My tank has a massive dent in it, and eventually I'd like to send it to Ducpainter for a fix. In the meantime here are some color schemes I've come up with including anodizing and powdercoating rearsets/etc. Just wondering what you guys think.
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/coloredits2-1.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/tanks-1.jpg)
C2
I kind of like A1 - the brown seat is kind of cool, but PC the headlight bucket/bracket/ring same color as the tank and use a regular Monster or GT1000 front fender. Nice vintage style to it [thumbsup]
triple stripe like in 2
B for everthing else except the forks... use the fork color in C
I like the gold forks without reflector. Second tank gets my vote.
A [thumbsup]
There are all good. I like B.
not a big fan of the sideways stripe. but C1 colors get my vote.
B3. Dead sexy, IMO.
Hey, right on. Thanks guys for all the opinions. Whether I go black or silver is the big debate in my head. The silver scheme with brown seat is pretty cool in a retro sort of way, but the black with yellow stripes is just straight up aggressive.
I'm also wary of blacking everything out. I really like the look of bronze colored engine/clutch covers. Eh, decisions decisions. Still need to try some different paint configs on the tank.
I have a LuiMoto seat cover that's brand new in pearl white if you want to consider white as a seat color option....it's excellent quality I just bought the wrong item by mistake. :(
D3 is classy and takes my vote.
Whatever you pick, gotta say you have awesome photoshop skills.
Quote from: Travman on December 05, 2010, 08:10:34 AM
There are all good. I like B.
i like them all too, you won't go wrong with any of them
I vote B3 with the black seat. [thumbsup]
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/coloredits2-1.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/tanks-1.jpg)
BLACK N GOLD BABY.
Quote from: battlecry on December 06, 2010, 05:55:33 AM
Whatever you pick, gotta say you have awesome photoshop skills.
+1
I attempted to try some different color schemes using GIMP, but ran out of time and patience. ;D
B3 with brown seat.
Quote from: ducatiz on December 07, 2010, 11:49:13 AM
is someone a Soft Cell fan?
i have no idea what that is.
i'm from pittsburgh! lol
Quote from: corey on December 18, 2010, 09:55:36 AM
i have no idea what that is.
i'm from pittsburgh! lol
google "knocking them cold in black and gold"
Quote from: ducatiz on December 19, 2010, 01:12:44 PM
google "knocking them cold in black and gold"
EH. Sounds okay...
Not sure I can get into much.
Hey guys,
No progress to speak of in the real world, but I've still been mulling over color schemes. I was looking around the Radical Ducati site, and found some inspiration from a few of their amazing bikes.
http://www.radicalducati.com/index.php?page=home (http://www.radicalducati.com/index.php?page=home)
Here's what I came up with. Most hyped on the white tank with the crazy stenciled Ducati. I also hastily lowered the headlight, added some clipons and rearsets, and wrapped the headers.
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandredprofile.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandred.jpg)
Also, a red framed version in case I ever got crazy and completely disassembled the bike:
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandredframeblackprofile.jpg)
Red trellis one close to perfect, very clean!
Not sure about the logo, though.
Quote from: greenmonster on January 26, 2011, 04:29:16 AM
Red trellis one close to perfect, very clean!
Not sure about the logo, though.
I agree.
It's too large for a Monster tank.
Quote from: humorless dp on January 26, 2011, 04:42:59 AM
I agree.
It's too large for a Monster tank.
Humorless, I'm glad this thread got your attention. Frosty Finishes is on the top of my list for tank repair and painting. When the funds are available, I'll be sending you the work.
As for the font size and placement, I really liked the following Radical Ducati:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUuYS13mmtQ/TL8L3-sbyqI/AAAAAAAAB2U/TgP_HtqQmjc/s1600/IMG_6941.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUuYS13mmtQ/TL8Nb2mm5kI/AAAAAAAAB2o/RUZiSSHUheY/s1600/IMG_6962.jpg)
Granted, the 749 tank has a massive, generally flat surface to work with, but I like how the font wraps around the different planes. I'll do some pre-vis with a different tank angle.
Quote from: csorin on January 26, 2011, 10:47:41 AM
Humorless, I'm glad this thread got your attention. Frosty Finishes is on the top of my list for tank repair and painting. When the funds are available, I'll be sending you the work.
As for the font size and placement, I really liked the following Radical Ducati:
<snip>
Granted, the 749 tank has a massive, generally flat surface to work with, but I like how the font wraps around the different planes. I'll do some pre-vis with a different tank angle.
I've been quietly watching.
Keep in mind it doesn't matter what any of us think...even though we'll all put in our .02...
it's your bike after all. ;)
I like B3. White tank, brown seat, green stripe. [thumbsup]
Quote from: csorin on January 26, 2011, 01:32:15 AM
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandredframeblackprofile.jpg)
This one gets my vote. The logo is different enough to be odd...but also oddly interesting...I like it. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Monster Dave on January 26, 2011, 02:23:30 PM
This one gets my vote. The logo is different enough to be odd...but also oddly interesting...I like it. [thumbsup]
same here. if you removed the side panels to show the full frame, you would be even closer to the radical ducati look.
Quote from: hunduc on January 26, 2011, 05:24:35 PM
same here. if you removed the side panels to show the full frame, you would be even closer to the radical ducati look.
Agreed. That red frame freakin pops. Covering it up just kind of interrupts the whole visual sequence. Even with the black frame though, those plastics just muddy the whole thing up a bit.
red frame [thumbsup]
White tank [thumbsup]
Ducati in red on tank [thumbsup]
Good looking bike all round. Clean tidy and looks like a bike should.... to be flogged and enjoyed. [thumbsup] Liking the red is no surprise....I am a girl and I just got my nails done.....guess what color? [laugh]
Pink. :-*
Hey guys. Yes...I'm still on this. Funds are tight, and I'm spending what could have fixed the tank on a superbike front end conversion, clip-ons and all. In the meantime, I did up some more paint scheme pre-vis last night.
Inspiration comes from again, Radical Ducati, the Paul Smart Ducatis, and an awesome 1098 race bike:
(http://www.bevelheaven.com/bikes4sale/jo-ps/Laguna39a.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/deposito.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/gold_1098.jpg)
And here are the ideas. These stemmed from a want to have white, red, black and gold all in one color scheme.
I actually really like how blacking out the front of the tank brings weight to the front of the motorcycle. The problem with that was integrating the gold stripes, gas tank cap, and black chunk. It's not very elegant.
Where I landed in the bigger picture is a bit brighter than I was hoping for, but it has a nice forward thrust with the long black stripe.
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/tankedits.jpg)
D3 way nicer witht he brown seat
ya, brown seat and the white tank. red frame would look sweeeeet! but that's a timely/spendy project. either way, i can't wait to see what you do. i like all th ideas so far!
Hey guys, the old ideas are just that...old ideas. Thinking I'm landing in a better place with the more recent stuff.
Quote from: csorin on May 11, 2011, 08:16:07 AM
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/tankedits.jpg)
First choice - The one in the middle. [thumbsup]
Second -The one on the bottom right or top left.
as a once pro photoshopper, i have to say these are great photoshops. what do you do for a living?
still going brown seat? bottom right or middle
Quote from: csorin on May 11, 2011, 02:08:54 PM
Hey guys, the old ideas are just that...old ideas. Thinking I'm landing in a better place with the more recent stuff.
Keep adding colors/complexity....
cha-ching.... [laugh]
Quote from: DucatiTorrey on May 11, 2011, 07:18:54 PM
as a once pro photoshopper, i have to say these are great photoshops. what do you do for a living?
still going brown seat? bottom right or middle
Hey thanks man. I'm a concept artist for videogames. Been doing it for a little over six years now.
I'm not sold on the brown seat with a white tank. I'm digging the middle one for now (black stripe down middle of tank, flanked by gold vertical bars). If I could figure out an elegant solution to blacking out the front half of the tank, I'd go for that.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 11, 2011, 07:23:24 PM
Keep adding colors/complexity....
cha-ching.... [laugh]
Hey man, you just let me know! It needs a big time dent repair, and you're definitely getting the work. When this will be is still way up in the air.
Did some more quick ones tonight taking into account ducpainter's mention of expense [cheeky]
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandredideas1.jpg)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/whiteandredideas2.jpg)
I think you're definitly getting a more unique look. Red, black, and white look good together. [thumbsup]
I saw this on the Monster Challenge list of bikes and thought of your design:
(http://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20110520/prod_7f28898a-7eef-4be6-a95b-48685cacc8ea/tb_640x480.jpg)
Quote from: Monster Dave on May 24, 2011, 10:32:57 AM
I think you're definitly getting a more unique look. Red, black, and white look good together. [thumbsup]
I saw this on the Monster Challenge list of bikes and thought of your design:
(http://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20110520/prod_7f28898a-7eef-4be6-a95b-48685cacc8ea/tb_640x480.jpg)
Ah, right on! I like how he placed the vertical line between both tank cuts and stopped it short of the gas cap like the old Paul Smarts.
As of now, my wife and I have decided on 7. It's fairly straight forward, but the font and color choices should make it pop. Just need to finish up my SBK forks and save some coin for the tank. Easier said than done :P
Quote from: csorin on May 24, 2011, 11:21:56 AM
Ah, right on! I like how he placed the vertical line between both tank cuts and stopped it short of the gas cap like the old Paul Smarts.
As of now, my wife and I have decided on 7. It's fairly straight forward, but the font and color choices should make it pop. Just need to finish up my SBK forks and save some coin for the tank....easier said than done :P
Those are from Ducati Art skins. not sure the name, but they aren't custom.
Number 7 would have been my choice too. [thumbsup]
Found a bike that is good inspiration for my build. With a little color edit, I'm able to visualize my goal.
Can anyone identify this single sided pipe? I wouldn't mind changing out my underseat exhaust for a gp style monopipe.
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/p653429950-4.jpg)
Edited:
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/csorin/Motorcycle/Whitetankpaintover-1.jpg)