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  1. Sat Mar 25th, 2006, 11:00 PM #1
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    Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH FINAL BIKE!

    UPDATE Aug 6th, 2007:
    Pics are located here:
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    In December, my friend's daughter Elsa was feeling quite ill. With a bump developing on her neck and after several tests, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia...

    She just went through tough chemotherapy for 3 months, and is finally recovering. She still has 4-6 months of chemo left, but she's doing great and is in good spirits.

    Since I am attending the Racing 2 Save Lives event again this year, I thought it would be nice to have Elsa and her brother Nils paint the bike I will be riding at the event.

    My lowers will be painted by several other children that my wife babysits, and will have a similar theme (or should I say lack of?).

    Definitely not your typical professional racing body paint job, but I think it looks beautiful. I'll be proudly wearing the painted fairings at R2SL!



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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    That is one of the greatest things I have ever seen Yusuke. Cheers to you my friend. Best wishes to Elsa and her recovery.


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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    Thanks Scott!

    The tail section is thanks to you. I got my awesome tail section from you.

    Hence, notice the sticker on the tail...

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    That is awesome! Have a great time out there...
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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    Yusuke,

    You truly embody the spirit of this event and I couldn't be more honored to share the track with you at MMP. I know there will be several AMA folks out there, but I'm hopeful that YOU will be giving out autographs as well.

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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    Thanks Scott for your kind words!

    The fairings look like it just went through a graffiti drive by, but it's great knowing I will be riding out there WITH the children!
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    That is awesome that you do this for the kids and let them in on the event!! You guys are amazing.

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    Yusuke,

    That is truly awesome & inspiring!
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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    WOW that is awesome. It is good to see someone out there with a heart as big as yours hope everything goes great for you out there. Truly made my day seeing this Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    Yusuke,
    Your theme is moving, inspirational and brilliant! The bodywork looks fantastic! You may start a new trend.
    Elsa must be a strong and inspired little girl, and lucky to have a friend like you. I wish her a full recovery.
    I may need Elsa and Nils to paint my bodywork…
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    That is awesome. You just brightened up my day a little.

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    Yusuke, I echo everyone's sentiments; What a fantastic tribute! Touching, creative, and certainly something I don't think they will ever forget.

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    Re: Painting fairings with children...

    Thanks everyone!

    I will be sure to let Elsa know about all the encouragement from you guys! I'm sure she'll be happy to hear them!

    I'll have my lower plastics painted this week by other children my wife babysits, so once that's done, I'll post up pics of it as well.

    My only concern is, I hope I don't make riders fixate on my bike and miss a turn when they see me out on the track!
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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH MORE PAINT

    As I said before, I had other children paint my lowers, and I got it back today. I was stunned by how well my lower fairing came back painted by a 9, 6, and a 3 year old child (Anton, Dasha, and Sima)!

    Once I get my bike put together, I'll post another pic. It's just amazing what children can do, and I'm SO proud to wear their imagination on my bike!!!

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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH MORE PAINT

    That is the coolest thing, EVER!!! I wish I were able to go to the race just to see your bike in person. Good luck to you in the race and best wishes for a speedy recovery for Elsa.

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    that looks as good as any Morse paint job!
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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH MORE PAINT

    Thanks T-byrd and Notto.

    I'll be sure to post up the bike with the new fairings soon! Stay tuned!

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    wow, that is so awesome!!! beautiful job by beautiful kids, that just made me feel like i wanna go out and do something nice for someone... like maybe not put my cold feet on alan's back!

    great job!! have a blast out there and be sure to get some great pics for the kids to keep
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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH FINAL BIKE

    UPDATE Aug 6th, 2007:

    Pics are located here:
    http://www.kirisan.com/images/R2SL_2006/index.html


    I'm pooped, but done. Just did oil change, radiator flush, chain lube, and swapped plastics.

    Here's the final bike. I think she looks beautiful with the children's paintings!!! What do you guys think?
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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH FINAL BIKE

    And here's the last pic. This is my favorite pic. Children, the sun, and Kirimoto Racing Team... Just perfect...
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    The bike looks AWESOME!!!
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    Re: Painting fairings with children. UPDATED WITH FINAL BIKE

    Very freakin cool. Kudos to you and the awesome artists that help you make your bike truly one of a kind.

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    That is SWEET!

    Hey Scott, you need to clearcoat those plastics so they stay lookin' good!
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