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I've recently painted both my Drifters, so I'll weigh in.  I've said it a thousand times - I love a two-toned paint scheme on a bike.  I decided, for me,  if I'm going to spend the money on painting a bike, I want it to be 2-tone.

My first bike was the 800, an '02 black pearl.  When I got it, I had been wanting an Indian, so I put a lot of Indian stuff on there.  Later, after the Polaris Indians became so popular, I decided I didn't like the Indian stuff so much.  Just a personal preference.

Fast forward a couple years, and I got a '03 Ruby Red 1500.  Pretty bike, but I wanted a 2-tone.  Took it to the painter, and it was planned to be a Corvette red metallic and Chevy ivory 2-tone.  He talked me out of doing the complete paint job, because the red was in such good shape in most places - we just put the ivory 2-tone on the sections that needed repainted the worse.  I like the way it turned out.

Then once that was done, I decided to re-do the 800.  Again, it's got to be 2-tone.

Now, the 2000 turquoise is one of my favorite Drifter colors.  I like the Red and the sky blue a lot too, and was really considering some variation of green and ivory as well.  Thing is, I decided I didn't want to go with something that was nearly identical to a factory color.     I personally really like the vintage Indian 2-tones, , but for me, I would stay far far away from Indian colors too -- people are already always mistaking my Drifters for Indians....    So I went with burnt orange and ivory on this one.

I think if I were you...   I might paint it to match the Silverado.   Well, actually, I'd sell the Chevy and buy a Ford, but that's another topic    ;D

But honestly, I've only seen about 3 Drifters that I would call "ugly", just because they were so far out there that they were REALLY ugly.  It's hard to make one look bad....

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Posted by Trall

- December 17, 2015, 17:55:36 PM

Quote from: dkeshish on December 17, 2015, 17:24:41 PM
my 800 in Lexus Starfire pearl

WOW. Very nice white color and cool seat.

Posted by dkeshish

- December 17, 2015, 17:24:41 PM

Quote from: dkeshish on December 17, 2015, 17:19:46 PM
This is my favorite color combo. But I did have my 800 just painted Lexus Starfire pearl which looks amazing

my 800 in Lexus Starfire pearl

Posted by dkeshish

- December 17, 2015, 17:19:46 PM

This is my favorite color combo. But I did have my 800 just painted Lexus Starfire pearl which looks amazing

Posted by CDNRatMan

- December 17, 2015, 12:08:50 PM

Local lad won a H-D in a draw, a week later his ordered Indian came in, his wife took one look at the colour and said not in a heart beat, so she kept the H-D and he now rides his Indian alone.....I like the colour scheme

Posted by Trall

- December 17, 2015, 11:39:36 AM

Here is the link to the full article-
http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/story/july-two-tone-paint-schemes

Posted by Trall

- December 17, 2015, 11:38:50 AM

I agree and nice colors on yours. That's a unique red black combo I have not seen that many of which is a good thing. Looks great. I was reading a article about the new Indians two tones and here a quote-

"Two-tone paint schemes are among the most iconic elements of vintage Indian motorcycles dating back about 80 years, giving the bikes a look and feel that is instantly recognizable and beloved by motorcycle fans," said Steve Menneto, VP of Motorcycles for Polaris Industries. "It is an honor to reintroduce two-tone paint for our 2015 Indian Chief models. These paint schemes pay tribute to Indian bikes of the past but come coupled with the exceptional technology and power that the Chief lineup offers. They are simply stunning, and the quality and craftsmanship of the paint jobs is exceptional. We're excited to share these beautiful bikes and more news with our fans on August 2nd."

The two-tones really accentuate and just make the beautiful fender curves pop. I am doing a two tone with mine just for those reasons personally. Solid colors looks fantastic too but I also wanted a two tone paint color.

Posted by jmbo

- December 17, 2015, 07:21:58 AM

Personally I prefer two tone. I think it brings out the design of the bike. My '99er was the obligatory Gooseberry maroon. I liked the color but I chose to paint my bike red over black. I get a lot of compliments on the combo.

Posted by CDNRatMan

- December 15, 2015, 23:25:00 PM

Sorry yes it is the hand shifter......lol...and a fun option to mess with peoples brains when you use it riding about town. This winter I did swap out the front rotor to a drilled one to make the front even more unique. I can not think of anything more I can add to the bike that was listed as either a Drifter part or F&S parts for the Drifter 800........

Posted by Trall

- December 15, 2015, 22:33:07 PM

Really cool sunbeam red and setup you got. What's a drifter shifter. Does it relocate it to a hand shifter?

Posted by CDNRatMan

- December 15, 2015, 22:08:54 PM

my original painted bike.....and all the Drifter parts I could find for the bike......only things missing in these pictures are the front hub cover and the Drifter shifter......

Posted by Trall

- December 15, 2015, 21:56:18 PM

Those are some nice colored bikes. I probably looked at a thousand bike pics and every Drifter on the internet. Anything I do will be cool since every Drifter looks so cool in any color. Now Iam leaning back to keeping the factory cardinal red which I equally like as much and pick the color thats close to the factory clear costed decal and keep that decal on the bike and I save $300 and pay the $700 which gets my bike the front fender painted like new, Indian head decals applied and clear coated on tank and the fenders two toned. That's my best bang for the buck. That and I looked at so many color options my eyes are see double drifters .

Posted by CDNRatMan

- December 15, 2015, 18:31:37 PM

Boy picking a colour is such a personal thing, I like root beer and cream, I am also a fan of GB's 800 colour scheme of burnt orange and cream, it was awesome in all the parts in his shop last time I saw it. But then his 1500 is also really nice.
Pastor Dave's bike was also nice, first picture.
GB's 1500 at Drift In

and I like my original SunBeam Red......

Posted by Trall

- December 15, 2015, 17:35:23 PM

My other tank set are equally nice but did not want to badge the bike Indain but I like the set a little more.
If I use this set then I am forced with the name forever. I don't know. Not a bad thing but then its a Indian tribute bike since Kawasaki already did 90 % of the work.

Posted by Trall

- December 15, 2015, 17:23:16 PM

The tank decals are gold so the pinstripe will be gold. This is the exact recall but mine is without the Drifter name.

Posted by pcarrell

- December 15, 2015, 16:46:35 PM

What about red and an antique white? Maybe add a pewter pinstripe to separate the two colors?

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