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balladof32

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Skyway Color Advice
« on: August 11, 2010, 10:34 AM »
Im looking to start an '85 Skyway Streetbeat build , does anyone know the exact green to buy please ?  :D

Thanks in advance :)

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2010, 10:42 AM »
green for what?  do you mean the colour for the frame?  or colour for parts?

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2010, 11:00 AM »
Im looking to start an '85 Skyway Streetbeat build , does anyone know the exact green to buy please ?  :D

Thanks in advance :)

Do you have your frame and fork already as I might be breaking my NOS before build Streetbeat in green


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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2010, 01:48 PM »
ref the frame n forks color, i already have a raw f&f but might take some bits if you split  :)

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2010, 02:06 PM »
ref the frame n forks color, i already have a raw f&f but might take some bits if you split  :)

I think SuperBikeDan has done some in Green I would just send it to him.  I am sure Pickle had his done by SBD  :daumenhoch:






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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2010, 02:25 PM »
Yep, my one was done by Superbikedan on here....he is the powdercoat master!!  :4_17_5:

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2010, 09:42 PM »
Never like the shade of Green on the StreetBeats so changed mine from Green .........




to White........ :smitten:


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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2010, 10:35 PM »
Look nice in any colour but the white and blue looks Swweeeeeet :daumenhoch:

I am liking all the Streetbeats on here some great colour combos :4_17_5:

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2010, 08:21 AM »
yeah they sure do!  changed mine to Tuffs instead of Z's.....i guess you just gotta have Tuffs on a beat!



excuse the crappy phone picture  :-[
« Last Edit: August 12, 2010, 06:08 PM by pickle »

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2010, 02:48 PM »
I prefer it with Tuff's Rob it gives a lot better colour balance.  Are you riding it in London :smitten:

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2010, 06:03 PM »
sure am mate, what are you riding....the Haro?

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2010, 08:22 PM »
Yes mate it will have it's maiden outing there.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2010, 08:33 PM »
yeah they sure do!  changed mine to Tuffs instead of Z's.....i guess you just gotta have Tuffs on a beat!



excuse the crappy phone picture  :-[

agreed, didnt think blue and green would work when i heard about it but it does & really well mate. really like that  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Skyway Color Advice
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2010, 05:42 PM »
If the Green Streetbeat is the same shade as the green GT Performer the RAL code looks to be RAL 6018 .  Can anyone confirm how close the 2 mentioned bike shades actually are? , from pics they certainly look v close. :)

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