The yellow isn't too punchy for you, is it?
Not sure of your intent, but from my POV, there's something you might want to consider. This looks like a very careworn motorcycle, with rusted, pitted and worn parts. In the original, the yellow looks faded, in keeping with the rest of the bike. Now that it's punched up, it looks new. When I originally looked at the photo, I wondered why they'd go to the trouble of painting the yellow parts without fixing up anything else.
Hi, Kent. I'm always apprehensive to participate here, but I guess you can view my work and decide how much weight to assign my opinion! It's all opinion anyway, I suppose.
I much prefer the second version posted. I tend to agree with the above post regarding the color. And I can't help but be distracted by the woman in the background in the first shot. The bike competes far too much with her for my vision.
I say work with the second version.
Yeah, I get the Old vs. New thing ... it's an oxymoron.
Actually, the bike is a relatively new build and the yellow paint is intentionally more vibrant than the Rat Bike build. This thing is built from the most unlikely of parts ... featured in EasyRider, etc. ... I think he said he builds them for around $20K-$26K if you want one. I think my favorite part is the connecting rod pegs and the gas tank. I could totally see Bif (if you're lurking) scootin' down the road on this one.
By all means ... feel free to re-work this one. I struggled with finding a crop, so I finally just tossed it up here for some feedback. I've probably got it a touch punchier in the yellow than I want it, but not too much.
Bring on the re-works.
I've got an invite to go shoot it sometime, but he's nearly fours hours of driving to shoot at his place, so it might be a bit before we can get together. I couldn't do it justice in this venue.
RustyBug wrote:
Actually, the bike is a relatively new build and the yellow paint is intentionally more vibrant than the Rat Bike build.
Then I regard your interpretation as appropriate! The disconnect I noticed was intentional and you stayed true to the intent. I also liked the con rod foot pegs!
