Buckley's first crack at bike graphics

A while ago I mentioned to Kim at K-Rae Graphics that I'd like to take a shot at designing a set of MX graphics, her first response was, "Do you even know how to use Illustrator?" but then she said give it a shot and sent me the template for her CR125.

First came a Photoshop comp that I showed to the Buckley Bros (my kids) and got a double "That's sick" response from them.


Now it was time to transfer the PHotoshop design into Illustrator and to tweak the elements to fit into the templates.


Here's the finished product that we shot outside the K-Rae Graphics factory.


I was going for a skater/snowboarder look


Here's an angle I like


This shot show's how I re-shaped the number plate to incorporate some of the airbox


Looks kinda cool with the leaves falling around it


A close up of the swing arm graphic with the new Buckley and K-Rae Graphics logos.


run skate ride repeat


I need a better autograph


The front plate, if I had to redo it I'd make the outlines a little thinner


Another side plate shot, she crashed it before the shoot and put some tiny scratches on day old graphics.


The back fender, I like the 9 on it.


Fork guards with a plug for the k-rae site


Yeah, I still have friends in Japan.