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    Painted a V-Star!

    I have been doing a little more painting lately, and just finished this 1100 V-Star for a guy. Thought I would post some pics. It was originally marroon metallic with tribal flame decals under the clearcoat. He wanted to change it up a little, so here is what we have now:













    Kind of neat to look at, anyway.
    Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

    Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson
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    Sweet looking bike man, I like the green on green color. Personally I would ditch the silver tribal looking thing on the tank and get some more of those flames. Maybe even have them start out on the tank as a bunsen blue and fade them into the green.
    Last edited by WMarshy; 04-18-2010, 01:11 AM.
    '79 XS11 F
    Stock except K&N

    '79 XS11 SF
    Stock, no title.

    '84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
    GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws

    "What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~

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    • #3
      Very nice paint job!! Not my choice of colors as far as the green, but it ain't my bike. I agree the silver just does not blend with the green or seem to get picked up by the chrome, but again, not my bike. If the owner likes it, that works for me.

      But I do want to learn how to do those ghosty, firey looking flames like that some day. After I do ALOT of other things on my Honey Do list first.
      Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

      When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

      81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
      80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


      Previously owned
      93 GSX600F
      80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
      81 XS1100 Special
      81 CB750 C
      80 CB750 C
      78 XS750

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      • #4
        This is a case of where photographs don't tell the whole story. The silver is actually clearcoated bare metal, and not silver paint. If you see it in person, it works with the chrome pretty well, because of the metal texture. It is a pretty neat effect. Another cool thing that the photos don't show, is the pearl accent in the flames. When you walk around the bike, the fire flames actually look like they move.

        I just can't get that to translate to digi film, though
        Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

        Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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        • #5
          Nice, I like your flames. I've been thinking of a silver ,no paint, tank on the 1200....from a standard. I thought it may just be ugly enough to look cool.
          79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
          80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
          80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
          79 DT 100

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          • #6
            I don't think it would be ugly at all. You can give the tank some texture with scotchbrite pads and a die grinder that will give it some feature. That would look pretty cool!
            Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

            Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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            • #7
              That paint job reminds me of a guy on another site (screen name, "My World") who had his Raider painted similarly. I love the blue on his, but can't say I would have added the silver designs.



              currently own;
              1980 Yamaha XS1100 SG
              2009 Yamaha Star Raider

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              • #8
                Pretty similar, although I have not seen that before. Tribal flames are kind of a "love 'em or hate 'em" kind of thing, for sure.
                Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

                Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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                • #9
                  Talent in the extreme

                  You have a great talent, I wish I could aford you services on my bike!!
                  Ole Jack
                  J.D."Jack" Smith
                  1980G&S "Halfbreed"
                  1978E straight job
                  "We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts, not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the constitution." Abraham Lincoln

                  Life is like a coin, you can choose to spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. Make your choices wisely.

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                  • #10
                    Great work T99Ford,
                    I'd like to get a nice paint job on my Kingpin. I think you are only four or five hours away too. Do you take the paint set or the whole bike? Or can you do it either way?
                    80 SG XS1100
                    14 Victory Cross Country

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                    • #11
                      I can do it either way. It is a little easier at the moment just to have the tins, so I think I would prefer that. Although I would need at least some pics of the bike to see how the end product would go together.

                      Send me a PM with some of the details if you want to do it. It helps if I have:

                      1. Prep (you or me, I will final prep, but most people can do a lot) and condition of the tins.
                      2. Design ideas you have in mind. This includes colors and/ or artwork you want.
                      3. Timeframe

                      These items give me an idea of how much time it is going to take. Let me know
                      Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

                      Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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                      • #12
                        Tarzan,
                        I sent you a reply message. I want to feel out the project just a little more, so check out my reply and let me know. I shot you my number, too, if you want to call me.
                        Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

                        Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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