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'83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
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Pterosaur
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PostPosted: August 4, 2009, 6:49 am    Post subject: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Greetings,

Just completed a project some here may find interesting. Took a friend's 83 Heritage, cleaned it up (massively!) and swiped the old Kenny Roberts color scheme for her new paint job:

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...and for a new twist, the paint glows in the dark...



And as a bonus effect (totally unexpected), under strong mercury lights, the paint job shifts color to an electric creme yellow:



Just started playing around with this paint idea. It'll be interesting to see what's possible to do with it.
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PostPosted: August 4, 2009, 8:34 am    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Looks great! Are the stripes painted or stickers?
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PostPosted: August 4, 2009, 9:09 am    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
FuriousD wrote:
Looks great! Are the stripes painted or stickers?

Thanks...

Nope, no decals - the entire job is paint.
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PostPosted: August 4, 2009, 9:30 am    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Real nice..............love the paint!
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PostPosted: August 4, 2009, 11:17 am    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
I think it rocks!
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PostPosted: August 6, 2009, 2:34 pm    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Is that the proper Kenny colour?
Redish Brownish Yellow I think it was called?

Did you paint it the way the paint tag says, brown primer or whatever it was?

Looks fantastic anyway, well done!
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PostPosted: August 6, 2009, 5:00 pm    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
I've got only one thing to say about that tank, AWESOME!
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PostPosted: August 6, 2009, 7:25 pm    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Now that's a Special Special! Beautifull!
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PostPosted: August 6, 2009, 7:29 pm    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
next time I re-paint mine...... if I go for the Grand National paint job it'll be Black&Orange...... funny looking Yamaha.....

Past Grand National Champions

Scott PARKER (Harley-Davidson) 9 times
Chris CARR (Harley-Davidson) 7 times
Carroll RESWEBER (Harley-Davidson) 4 times
Jay SPRINGSTEEN (Harley-Davidson) 3 times
Bart MARKEL (Harley-Davidson) 3 times
Joe LEONARD (Harley-Davidson) 3 times
Kenny ROBERTS (Yamaha) 2 times
Gary NIXON (Triumph) 2 times

Kenny Roberts every bit as good as Gary Nixon
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PostPosted: August 9, 2009, 5:55 pm    Post subject: Re: '83 Heritage Special - with a new twist
Nice, the glow in the dark paint oughta get some second glances lol.
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