Author Topic: What Color To Paint The Holmes, opinions needed (Read 3417 times)

kcmobmx · « **on:** January 08, 2008, 10:25 PM »

I am unsatisfied with the paint job on my Holmes and have torn it down to have it repainted. I am also thinking about changing the color. I am going to run the same red parts. I have thought about yellow, black, red again, white, mabe even blue... who can tell me what colors could you get a Holmes in back in 90/91? does anyone out there have any decals for me?...

what it was:

I may do red again but would like some opinions. Yellow was originally my second choice...

Lazarou · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:29 PM »

That is NICE! I'd go for yellow. It's a common colour for S&Ms but it looks great to me with red parts. (Not keen on the tyres though).

harris · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:32 PM »

can you take a side shot, then run it in a photoshop and change the colour of the frame to see what looks good.
o and i do rather like it

kcmobmx · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:33 PM »

I am not really diggin the tires either. I am probably going to switch to some skinwalls. I have even thought about running some of the "natural" color tires...

SaMAlex · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:34 PM »

the main colours of the early Holmes were Yellow, Red, chrome, and then a little later, Green and Brown (and probably loads more that were done in odd paint runs). Yellow was what everyone wanted, but I like the red look too

RyanPartridge · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:37 PM »

That's one of the early Holmes' that I know came in yellow...

I say yellow.

Philbert · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:39 PM »

i always liked s&m's in sludge green! don't know whether that was around in 90/91 though. i'm an s&m newbie

RyanPartridge · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:39 PM »

kcmobmx · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:41 PM »

Quote from: RyanPartridge on January 08, 2008, 10:37 PM

That's one of the early Holmes' that I know came in yellow...

I say yellow.

the frame was originally red, about the same color as the re-paint. I really like the yellow

harris · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:43 PM »

if the colour yellow is what my dirtbike is ,i can get a ral code if you want.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:46 PM »

Ive just had my Mk2 Holmes painted Yellow. Its a little bit light really but its still fine and it looks great (gotta love SuperbikeDan). I think the Yellow that DSD used on his challenger is a bit orangy, but that also looks great too.

That picture of the Yellow Mk1 Makes me wanna use those Mk1 decals but I think I will use some later ones. They just look so good in that shot. Maybe I should get my chrome mk1 painted yellow .... ?

kcmobmx · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:46 PM »

Quote from: harris on January 08, 2008, 10:43 PM

if the colour yellow is what my dirtbike is ,i can get a ral code if you want.

I will be able to match it up pretty close based on the ones I have seen. thanks though.

ron burgundy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:52 PM »

Yellow with red parts

RyanPartridge · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:07 PM »

A few years back, a guy named BEN over on Vintage restored an old pre-92 Holmes in yellow. I remember it turned out real nice. He had stickers made and everything. I can't find any of the photos though. I know Moeller put it on the website too...

Miko · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:08 PM »

I agree. Yellow on a Mk1 Holmes is too perfect to pass on. I want one myself. One day...

kcmobmx · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:11 PM »

Quote from: RyanPartridge on January 08, 2008, 11:07 PM

A few years back, a guy named BEN over on Vintage restored an old pre-92 Holmes in yellow. I remember it turned out real nice. He had stickers made and everything. I can't find any of the photos though. I know Moeller put it on the website too...

I remember it too well. too bad he doesn't have any more of those decals. I could probably have some made off of the scans at your blog.

RyanPartridge · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:15 PM »

Quote from: kcmobmx on January 08, 2008, 11:11 PM

Quote from: RyanPartridge on January 08, 2008, 11:07 PM
A few years back, a guy named BEN over on Vintage restored an old pre-92 Holmes in yellow. I remember it turned out real nice. He had stickers made and everything. I can't find any of the photos though. I know Moeller put it on the website too...

I remember it too well. too bad he doesn't have any more of those decals. I could probably have some made off of the scans at your blog.

Bigtime. Those block letters rule!

I just PM'd BEN asking where we can find photos of his bike...

kcmobmx · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:22 PM »

I wonder if he has any of the scans he used for his decals...

kcmobmx · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2008, 11:27 PM »

I was unable to download pics from S&Ms website but pics of BENs Holmes can be seen under March 13 2006 at S&Ms website.

Miko · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2008, 02:36 AM »

Tits.

nic968 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 09, 2008, 04:05 PM »

Gotta be yellow......^^^^^^^^^^

RyanPartridge · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2008, 05:03 PM »

Here's your graphics!

rarman1 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 09, 2008, 07:04 PM »

was it DSD that had the s&m chrolmes....

i loved that bike,

the yellow is awsome too though

rarman1 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 09, 2008, 07:08 PM »

Damn it, i want an s&m now

dirtbike or holmes as i've seen one of each for sale ?

SaMAlex · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2008, 07:20 PM »

You dont really need to do much to get those mk1 Holmes decals. Its just a text font, not really "art work". You could even print it out from 'Word' if you had the font installed. The head tube and seat tube are a bit harder but you could just use a shield.

Author Topic: What Color To Paint The Holmes, opinions needed (Read 3417 times)

kcmobmx

Lazarou

kcmobmx

SaMAlex

RyanPartridge

RyanPartridge

kcmobmx

SaMAlex

kcmobmx

RyanPartridge

Miko

kcmobmx

RyanPartridge

kcmobmx

kcmobmx

Miko

nic968

RyanPartridge

rarman1

rarman1

SaMAlex