way it is, but would not match up with the 2 black stripes on the tank. What are your thoughts?


    This is the old bodyworkCIMG1554 [1280x768].JPG


    this is the new bodywork.
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    It seems to me like you need to publish a price list...
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  15. 03-13-2009 05:00 PM #15
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    Any way you could just paint the tank? It would be pretty hard to do something with matching the two together.

    Maybe you could throw some black vinyl on the side panels to match the wing of the tank too.
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    Humm.. there is something missing AH HA.. you need this on there!




    (the 44 on the left is just for reference )
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    You da' man..that looks frikkin' great!

    08, I want to keep the tank the stock color since I'll swap between the street and track plastics. Hammer, looking at comparing the pics between the two plastics, wouldn't two 3-4" wide diagonal black stripes lined up with the black on the tank work? For that matter, I like it the way it is...

    edit: something like this? I'm open to suggestions...
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    The tank stripes could be whale fins.
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    I knew someone would find a way to work that in...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedRider View Post
    You da' man..that looks frikkin' great!

    08, I want to keep the tank the stock color since I'll swap between the street and track plastics. Hammer, looking at comparing the pics between the two plastics, wouldn't two 3-4" wide diagonal black stripes lined up with the black on the tank work? For that matter, I like it the way it is...

    edit: something like this? I'm open to suggestions...
    Umm not that. It looks like tony the tiger stripes. That's the sucky thing about having the big vent holes in the side farings. It doesn't leave you much surface to work with. You could also throw some vinyl red patches over the black on the tank or those leg grip stickers that would cover most of it up.

    Like this: http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chap...AC14E398ABE44C

    You might even find another used tank on ebay cheap enough to paint one just for the track.
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    That tank grip is clear...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ONEvcs View Post
    It seems to me like you need to publish a price list...
    It is hard to post a price list due to many variables. Paint color, bodywork condition and how in depth you want to get as far as graphics and how many colors all depends on pricing. But I mainly do this for winter projects to keep me busy and not a mainstay to put food on the table so the prices are very fair.

    Quote Originally Posted by 08silvercbr View Post
    Any way you could just paint the tank? It would be pretty hard to do something with matching the two together.

    Maybe you could throw some black vinyl on the side panels to match the wing of the tank too.
    The black vinyl is an option.

    Baketech has a 929 with the same graphics design and I can go over there and use his bike for eyeballing the wing on it without removing his bodywork. So the stripes can be done pretty easy. Just sand the clear that is on there and tape it up.

    Quote Originally Posted by RedRider View Post
    You da' man..that looks frikkin' great!

    08, I want to keep the tank the stock color since I'll swap between the street and track plastics. Hammer, looking at comparing the pics between the two plastics, wouldn't two 3-4" wide diagonal black stripes lined up with the black on the tank work? For that matter, I like it the way it is...

    edit: something like this? I'm open to suggestions...
    The 2 stripes is an option. But at the very least I would run a vertical line to intersect the 2 lines.

    Quote Originally Posted by ND4SPD View Post
    The tank stripes could be whale fins.

    Now that is an idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedRider View Post
    That tank grip is clear...
    Yeah but I've seen them in colors too. Just a thought
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    And the red I have is very close to the original, the sun is making it look orange in my pics. But if you look at the tail lights on the truck, they look orange as well.

    Guess which one is the stock fender.

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    the more I think about the vinyl option the more I dislike it. Nope.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammer View Post
    And the red I have is very close to the original, the sun is making it look orange in my pics. But if you look at the tail lights on the truck, they look orange as well.

    Guess which one is the stock fender.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 08silvercbr View Post
    The one on the left

    Nope

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    There ya have it. You said guess soo.. looks good. So whatcha gonna do?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 08silvercbr View Post
    . So whatcha gonna do?
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    The more I think about it if it were me I'd watch ebay for a tank. One of my buddies bought one for his bike cheaper then what he could have had it painted for. (He scratched and put a small dent in it before I knew him) It was the right color so he just bolted it on and went. That way, heaven forbid, if something happened to it, it would just be the "track" tank. You could just paint it solid red.
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