MZ/MuZ Riders

I've been inspired by the new Triumph Tiger--in arctic white, or whatever they're calling it. So, I've never used Photoshop before, which is going to be evident in this picture (if anybody knows how to tell photoshop to replace all things colored "X" with color "Y", my experiment could be much better). I tried to take a shot of my red Baggy and turn in white, to see if I like the preliminary. I wasn't able to get a lot of little bits of red to convert to white, so the front fairing looks like hell. Otherwise, I think I like this potential enough to possible get my spare set of plastics painted some form of Arctic White:

REVISED: Thanks to Rob for sending this pic he nabbed somewhere (?) of a this race-prepped White MZ--(deleting my lame Photoshop job for his pic, disregard comments above):

I've seen pictures of a white one and didn't like it too much.

Mmmmm... Me likey.

However, I will say that the problem with white bikes is that it doesn't really look that good if you've got a lot of chrome on the bike (i.e., chrome wheels). So, if you're going to paint the bodywork white, you have to powdercoat your rims black (or if you want to go 1980s Honda Hurricane, powdercoat them white).

So, paint the bodywork white, powdercoat the exhaust can and fork stanchion tubes white, and powdercoat the rims and swingarm gloss black, and it will look SCHWEEEEEEEEET.

Seriously, though, my BP has too many shiny bits. I like the look of my polished stainless Holeshot can w/the gloss black paint, but I'm seriously thinking of throwing the D/S wheels on for a while and have my SM wheels powdercoated black. I've seen a couple of Baggies w/black wheels, and they look awesome.

MSW wrote: I've seen a couple of Baggies w/black wheels, and they look awesome.

I just saw a BP on bikepics.com (under the "1999" model year) with black rims and spokes and it does look just angry (in a good way!)...great point about the shiny bits, but I still think the new tiger looks fantastic in white, and it does have a fair amount of shiny bits, as do some of the Honda CR's that came in white for a few years there... I'm still undecided on it...maybe I'm just jonesin' for a new Tiger and this is my quick fix!?

Hey great to see the post!
I wish I knew more about this one and had more angles of view...
The front fender isn't what I'd go for and the head light portion as well, just too generic.
The rest, I like!
OMC

Yeah, front fender's gotta go. Makes it look like a 125 with a fender fitted to it that came from a bigger bike. Other than that, I think white might be the ticket, and I think it'd look OK with standard spokes...

See?!?!? White wheels!!!

I think I've just talked myself into leaving the D/S wheels on the Baggy this winter and having the SM rims powdercoated black. Or maybe orange like the new Euro Baggy. Hmmmm......

I knew those white wheels would give you wood...did you check out the black rims on bikepics? This guy went nuts and blacked-out the entire bike!:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/409625/


soooo sinister looking...

Well, you have to have SOME bling on your bike. I've never been a fan of paint on exhaust cannisters or wire spokes. It's one thing to color up the fork stanchions or swingarm (although not that big a fan of the latter, either), but that painted exhaust can looks positively German military (no offense to our German friends on the board).

If everything's flat black, people start accusing you of having a rat bike.

Who knows, though. Maybe this guy is a commando who has to travel stealthily in the dark.

BTW, how's this for a Baggy paint scheme: http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1136741/. I think I like it!