Commando Paint Colours

htown16 · Nov 27, 2009

Has anyone got an equivalent modern code for Canary Yellow. I've found a painter for my 72 rebop.

Baldrick · Feb 26, 2010

I have worked out how to use Photobucket and here are some pictures;

Take one perfectly good 73 850 Roadster

Buy some bits from RGM and Ebay

Then swap the bits over...

No longer do I have to calculate how much gas I have got and will I make it to the gas station....JUST FANG IT!

medomuffn · Feb 26, 2010

htown16 said:
Has anyone got an equivalent modern code for Canary Yellow. I've found a painter for my 72 rebop.

This color is called Holland yellow, it works for me .....$2.99 a spray can...lol

Baldrick · Mar 3, 2010

Morphing The Roadster

Hey everybody in Cyberland,

Here is some pictures of my Roadster after I have morphed it into an Interstate.

Cheers
Balders

splatt · Mar 5, 2010

I have just done the same conversion this summer to, back country fuel stations are getting very scarce. How do you find the standard seat, after an hour my inner thighs felt like they were going to explode, found a new Hyde seat much better.Now can ride for hours no gas stops no pain.
Both versions of your bike look smart.
Did you make the tennis raquet holder on your grabrail your self.

Baldrick · Mar 5, 2010

Howdy Splatt,
Thanks for the compliment.

The new seat is much better than the Roadster seat and two up we can usually do abot 100-120 miles between stops for beer/coffee.
The little grab strap is a pain and I think it will get the snip!

I got the grabrail/luggage rack made at a local stainless steel company and it only cost 30 bottles of Heineken.

It is another 27 degree day here in NZ and we are of for a ride down the coast.

Cheers

acadian · Mar 5, 2010

Hello everyone, new member posting alert. Interesting discussion, especially like the orange colour schemes as evidenced by my bike:

swooshdave · Mar 5, 2010

acadian said:
Hello everyone, new member posting alert. Interesting discussion, especially like the orange colour schemes as evidenced by my bike:

Feel free to post a new thread telling us more about the bike. Especially the seat/tank combination.

DogT · Mar 6, 2010

acadian,

What paint did you use on your barrels? I want to do my 69 in Al or whatever matches the original. Did you take the chrome off the mudguards or are they new painted guards?

Dave
69S

acadian · Mar 6, 2010

DogT said:
acadian,

What paint did you use on your barrels? I want to do my 69 in Al or whatever matches the original. Did you take the chrome off the mudguards or are they new painted guards?

Dave
69S

It's basic tremclad Aluminum coloured paint on the barrels. The mudguards are the originals, de-chromed, blasted and painted. An interesting note, all the decal work is airbrushed, not stick on. I'll take a detail shot and post, I'm glad the paint shop talked me into it although the stencil took forever to make to my custom sizing.

DogT · Mar 6, 2010

Looks like tremclad is the CA version of US Rustoleum. I was going to try the VHT, but they have 2 AL colors and I need to see them. I like the idea of the painted mudguards, I could do that much more reasonable than chroming them again, but then I am using Fireflake Blue, but it might not matter. Yes the stencils are a better option than the decals, but I am again looking for a 3 colour scheme, with the black Norton and the gold outline on the tank. That is pretty difficult in a stencil. And then a F/G tank. So there you go.

The orange colour is very nice too, I like it.

Dave
69S

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