Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
General => General => Topic started by: fazersharp on 16 January 2014, 01:08:52 pm
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So soon our £14 alloy tax disk holders will be redundant.
Any ideas what we can do with them- re use as
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I never put the tax discs on my bike, never have. Been pulled plenty of times and I have never had any grief from the rozzers as soon as I explain that I dont put them on so they wont get stolen. I am so glad that they have seen sense and done away with the disc, in this day and age its pointless but lets hope that DVLA can cope and not make the usual fuck-up of things that they normally do.
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Depends on how strong they are I guess... my first thought is a flip out mup holder on a desk :P
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I never put the tax discs on my bike, never have. Been pulled plenty of times and I have never had any grief from the rozzers as soon as I explain that I dont put them on so they wont get stolen. I am so glad that they have seen sense and done away with the disc, in this day and age its pointless but lets hope that DVLA can cope and not make the usual fuck-up of things that they normally do.
I've had bike cops in the past casually ask to see my tax disc if I have it on me....redundant holder seems a good place to put a foc-u badge perhaps :)
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Mines never been on the bike due to theft in the past, when asked to see it and I pull it out the tool box they've always been happy it was with the bike, even though law says it should be on display!
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I buy mine from the web and keep the dvla confirmation on my phone as proof
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Me too..... But i still stick the disc on the bike as I get to buy more anodised blue. I have a very fast tax disc holder ;-)
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So so far we have a flip out mug holder and a FOC badge holder
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What about putting a photo of Margaret Thatcher in it so she will always be with you on your bike ride.
Oh sorry this is the wrong thread :evil .[size=78%] [/size]
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What about putting a photo of Margaret Thatcher in it so she will always be with you on your bike ride.
Oh sorry this is the wrong thread :evil .[size=78%] [/size]
That'd only entitle you to ride on private roads though
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:rollin :lol
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lost my tax disc holder sometime last year, only noticed it had gone when I went to put new (photo copy) disc in, ho well I won't bother buying a new holder now :)
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Why don't we all keep our tax disc holders and substitute the tax disc with a Foccers logo and the website address. It would be a neat way of identifying each other. Maybe someone could come up with a design that we can download and print, with perhaps a space for our forum names on the design.
Just a thought.
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I'm happy to have a play and see if I can come up with a design over the next few days.. I think that's quite a neat idea personally :)
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Liking that idea :)
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something like this perhaps? (excuse the roughness of the yamaha logo :o)
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo_zpsd3cc424d.png)
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lost my tax disc holder sometime last year, only noticed it had gone when I went to put new (photo copy) disc in, ho well I won't bother buying a new holder now :)
photocopy, couldn't you afford brake fluid?
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Why don't we all keep our tax disc holders and substitute the tax disc with a Foccers logo and the website address. It would be a neat way of identifying each other. Maybe someone could come up with a design that we can download and print, with perhaps a space for our forum names on the design.
Just a thought.
Surely the one finger birdie would be the logo. Defo good while tax disks are still active :)
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something like this perhaps? (excuse the roughness of the yamaha logo :o )
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo_zpsd3cc424d.png[/url])
I think it needs to lose the `Yamaha` otherwise it would be YFOC-U.CO.UK (if not then the `M` needs altering so that the middle part is the same lengh as the rest of it) and those tuning forks definitely need to extend into the circle, but other than that :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup
That probably sounds a bit picky but if it isnt right, someone will pick up on the Fazer owners club having the Yamaha logo wrong!
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Mines never been on the bike due to theft in the past, when asked to see it and I pull it out the tool box they've always been happy it was with the bike, even though law says it should be on display!
I used to do the same on the R1 as limited mounting places and they were always falling off, now have it on screen of Fazer, but love the idea of Foc U badge instead.
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Being lazy and leaving it to to others I feel its not my place to comment----------- but I will, i think the union flag in the background either needs to be droped from the design or it needs to be seen more as it just looks like some stripes around the edge.
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I actually quite liked the background and the way it was done. My only real comment was to try and make the font a little larger maybe (I agree with dropping "Yamaha")
It needs to be instantly recognised and easily read :)
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I'll knock up another over the weekend. No reason why there can't he more than one version either ;)
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Instead of Union Flag could use Saltire ,St George and Welsh flags.
Also drop the Yamaha and put the Unofficial back in the name.
Maybe the LOFOs would like to replace the Turning forks with LOFO,
And other regions could do the same,
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Version 2.0?
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogov2_zpsa0076315.png)
Happy to change the british flag for the English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish etc. I would prefer it with the Saltire anyway :p
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Now that looks pretty damn good
The blue background on the Yamaha logo should make it stand out more which is perfect :)
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Version 2.0?
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogov2_zpsa0076315.png[/url])
Happy to change the british flag for the English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish etc. I would prefer it with the Saltire anyway :p
I like this one, I think the design needs to be recognisible from a distance and this design would be a distinctive blue spot from a fair distance. (this chimes in with the blue spot on the calipers -sort of).
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and here are the constituent countries:
Welsh:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh_zps5391384b.png)
Scottish:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-scottish_zpsff402d71.png)
Irish:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-irish_zps7b59bbad.png)
English:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english_zpsc2875971.png)
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Me likes them alot :thumbup
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il hav a Scottish one pls,,i like very mucho :thumbup :thumbup
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The tune forks are looking great now I see also bigger stronger words.
Could we have somhow fazer as the bike decals.
I still worry about the flag I dont think there enough of it seen to tell what it is - yes it is also faded in the background but to bring it out more would obscure the words.
What about bringing the words closer to the folks logo and loosing the inner black outline and have the flag vignet form colours to white where the words will be
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Like it Mick :thumbup
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I much prefer the look of the seperate flags, but I think the England one may be better straight and without the wavy
Would the centre blue work better with green for welsh and red for england as I like the look of the scotish one with the blue flag and blue centre
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The tune forks are looking great now I see also bigger stronger words.
Could we have somhow fazer as the bike decals.
I still worry about the flag I dont think there enough of it seen to tell what it is - yes it is also faded in the background but to bring it out more would obscure the words.
What about bringing the words closer to the folks logo and loosing the inner black outline and have the flag vignet form colours to white where the words will be
Im not sure what you mean when you say Fazer as bike decals?
Re: changing the flag - Its one of those things that you wont know for sure if it works or not till its physically printed out (I can print them all out on Monday to check if there is colour bleed etc). My feeling is it will be fine the way it is, Personally I think you can tellthat its a flag at the back, and i like the outlines as it helps draw your eye. without the inner black line the writing would look like it didnt belong there IMO. happy to change things to suit the majority though of course :Thumbsup
I much prefer the look of the seperate flags, but I think the England one may be better straight and without the wavy
Would the centre blue work better with green for welsh and red for england as I like the look of the scotish one with the blue flag and blue centre
Yes, I take your point about the England flag, you might be right with that - ill change that over the next day or so.
That could be a fair point about the Yamaha Logo as well. Im not sure how I could get it to look, or if it would work though (Especially the welsh one!), just as Ive never seen a green Yamaha logo - red should be fine. Ill try it anyway and see what its like :)
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like this for the red
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ok heres the english and welsh (english flag changed) with the tuning logo tweaked. ill sort irish later:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh2_zps057c3f07.png)
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english2_zps8d21e160.png)
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Dont laugh !!
Mine here is just flat without the highlights on yours and I cant do the rounded letters but this is what I was trying to say about the vignet flag.
Yes mine is crap but do you see what I was trying to say
Perhaps you could mickvp --- it up as mine looks like a child has done it
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something like this?
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-ukalt_zps399afc47.png)
could of course do it with a different colour yamaha logo.
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Yeh thats the kind of thing, but without the greyish overlay
Don't let me monopolize things --- some one else have a pop too
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ok - last one for today :lol
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-ukalt2_zps5efa8981.png)
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Mickvp,
I think what you are doing is brilliant, and i will definitely have one what ever the design.
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ok heres the english and welsh (english flag changed) with the tuning logo tweaked. ill sort irish later:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh2_zps057c3f07.png[/url])
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english2_zps8d21e160.png[/url])
These are my favourites so far. Id like to see them without the smaller black circle and grey overlay just to see if it looked any better with the flags being clearer. Good ideas so far though. :thumbup
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ive got the psd files setup in photoshop now anyway doddsie, so making small changes and tweaks to the layers is (relatively) quick and easy. If i can get 4-5 designs pinned down (probably the 4 constituent flags, and the british one), that should appease the majority of people interested.
Theres no reason why i cant tweak the design to suit individuals as well though if someone wants something specific (for e.g. a LOFO design etc).
sometimes having too much choice is a bad thing though IMO :thumbup
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Ive had a little play with yours
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Brilliant work Mickvp :thumbup . Good to be able to keep my home made disc holder for this.
I like them all but agree too much choice is not always a good thing. A standard design with just the different flags would make them more easily recognisable to fellow foccers.
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The revised designs are fantastic (not fond of the "vignet" style though)
I would definitely be looking to get them printed for my bikes :)
If you don't mind sharing later on, could you upload the PSD or attach to a forum post / PM ?
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As doddsie says
Id like to see them without the smaller black circle and grey overlay just to see if it looked any better with the flags being clearer
The england one I think looks better without the wave in the flag but I think the red cross needs to be thicker/ bigger
The union flag isnt quite working is it
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The union flag isnt quite working is it
Maybe we should have a referendum :lol
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and here are the constituent countries:
Welsh:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh_zps5391384b.png[/url])
Scottish:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-scottish_zpsff402d71.png[/url])
Irish:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-irish_zps7b59bbad.png[/url])
English:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english_zpsc2875971.png[/url])
so cornish dont exist ???
wheres the st pirran flag
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so cornish dont exist ???
wheres the st pirran flag
Ah, are you in Perranporth? we were thinking of moving over there, I'm very often one of those idiots you see standing in the surf trying to catch a bass of an evening. Currently we are about 20 miles away although I'm working and staying in London at the moment.
Tax discs:- Well done Mickvp for some great designs. I like the English one a lot although perhaps we should have the text midway between the outside border and the Yam logo (which looks great in blue) -reason is, some cheapo tax disc holders (ie mine) cover up a bit too much of the outside edge of the disc with the rubber seal thing.
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There will never be a consensus on this so in reality any criticism should be aimed at the design, not the colours. That way, we can each customise our own tax disc as we see fit but it will still be recognisable. It wouldn't be overly hard to create a simple web page that allows users to upload their own background image to use and to alternate the colour of the centre yamaha logo. The latter may be slightly more difficult and initially I'd suggest limiting to a few choice colours.
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perhaps we should have the text midway between the outside border and the Yam logo (which looks great in blue) -reason is, some cheapo tax disc holders (ie mine) cover up a bit too much of the outside edge of the disc with the rubber seal thing.
Yes I think you are right, my whole thinking about changing the logo colour to match the flag was to make the flag stand out more as I just dont think that enough is seen to show its a flag. By making the text circle smaller it will show more flag. And perhaps you could try one with that part more transparent to let more flag through.
And if the outside white can be kept white like the top of the welsh one
I would be happy to use anything but am just trying to help perfect a design that we can all perhaps vote on
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so cornish dont exist ???
wheres the st pirran flag
Ah, are you in Perranporth? we were thinking of moving over there, I'm very often one of those idiots you see standing in the surf trying to catch a bass of an evening. Currently we are about 20 miles away although I'm working and staying in London at the moment.
Tax discs:- Well done Mickvp for some great designs. I like the English one a lot although perhaps we should have the text midway between the outside border and the Yam logo (which looks great in blue) -reason is, some cheapo tax disc holders (ie mine) cover up a bit too much of the outside edge of the disc with the rubber seal thing.
not far from you
but closer to the lizard lol
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The revised designs are fantastic (not fond of the "vignet" style though)
I would definitely be looking to get them printed for my bikes :)
If you don't mind sharing later on, could you upload the PSD or attach to a forum post / PM ?
No Worries Dead Eye, ill email it over to you :)
so cornish dont exist ???
wheres the st pirran flag
not as a constituent country, no ;)
I may not get any time with these today, perhaps later. I think ive just clicked onto the "grey overlay" you have been talking about - because the UJ flag is a bit darker than normal? its just the design of flag ive used, I can change it for a brighter one later :)
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Two things:
1) I like it! And would have one! :)
2) Can you do one in ze French colorz? :lol
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For you Chris, absolutely.
Give me a day or two and I'll have a frog special :) :lol
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Shouldnt take much altering!!! ;)
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There will never be a consensus on this so in reality any criticism should be aimed at the design, not the colours. That way, we can each customise our own tax disc as we see fit but it will still be recognisable. It wouldn't be overly hard to create a simple web page that allows users to upload their own background image to use and to alternate the colour of the centre yamaha logo. The latter may be slightly more difficult and initially I'd suggest limiting to a few choice colours.
Personally I don't think it should contain and national reference. Isn't this a non political group primarily for owners of fazers, welcoming all regardless of racial, social and national background
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Being proud of your country and flying its flag is something to be proud of!!
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How very American;) perhaps after the scotlands referendum there'll be a fazer owners club scotland.
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How very American;) perhaps after the scotlands referendum there'll be a fazer owners club scotland.
The flags that make up the Union flag were being proudly flown long before America was even discovered :D .
Anyway, thats another story for another post. It definitely needs something in the background, a flag seems to be the perfect choice to me.
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Two things:
1) I like it! And would have one! :)
2) Can you do one in ze French colorz? :lol
That would be white then would it, as thats the flag the french always wave
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shall we turn this into a a political thread ;)
Personally I think of Flags as cultural identifiers
and I have found that it is always advisable to have some form of warning indicator on Scottish foccers :pokefun
I may swap the flag of St George for a Raven and then we will have a religious element as well as political in this group of bikers who have no other identity other than being a biker, que Motorcyclists :lol
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So why dont we do away with any flags in the background and have the origional two boxeyes somehow
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Two things:
1) I like it! And would have one! :)
2) Can you do one in ze French colorz? :lol
That would be white then would it, as thats the flag the french always wave
Hmmmm, not sure that would work as it might get confused with the Italians.
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How about the design being fazer wheel and tyre with the tuning fork centre of break disc: background wheel ans tyre being the background
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So why dont we do away with any flags in the background and have the origional two boxeyes somehow
Wouldn't that exclude a lot of others like 1000's and such.
FFS it's a badge,
Iets have a little freedom of choice here
Micks done a great job, and it's up to each individual to decide which they prefer,
If people don't want a flag then they can have a plain background, it's not rocket science
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So why dont we do away with any flags in the background and have the origional two boxeyes somehow
Wouldn't that exclude a lot of others like 1000's and such.
FFS it's a badge,
Iets have a little freedom of choice here
Micks done a great job, and it's up to each individual to decide which they prefer,
If people don't want a flag then they can have a plain background, it's not rocket science
As long as it's not a blue one! :lol
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So why dont we do away with any flags in the background and have the origional two boxeyes somehow
Wouldn't that exclude a lot of others like 1000's and such.
So
Without the origional 600 the 1000 wouldnt be here.
Ok so what about the Fazer decal in the background.
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FFS it's a badge,
Calm down calm down :)
It's more than a badge..........
Yes Mick has and is doing a great job.......
I like the foxeye idea .......perhaps left eye fox right eye box
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Great job Mick the tax disc badges all look great.
Imho no matter what the design is it will not please everyone, we are all allowed our own opinions, if you ain't happy with it you don't need to print/use it. I'm just saying like.
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Great job Mick the tax disc badges all look great.
Imho no matter what the design is it will not please everyone, we are all allowed our own opinions, if you ain't happy with it you don't need to print/use it. I'm just saying like.
True :)
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has an official date been given for the end of tax discs?
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MarkWales looking at your avatar that small you canot see the flag and it looks good without it.
Like has been sugested can we not have the outside a black tyre - the wording on the silver as now but smaller as if it were a brake disk and the logo smaller still in the centre of the brake disk. And between each word section have the famous fazer caliper blue dot - star thing
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A couple for tonight.
One for ChristoT ;)
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-france_zps405d9730.png)
And a non "grey" UK one:
(http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-uk_zpsce149924.png)
Ill work on a wheel/tyre one for the anti-flaggists among the crowd as well ;)
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Very cool, Micky! Me likee! :)
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Very cool, Micky! Me likee! :)
Except you haven't got a fazer to put it on!!!!! So no you can't have one. :lol
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ive got the psd files setup in photoshop now anyway doddsie, so making small changes and tweaks to the layers is (relatively) quick and easy. If i can get 4-5 designs pinned down (probably the 4 constituent flags, and the british one), that should appease the majority of people interested.
Theres no reason why i cant tweak the design to suit individuals as well though if someone wants something specific (for e.g. a LOFO design etc).
sometimes having too much choice is a bad thing though IMO :thumbup
Tiger stripes for me, thankingyoutamuchly!
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Find someone into "modern art" send them all to him/ her and get them to make a sculpture out of it.
Maybe each one with a picture of the bike it come off.
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or we all could leave an old tax disc in , just so we can feel we are law breakers ! :lol
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What about putting a photo of Margaret Thatcher in it so she will always be with you on your bike ride.
Oh sorry this is the wrong thread :evil .
That'd only entitle you to ride on private roads though
Surely you mean Miner roads :) .
Like what your doing Mick.
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Just thought I would resurrect this
And does anyone know when this is starting --- that be the tax disk ending
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October as far as I'm aware buddy.
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Just thought I would resurrect this
And does anyone know when this is starting --- that be the tax disk ending
October if it goes through.
bet we don't have the printing and distribution savings passed on to us
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How the foc did I miss this!!??!!
They looks spot on Mick!
Chris
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something like this perhaps? (excuse the roughness of the yamaha logo :o )
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo_zpsd3cc424d.png[/url])
I think it needs to lose the `Yamaha` otherwise it would be YFOC-U.CO.UK (if not then the `M` needs altering so that the middle part is the same lengh as the rest of it) and those tuning forks definitely need to extend into the circle, but other than that :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup
That probably sounds a bit picky but if it isnt right, someone will pick up on the Fazer owners club having the Yamaha logo wrong!
If anyone from around the world walked up to my bike and pointed out that the 'M' was not the right length in the middle on my Yamaha logo, i would have to immediately say "Nice to meet you Doddsie." :lol
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and here are the constituent countries:
Welsh:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh_zps5391384b.png[/url])
Scottish:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-scottish_zpsff402d71.png[/url])
I'll have the Scottish one please
Irish:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-irish_zps7b59bbad.png[/url])
English:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english_zpsc2875971.png[/url])
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something like this perhaps? (excuse the roughness of the yamaha logo :o )
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo_zpsd3cc424d.png[/url])
I think it needs to lose the `Yamaha` otherwise it would be YFOC-U.CO.UK (if not then the `M` needs altering so that the middle part is the same lengh as the rest of it) and those tuning forks definitely need to extend into the circle, but other than that :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup
That probably sounds a bit picky but if it isnt right, someone will pick up on the Fazer owners club having the Yamaha logo wrong!
If anyone from around the world walked up to my bike and pointed out that the 'M' was not the right length in the middle on my Yamaha logo, i would have to immediately say "Nice to meet you Doddsie." :lol
You will see I did sort that eventually ;)
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ok heres the english and welsh (english flag changed) with the tuning logo tweaked. ill sort irish later:
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-welsh2_zps057c3f07.png[/url])
([url]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu141/mickwhitworth/Foccer/foclogo-english2_zps8d21e160.png[/url])
Would have to say so far these have been my favourite!
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Please tell me somebody is going to turn these into reality? :lol
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I'd get one deffo!
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they dont necessarily need to be stickers guys - as they are designed primarily to go into the tax disk holder once tax disks become a thing of the past - you can just print them out yourselves and cut them out with normal paper :)
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I'd laminate it, as I do with my tax disc.
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Yep, Ill be having one. :)
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Todays the day then----------which one are we going for
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Mickvp could you do one with the Italian flag? Thanks in advance... Oh I am having one as well
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Mickvp could you do one with the Italian flag? Thanks in advance... Oh I am having one as well
I could do mate. It may be a while, however, as my laptop has packed in and it will be a while before I get another.