Which color is this 1000?

The 3c is in its original paint the 3cl I rebuilt earlier this year and painted it in the Audi colour because I liked it and it makes the bike look light.


    Keith
 
I see a pretty big difference between the two, the Audi color has more blue in it. Or is it
the lighting and is the difference less obvious in real life?
 
tom3c75 said:
Another colour to perhaps consider is BMW Sapphire Blue Nr 149, shown in the attached pics.
As can be seen, the colour varies a lot depending on the prevailing light.  The first pic was taken indoors and the other two outdoors, under a cloudy sky.

Tom
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Are you the owner of that tank? How did you (or the owner) came up with that color? Just picked because it looked nice or is it a very close match to original?
 
The tank is mine; it?s a spare in need of repair.  I used it to get a rough idea of how the colour would look in real life.   

It?s not an original Laverda colour.  I saw it used on BMW cars in the early 1980?s.    I?m thinking of using it on a Mirage restoration, in preference to the original straight silver.    Also think it would look great on a 3C.

While not quite as bright a blue as the other examples in this thread, it is less static and shows up interesting colour variations depending on the light. 

My only concern is that, as with some car colours, there is a risk that it could look a little bland. 
 
I have had a tank painted in a similar colour. Asked a painter to match the original colour on the bike. He came up with a Subaru colour. Photo attached (I hope). I don't know what the Subaru colour was though.

Cheers Fletch
 

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tom3c75 said:
The tank is mine; it?s a spare in need of repair.  I used it to get a rough idea of how the colour would look in real life.   
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I did wonder why you would paint the tank before repairing the large dents  :o
 
That tank needs more than dents taken out of it.
The PO, who gave it the dents, tried to blow them out by pressurising the tank.
Of course, it didn?t work, and the tank started to inflate. 
So, in addition to the dents, it also needs to be pulled back into shape.
Has no rust whatsoever, though.   
 
tom3c75 said:
That tank needs more than dents taken out of it.
The PO, who gave it the dents, tried to blow them out by pressurising the tank.
Of course, it didn?t work, and the tank started to inflate. 
So, in addition to the dents, it also needs to be pulled back into shape.
Has no rust whatsoever, though. 
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Mate of mine tried much the same with an alloy SFC copy.  Went up like a fuckin' balloon!  Got most of it back with vacuum, hooked a hose from his cars' vacuum take-off at the intake manifold to the tank, went back (almost) perfectly!

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
Hi Stefan!

Bike still going strong? :D

piet
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Still going strong and getting better all the time, Piet.  Reliable as a rock.  Looks like some blokes did a hell of a good job on overhauling me engine internals. (bigthumb) Beside of servicing the bike regularly the only events on the first set of rubbers have been a snapped clutch cable and the odometer going tits up recently. PC680 Battery is left untouched since I've installed it 2 years ago and the bike starts always first hit of the button. Charged solely by the Bosch alternator.  One has to wonder about the heated discussions on battery chargers at this place. Who the f... needs a battery charger for a Laverda? :D

Once temperatures go up a bit I'll hit the road down to the Eifel, having you guys a looksee on the bike...looking forward to it.

All the best,
Stefan


 
Owners of early triples that like to use the headlight, especially at night, if they haven't upgraded the alternator.
 
I will post pictures of the bike sporting the new Moss Green paint colors soon.

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Hi looks great,that colour does suit the 3C I must say. Nice that you also put up the paint code and formula mix.

By the way your front axle is in the wrong way unless of course you are like me and did it deliberately to upset all the rivet counters..oops this is making me sound like one..
 
Brett said:
By the way your front axle is in the wrong way unless of course you are like me and did it deliberately to upset all the rivet counters..oops this is making me sound like one..
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Not to mention the lack of chain guard and "vented" carburettors  ;)

Nice looking bike Shamrock

Blimey, I just noticed that the speedo cable is a bit short. Almost looks like it's in tension. You might need to check that before you get it on the road.
 
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