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cybercarl wrote:Looking good, Just make sure he doesn't add any extra foam to the rear pillion seat as you still want to be able to put the cowl/hump on. AP had to get him to remove some. Already one step ahead there Carl, I had a Gel seat on my old VTR so learnt my lesson last time! I asked him to make sure the pilly seat was just normal padding, I'm not insured, nor would I like to take anyone on the back :-)

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agentpineapple wrote:i'd leave the caliper black or swap them with a nice clean set of gold calipers, i'm sure jonesey could help you out. I think there would be to much red on the bike if you did the calipers aswell. just my opinion like... I have looked and had a 'think' on that and wonder if gold callipers might be 'lost' in the wheel colour???? hummmm..I have time to decide..
as for the seat, you'll be hard pushed to find a comfier pirch.... My old Gel seat was dynamite, so used to confort lol.. Don't like the standard seat .way too much numb elbow syndrome for me!
I might get another one done over winter....

agentpineapple wrote:oh yeah, I forgot your having gold wheels....
i'd leave the brakes black until the wheels are fitted and then see what you think.....

Exactly, my thoughts exactly, think Carl said if I took a photo, he was going to photoshop it to show them red on the wheels to see if I actually did like it before committing! They might really set them off or they might look rank, but that way, I'll know and may ended up leaving them to be resprayed black.. By time I'm done, there'll be biking weather left and Dave will be glad to get the 'monkey' ( ) off his back and get started on his own Good idea I say! Thanks guys :-)

Carl said if I took a photo, he was going to photoshop it to show them red on the wheels to see if I actually did like it before committing!

lloydie wrote:Your following chric with all the shiny stuff ! What's next neons

I am Unique llyodie, I follow my impulse and try to control my urge to splurge and just do what I feel I like best. I've not seen Chric photos yet but I'm sure the bike looks good

cybercarl wrote:

Carl said if I took a photo, he was going to photoshop it to show them red on the wheels to see if I actually did like it before committing!

Will do. I'm keeping an eye out for the new pics when you get it all back. Will do, seat is on it's way now, the actual 'shade' for the wheels was deemed a 'specialised' colour for powder coating = loads more dosh, so I told the guy I'd be down tomorrow to choose from his swatches! I told him I could get it in Halfrauds no probs but he said that is in a 'wet paint' rather than the way it has to be for powder coating.. Had to be didn't it! I said I wasn't bothered so long as I can get a nice shade and not a gareish yellowy sunshine gold! So seat is on it's way now and wheels are gettign sorted. You know my main photos Carl on my tag line? Can't you photoshop the wheels gold and callipers red from that? so I can see how it 'might' look?

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You know my main photos Carl on my tag line? Can't you photoshop the wheels gold and callipers red from that? so I can see how it 'might' look?

turbo_billy wrote:Gold wheels, gold calipers, black forks gets my vote, but make the bike your own Tracy. Looking forward to seeing the transformation. ( and for what its worth, I thought the Manx stickers looked good on the belly pan, nice and subtle against the white )

Thanks TB, yeah, it's always each to their own isn't it, I took one of the manx decals off and it looked much better, so I took the one off the other side.. As for callipers and forks, the jury's still out on that one as have time this week to decide..Carl,I'll see if I have a clearer photo of the wheels?