choices, choices....

[rybes]

well after a long period of forced extended holiday due to so called professionals, i have finally got myself a real money payin job  this now leaves me with one huuuuge dilema of what to do ?
ya see, ive never been happy with the paint job i had done on my tiger when i rebuilt it so now theres money again i want to get it painted by a professional not a monkey who says he can paint.
what i want is it done back in pimento red with all the standard logos and writing on it but id like to add somthin to it to make it mine, i was thinkin of above the tiger logo have "reiber's" in similar text to the logo on it. ive not got to worry about ever sellin the bike as it will be comin to the grave with me. any ideas what i can do to make it personal to me without detractin from the original look of the bike too much.

what ideas have ya got ?

[GavD]

Seeing as how you now have strong danish links and it's gonna stay red, how about incorporating a Danish Flag somehow?

No idea how, I'm not very artistic so cannot offer you any sketches etc.

I take it you're gonna sort the motor out first.

Gav

[Sin_Tiger]

I take it you're gonna sort the motor out first.

Gav

Minor detail   

A spider or spiderman climbing / clinging onto the side panel?

[Bixxer Bob]

I like the above  ideas.  But I'm not in any way artistic so can't really add anything. :icon_wink:

[ssevy]

I know it's a Girly, but man, do I ever love this red paint job!

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,1141.0/prev_next,prev.html#new

[John Stenhouse]

That's lovely, since mine has started the dreaded bubbling I'll think about a paint job too

[rybes]

no way sin, im shit scared of spiders    i like ya idea gav was somthin similar to what i was thinkin. instead of havin the union jack on the panels, i was thinkin of half george cross half danish flag as theirs is red back ground with white cross.
that red one does look nice ssevy.  im jus waitin on some pics the bloke paintin it is doin for me for ideas. ill post em up when i get em.

[Sin_Tiger]

  they're probably shit scared of you too 

[ssevy]

I like the red myself, as my 95 is red. I'm not sure which one, but it is quite bright. The tan and brown earth tones some have done looks really nice on these too, as they do have that solid industrial look to their design.
In terms of what type of paint, I read somewhere about using an epoxy paint to adhere well to the tank and plastic. Anyone know if one type of paint is better than another for this application?
Has anyone ever sealed their fuel tank inside, not for rust obviously, but to keep the fuel from leeching out into the tank? I used a Caswell kit on my Legend tank, and I was thinking about doing the Tiger to keep the paint from any more bubbling.

[Sin_Tiger]

How was the Caswell kit to use?

Have you considered doing a vynil wrap instead of painting?  I've often considered that the riveted steel plates look, sort of steam punk look,  maybe that's just my Marine Engineering background   

[rybes]

oooooooo sin. i like that idea too. maybe it wont be red after all 

[ssevy]

Here's a review of the Caswell kit that I wrote for webbikeworld:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/caswell-fuel-tank-sealer/

[Sin_Tiger]

Cheers Ssevy I'll read up on that 

Steampunk is an eclectic mix of "Extraordinary League of Gentlemen" meets "Wild Wild West" meets "Sky Captain" and early "Ironman", set in Victorian times with a tech twist and a slight Japanese Manga slant, right up your street I would have thought  :icon_wink: Not everyone's taste and some examples are rather extreme but strangely appealing.

When I first saw this Thruxton I immediately thought of you 

[rybes]

ooooooo nice find sin  i do like steam punk stuff i find it intrestin. also like the original time machine film, thats greatthat is. hmmm steam punk steamer or steamer punk

[ssevy]

My daughter steered me to some steam punk literature. Can't remember the names of the novels right now, but some interesting reads.
"Steamer Punk" is pretty clever rybes. I like it.