Still on the shopping list is a Brembo brake reservoir and a BMC Carbon Air filter. But these might have to be a Christmas present to myself, and for now they must wait.
Over the past 2 weeks, I took off all the Shark/aircraft stickers and decided to do something totally different.
It needed to be bright, eye catching, fun, something that would bring a smile to all but the oldest of old guard racers. I had an idea, but needed to get it done in a short space of time and needed to get it done with minimal cash outlay. I needed lots of colours, but not a lot of each so buying a roll of each colour vinyl was out of the question. A local sign writing company very kindly let me pick though a mountain of off cuts and by the end of my lunch break I had meters and meters of brightly coloured vinyl for free.
Next I was able to procure the loan of a vinyl cutter, which I unfortunately could not get to work with my PC but with the aid of WTF Graphic an Design I was able to get all the basic shapes cut out in the matter of a few hours...
Now began the long task of applying all the stickers, initially I had expected to consume about 200 individual sticker components... in the end after 2 and a bit evenings in a freezing cold shed I had applied 345 individual stickers to my ZX10R...
The end result was exactly what I was going for, visually striking, instantly recognizable, fun, colourful and it really did bring a smile to everyone's face who saw it... now for those who weren't at Round 5 last Sunday... I present... *drumroll*... Pacman... THE BIKE!!!
Some action shots from the weekend...
flashpixx.net | Round 5 25 Sept 2011 | ABC_6801
Circlework Sports Media - Automotive & Sports Photography > Motorsport - Bikes > 25th September 2011 - MCRCWA Rd 5
Circlework Sports Media - Automotive & Sports Photography > Motorsport - Bikes > 25th September 2011 - MCRCWA Rd 5
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