Pink and black Triumph Sprint?? YES?NO?

**trump-lady** · 23rd February 2007, 09:32

Ok so I put my bike down up north http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=44603 and I dont really like the red anyways. Ive come from USA and wear baby blue and pink leathers......Im thinking of painting my bike black with a pink tank or some kind of black/pink variation. Now I know that everyone here wears BLACK and for those women who dont have perfect anerexic bodies we look like men on bikes or dykes on bikes. Im a lady and wanna look like one and Im tired of everyone thinking im riding bitch on some mans bike. Ive had the bike only 3 weeks done 4000 ks on her and love it and dont see a change in bikes for me for quite a while.

Anyways what do you all think....
Is it a discrace to triumphs name?
If you saw it on the side of the road what would you think?
Would you ride bitch with me hehehehehe?

**Chisanga** · 23rd February 2007, 09:37

It's your bike so do it, for many people their bikes are statement of who they are so this seems like a very good way of making it uniquely you

Perhaps when you flick it on you might want to think about repainting it as a pink bike may severely limit the type of person wishing to buy it

Good luck and post up some pictures when you are done.

P.S. You can buy pink helmets as well too you know

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd February 2007, 09:49

Pink? Don't do it unless you go the whole hog (wheels etc) and are prepared to own it the rest of your life...

Many other choices but pink? Um - not really very ladylike is it?

Triumphs racing colours were light blue / white so that could be an appealing choice.

**trump-lady** · 23rd February 2007, 09:55

tRUE TRUE....But i dont want it to be an eyesore. Just enough that when you get close you just KNOW its a ladies bike. Thats why I was thinking just the tank...and the rest black. Hmmmm Baby blue would work too....I cant play with colors to much with the red it is right now. So to do it Id have to redo the whole bike.... I figured it would be easy to repaint just the tank if I ever sold her..... but again the whole bike would have to be painted cause what the hell goes with red!

**TonyB** · 23rd February 2007, 10:11

So I guess THIS would be your hero?

Edit: waaaaaiiiit a second- your riding gear and hers look alarmingly similar!

**imdying** · 23rd February 2007, 10:16

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Pink? Don't do it unless you go the whole hog (wheels etc) and are prepared to own it the rest of your life...

Awww I don't know... the YZF750s had a splash of pink, aren't weren't totally puke to look at. Doesn't actually have to hot pink either, does it?

**trump-lady** · 23rd February 2007, 10:31

Originally Posted by trump-lady

tRUE TRUE....But i dont want it to be an eyesore. Just enough that when you get close you just KNOW its a ladies bike. Thats why I was thinking just the tank...and the rest black. Hmmmm Baby blue would work too....I cant play with colors to much with the red it is right now. So to do it Id have to redo the whole bike.... I figured it would be easy to repaint just the tank if I ever sold her..... but again the whole bike would have to be painted cause what the hell goes with red!

OHMY!!!!! I have the EXACT JACKET LOL! I might have to steal that pic!!!!

**trump-lady** · 23rd February 2007, 10:33

Originally Posted by trump-lady

OHMY!!!!! I have the EXACT JACKET LOL! I might have to steal that pic!!!!

Im rolling on the ground laughing!!!!

**riffer** · 23rd February 2007, 10:33

Tanya - it's YOUR bike.

Do what makes you happy.

Pink was good enough for John Britten.

**trump-lady** · 23rd February 2007, 10:37

Originally Posted by riffer

Tanya - it's YOUR bike.

Do what makes you happy.

Pink was good enough for John Britten.

Yeah!!!

what people think ITS MY BIKE! Actually some one sent me a pic of their red and black paint job. Theres a few variations out there I havent even thought of......... I still wanna know if anyone would ride bitch on my pink bike hehehehehehe

**imdying** · 23rd February 2007, 10:44

Originally Posted by riffer

Pink was good enough for John Britten.

Yeah, but it might've been those pink bits that gave him teh c@nc3r!!!

**James Deuce** · 23rd February 2007, 11:20

Triumph have a colour on their books called: "Nuclear Pink".

It was one of the colours for the previous model Speed Triple and it looks awesome in real life. See if you can get the Triumph Colour charts and then you'll have a Sprint in a unique, but nonetheless factory colour.

**JWALKER** · 23rd February 2007, 11:26

Originally Posted by trump-lady

Yeah!!!

what people think ITS MY BIKE! Actually some one sent me a pic of their red and black paint job. Theres a few variations out there I havent even thought of......... I still wanna know if anyone would ride bitch on my pink bike hehehehehehe

only if i could still wear my yellow and black leathers

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd February 2007, 11:53

I'd go the basic little black bike route and accessorise to add the feminine touch. Pink fluffy seat covers, mount a compact where a radar detector would go, a big glove box full of assort sunglasses you don't wear anymore and nearly finished lipsticks, old parking tickets you have not paid - you know...

**Naki Rat** · 23rd February 2007, 11:59

Originally Posted by Jim2

Triumph have a colour on their books called: "Nuclear Pink".

It was one of the colours for the previous model Speed Triple and it looks awesome in real life. See if you can get the Triumph Colour charts and then you'll have a Sprint in a unique, but nonetheless factory colour.

Nuclear Pink definitely has a better ring to it than "British Racing Pink".

Hmmm. A pink Sprint..... heavily metalliced pink would go, I think.