I don't know if I am keeping the flares or not after I cut,... It is illegal in MA to not have your tires covered, but my veterans tags seem to keep me out of trouble and I am only going to drive it to and from the trail, then it goes back in the barn. Too early to tell what I am going to do with the flares.
As for the pin striping, if it bleeds through the spray-can-cammo I plan on painting it then they can stay. :) But I agree it took a ton of talent and a lot of time to do those lines!