hmmmm... wonder what it would look like green? Or blue, or orange, or purple!

Started by dogtired, January 20, 2013, 04:36:07 AM

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dogtired

Was playing around in photoshop with the hue, and got to wondering what my '86 would look like a different colour. Don't get me wrong, I love the red and white, but some of these schemes are hot.

Original factory red and white.


How about a blue one?


Vitamin C?


Green...


But this hot purple works for me.  :good2: I am sure I will get bagged out for this...  :negative:





jwh

purple is good but i think the orange is the best, could be tempted myself!

ribbert

Dogtired, do you not like me or do you not read your PM's.

I was here today. I came by for a coffee and a yarn and you were clearly friggin' around with photoshop on the computer. I drank alone at Deb's cafe in the main street.
I think you were a little kind in your description of the Mt Baw Baw / Willowgrove Rd's., forget about the bark and sticks, what about the car swallowing pot holes, missing chunks of road and sunken repairs.



I had one of those purple bikes. You may remember it was a Suzuki color in the 70's, T500's, 750 water bottles and maybe others.
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

ribbert

Quote from: dogtired on January 20, 2013, 04:36:07 AM
Was playing around in photoshop with the hue, and got to wondering what my '86 would look like a different colour. Don't get me wrong, I love the red and white, but some of these schemes are hot.

But this hot purple works for me.  :good2: I am sure I will get bagged out for this...  :negative:







"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

FJmonkey

If you like orange this will work for you. Are you still lurking Hein, the rally is looking like a big turnout this year, bring lots of cheese and wine. Incidentally Hein claims the wine is at fault for a full Orange FJ.

The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

FJ111200


aviationfred

Quote from: FJ111200 on January 20, 2013, 08:33:55 AM
You could try green, blue, red, yellow, white...... :diablo:



This is the first one that I have seen using Skittles as a color choice. :rofl:
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

FeralRdr

Quote from: FJ111200 on January 20, 2013, 08:33:55 AM
You could try green, blue, red, yellow, white...... :diablo:



Ya know,.....  I used to spend good money on 'acid' to see things like that.  :crazy:

Derek Young

Quote from: FJ111200 on January 20, 2013, 08:33:55 AM
You could try green, blue, red, yellow, white...... :diablo:


What a beautiful machine!  Please post some more pics of you and your spectacular FJ!  :bad: Pat should be adding this to his list of the best looking FJs in the world.
1986 FJ1200 (R.I.P.)
1991 FJ1200
Nanaimo, British Columbia

dogtired

Looks like a licorice all sort, obviously has the belly pan off painting it to match the rest of the bike.

dogtired

Quote from: ribbert on January 20, 2013, 06:32:31 AM
Dogtired, do you not like me or do you not read your PM's.

I was here today. I came by for a coffee and a yarn and you were clearly friggin' around with photoshop on the computer. I drank alone at Deb's cafe in the main street.
Bugga! Sorry I missed you ribbert.
Nope, I didn't read my PM's, it's not that I don't dislike you, it is just I haven't met you yet so I haven't had a chance to dislike you.  :biggrin:
I was flitting round yesterday being a social butterfly catching up with people I haven't seen for a while.



Quote from: ribbert on January 20, 2013, 06:32:31 AM
I think you were a little kind in your description of the Mt Baw Baw / Willowgrove Rd's., forget about the bark and sticks, what about the car swallowing pot holes, missing chunks of road and sunken repairs.
yeah, there was a bit of that too, the surface has really gone downhill in the 18 months or so since I last rode it. There is really only 10 or 15kms out of the 120 odd I rode that was potholed, but there was that much tree debris about it didn't matter. Speed was well down. The rest of the ride made up for it though.  :yahoo:

Where did you head after you hit Noojee ribbert?

fj11.5

Imo , the green looks like a gpz , purple a suzi water bottle , blue , well they came in blue  :boredom:,, go for the Orange ,
unless you ride bikes, I mean really ride bikes, then you just won't get it

84 Fj1100  effie , with mods
( 88 ) Fj 1200  fairly standard , + blue spots
84 Fj1100 absolutely stock standard, now more stock , fitted with Fj12 twin system , no rusted headers for this felicity jayne

dogtired

Gotta love the 70's and their use of colour...
A '74 Triumph Bonneville.
Actually a bit rare that model, I think the factory was on strike for most of the production year.
And them bread box tanks on them were fugly, I am mad for Meriden Triumphs and even I don't like them.


X-Ray

I reckon the Vitamin C or the Kawa Green actually look hawt! Either would look great.
'94 FJ1200 Wet Pale Brown
'93 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver
'84 FJ1100 Red/White

'91 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver ( Now Sold)
'92 FJ1200 Project/Resto Dark Violet/Silver (Now Sold)






For photos of my rear wheel swap, heres the link  https://www.flickr.com/gp/150032671@N02/62k3KZ

Dads_FJ

Quote from: dogtired on January 20, 2013, 01:45:43 PM
Looks like a licorice all sort, obviously has the belly pan off painting it to match the rest of the bike.

How do you make it to all of the Good-ol'-USofA without making it to North and South Dakota?  Even Alaska is colored in.  You need to experience the Black hills and Bad Lands.   :i_am_so_happy:
John S.

'84 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'94 Yamaha WR250
'80 BMW R100S/Sidecar
'39 BSA WM20