Topic: 1972 cb450 fake tiger fur gas tank

[historicjake]

The seller has it right, it would make your friends laugh.  Aside from that, two tanks for $25 sounds like a good deal to me. 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mcy/85448334.html

[Chris Liston]

Thats funny. 

I can top that though although I don't have pics.  There is some moron in my town on a rocket who has the entire bike white tiger striped out and matching pants too.  Looks like a complete @ss.

[needswork]

hehe,
That's funny stuff.

[pmpski_1]

Is it furry white tiger striped or just painted?

Man, for 25 bucks I would totally get that stuff and ride around with it. Hell, I'm thinking about doing something lilke that anyway. Maybe fake croc skin? It would be cool if it was croc skin the same color as these smileys

[Chris Liston]

Oh, its totally furry white tiger stiped.  No paint there at all.  Looks really bad and especially when moron is riding it.

[jaannaktin]

  I think it needs a fur coated helmet with ears, and one of those old Exxon tiger tail freebies you used to get with a fill up. I agree, though, that 25 bucks is not a bad asking price for two tanks!

Jaan

[pmpski_1]

I think I saw some Japanese ad for helmet covers with furry ears. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[6pkrunner]

A few of the local kids here with high end sport bikes have them covered in a velor like material in screaming colors. There's a purple, lime green, loud orange. The job is done professionally - in that the stuff has zero wrinkles anywhere and conforms over the bodywork like it was almost sprayed on. But the larger question is why?

[Chris Liston]

To be like Mike so to say.  If you see the trick video's of the guys on sport bikes they always have stuff like that done. 

[polishbeer]

Actually, I reposted that link in my website because it is devoted to the CB450K/CL/CB500 models.  I think that's a great deal for a pair of tanks and panels, not to mention the comic factor.

J AkA p