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Redline PL20 colour scheme advice.
darkslider:
Had a PL20 II for a while and slowly gathering bits. Am doing it as a 79 with Redline Proline racing frames decals and pads. Frame is painted white but forks are chrome. Shall I strip forks and paint white? Or strip frame and re-chrome? Or leave as is paint is good and chrome is 8 or 9 out of 10. I know they only did early ones in chrome, white or metallic red. Also have red Ukai's lined up. Would red skinwalls look OTT on red wheels?
brummie:
some nice options and choices to have. would look nice as is tbh a bit different. or all white too.. but for me i love chrome bikes so off to a decent chromers it would go. red tan walls would look great on the red rims as well :daumenhoch:
regards dave
RATTY:
Redlines should only ever be Red ::)
If you want another colour get another make of bike :daumenhoch:
darkslider:
Cheers guys if I build as is would be different, RL 20 stylee. Soz Ratty can't be red decals are red LOL! How much is decent chroming,who's good? Do like chrome myself too. 79's are only red or white, think factory sponsored were chrome. Still need proline bars, fluted cromo post. Can't tell when the posts fitted like! Could live with a red alloy one to go with red anno bits!
Brandy Truffle:
Scrap the red decals get some white over a red frame, or white frame red decals..... chrome wouldn't be era incorrect, but considering 99% of the framesets left out there were factory red or white with contrasting decals (couple of chrome ones done as a prequel to mass producing the Proline a couple years later) Greg Hill rode a chrome one for a short period.Stu was pretty much constantly on chrome (based on magazine timeline of photos taken throughout the years)
I have a full 79 brochure here and they say the frames were avail in red,white and chrome, but as Chrome was quite a hefty premium not many were prepared to shell out for one hence most survivors you see are painted.
Depends what you are trying to achieve for the build. Authentic or just pretty.
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