Leslie's purple

FATKiwi · May 7th, 2006, 12:06 AM

Kia ora from Aotearoa, New Zealand. What a cool site. Cant believe Ive been googling away on Fats and didnt find this site before now. Ive got a 93 Yo and it was totally bastardised when I got it. Still it did have a King HS..so I shouldnt complain. But someone painted it black probably cos they werent in touch with their feminine side and didnt like Leslies purple which I think is thee old colour I can see underneath.

Any ideas where I might get some idea of a colour match. Id love to send it to IF or somewhere but its not really practical from down here.

Cheers
Chris B

bushpig · May 7th, 2006, 12:33 AM

Vicious Cycles does the paint for IF and seem to know their stuff regarding colors. You might send them an email if you don't get the information you want here. That said, they are a small operation and so might take some time getting back to you. It's worth taking a look at their site though - awesome paint!

MikeyNYC · May 7th, 2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FATKiwi

Kia ora from Aotearoa, New Zealand. What a cool site. Cant believe Ive been googling away on Fats and didnt find this site before now. Ive got a 93 Yo and it was totally bastardised when I got it. Still it did have a King HS..so I shouldnt complain. But someone painted it black probably cos they werent in touch with their feminine side and didnt like Leslies purple which I think is thee old colour I can see underneath.

Any ideas where I might get some idea of a colour match. Id love to send it to IF or somewhere but its not really practical from down here.

Cheers
Chris B

FATKiwi,

If you check out this link:

http://www.fatcogs.com/forum/showpos...3&postcount=86

and go look for the photo of my old purple Fat Chance that bike was "Leslie's Purple", just for reference.

Michael-NYC

FATKiwi · May 7th, 2006, 6:12 PM

Thanks for that Mike....looks close to what I can see under the black but I think it may be a little lighter more mauvey..could just be that its been sanded back. I just assume its Leslies because its a '93 and the First Flight site lists that as a colour?

Cheers from down under

Just attached another photo more like the colour. Ta

DonH · May 7th, 2006, 7:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bushpig

Vicious Cycles does the paint for IF

Are you certain that IF does not paint?

fat-tony · May 8th, 2006, 5:48 PM

Fatkiwi:
I believe that color you are referring to is "Team Violet" not Leslie's Purple. Do a search on this site with that color. Modelled after some candy bar "Milka"? I just got a call from D&D Cycles today from San Lorenzo, CA that my repaint is ready. It is this Team Violet color and I will post photos once I receive it back. It should take a week or so.

To the best of my knowledge (which ain't much), there is no color code because it was "eye balled". It is a one color spray with a red tint pearl clear coat over the frame to make it look more expensive than it is.

fat-tony · May 8th, 2006, 5:55 PM

Here is a close up of a Shock a Billy in the color. Also Doug Carter's avatar shows his Yo in this color.

bushpig · May 8th, 2006, 7:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fat-tony

Also Doug Carter's avatar shows his Yo in this color.

Poor Doug doesn't have a Yo - his avatar shows his dream Yo.

fat-tony · May 9th, 2006, 9:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bushpig

Poor Doug doesn't have a Yo - his avatar shows his dream Yo.

It's really going to hurt when he see's mine finshed

(Closely resembling his, with his permission of course!)

rick · May 9th, 2006, 1:01 PM

the color is indeed Team Violet, I have a Slim and Billy wearing that shade.

The red tint can be difficult to see at first, but it is there. I have never seen a repaint, but would very much like to see your bike after it comes back from D & D

p.s isn't Leslie's purple the dark purple? (same color as First Flight's Wicked). I'm not sure about that though...

MikeyNYC · May 9th, 2006, 7:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rick

the color is indeed Team Violet, I have a Slim and Billy wearing that shade.

The red tint can be difficult to see at first, but it is there. I have never seen a repaint, but would very much like to see your bike after it comes back from D & D

p.s isn't Leslie's purple the dark purple? (same color as First Flight's Wicked). I'm not sure about that though...

Hey Rick,

You do have Team Violet bikes, and as far as I know this bike (see below) is/was "Leslie's Purple" (even though these photos $uck) which was a deep metallic sparkly Purple stock Imron color # 44493, that actually looks a lot like the color surrounding the letter "F" in the "FAT COGS" logo at the upper left of this page!

Dang-it, why did I ever sell this one?

Bssc · May 9th, 2006, 11:14 PM

Dupont Imron was the paint of choice for Fats, most colors were stock colors, off the color charts.

FATKiwi · May 10th, 2006, 1:21 AM

hey guys thanks for that..clears it up a whole bunch for me...I want sure what was lurkin under the evil black paint job some munter put on this bike ( complete with runs ) but now I think I know. Ill probably get it painted locally as close as possible to the original. Its great to see so much knowledge

Cheers

And Id love to see those pics of your new Team Violet paint job too

May 7th, 2006, 12:06 AM	#1
FATKiwi Member Join Date: May 6th, 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 35	Leslie's purple Kia ora from Aotearoa, New Zealand. What a cool site. Cant believe Ive been googling away on Fats and didnt find this site before now. Ive got a 93 Yo and it was totally bastardised when I got it. Still it did have a King HS..so I shouldnt complain. But someone painted it black probably cos they werent in touch with their feminine side and didnt like Leslies purple which I think is thee old colour I can see underneath. Any ideas where I might get some idea of a colour match. Id love to send it to IF or somewhere but its not really practical from down here. Cheers Chris B

May 7th, 2006, 12:33 AM	#2
bushpig Senior Member Join Date: January 30th, 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 101	Vicious Cycles does the paint for IF and seem to know their stuff regarding colors. You might send them an email if you don't get the information you want here. That said, they are a small operation and so might take some time getting back to you. It's worth taking a look at their site though - awesome paint! __________________ http://tastydirty.com

May 7th, 2006, 6:12 PM	#4
FATKiwi Member Join Date: May 6th, 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 35	Thanks for that Mike....looks close to what I can see under the black but I think it may be a little lighter more mauvey..could just be that its been sanded back. I just assume its Leslies because its a '93 and the First Flight site lists that as a colour? Cheers from down under Just attached another photo more like the colour. Ta Last edited by FATKiwi; December 5th, 2009 at 11:02 PM.

May 8th, 2006, 5:48 PM	#6
fat-tony Global Moderator Join Date: October 13th, 2004 Location: birmingham, al - usa Posts: 720	not leslie's purple Fatkiwi: I believe that color you are referring to is "Team Violet" not Leslie's Purple. Do a search on this site with that color. Modelled after some candy bar "Milka"? I just got a call from D&D Cycles today from San Lorenzo, CA that my repaint is ready. It is this Team Violet color and I will post photos once I receive it back. It should take a week or so. To the best of my knowledge (which ain't much), there is no color code because it was "eye balled". It is a one color spray with a red tint pearl clear coat over the frame to make it look more expensive than it is.

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May 9th, 2006, 1:01 PM	#10
rick Senior Member Join Date: July 16th, 2004 Location: north carolina Posts: 347	the color is indeed Team Violet, I have a Slim and Billy wearing that shade. The red tint can be difficult to see at first, but it is there. I have never seen a repaint, but would very much like to see your bike after it comes back from D & D p.s isn't Leslie's purple the dark purple? (same color as First Flight's Wicked). I'm not sure about that though...

May 9th, 2006, 11:14 PM	#12
Bssc Member Join Date: December 15th, 2005 Location: sin city Posts: 99	Dupont Imron was the paint of choice for Fats, most colors were stock colors, off the color charts.

May 10th, 2006, 1:21 AM	#13
FATKiwi Member Join Date: May 6th, 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 35	hey guys thanks for that..clears it up a whole bunch for me...I want sure what was lurkin under the evil black paint job some munter put on this bike ( complete with runs ) but now I think I know. Ill probably get it painted locally as close as possible to the original. Its great to see so much knowledge Cheers And Id love to see those pics of your new Team Violet paint job too

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