Help me pick a color scheme

[tayyo789]

I posted this in the Open Forum, but nobody is really helping me. I figured since its a 400ex frame, and this is the busiest section on the forum, I would post it here. I would like someone with photoshop skills to help me out. Here's the deal:

I built my hybrid last year, and now im about to tear it down again, to check for any problems and fix the problems i have bandaged in the last year. While its apart, I was thinking of possibly changing the color. I was thinking of making all the blue parts a dark glossy red like the red on the Elkas, but Im hesitant. Is there any good photoshop guys out there that would help me out? The parts are the frame, hubs, swingarm, muffler, seat, chain guard, rear brake caliper, throttle, and the really small grip locks. I'll post all the best pictures I have for you to choose from.

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[jayman63]

not sure if this is what your looking for but check it out.
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7978/img7861copy.jpg

[tayyo789]

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Is it possible to do one of the angled shots too? Or would that be too much work?

[jayman63]

this one was a little harder b\c there was more little blue pieces of the frame showing but you get the idea

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6026/97843421.jpg

[Chuck75]

personally I like the blue. just an opinion.

[tayyo789]

I'm still undecided. Anybody else have any opinions?

[jayman63]

i think the blue looks better as well, but if your looking for somthing new i think the red looks great too

[erik420]

Its a sick quad with both colors. I like the red my self. Would look sweet with black rims.

[bkelley]

I say leave it as it is. The blue looks really good with the gray, better than the red does.

[440ex. ehhh!!]

same. the red looks a little pinkish, and the blue looks GREAT with carbon fiber plastics.
just my 2cents

[tayyo789]

well i know in the second red picture, it looks pinkish, but if i went with red it would resemble the first one more. More like a dark, candy red

[jzexrider]

Im liking the dark red more than the blue but they both look nice.

[tayyo789]

Can someone do the second picture i posted? the one from an angle from the back?

[tayyo789]

anyone?

[ridgeracer]

agreed, the blue looks best and blue is less common from what i have seen which makes it a more interesting color scheme imo.

[tbrackman84]

i would defintley keep that blue, it looks awesome dude

[tayyo789]

ok, im sticking with the blue.
i decided for my next rebuild or my next hybrid i'll use a candy red and maybe some white?

[bkelley]

I've never asked you how much you had into that thing. I'd love to the XR650/400EX hybrid one day.

[tayyo789]

oohhh you don't want to know...facebook sometime haha

[bkelley]

Haha right on. I kinda have an idea but I wasn't sure if you did all the work or not.

[tayyo789]

i did everything except for the exhaust. i actually got the exhaust incredibly cheap. i gave the old owner of lrd my frame and motor, and 4 weeks and 500 bucks later, i had an exhaust that fit