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Blue-Green Fade
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Yellow-Orange Fade
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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Yellow for sure...a total classic hot rod look.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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Most definitely RED.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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i like the stock pinstripe.............
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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Stay away from the MotoCompanies paint. You'll go to bike night or a rally somewhere and see another just like it. Whatever style you go with doen't matter. Just make the bike "Yours". I prefer a much simpler theme for my bikes. Which doesn't mean I don't like fancier. I'm redoing mine right now. And it will be very simple overall. But the details will set it apart.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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I dunno, I dont think the flames go with the bones either ...but to each his own.

If it were me, and you wanted flames or a design of some type, I would get a dark flat green base, with a slightly lighter or dark gloss green flame possible outlined in pinstripes, maybe a burnt orange or something.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Thanks for the inputs, fellas. Yeah, the flames are probably not "Dark Custom"-ey...maybe I should get skulls...or dragons...or dragon skulls. I got the Bones not so much for the "grr, so Dark!" look as for the old-school-ness of it, and I think the Hot Rod flames go along well with that.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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I really like the VonDutch style striping it comes with, and the 30s style typeface on the tank. Over beers, I would probably lean on you to just leave it. (Unless you have the olive pearl paint, then I would convince you to upgrade and sell me the stock tin in the process).
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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red !!
 
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I voted for the Yellow Orange fade.... of the choices it's the one I like the best...
but it's not our decision... It's your bike...
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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DON'T spend your Money on Tins....Buy your self a a engine upgrade..you won't be sorry.
looks are great,,,but you could go with a 113 engine upgrade for the same amount of coin....
 
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