The OTHER 30th Anniversary Patch.

[madmax-im]

TC... great patch and details...I'm good for 2...when the time comes to order

[jjwaller]

Hey TC:

2 for me please.

[Rasputin]

I really like the yellow being not so brilliant. I spoke for one earlier now I will be needing a second one. Put me down for two total.

[xsilerating]

Hey T.C. Great Job and Good Choice to go with the Woven material !
The 'Not So Brilliant" yellow looks much better.

Can't wait to get mine

[Wayne]

im good for 1.

[Chuckster]

Me too

TC,

I'll take one as well. Thanks for all your effort in making this available.

[TONIO]

patch

hey tc i will also take one whenever you are ready

tonio

[79XS11F]

Re: Here's the Test Sewout!!

Originally posted by TopCatGr58
Hey Folks,

Here's a shot of the test sewout of the patch, minus the fancy black merrowed black border! Remember, this is a WOVEN patch, so it won't be as 3-D as a regular embroidered patch, but I think you can agree that the DETAIL is well worth it!!



And, the YELLOW Background isn't so hard on the eyes afterall!!

T.C.

Awesome TC ... Can't wait to pay and receive my 2 patches. i saved a place for it on my Jacket :-)
Rob

[madmax-im]

30th?Anniv Patch

It'll be 31 by the time these are readyJust Bumpin this TC ....seems this should be made a "Sticky" so we dont have to wade thru all the pages to find this thread...LOL...hope things are movin along.

[madmax-im]

Make this a sticky

I keep searchin for this...so now I just subscribed to the thread...duh.Hey TC I just wanted to keep this in the limelight...so to say...its been over a month since we've last heard any news...so is there any news?

[TopCatGr58]

Hey BNE,

Well, it's a little bit of a long story so here goes. When I had contacted YAMAHA for the copyright permissions, they emailed back with info, I forwarded that to the patch makers, and then a few days later they sent updated images of the patch with the logos and such, so I "thought" they had received the permissions directly from Yamaha, so I approved the design to go into Pre-Production for the SEWOUT test!

THEN I get an email from YAMAHA stating that they had approved the permissions....WITH A MODIFICATION to the patch, see image below:
They wanted the Tuning Forks image AND YAMAHA LOGO all together like they currently use it! WHAT COULD I SAY!?



I forwarded that EMAIL to the patchmakers because they stated that extra $$ would be incurred if a CHANGE was made AFTER the SEWOUT phase!! HOWEVER, it wasn't MY FAULT that they proceeded with the process BEFORE RECEIVING the actual copyright permissions!?

I then received the 3 copies of the CONTRACT for the Permissions from YAMAHA that I had to sign and return to them, that was over a week ago. They are a bit SLOW at YAMAHA, still waiting for my signed copy of the contract to be sent back to me,and to be forwarded to the patchmakers, and THEN the patches can be made, albeit with the above YAMAHA CORP. required change!!!

That's where the process is right now, mayby by Xmas!?
T.C.

[79XS11F]

It still looks GREAT and I don't have any issue with Yamaha wanting the recognition. After all .. they used to and perhaps still do say "when you know how their built" and this bike was built very well.
Rob

[madmax-im]

We'll hold our breath...

A little anyways...I think Yamaha's stipulation to use their logo is a thumbs up in approving of this patch being made.I've always liked the tuning fork logo and nvr thought I could see one a patch from this site!Thanks TC for staying with it...it would appear to be well worth the effort. My order has just doubled!

[xsilerating]

It still looks GREAT and I don't have any issue with Yamaha wanting the recognition. After all .. they used to and perhaps still do say "when you know how their built" and this bike was built very well.
Rob

Well said, Rob. That plus the fact that, for Yamaha to even be 'giving' their 'stamp of approval' gives this patch some major credibility.

Hmmmm... hey T.C., maybe once they're made you should look at selling them to Yamaha !

"That's where the process is right now, mayby by Xmas!?"
T.C.

Bottom line... whenever they're ready, it will have been well worth the wait!

[TopCatGr58]

Another Update, but not the one you all are wanting!

Hey again,

Well, thanks to the Yamaha Corporate Beauracracy, they somehow LOST the original contracts I had signed and sent to them a few weeks ago! So, they sent me another copy via Email, I printed it in Triplicate, and signed them, and sent them back to YAMAHA. They didn't loose that set, and finally got them signed, and sent back to me just last week. I've just sent it to the patchmakers, and will be contacting them by Email to see what the damages will be for the "MIX UP" in communication that previously occurred that caused it to get to the SEWOUT phase before they had the actual copyright permissions!?

BTW, Yamaha made yet another change in the design, changing the location they wanted the LOGO to be, which actually works better...IMHO!? Below is a copy of the CONTRACT I had to sign, agree to....in the fine print you'll see where NO PROFIT can be made from this, so....I can only charge the actual production and shipping charges, non extra for the XS11.com site!?

But like Xilierating said, it will have YAMAHA's stamp of approval, which will actually make it an OFFICIAL YAMAHA PATCH! They also requested that I SEND THEM a patch for their records! This will be a LIMITED EDITION RUN of only 100 patches. And in all fairness to all the Xsives that will want to get one, I "think" I'll request that folks first only ORDER 1 patch per member, albeit a few households have more than 1 member in their home ie. John and Wildkat, but that not requesting more for children or not active SWMBO's might be a FAIR request so that as many separate Xsives will be able to get a piece of HISTORY!?

Please do NOT send me any requests either as replies to this thread or in a PM, as I do not have them in my hands YET! Once I actually have them available, I'll post the ordering info, and then it'll be a First come/first paid/first served process. IF I have any left over after the initial month's offering, then I can see about duplicates to members that already have one!
Thanks for your patience, hopefully now before Xmas!
T.C.

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This Agreement is made this ____ day of November, 2008, by and between Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., with its principal place of business at 6555 Katella Avenue, Cypress, California 90630(hereinafter referred to as “YMUS”) and Tyrone Curtis Gresham, an individual, residing at "Editted Street Addy", Portsmouth, Virginia 23703 (hereinafter referred to as “Licensee”).

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XS1100 motorcycle image and name, Yamaha logo

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100 patches commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1978 XS1100 motorcycle

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