tips on my tank paint scheme idea?

[djomlas]

so yeah, my bike is a dark model.
i just go a red tank.
i will take those silver ducati decals off.
so....
plain red tank...what to do?

some gold letters?  stripe down the middle maybe?  or the side bulges in gold?
anything else?
anyone maybe have pics of something?
maybe those eagles or something of that nature...

anyone?

this is what the bike looks now, just the tail light is black now

[mmakay]

Looks damn fine just like it is.     I don't think I'd put a red tank on it.

[djomlas]

red tank= no dent 
black tank=dent 

so decal is cheaper than whole repaint and fixing the tank...
its for sale btw, as i dont wanna mess with fixing anything, and i think it can even be pulled out...

[Munch]

Powdercoat the headlamp tabs and passenger rearsets black, and call it good!

[djomlas]

yeah i will be doing that this winter.
im just stuck on what i want to do to the red tank once its on the bike.

here is a quick photoshop...just an idea, any suggestions?  the black tank will be off in a few days, so dont say leave it black haha

[cbartlett419]

that's pretty sharp, but I gotta be honest, the dark tank is sexy especially w/ all of the subtle accents you've applied to the rest of the bike. I think either one would look great

[minnesotamonster]

I know you said don't say it, but.....I'd keep the dark tank and maybe put the gold ducati decal on that.

[djomlas]

hahaha
well it is a dark model, so dark looks good, but that tank is dented and i am not fixing it, pulling the dent, or repainting it or doing anything to it, its for sale.

on the other hand, the red tank is going on ther in a few days, and well...i have till riding season starts to figure something out.

does anyone know if there are any decals that fill up the buldge on the sides? i hope that makes sense..

btw, the frame will get powdercoated red as well (if i get balls to take it awart)

[Latinbalar]

Paint the red tank black and have the gold lettering done. I think thats what every one is trying to say.

[DesmoDiva]

btw, the frame will get powdercoated red as well (if i get balls to take it awart)

Why would you want to do that??   

The dark frame is the best looking one out there.

I agree with the others do a black/dark tank with gold decals.   

[mmakay]

Well, if the red tank is a done deal, I'd concentrate on adding some red details to replace the gold ones.  It will help tie things together.  Red rim stripes would be a good start.

[DCXCV]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say the red tank with the gold decal is cool (though I like the dark, too) but the red is more bold.  Might be cool to add chrome-like gold in the knee depression on the tank if that makes sense.

[djomlas]

thx for the impot guys...
i dont want to do any paint work on it, just decals...if i was gonna paint it i wuld have fixed the other one and did that, so red stays.
i was just trying to see what else i can do to red tank on this bike that will help cordinate this better...thats all

i am not repainting the red tank to black and im not keeping the black tank that is on there because there is a dent on there and i dont want to fix that or mess with that at all...


so here we are, cliffnotes version...monster dark with plain no decal red tank....now what? 

[minnesotamonster]

Maybe a red seat cowl would help accent the red tank and make the red look not so out of place.

[Buckethead]

Red rim stripes and get your shock spring painted/powdercoated to match.