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Old June 25th, 2012, 05:16 PM   #3
CZroe
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Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009

Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F

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Originally Posted by Sailariel View Post
J,
S-100 will clean your wheels and not mess up the tape. That is a sharp wheel treatment. Your bike does look sinister. I suspect that it has a bit of a snarl with that can as well. It's all business--the way a sportbike should look.
Oh, that's not my bike, but it's really similar to the scheme I want. I requested a digital mock-up from @want1sobad long ago:

I'd prefer totally green powder-coated rims, but this "rim wrap" like you saw earlier may have to do.

That said, I'm actually trying this scheme on a pregen because I can't bear to change my Candy Plasma Blue newgen and I think I can use the black/green motif to update the design. For example, a seat cover with a green rider's seat area helps the rest of the banana seat blend with the black body work. The windscreen/headlight design can be updated by painting right over the windscreen and making a green outline, like this:
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