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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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this is a 91 XLH that i have had for about a year now, my brother and i threw down this paint 2 weeks ago, pearl blue with a blue and silver metalic flakes. The seat is still being worked on. it will be a tan ostrich skin. let me know what you think.


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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Okay - a couple of things, design-wise...

The ostrich (tan) seat color will not go well with your color scheme (it's a "warm" and/or "cool" color thing). A black (even ostrich) seat color will look much better with that shade of blue and tribals ("cool" colors). If you put your finger over the ostrich skin in your pic you'll see what I mean.

Your tribals aren't bad, but you need to add some to the front and back fenders to make it look like you thought about a complete design idea. So far, what you have is a "HEY, look at me!" seat, and a "HEY, look at me!" tank.

Tribal flames have a kind of badass idea to them. Tan (or anything in the beige color spectrum), as a color, doesn't seem to evoke the same connotation.Tan is a "warm" color and you would need some cream or gold or brown colors to go with it. Or some much darker (and warmer) blue.

Just my opinion.
 
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