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I saw this nightmare at Bowling Green Harley Davidson today.....It's got to be the ugliest finish I've ever seen on a brand new motorcycle.
Apparently the customer actually had this done and paid someone to do it....
I was telling the parts guy that it was ugly as hell and he told, "Hey, it belongs to the guy sitting right next to you".
I told him, "That don't make it any less hideous".
Ok....if he insulted someone I consider a biker, he would have got his *** handed to him on principle alone.
For the other 99% of us - many individualize our bikes to make them different to the other 800 in the parking lot. Some go to more effort than others. This guy obviously went beyond the guy who bolts a 'Live to Ride, Ride to Live" fuel door on. As such I would be willing to bet he appreciates a compliment as much as the next guy. Conversely, no matter what anyone says, probably feels a little less proud after a comment like the OP's. That's not cool to do to anyone - "biker" or little girl showing off a new Barbie.
Basically it comes down to manners. Something that seems to be on a decline these days. I would like to think the grown men in here would set a better example.
OK....you convinced me.
Got a new "Theme song" for the forum:
I like Skulls, but unfortunately they have become cliché and pretty much run into the ground in the motorcycle and Hotrod world...Having said that, I really think it looks great, and obviously the artist has a lot of talent. I say nice job.
I dig the paint job, talent or computer generated, and I'd ride it. Kinda weird to see a grown man putting down someone else's fancy like that. Except for the nudie bike, that was pretty funny.
Don't reckon it matters what you think of someone else's choice of a paint job.
Reminds me of the guy who rigged a car alternator on his old genny Shovel. It was mounted on the front down tubes and run by a v-belt driven off the generator idler gear. Dude told the owner how ugly it was. Owner responded along the lines of 'don't care what you think, and besides from where I sit, I don't have to look at it.'
Or maybe I could point out that the front wheel in your avatar pic looks like something off an '80s era Honda, and those bikes were plain ugly from front to back. But I won't do that 'cause if you like it, who cares what I think...
I agree with the above statement.
As far as the paint scheme goes...
Would I run it...probably not my first choice, but I would. But I do like it, and it is original!
I've seen worse. I'm not a fan of it...or that style....or following the over-done "skull" motif along with weekend "look at me I'm a bad biker" clothes fresh from the local stealership.
...but...to each his own. I don't have to be seen on that bike. And I'm sure my bike is old and boring to many people. So be it...it's a free country!
The white is what makes it so jarring. If that white was a darker grey that made the silhouettes less jarring, it wouldn't be so bad.
That being said...I would have kept my mouth shut. I just shake my head at such poor taste and go about my life. He's the one that has to live with that, not me. I'm not going to kick a man when he's down.
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