What's up with black?

[The Lone Rider]

As they say in Family Guy... once you go black, you go deaf.

Say whaaaat? lol

[Swoop]

What's up with not using the fuggin search button?

[seens]

Black is the colour off choice 4 most cause it makes them feel tuff an look that way I myself wear bright colours Red an White well i do ride Honda`s an Silver, Blue, White So iff you all cal me Gay I still dont give a shit I`m me and i stand out

[doc]

What the hell is up with motorcycle gear and the requirement to make it black?
...rant over.

So your lookin at Quasimoto gear in flouropink, or sumthin along those lines ?

[mrchips]

There's a really nice White & Cream leather Joe Rocket jacket at wgtn motorcycles.... otherwise

Buy a white bike, i did...... white is good. Then go buy heaps of black gear + a mirror'd visor so you can be bad ass & intimidate those cagers.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Black has also been proven to be more visible than colours on the road.
Colours blend into the back ground, hide you, camoflage to cage drivers.
Black is the colour you first see as a bike approches you from a distance.
Black also presents the person wearing it as being bigger than they are, thus ideal for imtimidating stupid cage drivers.
You will get arguments against what I have said, and thats OK.
We all have our opinions.

BYW this topic is another "why wear black" thread, but thats ok

This is true... and since black is also a threatening colour... it registers and people see it quicker

[KiwiKat]

What the hell is up with motorcycle gear and the requirement to make it black?

I just wasted a day looking for a new jacket in wellington/hutt valley and it was either black, fuckin ugly or no better at protecting the wearer than a polar fleece.

Anyone have any suggestions in how to find something that doesn't make me look like a wannabe ninja?

Confirm your size and brand. Google motorcycle jacket (and clearance) and you should be able to get just about anything yo want from the US for about a third the NZ price. Mostly same products and you can always on sell.

[doc]

This is true... and since black is also a threatening colour... it registers and people see it quicker

I thort that google said somewhere that motorcyclists were only considered threatening when the were a HP patrol type bike or someone wearing a patch. The rest were invisible.

[varminter]

I like black, it matches the colour of the hair I used to have

[hospitalfood]

you dont have to change for your own funeral.
it always looks dirty, no need to clean.
easy to match with black.

[McJim]

I've got a red Quasimoto jacket. It's not the same red as my bike so it doesn't actually match and is therefore not gay!

[fatzx10r]

were you looking for a pink option?

[Jerry74]

Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!

Just as long as it stop you getting road rash

[maybe]

Black is Black I reckon if someone made some Hi Vis motor cycle gear it would take off.

[McJim]

Black is Black I reckon if someone made some Hi Vis motor cycle gear it would take off.

They do make hi viz motorcycle gear...and most riders do take it off first chance they get