How important is the colour of your bike to you?

[Conquiztador]

Ever since I started riding I wanted red bikes (everyone knows that red bikes are faster), But very seldom have my bikes been red. My Royal Enfield Meteor Minior Sport 500 twin -62 was red. (She was my first "real" bike). The bikes I built were always supposed to be red, but then at the last moment I change my mind and come up with something more awsome. (That's right... Princess also had red on her. She is now all black thou...)

Now I have a green bike and a blue bike that I ride (and a small grey, yellow and a mixed colour one. Add to that a few in process of being built that do not have a colour sorted yet).

And I still want a red one.

What colour is your dream bike?

[Rogue Rider]

Any colour is ok, but you have to be a real hardcore dude to ride a pink bike. I saw a pink Speed Triple on Trademe a while back, in Kaikohe............ mmmm says alot.

[NZsarge]

Not important at all... Just as long as it's black. :D Actually the Candy Electric blue ZX14's have always look shit hot to me.

[schrodingers cat]

Well I wouldn't want my bike to clash with the colour of my socks and underwear (so red is definately out - red and pink are a total no-no)

[miSTa]

Red, red, red, red, and red...have had five red bikes and only one was Italian.

[Maha]

Its been just a coincidence that my last three bikes have all been blue, very non important...honest :shifty:

[Big Dave]

Any shade of black and I'm happy.

[Blinkwing]

I'm a sucker for blacked out bikes. They just look good!

[Motu]

Black - bikes,cars,clothes,helmets and boots.It's not often I have the choice when buying,but if I repaint it's always black.If they made black headlights I'd get one.

[MadDuck]

What colour is your dream bike?

One that matches the colour of my gear. Hmmmm White Bike ..... Black/Blue gear. Time to go shopping :innocent:

[GOONR]

I'd have any colour as long as it ain't blue (Chelsea). My bike is the perfect colour for me, red (Arsenal)

[Smifffy]

This is the first bike I've had that hasn't been some shade of red.

Not bothered about the actual colour as long as it "goes" with the bike.

Some colours are just wrong I feel (like the aforementioned pink, or maybe magenta, perhaps mocha, cinnabar could be ok on the right bike)

[Subike]

My ideal colour is burgandy and slate with gold pinstipes.
But then the type of bike can also dictate the colour.
A bad ass chopper,bobber or custon just has to be black.
A sports bike, racer = green or red.
A trail bike adventure bike = orange or red.
A classic or retro needs to be burgandy and slate or ice white over deep blue .
The colour of the bike to me depends upon the type of bike it is,
reflecting the personality of the bike,
and the personality of the rider.

[Big Col]

Like japanese racing white.

[Gremlin]

black. Best colour and odds are, all gear matches it. 3 out of the 4 bikes I've owned have been black. Other didn't come in black at the time

[hellokitty]

I hate silver :yes: yet my bike is silver......

Kawasaki/Ninja green is the best colour in the world but obviously has to be on a Ninja

Black is my favourite but after night riding behind my husband on his black bike, I couldn't see him, or the bike = scary! I want everyone to see me.

[Urano]

i really like bright colours.
and safety is involved too.

as for now, i can say that when others see something lime green coming in the mirror, they step aside...
it's a colour that seems "fast" even at 50 kmh... :D :D :D

[Voltaire]

Black with gold pin stipes as in mid 70's Ducati
and Norton Interstate, I like the metalic blue of mid to late 50's Triumphs.

Daily rider is red

Would probably not buy a KTM due to colour range. :innocent:

[Mom]

Blue - has to be blue.

How could I call her the Blue Lovely, or the Blue Bitch if she was orange or something :pinch:

[Hawkeye]

Need I say more....

[Brownbikerbabe]

Kawasaki/Ninja green is the best colour in the world but obviously has to be on a Ninja



I love my green Ninja...wouldn't have it in any other colour, its Kawi hallmark colour!

Oh and I love red as well, my other bike is red.

[Duke girl]

I like Red and that comes from liking Ducatis. When getting the Ninja l had to have a Red 1. Just a pity my Race bike isn't Red but l guess l cant have it my way all the time, at least my Leathers, Helmet, Boots and Gloves have red in them.

[oldrider]

Ever since I started riding I wanted red bikes (everyone knows that red bikes are faster), But very seldom have my bikes been red. My Royal Enfield Meteor Minior Sport 500 twin -62 was red. (She was my first "real" bike). The bikes I built were always supposed to be red, but then at the last moment I change my mind and come up with something more awsome.

Now I have a green bike and a blue bike that I ride (and a small grey, yellow and a mixed colour one. Add to that a few in process of being built that do not have a colour sorted yet).

And I still want a red one.

What colour is your dream bike?

Ah ha, my first "real" bike was a black 52 "Royal Enfield" 350.

Not quite as grand as your 500 twin but of course to me it was real.

Reddest red bike owned was a new 1993 Honda ST 1100 and I dinged that one good, damn it!

Current bike is blue, to match my pretty blue eyes but black is still my favourite colour for a bike! :ride:

(sigh) Looks like my "dreaming" days are over and this will be my last bike ever! :sick: (Thanks Nick)

[Baldyman]

Suzuki - Yellow:done:

[boman]

Black, black or even black. The shade is not important. As long as it is black.

[DJSin]

I love the pearl white finish on my bike - but it's not a colour I'll expect all my bikes to be.

[Genie]

When I decided what type of bike I was going to purchase the next question was...which colour. After many bottles of bourbon and much consultation I decided on red!

So how the hell did I get a black one?

[Conquiztador]

When I decided what type of bike I was going to purchase the next question was...which colour. After many bottles of bourbon and much consultation I decided on red!

So how the hell did I get a black one?

Too easy: You had too much bourbon and blacked out... ;)

[slofox]

The bike itself is first - the colour a distant second or even lower in the pecking order.
Having said that, I like red and I like black. Not too keen on blue and definitely don't want Kack..er Kwak green. Wouldn't mind dark green but not the lime colour. Current bike is burnt orange which is OK I guess.

But if the bike is right, I don't really notice the colour. After all, I'm about as observant as a brick wall - according to herself anyway - cow ...

[AllanB]

Black is the preference. Red is cool. Mine have either been black or red.

But

I was looking at the CB1000r the other day - the black variant is all black, everywhere - to the point of maybe being too much (polish the wheels maybe?) they do have a grey/silver that looked the bizz and would be my preference for that specific ride. How important - very - part of a bikes appeal to me is visual and colour plays a big part with that - I'd not buy the 1000r in the limp green for example. For that matter I'd not buy the bike if it did not visually appeal to me no matter how fantastic it is meant to be.

And the fangy race replica colour schemes do nothing for me. I often look at cars or bikes and wonder how the heck a particular colour got approved at the factory :sick:

[neels]

The bike itself is first - the colour a distant second or even lower in the pecking order.


I decided on red!

So how the hell did I get a black one?
Mine is similar on both counts, decided what bike I wanted then started browsing and thinking the red and yellow ones looked good.....

Then one turned up for sale at the right time for the right price, so I decided that black was rather nice after all

[pritch]

I've never paid much attention to the colour except my CB500 which was brown. That was the least common option, most were green or gold. It doesn't sound great but it did look nice.

So I've had black, silver, brown, red, blue, blue, black, black, red. Normally I'd prefer a new bike to be a different colour to the last but the advantage of buying a new bike the same colour is that your neighbours (and your wife?) won't know you've changed bikes... :whistle:

[sinfull]

think mine's called an absence of colour !

[gijoe1313]

Since I am mr fancy pants red camo pajama ninja, I shall state my colour is red, 'cause everyone knows red ones go 25X fasterer! :chase:

And as others previously have mentioned, how did I end up with black, blue and yellow bikes as well? :scratch:

Also, something in silver/gray seems to be coming up fast behind me in my Big Ol'Hornets mirrors waiting to join the queue! :msn-wink:

[hellokitty]

I nearly bought a Ducati because the tank was white with pink glitter :clap: it was so pretty!!

[Genie]

I nearly bought a Ducati because the tank was white with pink glitter :clap: it was so pretty!!

I'd like to see that!

[Conquiztador]

I nearly bought a Ducati because the tank was white with pink glitter :clap: it was so pretty!!

That reminds me: Xmas is less than 120 days away...

[DEATH_INC.]

The best colour is whatever I have on the shelf after I've binned it again :p

[hellokitty]

I'd like to see that!

It was a little 400cc Monster for sale at KTL in Auckland a few months ago - they have a really nice saleswoman who is very helpful.
I wanted it but it was 10 years old and for the same money I got my VT750 which was only 6months old, and I am a cruiser girl - the old body isn't up to riding a sports bike (probably would have crashed it anyway)

[rustyrobot]

Pink is homo.
Any colour is ok, but you have to be a real hardcore dude to ride a pink bike. I saw a pink Speed Triple on Trademe a while back, in Kaikohe............ mmmm says alot.

I know it seems hard to believe, but the colour pink has traditionally been seen as a boys/mens colour.

This is from a BBC article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7817496.stm) on why (the hell) people dress their daughters all in pink:

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...How different it was in the early 1900s, when blue was for girls and pink for boys.

The Women's Journal explained it thus: "That pink being a more decided and stronger colour, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl."

DressMaker magazine agreed. "The preferred colour to dress young boys in is pink. Blue is reserved for girls as it is considered paler, and the more dainty of the two colours, and pink is thought to be stronger (akin to red)."

What prompted the switch is unclear, but it had been made by the time Adolf Hitler ordered the classification of homosexuals. Those deemed "curable" were sent to concentration camps and labelled with a pink triangle. This suggests that by then, pink was associated with femininity.
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Of course this might just be me trying to compensate for the fact that the red paint on my bike has sun-faded to a pretty pink in some areas.

Ideally I'd like a black bike with gold detailing (and a norton badge on the side). I do wonder though if they don't get hot when parked up in the summer sun?

[vifferman]

I've had three red bikes, so despite my wife wanting the current one to be red, I went for Tahitian Candy Blue instead. I really like the colour, but perhaps not as much as the blsck VFR750 I had. It was actually "Granite Blue Metallic", which was black with flecks of blue in it - very like black granite in fact. Had gold and silver decals etc., so it wasn't quite as understated as a straight black paintjob. The current VFR needs a paintjob, so I'm kinda considering going back to black....
Or mebbe I'll just buy a completely differnet black bike...

[Corse1]

Look for a model I want and then the best deal and then the colour comes last. Thats probably why I ended up with a white speed triple and a grey Ducati:innocent:

[Brett]

Didn't realise they came in any colour other than black...If I want pretty colours, I will find a rainbow thanks.

[p.dath]

I'm not fixed on any partiular colour scheme. I spend most of my time road riding, so I just want colours that are nice and visible - so anything except black I guess.

[davebullet]

Orange, gotta be orange. I get the best of both worlds. A Speed Triple with a KTM identity crisis!

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[gazmascelle]

my cbr is black, looks nice, but i seem to be invisible to everyone else on the road. Both my yamahas were red.. i still miss them

[LBD]

And I still cannot make up my mind which colore I like best.....either Red...or maybe white....possibly green.....:blink:

Next will likely be Black on Black ....the kind of deep black that light tends to slide right off it, bit like Hot Black Desoto's space ship....

[cowboyz]

no contest! Its gotta be green!

[cruza]

no contest! Its gotta be green!

Triumph green....lol

Find I get bored of a bike easier if colour wasn't really included in reason for purchase. Like having a bike that stands out from boring black.

[avgas]

Don't really mind buying second hand. However if I hate the colour......its going to get resprayed.

I have taken a liking for black or white bikes when I buy new however.

[Genie]

Don't really mind buying second hand. However if I hate the colour......its going to get resprayed.

I have taken a liking for black or white bikes when I buy new however.

According to another thread once upon on KB land...black is not a colour, neither is white!!!!

Ergo...black and white bikes are invisible - this we know as the cager did quote "I didn't see a bike"

[avgas]

According to another thread once upon on KB land...black is not a colour, neither is white!!!!

Ergo...black and white bikes are invisible - this we know as the cager did quote "I didn't see a bike"
Ahhhhh ok.
This must be from those who believe all crashes are not their fault.

[Luckylegs]

Current bike is burnt orange which is OK I guess.

I'll see your burnt orange and raise you a scorched yellow (Daytona 675). It's one of those colours which quite suits the bike but I still look at it sometimes and cringe and other times start drooling

[slofox]

I'll see your burnt orange and raise you a scorched yellow (Daytona 675). It's one of those colours which quite suits the bike but I still look at it sometimes and cringe and other times start drooling

I once looked at a Duc that was yellow...in that case, the colour was a factor in not buying it (compounded by a complete lack of money as well, you unnerstand...)

[crazyhorse]

so long as its not green, I really wouldn't care what colour it is..........so long as it goes well with no problems and feels fantastic to ride :scooter:

[Gone Burger]

I am a sucker for white bikes. Just think they stand out nicely on the road, catch attention. Mine is a compromise of black and white, but I think when I look for a wee sports toy I would be stoked to get me one in white. Of course, would be happy with anything affordable and fun in decent condition, but IF I had the option.... :)

[mikemike104]

White is Right in my eyes.

I mean that in the most non racist way you could imagine.

Hard to keep looking good though :scooter:

[Wannabiker]

Mmmm lets see. across the garage floor...red, red, red..and a red SV8 to match. When asking for touch-up paint I ask for "mid-life crisis red" ...:innocent: (PPG-473.101 is the paint code..)

[98tls]

I'll see your burnt orange and raise you a scorched yellow (Daytona 675). It's one of those colours which quite suits the bike but I still look at it sometimes and cringe and other times start drooling Bit like this thing,wake up after a big night at a rally and it sometimes makes me want to chuck,other times in the right light its looks ok.its different i will give it that.

[ckai]

I like anything as long as it's not black or red. Can't be like all you common folk now can I. Which is probably why I waited 7 months to get my bike so it wasn't black or red.


I'll see your burnt orange and raise you a scorched yellow (Daytona 675). It's one of those colours which quite suits the bike but I still look at it sometimes and cringe and other times start drooling

Know what ya mean. Sometimes I reckon that colour looks like it has a slight calf-shit green about it, others it looks brilliant. Trumpy just being different again...

"Let's see how much of this crap we can mix in and get away with. It'll be sooo funny. People will have to have a second look to see if they've seen right". Bloody british :)

Some days I think my blue looks crap and other days it really pops. I heard insurance companies in the know hate the Scorched Yellow. Apparently it's damn near impossible to colour match perfectly so you have to replace full parts instead of sides.

[Griffin]

Black for me, gloos is good but matt black is better... I think cruisers look good in black with shiny chrome. In fact, the less colour the better so I even tend to replace original indicator lenses and reflectors with clear ones and would even do the same with the tail light if I could.

I also have a liking for colours that change depending on the angle you view it, thats pretty cool but not on my own bike :)