New David Bailey model AF

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bonseff 11/25/2015 8:20am
11/25/2015 8:20am
what up with the yoshi sticker?
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Big E 11/25/2015 11:18am
11/25/2015 11:18am
That bike looks absolutely amazing! Kudos to all!
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hellion 11/25/2015 4:01pm
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That bike is amazing, but while the graphics come close, they don't do it for me. First, the wings are too big. And two, the blue is too light on the number plate backgrounds and the shape of the backgrounds themselves needs adjusting. Nitpicking, I know, but the bike is so amazing that I think it needs the details to be right. Similar to the 550 above, when it first was shown the silencer was angled wrong. Now, that bike looks awesome.
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Falcon 11/25/2015 4:15pm
11/25/2015 4:15pm Edited Date/Time 11/25/2015 4:16pm
Holy shit AJ, that bike is nice.

If I were to offer a nitpick myself, it would be that the Showa stickers should go on the fork sliders, in the same location they were on Bailey's bike (replace the Dunlop stickers, which would have existed on the rear fender only.)

I get the feeling that you did not intend for this bike to be 100% historically accurate or you'd have build an actual CR500 from the ground up instead, so I'll give you some slack for the very minor inconsistencies. That thing is truly awesome.

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smezmx 11/25/2015 11:40pm
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Would love to see this bike with a set of massive right side up forks on it.and some gold rims! Cheerful
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AJ 11/27/2015 9:50am
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olds cool wrote:
Other than the blue on the number backgrounds being a tad too light for my taste, that is a thing of beauty. I have been going...
Other than the blue on the number backgrounds being a tad too light for my taste, that is a thing of beauty. I have been going back and forth on whether or not to powder coat the frame red and paint my engine black on my CR500 conversion but I think this has made my mind up for me. What is the proper name for this shade of red powder coat?
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Its Red baron red.
I'll try and get the powder manf. And code.
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olds cool 11/27/2015 12:06pm
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olds cool wrote:
Other than the blue on the number backgrounds being a tad too light for my taste, that is a thing of beauty. I have been going...
Other than the blue on the number backgrounds being a tad too light for my taste, that is a thing of beauty. I have been going back and forth on whether or not to powder coat the frame red and paint my engine black on my CR500 conversion but I think this has made my mind up for me. What is the proper name for this shade of red powder coat?
AJ wrote:
Thanks

Its Red baron red.
I'll try and get the powder manf. And code.
Awesome! Thanks so much! You 'da man!
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BobbyM 11/27/2015 11:18pm
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AJ wrote:
The original - [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/85%20bailey%201_zpsoqtegzl4.png[/img] Service Honda David Bailey Replica [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/2015%20David%20Bailey%20Replica%20CR500AF%20Service%20Honda/edit14_zpsjaiwmwzo.jpg[/img] [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/2015%20David%20Bailey%20Replica%20CR500AF%20Service%20Honda/edit12_zpsixa4nk1j.jpg[/img] [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/2015%20David%20Bailey%20Replica%20CR500AF%20Service%20Honda/edit6_zps6gdh3hjm.jpg[/img] [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/2015%20David%20Bailey%20Replica%20CR500AF%20Service%20Honda/edit10_zpsn3dl4ypk.jpg[/img] [img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/aj277/2015%20David%20Bailey%20Replica%20CR500AF%20Service%20Honda/edit8_zpsjvamchwu.jpg[/img] Would like to Thank both Throttle Jockey, and Decal Works, for helping...
The original -



Service Honda David Bailey Replica







Would like to Thank both Throttle Jockey, and Decal Works, for helping out making this AF bike possible.
That is fucking tits. Job well done.
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OW38B 11/28/2015 8:42am
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Outstanding!

I would expect no less from AJ and the crew.
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hvaughn88 11/28/2015 9:16am
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I swear, some of you guys could be handed a briefcase filled with a million dollars and y'all would bitch about the briefcase Tongue
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jock 11/28/2015 1:02pm
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Another masterpiece AJ Cool
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MaxPower 11/28/2015 5:40pm
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I don't get it???? There are 125/250 2 strokes being sold which are engineered and developed, why pay extra $$ to wedge an modified engine into...
I don't get it???? There are 125/250 2 strokes being sold which are engineered and developed, why pay extra $$ to wedge an modified engine into a modified frame just to stay the same color?

I'm not sure who is capable of racing a 500 2T other than a hillclimb or desert pro?
Not everything is for you my narcissistic friend . Other people can like what they like too.
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Fraser 12/2/2015 5:42am
12/2/2015 5:42am Edited Date/Time 12/2/2015 5:47am
reposted below
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Fraser 12/2/2015 5:46am
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I posted a cpl of pics from the Dave Thorpe RC replica look that I'm working on for my crf450. As with the Service Honda above it really should have blue fork gaiters, but obviously they just won't work on USD forks apart from for show. Once moving the lower fork guards would destroy them in a single lap. So I came up with this to get the same feel, not sure how well it will work but its worth a go.-





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smezmx 12/2/2015 6:12am
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Those may look better with the forks (or lower two thirds of the forks) hard anodised in blue maybe? Then the stickers over the top.just a thought.



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olds cool 12/2/2015 6:21am
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Okay, what is that? Looks good on the bike. We need a pic of the whole bike to form a better opinion though. Wink
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hellion 12/2/2015 7:04am
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Fraser wrote:
I posted a cpl of pics from the Dave Thorpe RC replica look that I'm working on for my crf450. As with the Service Honda above...
I posted a cpl of pics from the Dave Thorpe RC replica look that I'm working on for my crf450. As with the Service Honda above it really should have blue fork gaiters, but obviously they just won't work on USD forks apart from for show. Once moving the lower fork guards would destroy them in a single lap. So I came up with this to get the same feel, not sure how well it will work but its worth a go.-





I think you'd have something there if you went to a flat finish and extended them down another couple of inches.
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Fraser 12/2/2015 7:09am
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Yeah its hard to stick over that last lower bit as the fork diameter increases in 2 steps. I've stuck them over my c/f fork guards which is why they're zip-tied on

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murph783 12/2/2015 11:07am
12/2/2015 11:07am
Can we see a closeup shot of that motor? Love the looks of this thing, but the finish on that paint looks odd to me. Maybe its just the pictures but it almost looks rhino lined lol
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Holigan 12/2/2015 12:55pm
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Love it
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Skerby 12/3/2015 11:11am
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smezmx wrote:
Those may look better with the forks (or lower two thirds of the forks) hard anodised in blue maybe? Then the stickers over the top.just a...
Those may look better with the forks (or lower two thirds of the forks) hard anodised in blue maybe? Then the stickers over the top.just a thought.



Green frame looks awesome! Ive never seen that on an alu. framed kawi, nice work man.
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Fraser 12/4/2015 3:32am
12/4/2015 3:32am
Here's my RC500 inspired graphics on the bike now, but Thorpe rather than Bailey-











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Fraser 12/4/2015 3:35am
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And my inspiration Smile

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