T: Fuel Tank Pin Striping Layout for Series ‘B’ Fuel Tank

[Jim Bush]

I have searched the files and am unable to come up with any information on painting and pin striping for the Series B HRD fuel tank.

What I am looking for is things like
- width of gold stripes
- shape of top stripe, with dimensional references if possible
- shape of D stripes around the HRD decals - size, dimensions and location
- dimensional location of decal on top

From what I have seen on bikes, there is a wide variation and some quite crooked, despite claimed to be done by "expert".
It would good to have some reference information at the outset.

I am planning to do the striping in gold leaf.

Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Simon Dinsdale]

Try this:

https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/gold-lines-and-transfers.2246/

Simon

 

[Jim Bush]

Perfect thanks, that is exactly what I need.

 

[Robert Watson]

Or come borrow my patterns.

 

[stu spalding]

Hi Jim, just a word of caution, the offset position of the fuel filler cap will tend to "throw the eye". Been there, done that, got the T shirt. Cheers, Stu.

 

[vibrac]

If you need to sort an HRD tank panel (not the Vincent one) that was covered in mph around June 1974 suprised its not on file somewhere

 

[Simon Dinsdale]

I you need to sort an HRD tank panel (not the Vincent one) that was covered in mph around June 1974 suprised its not on file somewhere

Its all here on this forum under "Databases".

https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/categories/1-4-fuel-tank.35/

Vibrac are you referring to this? If so its August 1994 and not 1974.:

https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/series-b-tank-lining.1256/

Simon

 

[vibrac]

Its all here on this forum under "Databases".

https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/categories/1-4-fuel-tank.35/

Vibrac are you referring to this? If so its August 1994 and not 1974.:

https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/resources/series-b-tank-lining.1256/

Simon

Yes thats the one Simon slip of the finger I found it writing 25 years on.

 

[Albervin]

Has anyone some ideas on the best paint to use for the striping? I am about to have my tank repainted. Do I match the "gold" of the transfers for the striping or go for GOLD? The problem is that gold comes in many shades. I have a collection of gold watches (solid not plated) and anything from Rose gold to Silver gold is out there . I do not intend to use gold leaf.

 

[Oldhaven]

I have to credit Rick Voshell for giving me a tube of B-3 Brilliant Rich Gold bronze powder from American Bronze Powder Co. in New Jersey. This was back in the 70's and was what Rick used on his Vins. They have changed their name and been acquired by a multinational since then, so I am not even sure this product is available now. I mixed it with Imron clear, masked the non stripe areas and used an airbrush to spray the stripes over the black Imron base, then clearcoated the tank with more clear Imron. My brother used the same process and powder on the tank on my current Rapide in the 80's and it still looks good. It may have been in KTB that we were advised not to use this rather than gold leaf since it gets tarnished with age, but I think the stripes on my dusty tank still look pretty good after 30 years.