What colour to paint it

[ukblade]

Bike is mechanically nearing completion
I'm 4 weeks from the bodywork going off to paint.
I usually have a distinct idea of a colour scheme but I'm at a total loss right now.
I thought I was going to go white with a red stripe down middle and work from that, now I'm thinking as it's got gold Astralites, should it be Black........or maybe a Gulf (not Golf) blue.
I've been trawling the web for inspiration but Zilch
Actually thinking of telling the painter to drop me out of his schedule ( although it's a bit close now and feel bad about messing him about ) and leave it until the New Year.

Pic from advert when I bought bike
s-l1600

[veg]

Google is your friend google pv colour schemes, pv special/custom colour schemes, Yamaha race colours, then look at the builds on here. I still love Yamaha white with red speed blocks its iconic. Gold wheels always work So well too.

[midlifecrisisrd]

Gold wheels go well with the white with red stripe

Originally did my 385 with black wheels but swapped them to gold and made a big difference

Steve

[steve h]

Cant decide what colour? Well...use them all. See Russ's latest build the Shocker.

[sidney81]

That looks lovely ,I've been tempted to mine gold on my build ,I think it would break the black up to.

[ukblade]

Oct 13, 2020 12:55:08 GMT 1 midlifecrisisrd said:

Gold wheels go well with the white with red stripe

Originally did my 385 with black wheels but swapped them to gold and made a big difference

Steve

That's what I was leaning to but I don't really have any side panels, thinking I might stick a belly pan on, just to try and get a bit of colour lower down.
This was the one I found

[chrisg]

Id go with the blue that oldbritguy did on his basket case. really nice. Maybe chrome  pipes.

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