The camo pattern was created using hand-drawn stencil designs that I built digitally in Adobe Illustrator. These were much larger than the stencils I typically work with, but that actually made the process easier. The larger shapes allowed for smoother layering and more organic overlaps, which helped the camo feel natural rather than repetitive.

An added benefit of the larger stencil format is removal—after baking, the stencils peel off cleanly and quickly, saving time and reducing the risk of lifting edges.

The finished bike exceeded expectations. Not only did the camo flow cleanly across all panels, but the Cerakote finish delivered the durability and thin film build I was after. The bike sold in under six hours on Facebook Marketplace, and the customer immediately committed to having four bikes done at a time moving forward.

To make future projects more efficient, I researched alternatives to traditional acrylic and water-based paints. Most of those coatings build at 2–4 mils per coat, which adds up quickly when layering camo. At that thickness, you can feel the pattern edges—and that wasn’t acceptable.

Cerakote’s thin film build solved that problem. Going forward, I plan to experiment with using the F-Series catalyst in H-Series colors. While not officially recommended, Cerakote confirmed it can be tested. If successful, this could reduce cure time from two hours to just 15 minutes, making multi-bike production far more efficient without sacrificing quality.

This project marked my first MotoTech e-bike—and it definitely won’t be the last.