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Well my bike is apart

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I finally got the engine out today, I had everything else off, just no off time from work till today. I'm just waiting for my new head to come in. Heres some pictures:






Now since I have the bike apart I was thinking of painting it. I was planning on paint the engine black in F-style and repaint the frame while I'm at it. I was thinking semigloss the frame and engine and either leaving the rest of the bike flat black or painting in gloss black. Heres a picture of my bike all together to give you a idea what it looks like.



I would really like some input on this. Also how to I clean up the cases, I don't want them shiny but just new looking to go with the black engine

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1980 Honda CB750
1972 Oldsmobile 442
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Well my exhuast came in today and I did some more painting. Just some wet sanding needed now and then to come up with something more interesting than black. I was thinking white scallops. Anybody have any suggestions? Anybody know what exhaust I got?





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my suggestion is to flat black the tank knee cut out and the seat spoiler fin only .get a modern honda wing stencil vynile sticker for the side covers in whatever color sticker you choose white or red or gold use that color as a detail stripe to highlight the tape mark between the flat knee cut out and the gloss rest of the tank and follow with same stripe treatment between the tail flat black and the gloss rest of the tail piece.That way it looks detailed with out a specific era attached to it sort of old and modern at the same time but fresh.

Im so far behind ,that I think Im in first.
rustoleum makes a really cool rattle can color called army green that with some orange or white pinstripes would make a badass accent. White scallops are good but I am partial to off beat colors. Yellow and black are usually a hot combo (90's magnas used to come yellow scallops over black).

One thing I saw that was totally different was a side racing stripe whose head was an arrow. It started on either side of the the tank and then the stripe ran the length of the bike and connected on top of the tail like a bumble bee stripe.

rattlecans are cheap so expirement. Also next tiem you are going to do black, use brightside polyuerathane singlstage and roll it on. Much more durable, self leveling, and hard as nails shine. $35 a gallon (enough to do a car) is a good bargain.
When ever you need inspiration for colors .I have always looked at many exotic tropical fish pictures .Nature makes some bad ass looking fish and the color combonations are just as wild.

Im so far behind ,that I think Im in first.
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