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Offline 78whiteorbs

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Can somebody with a cb500 get me a quick measurement
« on: March 02, 2017, 06:09:17 PM »
If someone with a cb500 ccould measure the tank decals for me thatd be the bees knees. I am printing some out for the new to me 73 cb500 I just bought and I need the sizes from the stripe that aeperates the black from the color portion.
Need an overall and each stripe measurement.Not the length or countour or andthing just the width of the stripes.

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Re: Can somebody with a cb500 get me a quick measurement
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2017, 06:37:12 PM »
Here you are - K1 factory stripes measurements (ignore my dodgy pen work on the paper, I measured the actual stripes)
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Re: Can somebody with a cb500 get me a quick measurement
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2017, 07:23:29 PM »
Hey orbs.....I'd be interested in a set too
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Re: Can somebody with a cb500 get me a quick measurement
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2017, 07:54:05 PM »
Thanks John! Exactly what I needed. Ive done the 550 and 750 sets before with the black included in the vinyl so you didnt have to repaint the black and the finished product next to an original tank was a perfect match.

I was thinking about doing the same with the 500 but as there is no gold in the striping I will probably just do the stripes alone so youd have to still mask and paint the black.
I really dont see how reproduction decals gets off charging what they do a set for these when its essentiall 3ft of vinyl pinstriping. Supply and demand I guess but jeez....

Be happy to help you out stev-o. Pm me your address and after I get the vectors in and print them out I will zing you a set.
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