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by Monsterbishi
Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

spook wrote:hmmm. is it a 64 bit file by chance? I downloaded the file that Mark (thanks!) sent over, but can't open it in Photoshop or illustrator. Any chance you could save it as a Adobe file Thom?
if you open it in Internet explorer you can save it as a png or bmp if that helps?
by Monsterbishi
Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

spook wrote:Hey Thom, can't open the link? if I can print it I can overlay it on an original :thumbup:
have just emailed it to you if that helps?
by Monsterbishi
Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

Re: I don't want to go to work today...

Well, the fairings and bellypan that I sourced locally are a bit rough, but should come up ok with some TLC from the paint & panel guys.

Can't wait to get my forks back from the shop...
by Monsterbishi
Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

Re: I don't want to go to work today...

:drool: Might have to start stalking the postie... I watched the box being loaded into the Aust post van. Sent it EMS and they reckon 3-7 days delivery :thumbup: It arrived this morning, snuck home from the office to play with the bits, am about to head back to work now :-) After work I'm heading o...
by Monsterbishi
Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:21 pm
Forum: Photos of Your Yamaha
Topic: Before and After
Replies: 9
Views: 14377

Re: Before and After

Call it risk management, I didn't want to complicate his first ride with the chance that gloves would reduce the amount of grip he had - now that I know he's not what I'd label a pillion-tard it'll be gloves on from now on 8-) And a helmet of his own too - The pink flower in the front of his Mum's h...
by Monsterbishi
Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:27 pm
Forum: Photos of Your Yamaha
Topic: Before and After
Replies: 9
Views: 14377

Re: Before and After

Took my 5yo boy Morgan for his first ride on the bike yesterday, he loved it 8-)

Image

Hopefully picking up a new bellypan tonight!
by Monsterbishi
Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

Re: I don't want to go to work today...

:drool:

Might have to start stalking the postie...
by Monsterbishi
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

Re: I don't want to go to work today...

Oh yeah, levers arrived yesterday from HK (Cheers for the Ebay link Spook) - I love getting stuff from HK, they were packaged in their own little cloth baggies, in a cardboard boxed covered with stamps, wrapped old-school with parcel twine!

Now to wait for the big Australian package 8-)
by Monsterbishi
Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

Re: I don't want to go to work today...

If you suddenly dissapear from the 'net we'll know what's happened to you :o
by Monsterbishi
Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: I don't want to go to work today...
Replies: 8
Views: 6490

I don't want to go to work today...

Hopefully the first package arrives today of bits for my bike to bring it back to life - takes away ones motivation to work something fierce!
by Monsterbishi
Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

@Monsterbishi: First time I see Exup in that lettering. I suspect that's as a result of my bike being from the Japanese domestic market, my Mustang is even funnier in that respect 8-) (and I admit, I enjoy doing it :shh: ). It's quite an addictive process, was up in the middle of the night with a r...
by Monsterbishi
Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

@Monsterbishi, don't take this the hard way, I do appreciate the work you are putting into it, but I don't think your logos are representations of the real thing. Should be pretty close given that I used my own bike as the template :-) http://203.97.119.119/yzf750r/exup%20deltabox.jpg http://203.97...
by Monsterbishi
Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:28 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

Nice work. I've only got one example of the delta box sticker here, it's dimensions are 184mm x 18.5mm. I'm sure they probably vary dimensionally model to model. http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x347/pandoras_bits/ac7bd9ab.jpg[/img][/quote] Yeah, looks like they've changed the font from year to ...
by Monsterbishi
Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:05 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

Here's this arfternoons vector based musing...

Image

And here's the EPS, as with my last creation, the curves and spacing are a bit nasty, but it's a good start!

Deltabox EPS File
by Monsterbishi
Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

I grabbed a page of a brochure that I found on the web, traced over it vector style then manually tweaked it until it was symmetrical. If you have the deltabox graphic in a decent flat scan it'll take me about a hour to recreate. Have snaffled some off the net that might be ok, might be my tonight p...
by Monsterbishi
Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

ThomVis wrote:Freehand, no. SVG is preferred, EPS will work too.
Hmm, can't save as SVG with my old version of Freehand - here's the EPS EPS Version link
by Monsterbishi
Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:17 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Re: Bike graphics

Can you open Freehand files? or EPS?

Genesis Freehand Image
by Monsterbishi
Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:03 am
Forum: General Discussion / Links / Off Topic
Topic: Bike graphics
Replies: 35
Views: 23884

Bike graphics

Started draughting up the graphics for my bike today, being that the originals have suffered as a result of the black spray paint that the thief applied over them! So whilst the wife was at the Gym - I drew this up (Adobe Freehand) The curves are rough, and there's a bit of alignment to do, but I st...
by Monsterbishi
Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:41 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Sonic cleaner - before and after (links inside)
Replies: 4
Views: 10018

Re: Sonic cleaner - before and after (links inside)

I thought that ultra sonic cleaning was one of the primary methods used to clean carburettors, of which are made our aluminium? Quite a difference there! The unit I'm looking at is an industrial unit and large enough to take a rack of assembled in-line 4 carbs I would imagine it would depend on fac...
by Monsterbishi
Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:23 am
Forum: Tech Tips
Topic: Sonic cleaner - before and after (links inside)
Replies: 4
Views: 10018

Re: Sonic cleaner - before and after (links inside)

Also, with sonic cleaning you also need to remember to not put soft aluminium alloys in - they won't appreciate being hit with a zillion tiny sonic hammers! The other thing to realise with a lot of the parts, gunge/dirt will sometimes appear to remain attached - but will be softened and usually wipe...