[kihtay]

I'm horrible with change. It takes a while for it to grow on me.
So I just installed the 1098R tail and rear subframe. I love the way that looked.
I went to do a front number plate to match it. I didn't want to copy the 1098R front as it looks a tad dated and I wanted something more modern- similar to the 1199R

So here's how it came out:

 

[cul8er]

looks nice....BUT... sorry always a but.. But I can't get around the aluminium colour on the tank it doesn't really match(yeah I'm that guy). I am not hatin either cause I was just dealing with the same thing

And the AL colour just bothered me.

I decided on a lexus is300 (graphite gray pearl) for the tank its getting painted right now by a buddy.
I will post pics in a day or 2 once I get back and installed.

 

[kihtay]

I'm going to paint the tank, and most likely leave the silver stripe, like the SP had

 

[gunther19820]

I like how the number plate silhouette looks on the nose

 

[Duc_L_over_V]

The 1098 number plate looks the way it does because it works. Your paint flows well with the outer lines of the bike but IMO it looks a bit narrow in comparison to the beefy outline of the nose and the much wider stripes on the tail. Just my opinion, no hate. Those mirrors are nice, btw.

If I were you I'd consider taping off at least some of the tank before laying down the base coat, then removing the tape before the clear. Show off that aluminum!

 

[7 Summits]

Looks good but I would consider repainting the tail to match the new nose. The thick white "number plates" on the rear look too big now. Maybe a gold and white SP stripe on the tank flanked by the bare aluminum?

 

[kihtay]

The tail is a genuine 1098r tail. That's why I didn't want to mess with it

I think I might redo the front or maybe even just leave it all red

 

[Duc_L_over_V]

The tail is a genuine 1098r tail. That's why I didn't want to mess with it

I think I might redo the front or maybe even just leave it all red

You could also grab another tail from someone's part-out and paint it to match the small lines on the front.:conveyer:

 

[papawle]

I like the look but the tank def has to be painted.

 

[VJ020]

I like it unfinished. Looks so badass and raw like the race bikes.

 

[sxlova07]

a year after purchasing my 1198 new (in red) I got an aluminum tank and always wanted a white bike so I went this route:

had a high school friend who has his own shop color match the bare tank and leave strips similar to the SP

 

[VJ020]

Nice but I feel like its a crime to cover brushed aluminum

The F08 looks an absolute beast. Can't stop staring at it everytime I come across it

 

[cul8er]

sxlova07 nice bike!. don't see too many that go from red to white. is that a ducati arctic white?

 

[cul8er]

Ok I got my DP tank back, again I went with a lexus graphite gray pearl. I was also going to do the SP decal peel. But after looking at them I really didn't like how it stops half way down the tank. sxlova07 covered his up with a carbon tank grip. which is what I would have done as well but decided on a solid colour.

 

[troll]

looks freakin great! enjoy the ride.

 

[sxlova07]

sxlova07 nice bike!. don't see too many that go from red to white. is that a ducati arctic white?

its a little whiter than ducati's arctic white (friend had a artic white 1198 and we noticed the difference). yeah I'm in the middle of changing the colors again...going with a black xerox theme. Also than tank stripe since its custom goes all the way to the bottom of the tank, only have the have the tank protector for ummmmm....protection

 

[cul8er]

I don't use protection, bare back all the way baby. (image I said "bare back all the way Baby" in my best ja-rule voice)

 

[sxlova07]

i don't use protection, bare back all the way baby. (image i said "bare back all the way baby" in my best ja-rule voice)

lol

 

[Mtech]

I like it

 

[Able Duc]

Nice but I feel like its a crime to cover brushed aluminum

The F08 looks an absolute beast. Can't stop staring at it everytime I come across it

Yeah was a amazing at the time.