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Title: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: Denis on May 25, 2020, 01:00:02 PM

When the 1000 Lemans was new, many owners peeled off the day-glo orange stripes on the fairing. I never understood why because I liked them.
For years you could get new sets for the 850 Lemans III but not the 1000 Lemans.
So, when an NOS set popped up on eBay last year I figured it was a good time to work on recreating the stripes for my own bike, as well as Hunter's, whose Lemans is also missing the side cover strobe stripes.


(https://i.ibb.co/qxftFW8/NOS-decal-set.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qxftFW8)


I hated to open the package but it had to be done in order to scan them. Click on the pics to see the whole thing.


(https://i.ibb.co/SnVGGBF/Flourescent-fairing-stripes-smaller-canvas-150-dpi.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SnVGGBF)


Once scanned I used Photoshop to adjust the tone, color, contrast, etc so that the stripes would be more easily visible through the backing.


(https://i.ibb.co/SrnCVY6/Flourescent-fairing-stripes-color-adjustment-smaller-canvas-150-dpi.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SrnCVY6)


Then I placed that scan into Illustrator and traced the outlines until they were as close as I could get.


(https://i.ibb.co/jWBQncG/Flourescent-fairing-stripes-redrawn-from-scan-test-printing-good.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jWBQncG)


Then I printed them, cut them out and went down to the basement for test fitting on my white '85.


(https://i.ibb.co/pWnXZ14/Full-Size-Render-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pWnXZ14)

(https://i.ibb.co/9GYk9tX/Full-Size-Render-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9GYk9tX)

(https://i.ibb.co/XF6Nr3n/Full-Size-Render-front.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XF6Nr3n)


(https://i.ibb.co/prssdv4/Full-Size-Render-closeup.jpg) (https://ibb.co/prssdv4)



I'm as please as can be with how they turned out. Andy's new SE still has his stripes so now it's a matter of matching up the color and getting the stripes made.

(https://i.ibb.co/7QyTHBK/Full-Size-Render-SE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7QyTHBK)

Title: Re: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: Tom on May 25, 2020, 09:50:50 PM

 :thumb: :thumb:

Title: Re: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: Bazil on May 26, 2020, 01:03:06 AM

Nice work !

My Lemans came without Dayglo stripes and I left it that way. My Lario had them removed not long after I got it. Too lairy for me.

For the sidecover "strobe" or "gill" decals, you can go here : https://classictransfers.co.uk/ . They made some up for me a while back and they are now in their catalogue.

Bazil

Title: Re: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on May 26, 2020, 06:10:12 AM

Nice work, Denis.. attaboy.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: cliffrod on May 26, 2020, 07:06:38 AM

Very cool.  Those look great.

Title: Re: Recreating Day-Glo fairing stripes for a 1000 Lemans
Post by: Groover on May 26, 2020, 07:09:33 AM

Great Job, those look spot on  :thumb: