999 two tone 999 ...which colour?

Discussion in '749 / 999' started by yellowducmaniac, Apr 4, 2014.

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  1. Just acquired a very cheap pair of lower side fairing panels off a dark model for my 999S,they are a bit scuffed and tatty but not unrepairable,and i'm planning to clean them up and ask my mate (professional sprayer) to spray them a different colour to the yellow of my bike....what colour would look best with yellow?...i'm thinking silver to match the frame or possibly a shade of grey,what would you artistic minded guys out there suggest?...obviously i'm keeping the originals ,this is just a bit of fun for a different look.:D
     
    #1 yellowducmaniac, Apr 4, 2014
  2. carbon wrap them
     
    #2 JC749, Apr 4, 2014
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  3. No, no, no,
    Take the rest of your panels off and get them all painted Red.
    Best mod you can do - cost v power & speed!!
     
    #3 cockneyjanner, Apr 4, 2014
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  4. Ha Ha,why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary....;)
     
    #4 yellowducmaniac, Apr 4, 2014
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  5. Does it matter? It's still going to be the slower yellow model no matter what.
     
    #5 Bananaman, Apr 4, 2014
  6. Yeah yeah, sticks and stones bla bla etc......my "slower" yella bella is more than fast enough for me:D ...i should have known this thread would turn into a yellow bashing session.
     
    #6 yellowducmaniac, Apr 4, 2014
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  7. I didn't mean a word of it - I think they look fantastic in yellow :upyeah:
     
    #7 cockneyjanner, Apr 4, 2014
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  8. Black and white to match the rest?
     
    #8 Bluehawk, Apr 4, 2014
  9. It true. Red slips through the air easier. It's all about the molecules in the paint. :upyeah:
     
    #9 Mongoose, Apr 4, 2014
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  10. Obviously red is the preferred colour, with yellow a close second - both trumped by tricolore for pose value ;)

    However, in this situation, I'd take the opportunity to do something a bit different. The light blue bike that has been posted up around here looks great. How about a dark metallic red?
     
    #10 Snips, Apr 4, 2014
  11. [​IMG] Gotta be matte steel grey with gloss yellow me thinks!!![​IMG]
     
    #11 andyt749, Apr 4, 2014
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  12. Thanks for all the comments chaps,i've gone for smoke grey metallic,i'll post a pic when its done.
     
    #12 yellowducmaniac, Apr 5, 2014
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  13. Boom.... That'll look awesome....make sure you post those pics..... It may come close to looking as good as thee red ones!!!!!! :Wideyed:
     
    #13 andyt749, Apr 5, 2014
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  14. Wow wow wow wow wow wow,looks bloody awsome.
     
    #14 duc daz, Apr 6, 2014
  15. well... red is faster, yellow is pretty, but the best color is black :) good try all, I win :)
     
    #15 salmore, Apr 9, 2014
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  16. PLEASE tell me where, and how much to make my 999 look like this!!! (drooling...)
     
    #16 salmore, Apr 10, 2014
  17. Finally got my panels back,not sure whether I like them or not...comments welcomed....only took 1/2 hour to fit so its no big deal to put the originals back on..:D ATTACH=full]32848[/ATTACH]

    ducati 013.jpg

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    #17 yellowducmaniac, Aug 4, 2014
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  18. They look alright I think :upyeah:
     
    #18 DoctorW, Aug 4, 2014
  19. The colour is good, its the angle of your seam to the yellow top fairing that is throwing the look off a bit, try this....... Put some masking tape on the lower tube of the seat frame, pull the tape towards the front wheel at the same angle as the tubing, this gives a sight line through the picture your looking at, paint above the tape yellow, keep the grey, lose the louigi sticker due to the green, get a yellow "Ducati PERFORMANCE" decal to place horizontally right at the bottom of the lower fairing, if you really want to pull it together then paint the 2 recesses (oil check & fairing bolt hole) yellow................ Its the angle of that fairing join that's throwing your eyes not the colour..... I guess this is where I get slated!!!!! Looks good though
     
    #19 andyt749, Aug 4, 2014
  20. I mean no offence but I don't think it looks very "striking"... Love the full yellow and the idea of the 2 tone but personally I don't think the silver does it any justice...
     
    #20 chizel, Aug 4, 2014
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