Is white really that bad?

[monkeymsea]

Hey

Just filing through some threads and it seems to me that alot of people think getting a white paint job is a bad idea..

I have a zxr250 that needs a respray I was thinking about getting it done white but I might be starting to change my mind..

So is white really that bad?

[scumdog]

Hell yeah, I'm as bad-ass as and my bike is white..

[MotoGirl]

I also own a white bike (RSVR) and have noticed an increase in the number of bikes coming out in this fine colour. In fact, I even started a thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=83816) about it:


I recently heard a comment stating that white is apparently the new black (this was used in the context of a Lamborghini). If you take this statement and apply it to bikes, I would have to agree with it considering we’re seeing the bikes becoming predominantly more white and manufacturers suddenly bringing them out when we’ve never really seen them in that colour before. Just take the 848, for example.

Here are a few of the 08/09 models to prove my point:

Ducati 848 (http://www.psndealer.com/dealersite/images/bmwpgh/848%20white480.jpg) and now the 1198
KTM RC8 (http://www.1000hp.net/magazin/ktm/ktm_rc8_test/ktm_rc8_testbericht_10.jpg) and Superduke (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/bhkami/990sdwh08-700.jpg)
BMW K1300R (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvhjidbvdzc/SOtdzjo0lEI/AAAAAAAAIkI/hEYQAA_1tws/s200/k13r+5.jpg) and K1300S (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvhjidbvdzc/SOo6u3ANMUI/AAAAAAAAIho/9K_bj9lpxgI/s200/k1300s+5.jpg)
Triumph Street Triple (http://www.triumph.co.uk/images/streetTriple_colour_main_1_2008.jpg)
Aprilia RSVR (http://www.ufomotorcycles.com/images/newbikes/RSVR08WHITE.jpg) and Shiver (http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Aprilia%20Shiver%20White%202.jpg)
Kawasaki ZX14 (http://kawasakininjazx14.com/gallery2/d/29-1/Ninja_ZX_14_white+red.jpg), ER6N (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvhjidbvdzc/SNXH7MEu-nI/AAAAAAAAIBE/IPgP2DuzKSA/s1600-h/er-6n+4.jpg), Z1000 (http://www.daytonamc.co.uk/contents/en-uk/Z1000%20white.jpg) and ZX-10R (Monster replica) (http://3rad.smugmug.com/photos/390095221_9mkZa-M.jpg)
Honda VFR800 (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvhjidbvdzc/SOt73eYCV0I/AAAAAAAAImg/PdghVF9q0Ow/s200/vfr+2.jpg), CBR1000 (http://powersports.honda.com/images/model/model_images/Motorcycles/2009/CBR1000RR_Pearl_White_Light_Silver_Met..jpg) and CBR600 (http://powersports.honda.com/images/model/model_images/Motorcycles/2009/CBR600RR_Phoenix.jpg)
Suzuki Hayabusa 2008 (http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewsArchives/2008/February/Hayabusa_K8_White_448p.jpg), Hayabusa 2009 (http://3rad.smugmug.com/photos/390116025_LRSG4-M.jpg), GSX-R600 (http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/logo/500/GSXR600K9.jpg) and GSX-R750 (http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/colorVariations/500/GSXR750K9_White_ffffff.jpg)
Yamaha R1 (http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/content/images/600/09MS_YZFR1_wht_S2_dd7f4b08.jpg), another R1 (http://3rad.smugmug.com/photos/390100954_qMvq4-M.jpg) and R6 (http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelimagelib/8/9/1/0/image.aspx).
MV Brutale? (http://3rad.smugmug.com/photos/390085612_dcMas-M.jpg)


So, what's the verdict. Is white the new black?

[Pumba]

Nothing wrong with white, I quite like it.

It is very easy to dress up a white bike with a few decals or pinstrips (white is a bit of a blank canvis in my mind)

[monkeymsea]

It is very easy to dress up a white bike with a few decals or pinstrips (white is a bit of a blank canvis in my mind)

Yeah I see where your coming from.. was thinking about getting some air brushing done on it.. I quite like the plain white tho...

[smoky]

So is white really that bad?

are you racist or something





:bleh:

[Thani-B]

Just do it white. Get it warrantable first though :P and then save for the white GSXR

[Hitcher]

White pearl is the new black.

[smoky]

I... have noticed an increase in the number of bikes coming out in this fine colour...

It's not a colour, it's an absence of colour!


It's what you choose if you don't want a colour, "Ah bugger it - I wont bother with colour"

[mattian]

One would assume that if a white helmet is more noticeable to other road users then, a white bike would also make you more visible. I would like to point out however,.... thats just my logical conclusion, not necassarily a fact.
I was passed by some dude on what looked like a brand new Ducati 696 on the Northern motorway not too long ago. The white version...... it looked friggin mean as !!!! apparently not as fast as the red one, i've heard.

[chester]

red will give you more horsepower tho, mmmmmmmmm white :second:

[AllanB]

Hmmmm - I have formed an opinion on white as a bike colour over the years - few can pull it off - Speed/Street triple can, occasional HD, a random euro bike, and an occasional Jap one.

Many, many can not yet some dork in marketing gives them the tick - just check out a white M109R - but bring a paper bag.

You do run the risk of looking like you have mounted a giant sperm .........

[Patch]

don't forget the honda stickers

[Laxi]

One would assume that if a white helmet is more noticeable to other road users then, a white bike would also make you more visible.

hmm might repaint mine dayglo yellow or orange, hey! what about two tone ?:done:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I also own a white bike (RSVR) and have noticed an increase in the number of bikes coming out in this fine colour. In fact, I even started a thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=83816) about it:

the 848 in that white is an absolute stunner. WANT!

[Owl]

White pearl is the new black.

No, it's white pearl.

[Hitcher]

Precious little girl
Let me put you up where you belong...

[Owl]

Precious little girl

That's the pot calling the kettle white pearl!

:rofl:

[Bonez]

White pearl can't be all that great. Or beloved Alister wouldn't be seen dead on a white tiger <_< Seems happy with his black one though. Tiger that is.

[Owl]

White pearl can't be all that great. Or beloved Alister wouldn't be seen dead on a white tiger <_< Seems happy with his black one though. Tiger that is.

He wanted a white Tiger Bonez, but none available at the time. Tiger's look awesome in white, though they're not a pearl.

[monkeymsea]

I did a quick shop of what may look like white..

My wheels have been powdered gloss black since the photo i used was taken

what do you guys think?

[p.dath]

I did a quick shop of what may look like white..

My wheels have been powdered gloss black since the photo i used was taken

what do you guys think?

It looks very "bright".

[CookMySock]

I did a quick shop of what may look like white.. My wheels have been powdered gloss black since the photo i used was takenI like white bikes very much, but somehow your shop doesn't grab me. The white kwaka on the fairing doesn't work somehow. Maybe its just coz it looks a little grubby. The rest of your bike is going to have to be real real clean.

Steve

[Owl]

I did a quick shop of what may look like white..

My wheels have been powdered gloss black since the photo i used was taken

what do you guys think?

Don't worry too much about what other people think dude, as it's your bike. You have to live with it at the end of the day.:yes:

[monkeymsea]

Yeah I know its a pretty average photoshop but thats about my abilities lol if any one can do better feel free

[skidMark]

You do run the risk of looking like you have mounted a giant sperm .........

bwahahahahahahahahah pro``:Punk:

[AllanB]

Needs something...... rough as I did it in PAINT! Only chose green as it's a Kawa colour .....

[monkeymsea]

Needs something...... rough as I did it in PAINT! Only chose green as it's a Kawa colour .....

Im liking this.. I wanted to keep the kawasaki green on some of it

[steve_t]

The white might make people think you're a :Police:
Good that they might give you more room... but bad that they might drive extra slowly if they see you in the rear vision mirror
I quite like white :Punk:

[Thani-B]

The white might make people think you're a :Police:
Good that they might give you more room... but bad that they might drive extra slowly if they see you in the rear vision mirror
I quite like white :Punk:

That might be quite entertaining though....

[howdamnhard]

Hey

So is white really that bad?

Nothing wrong with white, plenty of good looking white bikes out there.

[carver]

i considered having my gixxer in white, my DRZ-SM was

[gatch]

It's not a colour, it's an absence of colour!


It's what you choose if you don't want a colour, "Ah bugger it - I wont bother with colour"

Actually white is a mix of all colors, black is the absence of color..

[laserracer]

One would assume that if a white helmet is more noticeable to other road users then, a white bike would also make you more visible. I would like to point out however,.... thats just my logical conclusion, not necassarily a fact.
I was passed by some dude on what looked like a brand new Ducati 696 on the Northern motorway not too long ago. The white version...... it looked friggin mean as !!!! apparently not as fast as the red one, i've heard.

Not in Fog

[crazyhorse]

You could always paint it white and then cover it with all kinds of stickers, that way you won't see its white LOL

[Deano]

Watch out for the stunning white and black SV and GSXR at the Winter Series.

The Orange Roughy is gone.

[roogazza]

I was one of the first when everything was black, even painted the boots !
Certainly stood out back then. Gaz.

[Indiana_Jones]

Nothing really wrong with white, my old CBR was blue, red & white.

Only issue was my wheels were white, fine for front, but the back wheel got dirty pretty quickly from the exhuast!

-Indy

[barno]

I also own a white bike (RSVR) and have noticed an increase in the number of bikes coming out in this fine colour. In fact, I even started a thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=83816) about it:

Also need to add 1987 Suzuki Impulse :woohoo: