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Kustombart · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:50 am Post subject: Ownskool Graffitti Bike

Here's a bike a friend has built. It's a Suzuki GS750 hardtail. There's a whole buncha stuff he and his father made from scratch, including superclean handlebars, home-baked exhaust etc.

But I'm just here to tell ya'll bout the paintjob.

The tanks are made from steel plate, the fender has louvres from an old machine welded in. A lot of filler was needed....

After many hous sanding the colour goes on. Three colours red, sputtered on, to give a brick look & feel.

Then endless hours of sticking masking foil on it..

Then, spraying grey and peeling the mask off.

Then, some vandals came and put dirty graffiti all over it!

Now it looks like this.

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Spookeend · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

man, this must have taken you many hours of precision work!!!!

awsome, really stunning.

Will it have a "clear" coat, orr will it be as "mat" as it is now?

And, the "Floor was(t) here(n)" ??

Don't know the thought behind it, but it is a really nice little touch i think.

Greatnix Spookeend
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Kustombart · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject:

No clearcoat needed, as the bricks are 2K and the graffiti is all enamel (same as pinstripe-paint) so it should be OK.

Clearcoat would ruin the texture, as well.

Floris is the owner, a little joke...
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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Wow these dudes are gonna be really pleased with the bike you've just done for them :

it reminds me of this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K4iTh1TL9g

Laughing

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Kustombart · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

Yep, they're pleased as punch.

You have memories of some crappy tv show, I remember this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DJrZEUjjo

That was totally hot at the time. Electric Boogie!
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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Yeah, bad TV, bad music, bad clothes, bad tuning... the 80s were RAD !!!

Laughing

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Kustombart · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

I just wish I could remember some of it.
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Kustombart · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

It's finally finished. Yesterday was the last 12-hour painting session, delivered at 21.15 to the customer. Just in time for him to assemble the bike today and go to a show in England tomorrow.

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Punky · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:49 am Post subject:

Really nice work!!! Shocked

björn · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

looks slamin bart!!!
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Captain Krimson · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

he'll blow them away Very Happy

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