New Old Colours Retro

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New Old Colours Retro

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Well after many a hard days and nights i have got my beloved Kr1s race bike ready for some more action.
I was looking through the forums and found and photo of a kr1s where one of the members had changed the colours i think on a pc or something.
I used to have a 1990 Kawasaki AR125 in old skool red & black which i loved when i was a teenager.
So i thought i would put paint to panels and here it is.
Before and after.. Oh and i painted it all with rattle cans, my 1st time spraying :D

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Oops ! Then i crashed it twice last year..

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Now the new old skool retro colours..

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Like it! =D> =D>
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I like that, are they rgv forks
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Looks really good, I used to love the AR, great bikes they are.. :)
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Cracking job Andy
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welldone, but you realise it'll be slower now :?: :-k :mrgreen:
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Thanks guys, yes ive got rgv front end so the bike has matching wheels now :)
The forks have damping adjusters on top so im not sure if there early rgv sp forks and ive fitted bitubo heavy spring with 15 sae fork oil.
I have also fitted a zx6r 2001 front brake master cylinder (awesome) cheaper alternative to brembo :)
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andy b wrote: I used to have a 1990 Kawasaki AR125 in old skool red & black which i loved when i was a teenager.

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Was your AR like this one Andy ?
I like AR's meeeeeeeeeeeeee
Your colour scheme looks brilliant - it's the missing C2 model that should have been. Hey maybe we should start a rumour... It's the concept model and they only built 10 for UK only.. Ho ho ho

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8) 8) 8)
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Brilliant ! thats exactly the same as mine but i had a micron exhaust fitted :)
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I seem to remember the AR125 used to corner very well for the skinny tyres it had.. I had one as a courtesy bike once for a couple of weeks.. :)
I like the concept bike idea lol..
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The race bike looks great, and the AR looks like a wee GPZ.
"Turned out nice again"
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B.I.N.G.O
I'm feeling all Top Gun now..
Andy your bike looks the best of the lot :D
If it takes more than 2strokes then your just playing at it..
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Post by andy b »

Wow ! thanks for all your positive comments guys and she rides as fast as she looks, probably even faster with a better racer on it :)
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You should be well pleased Andy,it looks absoulutly stoutin!
RESULT! =D>
I used to be so care less,as if i could'nt careless.
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Post by scooble »

lovely job - very striking
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