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Colors, Colors..... Choices..3Rd Gen

30 posts Started 7 Oct 2015 Last recovered post 10 Oct 2015 Wayback Machine snapshot 14 Apr 2016

#1

So the paint of my Black (sorry Granite Blue) 3dr gen is quit hammered on closer inspection. Needs a respray. So as the stock color is not the best in my opinion I have started to look at choises, and well choises are unlimited if you start thinking, but I has come down to a few..........

I like RWB color shames in general, but the 3rd gen never came whit one. Hard to say what it would look like....

I like the red 3rd gens a lot, even proberly the most comon color. I also like the pearl white whit a blue seat.

For decals I perfer stock ones, but dont know if I would like the 1990 style or the current 1991 style, both look god to me.

I have been woundering of let the belly pan be black, like the 4th gen (and NR750) but dont know if it looks that good on a 3rd gen. What I lately most have wounder is what a Red 3rd gen would look like whit the white wheels (even a pain to keep clean) and whit a blue seat, to in a way get a RWB color shame. I´m dont have  any Photoshop software so could anyone could do a pic for me? :unsure:

Would be thankfull for that!


#2

FWIW I don't find my white wheels that hard to keep clean at all, and they look so good its absolutely worth the elbow grease... see a lot of comments on the upkeep but my experience differs!  Go white!

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#3

Yeah white wheels don't look dirty unless they really are quite dirty & they are easier to clean because you can see the dirt ! At anything over a few paces white always looks clean. Black looks dirty very quickly. Light grey looks clean always.


#5

If I was going to spend money on a full respray.......

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Failing that and recognizing it is a 3rd gen

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nasty MS Paint


#6

Northern Light Blue would be a slight variation. I've only seen one picture of it and it looked awesome.


#7

Here are a couple photoshops.  I one blue that matches the VFR logo blue and one that is closer to the blue on a RWB bike. 

VFR Chop 2
VFR Chop 2

[image: VFR Chop 1]
VFR Chop 1


#8

thanks mad scientist as dutchy! Looking good I think.... And no, I'm not going to spend big money on a full respray....I just have good connections that I will use


#9

I did basically this with some black vinyl wrap and adhesive pinstripe on my ride.  It could be very easily painted black on a 3rd gen since I think that is a separate part of the fairing.

VFR Chop 3
VFR Chop 3


#10

Northern Light Blue would be a slight variation. I've only seen one picture of it and it looked awesome.

I have a '93 FP in Northern Lights Blue PB 256M.

It has silver NH 295M lowers. Purple screen (std Honda)

Looks superb IMO

Pic on my hello post.


#11
Thanks for the pic whit black belly opan mad scientist :fing02:
 
The belly pan is a bit higher than in the pic you made, but yes, its easy to just paint parts in right color  to do it.
 
For the Nothern Light Blue, sorry not my color, even better than the 1990 Tasmana Green and by the way all ROW 1993 modells have a Silver belly pan,
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The 1993 Pearl Chrytstal White North America model however got a sticker set that differ from all other 3rd gens, By having "VFR750F" text under the seat, the Honda "wing" on the tank and "HONDA" text big on the belly pan, and I have to say I like that
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Might me what sticker I chose, but in gold to match the gold colored calippers as stock muffles end.
 
If I keep stock black seat and just paint ti RED, whit astock sticker kit (but gold, not Silver as stock on the red) it will mostly look like this:
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Not bad, even I do like the look of the BLUE seat
#12

Pure white with a blue horizontal and vertical line, mimicking the Finnish flag?


#13

I think a WHITE whit BLUE wheels as seat would be enough patriotic (and could actually look quit good, MadScientist?  :rolleyes: ), Else I could just paint the Finnish flag on the farins, but no, will not do that. I´m not that patriotic..........
 
But I´m also been told by someone that the fastes color is RED :laugh:
 
This pic is for MadScientist if kind enough for one more Photoshop?
 
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#14

White is a great primer for the final red coat yes!


#15

I'm on the tablet for the next few days, so Photoshop isn't happening. If nobody does it by Sunday I'll work out a white and blue chop for you then.


#16

Thanks MadScientist! :fing02:  I´ll wait till then if nobody else will do it


#18

Broken? Looks perfect to me!


#20

This is what you were looking for Keny?

Yes, Thanks!

Looks actually even better than I tought it would.....


#22

White is a great primer for the final red coat yes!

No !!! :mad:

Paint it in HRC colors like the US version of the rc24

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#23

White is a great primer for the final red coat yes!

No !!! :mad:

Paint it in HRC colors like the US version of the rc24

+1


#24

White is a great primer for the final red coat yes!

No !!! :mad:

Paint it in HRC colors like the US version of the rc24

Is that not an RC30 :wink:


#26
Nah, more like this:

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#27
V4, thats the ticket...beautiful
#28

Nah, more like this:

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Yup


#29

Nah, more like this:

Well, if not bad at all, I think I just like plan one color for a 3rd gen somehow. I have 2 excellent choices now to choose from, if not other ideas/suggestions come by 


Um......look below for guidance

Sorry, flat black is out..............aside from the headers


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