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Old 02-15-2009, 09:39 PM
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Painting my bike

Well I have a blue car and my first bike was blue and I really wanted a Superhawk but not blue. They are pretty rare to come by so when I found one of course it was blue. So I have been tumbling around the idea of painting it. So one day I ripped it apart and just went ahead and did it I still have to paint the gas tank but I thought I'd share a couple a photos of the work in progress so far. I did paint the turn signals which are watsen's flat black which when the weather permits hopefully soon :breakn I plan on painting the gas tank flat black as well. i will put some pictures when I am done.
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:49 PM
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for some reason i love white bikes. Mines gonna be black and white.

Maybe you should do the tank white and the cutouts for your knees flat black.
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:55 PM
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I think the hawk looks good in white too....
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:06 PM
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That's cool but my 2 cents...I hope you didn't paint over nice factory bodywork and tank...it's cheap to find some scratched panels and paint them. The good stuff is worth too much you may have wanted to sell it instead. Maybe I'm just a cheap s.o.b. though

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Old 02-15-2009, 10:16 PM
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Gotta love the white VTR's! My buddy painted his a nice pearl white too.
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:41 AM
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New Pics added the gas tank is done now I am just waiting on my honda wing decals to add 10 horse :yea
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Old 03-25-2009, 09:22 AM
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Got my stomp grips on, wings, tank protecter, and rim tape I think I am done! :breakn I cant wait to get some pictures outside!
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To think she use to look like this....
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a fellow CR member! I'm in North Aurora if you ever want to ride. nice paintjob. mine's not so clean looking.
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Old 03-25-2009, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by swordfish
a fellow CR member! I'm in North Aurora if you ever want to ride. nice paintjob. mine's not so clean looking.
Hey bud will due once the weather is stable shish the weather out here has been ridiculas and yeah I have seen on CR.
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Old 03-25-2009, 09:56 AM
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I like it, I would paint the radiator indents flat black to tie the tank in a little, but that's just me. White is a good color for a hawk.
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Old 03-25-2009, 10:37 AM
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looks great man love white hawks!
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Old 03-25-2009, 11:15 AM
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Thanks guys!
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