It’s getting HOT in here ….

[Monkeeee01]

This is scheme I’m also very drawn to.

Matched with some Z2 lower in the same colour.

I remember when this red Hot came for sale on Facebook a few years back. I couldn’t afford it at the time but omg I wanted it badly. It’s a gorgeous cour scheme and one I’ve thought about recreating when I get one.

But tbh I now kinda agree that a Hot should either be in Stars and Bars or with a Rasta Flame design!

The rarity of the frame means it should have the ultimate custom paint

 

[Monkeeee01]

Here we go, this is what I'd go with. The paint scheme did exist but unsurprisingly, this is the only picture I've ever seen.

I'm confident it isn't a Hot. The tubing is too big, it's more likely a specially painted Kula given the seat-tube decal. Could it be a Ku? But that's not the point. Check out the livery! I've never seen anything like it on Kona. (I've translated the text and it doesn't reveal what the frame could be).

Judy yellow (maybe with a metallic flake), orange fade, zig-zag pattern/edging, deep blue with a purple hint front-end. It has the 1995 spiral headtube decal, no top tube decal.

I'd go with 1996 grey decals as the 1997 jungle decals would clash.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing @al-onestare