XJ Messaging for a T-Shirt Design

Some of you are familiar with the t-shirt I printed last year. It debuted at Hogfiddle’s Central NY Carb clinic and I made the remainder of the printed lot available for purchase here on the forum.

As a refresher, you can still see it here: http://www.daspoli.com

I’m going to do another run for 2018 but plan to change it up a bit. It will feature the engine that we all know and love from the previous shirt, but the printed image will be larger and on the back of the shirt (rather than the front like last year). The shirt will also have a small “left chest area” printing that will probably only have words... more on that below...

It still will be a black shirt with a one color (light gray) ink.

I'm struggling with the words as I want to be "correct" or at least make sense as it relates to the XJ Line and/or Motorcycling in general.

Here’s a quick sketch of what I’m thinking…



The motor will be central with the "Arcs" above and below. Those arcs will contain the messaging.

I've kicked around:

XJ RIDE
NO MODS-NO PODS
INLINE 4
XJ OWNER
XJ OWNERS GROUP
XJ RIDER
XJ RIDER CLUB
GENUINE XJ RELIABLE
TRIED AND TRUE
SINCE 1980 (Am i correct here? Was it earlier that the XJ appeared?)

Keep in mind, I don't want the messaging to be confused as being associated with any existing association, group or club... which is why I'm thinking those words (club, group, association, etc.) would be bad to use... even though, lets face it, what are we talking about here? A few dozen shirts floating around the country?

Any thoughts on this???

 

I think you should leave it as is "words go here, too" as that it sure to attract attention and questions.........

Or how about

CLASSIC SUPERBIKES


FOR GROWN-UPS ONLY

 

How about “When you know how they’re built, you’ll ride an XJ”, just playing on their sales lit of that era.

 

Lol... I could just leave it blank and ship it with a Sharpie Marker so you can customize... Just don't put pods on it please... I understand the arm pit areas won't breathe well if you do!

 

On top
" real riders ride xj's"
On the bottom
" only posers use pods"

 

I like the “tried and true”statement as well as “classic superbikes”

 

You will hurts sales (and some members' feelings) if you go with pod bashing on the shirt. Several of the custom xjs in the showcase run pods. Just sayin'.

 

Yeah, I'm not interested in alienating anyone... and it's such a small run of shirts, huge sales numbers are not a concern of mine either (though I guess it's a good problem to have). I like the "Classic Super Bikes" suggestion that Len made. When I do a quick search on "Yamaha" and "Superbike," I see YZR and FJ and in some cases XS.

Can anyone speak to this? Is XJ in this group?

 

XJ - taking it's belt off..
XJ - you direct-drive me crazy
XJ - air-cooled as f*ck
XJ - you're in-line-four a great time
XJ - Giving other bikes the shaft since 1980
DOHC - Drool Over Hibachi Carbs
XJ - She loves a 2 inch bore stroke.
..... ....

 

Mmmmmm... Hibachi carbs. No wonder the carb clinic BBQs are so delicious!

 

Keying off Ribo's idea:

Four inline for a great time

 

LOL... I can't stop laughing! Talk about fertile minds! Decisions, decisions...

 

top, Harleys blow
bottom, so *uck off

 

Carb down - let's not get eXJited here!

 

Hmmmmmm