Oddest paint job I've ever seen?

[fat bert]

Taliban Special

 

[fat bert]

pic2

Well guess where it comes from?

 

[fat bert]

guessed yet?

Well? Owner lives in Sweden - camoflauged against all that snow - bugger

 

[russ_fae_fyvie]

Yuk

That's 'orrible !!! uke:

 

[Bubba]

Thats the standard cammo used by the Sweedish military for the Viggen fighters. Known as the most complex cammo paint in the world.

I'll just fetch me coat as I leave

 

[Murt]

The front tyre...

... Looks a bit 'slick' as well.
Or is it another conti being, ehem.. tested?

 

[Allan1]

What Bike, I cant see one...

Theres nothing there just rocks and trees.


Buzz

 

[ianrobbo1]

sorry america

i apologise unreservedly, i attributed this tastfull paint job to one of your countrymen, my mistake soz:}


mind you im sure that some one over their can do better,??





[there that should get em biting]

 

[Jaws]

Re: Is it me, or....

Originally posted by Clive
...are the forks buggered? That front-on shot makes the front wheel look as though it's at an angle to the frame

Nah mate... look again. The picture is turned a little to make the bike appear upright when it is actually leaning over. Given the angle of lean and the turn of the bars, it looks ok to me..
But I do agree the tyre looks a little passed its sell by date..
Re actual paint jobby...
Apart from quite liking it, I feel I must point out that:
a) Trying to do something different to a Bird is getting VERY hard, cos its all been done b4
b) The workmanship that has gone in to the job looks to be of a very high standard, and I bet it took a shit load longer to do that a standard blow job ( oooeeerrr missus !! )
8 outa 10 for coming up with something different for a Bird
8 outa 10 for workmanship
10 outa 10 for having the bottle to do it :-:

 

[PsychoBikerBen]

I think it looks shit !

Probably took an afternoon and a few pints of beer to get it done. :}

 

[ianrobbo1]

:t now now Ben, dont beat about the bush, just come straight out and say whats on your mind, after all it is someones pride and joy,??uke: LOL

 

[PsychoBikerBen]

Well

Looking @ the state of that front tyre & the paint job
I doubt it !!!

 

[ianrobbo1]

Made me chuckle when I looked at the similarity of the pictures on posts 1,2 and 3, 8rfl@


AND the comment on post 3!!!8rfl@

 

[robsbird]

Made me chuckle when I looked at the similarity of the pictures on posts 1,2 and 3, 8rfl@


AND the comment on post 3!!!8rfl@

whats up Ian you must be Bored with not a lot to do..........8rfl@

 

[Gary Bartley]

Bit of a dilemma for me with this one - I love my bird and I also love the camouflage pattern on a lot of things but unfortunately as demonstrated here, they just don't work well together!

Looks crap!

 

[Murt]

Talking about Camo.
When I did my Diploma, I read up on research into conspicuancy for a lecture I had to do.
I found one paper (but can't for the life of me find it now) that has found that the 'urban' (blue/grey/white) camouflage actually stands out MORE when riding a motorbike compared to Hi Vis in daylight.
It's something to do with being so different to other things around it and catching the eye because it Is so disruptive.

I don't intend to try the theory out though!

Murt.

 

[ScottyUK]

There's some massive threads about hi-vis Vs a solid block (even if a black silhouette) on Visordown and TheRevCounter forums.

There's such many reports brought up in them that hi-vis doesn't work. There's also the claim that those wearing hi-vis are effectively training car drivers minds to look for the hi-vis (even though the human brain often can't see it) and therefore they then miss bikers without it - despite being a solid block of colour/black.

It's a massive debate and I wish you luck if you roll your sleeves up and get involved with on of those threads!

 

[Murt]

There's some massive threads about hi-vis Vs a solid block (even if a black silhouette) on Visordown and TheRevCounter forums.

There's such many reports brought up in them that hi-vis doesn't work. There's also the claim that those wearing hi-vis are effectively training car drivers minds to look for the hi-vis (even though the human brain often can't see it) and therefore they then miss bikers without it - despite being a solid block of colour/black.

It's a massive debate and I wish you luck if you roll your sleeves up and get involved with on of those threads!

Oh no!
I will leave it to the ex spurts.

I'm not going to argue with anyone this year, just disagree slightly quite often!.

Murt.

 

[Gary Bartley]

Talking about Camo.
When I did my Diploma, I read up on research into conspicuancy for a lecture I had to do.
I found one paper (but can't for the life of me find it now) that has found that the 'urban' (blue/grey/white) camouflage actually stands out MORE when riding a motorbike compared to Hi Vis in daylight.
It's something to do with being so different to other things around it and catching the eye because it Is so disruptive.

I don't intend to try the theory out though!

Murt.

Glad I have my camo jacket so @tu*

 

[radicalrabit]

visually antagonistic

Camo fits the bill because it looks so out of place
but not more so than a pink and grey Osterich Outfit