Topic: Green Bike Pics

[bunghole]

Anyone painted their bike a green (dark green)?  I would love to see pics.  I'm thinking of using Rustoleum Hunter Green:

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=24

[kach_me]

Funny... I ran across this on craigslist yesterday...

Have a look!  http://quadcities.craigslist.org/mcy/905820399.html

[Really?]

I thought it was Rustoleum Professional that was supposed to be used.  That does not look like the professional version.

[Really?]

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=95

[Jakoba]

Here's my Emereld Green 78 750K. It was painted by the previous owner and I layed the stripes after I bought it.

I had to buy another tank, this one is weeping from the hanger that mounts to the frame near the seat so I'm in the process of painting it Acura Redondo Ruby Red (Metallic) and Acura Grand Prix White(Metallic)

Cheers

[alltherightpills]

Here are a couple:

[Triffecpa]

Not a SOHC Honda.  '97 Suzuki Bandit 1200 with some mods.

This wasn't the original color that I painted the bike (mine was more of a candy apple green) but I recently sold it to a friend who wanted it "Univ of Oregon" green.  I think that the original color looked better.

Tracy

[bunghole]

I tried the Rustoleum Professional Hunter Green, but it is too bright of a green.  I want a darker green.

I'm planning on using the Spraymax clear over it, so it shouldn't matter what Rustoleum I use, right?  Or am I missing something.

I like the color on the first bike posted by alltherightpills.

[Ecosse]

I clicked on here expecting electric, bio-fuel, or Al Gore's hot air powered motorcycles.

[Really?]

I have no idea, I was just going by the threads I have read here.  I have bought some but have not used it yet.

[paulages]

i thought maybe you were talking about biodiesel or a wheatgrass powered pedal bicycle. cool.

[rhos1355]

Guy, Guys, Guys, GREEN? Puleaase not green.
It brings bad luck!
Didn't you ever hear you're not allowed to wear green when crewing a ship??
Mate of mine lost his wife to a colleague with a green car.
Statistics say that for the percentage of green vehicles out there, a rather large portion of them have accidents.




And if you believe that one, you'll believe anything

[DollarBill]

Guy, Guys, Guys, GREEN? Puleaase not green.
It brings bad luck!

Yes but green M&Ms are supposed to make chics horny....so a green hot rod bike? 

This one is making me rethink doing my project in black and gold.  Green and gold is pretty sweet looking...

[speedy gonzalais]

heres mine

[greenjeans]

Nice ones......   Hey Pills, would you happen to have any additional info on the top 750 ?   Anybody recognize what kind of mufflers are on that ?    Great looking/different bike.

[alltherightpills]

Not unless you can read Japanese...

http://www.gravel-crew.com/custom/37.html

[jamesb]

here is a pic of my cb550 as far as the comment about the green m&m's go it really doesn't do much for my wife. but other chicks seem to dig it ?.

[Ecosse]

Guy, Guys, Guys, GREEN? Puleaase not green.
It brings bad luck!

Yes but green M&Ms are supposed to make chics horny....so a green hot rod bike? 

This one is making me rethink doing my project in black and gold.  Green and gold is pretty sweet looking...

Love that Norton.

I remember hearing green was bad luck as a kid; only then the guys were referring to cars. I guess that's why England did so poorly during the 60's in GP racing... no, wait! 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_racing_green

[Geeto67]

althouhg pro grade is recommended you can use either Rustoleum paints as the real work in making it shine is the sanding and polishing. Both paints are largely fuel resistant and there is little difference between them. Rustoleum has a "dark hunter green" which I used for a fence not long ago - it is a little better than standard hunter green but really you want charleston green.

It all depends on how you are applying, if you are using the pints and a roller then you can tint the paint to your liking, get some painters measuring cups and go to town. If you are using spray cans you are kinda locked into the color in the can.

[grumpy]

[bunghole]

I like the looks of that...

Would you guess that it is closer to the "Dark Hunter Green" or the "Charleston Green" on this page:

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=24

[Really?]

That whole bike looks good.

[Geeto67]

I like the looks of that...

Would you guess that it is closer to the "Dark Hunter Green" or the "Charleston Green" on this page:

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=24

hard to tell with photos but if I had to guess I would say Dark Hunter Green, Charleston Green looks darker. We are talking cheap spray cans here, you could buy a can of each and spray them on a test piece and see which you like more.

[bunghole]

I like the looks of that...

Would you guess that it is closer to the "Dark Hunter Green" or the "Charleston Green" on this page:

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=24

hard to tell with photos but if I had to guess I would say Dark Hunter Green, Charleston Green looks darker. We are talking cheap spray cans here, you could buy a can of each and spray them on a test piece and see which you like more.

I've already tried the Dark Hunter and I'm having a hard time finding the Charleston to compare to it.  I think either will look nice, but with all the work involved, I want to have the color that is in my mind's eye.

Thanks for all the help!

[Operator]

On the note of bad luck colors, I was told by a former racer that it was specifically British Racing Green that should be avoided due to the fact that in the 60's, one of the Brit teams, Norton, I believe had a rash of fatal accidents on the UK circuit the year that their team adopted this color for all of their team bikes. Since then the color has been used individually but never as a team color.

That is my decade old watered down version of the story......but you know how it goes. As stories are retold so are the facts. 

Operator