Topic: Switchblade helmet (Read 11232 times)

Buy early · « **on:** April 29, 2009, 11:55:41 AM »

Culmination of a 4 month project. Wanted a helmet to match the style and look of the Switchblade so started with an Icon full face and took it to Leni at Krazy Kolors. Wanted the CVO logo, the SE logo and some flames. He added the HD bar/shield with flames on the front as that is all over the bike as well.

Pleased with the result.

Buy early · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:56:11 AM »

Buy early · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:56:35 AM »

Buy early · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:56:58 AM »

Buy early · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:57:44 AM »

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arcticdude · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:58:45 AM »

When you show up to ES next week, your undies better be red with gold flames on them, with as far as you're going now!!! I expect to see a red leather/gold flames jump suit!

Fired00d · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2009, 12:02:02 PM »

Quote from: arcticdude on April 29, 2009, 11:58:45 AM

When you show up to ES next week, your undies better be red with gold flames on them, with as far as you're going now!!! I expect to see a red leather/gold flames jump suit!

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

Buy early · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2009, 03:43:52 PM »

Have boxers with flames but don't wear them much. Have flame shirts, caps & dew rags. I am a confirmed pyro so I also have several torch lighters and other fire making devices. Will be bringing cigars and flame lighter to ES as well so we can sit down and smoke!

Screamin · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2009, 03:59:23 PM »

That S O B is gorgeous!

Gonna really suck when you drop it the first time.

spydglide · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2009, 08:34:13 PM »

Quote from: Screamin on April 29, 2009, 03:59:23 PM

That S O B is gorgeous! Gonna really suck when you drop it the first time.

Are you speaking of the motorcycle?

Helmet?

Surely you'd take care not to drop that helmet with all that artistic paint on it. As with the Switchblade.

Ohhhhhh, parish the thought.

har!

spyder

LarryB · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2009, 04:55:37 AM »

Great looking helmet, nice detail, but starting to obsess, like goldwingers, everything matches

Buy early · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2009, 10:56:37 AM »

Obsessing, obsessing, you think I'm obsessing!!!!!!!! I left obsessing behind months ago. This is full blown addiction.

Boatman · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2009, 01:03:36 PM »

Quote from: Screamin on April 29, 2009, 03:59:23 PM

That S O B is gorgeous! Gonna really suck when you drop it the first time.

I was thinking the same. Looks great though.

nidan · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2009, 01:37:31 PM »

Slick lid !

altugo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2009, 06:11:24 PM »

Quote from: Buy early on April 30, 2009, 10:56:37 AM

Obsessing, obsessing, you think I'm obsessing!!!!!!!! I left obsessing behind months ago. This is full blown addiction.

One can only agree

Anyways i love your bike.Thats what personal touch should be all about.

RJ749 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2009, 06:36:12 PM »

Nice look.............

Love the theme

Crusty · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2009, 07:22:20 PM »

very nice!!

chanman · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:38:15 PM »

That helmet is past very nice, Well Done !!!

bribe36 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 28, 2009, 01:37:17 AM »

I just read about replacing your helmet after five years and now I see these pics. It looks great, I may have to borrow some of your ideas for my new lid.

nidan · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2009, 04:55:01 PM »

Tres Slick

Texas 103 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2009, 05:03:18 PM »

Quote from: Buy early on April 30, 2009, 10:56:37 AM

Obsessing, obsessing, you think I'm obsessing!!!!!!!! I left obsessing behind months ago. This is full blown addiction.

I can relate to that,....Just picked up a BLue FLame this weekend...Pics to Follow

HawgSounds · « **Reply #21 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:56:09 PM »

Sweet*****

RedDevil · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:25:46 PM »

That looks great Buy...I'll bet your insurance company goes nuts with the options list you have for your ride...

I'd be sick if I dropped that helmet though...for some reason I can't keep my helmets pristine...they always get dinged and scratched...

Twolanerider · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:27:55 PM »

Quote from: RedDevil on August 23, 2009, 12:25:46 PM

for some reason I can't keep my helmets pristine...they always get dinged and scratched...

I've got helmet-dropsy sometimes too Charlie. Got over the worry by convincing myself that helmet rash adds character.

spydglide · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:33:55 PM »

Quote from: Twolanerider on August 23, 2009, 12:27:55 PM

I've got helmet-dropsy sometimes too Charlie. Got over the worry by convincing myself that helmet rash adds character.

That may have been the advent of all those helmet 'stickers'.

har! spyder

Buy early · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2009, 02:24:00 PM »

On the way out to the Hills for the rally we stopped in Sioux Falls for dinner with some friends. I set the helmet on the ground next to the front wheel so it wouldn't fall off something and get dinged up. Went to put a kickstand rest under the kickstand as it was hot asphalt and lifted the bike back to center position driving the highway peg into the helmet finish. First scratch. A little painful but it was gonna happen sometime anyway. This stuff is just stuff. Try to keep it nice but that isn't going to stop me from using it.

JeffsHogPen · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2009, 03:40:31 AM »

The Helmet looks nice!!!

Pollux · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2009, 10:54:43 AM »

It looks great I like it

Zinister · « **Reply #28 on:** October 15, 2009, 11:36:15 PM »

Very nice. Thinking of having a helmet painted to match a black/green flamed CVO Springer.

What should I expect to pay for the paint and any recomendations on who to have do the paint?

Buy early · « **Reply #29 on:** October 15, 2009, 11:53:07 PM »

Quote from: Zinister on October 15, 2009, 11:36:15 PM

Very nice. Thinking of having a helmet painted to match a black/green flamed CVO Springer.

What should I expect to pay for the paint and any recomendations on who to have do the paint?

Kinda depends what all you are doing. I found a stock Icon helmet that was the correct color (although it had a matte finish) so did not need to paint the helmet red. If you do a lot of complex graphics, price can go high in a hurry. I ended up with $160 for the stock helmet and $450 for the flames, SE graphic, CVO graphic, HD bar/shield flames graphic and clearcoat of the whole helmet. It was about what I figured it would be.

Helmet was done by Leni at KrazyKolors:

http://www.krazykolors.net/Gallery1.htm

Leni has done gold leaf flames on my WG2 chin spoiler, windshield, and battery box and he is currently color and graphics matching the saddlebags for my wife's SE Deuce. I have a great deal of confidence in him.

Zinister · « **Reply #30 on:** October 16, 2009, 12:15:59 AM »

Thanks for the info, I hope I can be as creative as you if I go thru with it!!!!!

spydglide · « **Reply #31 on:** October 16, 2009, 08:46:54 AM »

Trick paint is expensive due to the high cost of those materials as well as the difficulty of the application. Perfection is expected so ya gotta pay up.

spyder

Chains · « **Reply #32 on:** December 23, 2009, 05:36:13 PM »

Had one painted one time in a candy root beer to match a bike had all the graphics done and super clear coated, shined like a piece of art, then I dropped it. Darn near cried, a lot of money shot.

Anyway helmet looks super.

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