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SOHC.co.uk Forums => SOHC Singles & Twins => Topic started by: AshimotoK0 on August 11, 2024, 07:51:48 PM
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A couple of months back a guy on Facebook kindly sent me some pics of tank centre section dimensions of my 1980 CB250RSA project.
I am at the point of painting the section in dark blue but I am unsure of the exact positioning on the lower section of the tank. From the Facebook pics of the upper section, I am fairly sure that my masking is OK in the upper section but can anyone give me an indication of the widths A -> F on my annotated picture of the lower section.The dark blue tape roughly represents the white pinstripe decal I will be using. It's a case of "do it once, do it properly". The 'Nassau Blue' base-coat has gone on pretty well, so I don't want to cock it up on the dark blue centre section.
I am painting this bike myself as the low resale values of these gems simply doesn't warrant a 400 to 500 quid paint job. Piki, provided the thin whiter pinstripe itself in vinyl.
The guy on Facebook give me some more dimensions but they don't seem to correspond with my annotated image.
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This is a pic of a NOS Red tank but the dark blue centre section/white pinstripe is exactly the same as the Nassau Blue tank.
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Menno painted my tank Ash in the same colour as yours, maybe he has the dimensions you are after? Has Piki ever made the full tank stripe as a decal as he does for the rear ducktail decal?
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Menno painted my tank Ash in the same colour as yours, maybe he has the dimensions you are after? Has Piki ever made the full tank stripe as a decal as he does for the rear ducktail decal?
Dave ... I contacted both Piki and Menno...Piki referred me to Menno but Menno says he does it all by eye and experience. Bit stuck at the moment ..I need to find someone with an original tank I can take measurements from. Hey-ho I have lots of other projects I can concentrate on.