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  1. #91
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    I used to be all into the colour thing, but right now, ive actually got a black bike, black leathers, black boots, black gloves.

    Although i had my helmet before i bought my currant bike. So its full of colour. (Edwards rep arai)
    Its a matter of being seen too.

    Everyone to their own i guess.
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    I think its more of a matter of choice and being seen. I've got a red bike, black pants, red jacket and yellow helmet... The yellow helmet was by choice to stand out more.

    But each to there own.. and I might have a giggle at some of the colour arrangements but its all good in my books.
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    It's a question of cost. It's nice to be colour co-ordianted, but a bit expensive. My first bike was red, and after my (orange) helmet was stolen, I bought a red one (but black leathers). When I wrote the red bike off, the next bike was mostly silver, so I spraypainted the helmet to match (easy enough, and cheap).
    When I rode the XBR500RS Mutant, all I had was some crappy old second (or third) hand helmet, befitting such a crap bike. I bought a white helmet with blue and red stripes (ordered in especially) to match the white/red/blue VF500. New boots were (coincidentally) black with blue tags. My wife bought me some blue AGV gloves for a birthday present. All good.
    When the VF was replaced with the VFR, a new helmet was due. I found a nice black AGV with gold and silver graphics, that matched the black with gold strips/decals and silver metalwork. AGV gloves were shot, so I bought some Spidis in black/yellow/silver/white. Jacket, pants and boots were black. Then I cocked it all up by buying a red and black jacket, so I wrote off my VFR and bought a red VTR1000: all good again. Then I broke the helmet, so I bought a multicoloured one (blue, red, yellow and silver stripes) and some black gloves. Good idea, because it went well with the red VTR, and now goes well with my blue VFR800.

    But it's all getting too hard and too expensive keeping up with gear, so I'll stick to black in future, apart from helmets. When I buy a new helmet, I'll look for summat blue-ish.
    Or not.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    No matter what style I put on in terms of leathers it still don't make up for the fact that my helmet, plain white shoei as it is, looks HUGE. Perhaps I should have gone for a black one as black is more slimming...
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    Quote Originally Posted by u4ea
    am beginning to think you dont like the prospect of chicks with wheels...get used to it!!!!!!!!!!
    It's amazing what they've been able to do with kitchen sinks now eh?
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Forget matching fashion...

    Quote Originally Posted by u4ea
    ........well i reckon there is nothing sexier than a man in leathers and a nice lid always works to finish off the look.........adds to the mystery..........bikers are generally pervs!!!!!!!!!that includes me..........
    you girls look far better in plain black leather, though I have to agree theres also been some talk lately of several beauiful scooter ladies around Wellington wearing short dresses. Try not to be a prev but somethings no man cant turn away from. Has anyone ever wondered why all the main Jap makers started to bring out multi coloured artie designs the last ten years or more? Could it be to sell 'sexy' looking machine to our wonderful sisters whom are taking up this sport in large numbers? I have a neice in Akl whom rides a GXSR1300 and she would think my poor little gold 600F is a toy I suppose. Some of you ladies are riding serious hardware.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gav
    Did you look in an Arai catalogue???
    How about some of these?

    OK, the last one is out of a Harley catalogue.....
    hmmm no 1 & 2, & 6 aint bad, but dunno about the others. But having said that they still have to fit my head and the only helmet i liked (and could afford!) was the Shoei, and they dont make that in anything resembling orange

    Quote Originally Posted by buellbabe
    Tsk Tsk girlie! You should know by now that Black White and Orange are THE OFFICIAL Harley colours Haven't I dragged you to enuf Harley rallies??...suggest you check out some of their catalogs, just cos it ain't on the shop floor doesn't mean its not available! :-)
    And just so we're clear... Buell colours are Blue and White...
    Agree with ya about Black tho, it goes with everyfink Darlink!
    Didn't know that HD did helmets...learn something new everyday huh?
    Yeah, and blue and white def wouldn't go with my bike so i got one that had cherubs and skulls instead...much more ME! hahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Derosso
    you girls look far better in plain black leather, though I have to agree theres also been some talk lately of several beauiful scooter ladies around Wellington wearing short dresses.
    I've noticed! Great aye?!?!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rosie
    so I'm not walking around the supermarket in a kawasaki green racing outfit or anything.
    Hey,

    I resemble that remark! I once had a bright green pair of motorcycle boots. this was in the 80's and in Fiji where anything but black was considered cough, cough, flambouyant!

    I tried to change the colours but the green kept coming back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keystone19
    - they have to at least be able to keep up to make the grade...
    Shit I'm stuffed then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dafe
    I'm one of those Blue/white Gixxer riders.....now complete with clashing helmet.

    I used to have the blend in helmet, but it was to say the least - boring!

    Besides, I went for a topline helmet, safety was my first consideration and I wanted something more personally appealing.
    I believe you can get away with it as long as you have plain black leathers. (See my profile pic).
    I think your ARE the Gixxer rider she's talking about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by neats
    Imagine this, your riding down the road and you see a GSXR (you know the blue/ white one) with someone about to get on it. You pull over and pop your visor to hear it start. Just as your getting ready to follow it up the road someone mounts it with a red/ yellow helmet ... ???


    Finally, I found out who you talking about.

    But I ain't giving you his name or number that easy!!!
    Not unless you shout me a feed sometime!
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    Nice lid Dafe...

    One of my interests is in dragon artwork and this actually works for me. Its quite cool. The brand is Shark? so is this their model or have you added the artwork? I have two lids - HJC matt black and FFM black and have resisted the urge to stick something on them though theres a couple whom design and sell bike decals on TM. Similarly, the GSXF has a lot of coverage begging for some fine decals but not sure but doing that either. Might get away with a small dragon on the front side fairing perhaps. Do they come off OK do you know??

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    my helmet and jacket matched my bike until i bought a new motorbike.
    Then i couldnt be bothered paying a lot of mnoey to get a new helmet and jacket just to look cool.
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    Nah... definitely the model

    not artwork on closer inspection. Must have cost a bit. I think I paid $300 for the matt black model but safety first and to be honest, it was the only one in the shop that actually fit properly. gee ... some of them were suppose to be the same size but were completely different in fit. Think about what these things use to cost before a lot of the import tax was removed though. Still my head is worth more than $300 anyway... I think the poster said $100,000.

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