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Getting ready to embark on a six week, 10,000+ mile summer adventure and wanted to do something to protect the Rare Green and Cream paint kit that has been living on my TBA for the last 2 years. The solution? Paint it! I painted the original Red tank and fenders to mimic the 1959 Bonnevilles Tangerine and Pearl Grey paint. It's the first complete paint job I have ever done, and I did it in my garage. There's a photo in my gallery.What do you all think?

Looks pretty darn good!!

Soren

Nice paintjob Deuce!

Johann

Want to sell your Green/Cream tin?

Now that was exactly what I wanted to see. A while ago member Triumphant helped me with a photoshop thingie to see how that color combo would look on a TBA: The thread... and now I see it works just perfectly. Could you please take some more pics from different angles? I love it!

Love it, love it!!
A friend has the tangerine and white T100 and it looks a beaut - I imagine the America looks even better!

Thanks for the cudos guys! The Pearl Grey is a tough color to photograph. It is more a very light blue grey than white. It's pretty close in the pictures I posted.

Piper, I posted some more photos of the bike with the new paint, as well as a photo of an original 1959 T120 Bonneville.

Tom, Thanks but I'm not quite sure I want to sell the Green and Cream paintkit just yet.

Thanks for posting more pics. I'm drooling over the keyboard...

...i think i'm in:
a. love
b. lust
c. motorcycle envy
d. all of the above

mert

Ah I just missed it!! My reply was gonna be:

"Don't let Mert ANYWHERE near it or you'll never see it again!"

Looks awesome dude!

Paint job looks awesome! Always been a fan of tangerine.

That is wicked cool. Good work!

Ryan

I seriously raised my fist in frustration when I saw you already saw it. CURSES!

he he he...she's a sneaky one, that mert.

I LOOOVE that! Oh that is beautiful.

Same here.If triumph goes with that paint scheme I may have to trade in my speedy.That paint job is bad as hell!May have to learn how to paint my self when I'm ready for a change.If I do I'll have to install an exhaust fan for my garage.

How do I view it?

like this:

or visit photopost and look at his gallery

That colour is sweeeet!

My friend has the tangerine and white T100 and it looks beautiful.

OK, I'm gonna take the credit for getting him off his Honda and onto Triumphs and also for picking this colour for him.

Got that framed and up on the wall yet Shari?

under my pillow waiting for the damn toothfairy to find it

No one told you that the Tooth Fairy doesn't exist yet...?

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No one told you that the Tooth Fairy doesn't exist yet...?

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hey...that's like saying Shawn doesn't exist

I know Shawn does....He's looking at me right now!!

OK, now you guys are scaring me!

Little story which is straight up!
A guy I draw for went to give someone a quote for the work on their house.
It was a woman who lived on her own and every so often, my mate heard her talking to someone but could only hear half of the conversation - he thought telephone conversation.
He left her with the info and price and she said she would have to talk it over with Stuart.
He sussed, there was a toy model of Stuart Little (off the film) sitting on one of the chairs in the dining room where she was talking to herself ...
There's no way I'm surveying that on my own if he sells it

stuart must have been a gift from the toothfairy...and i am not gonna let you guys yank me into hijacking this thread...