Colors: Flashy or subtle?
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I saw a street glide that, from the factory, was blue denim. The old owner waxed it. Looked like total *** !
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My wife wants a black bike and no other color. Not cause it's the fastest, but it will get lost in a parking lot on traffic. It does not stick put like orange, red or yellow. Plain jane.
No offense to black bike owners.
No offense to black bike owners.
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Any color you like, but remember that some don't age well.
If you want to be happy with it 10 years from now, then the primary classic colors will always work.
The "Denims" will look very out of place and dated soon enough. Doesn't matter if you like it now, more than likely you won't like it in the future. Harley won't be offering that scheme anymore, and then your bike is instantly dated and not in a good way.
A part of Harley ownership is showing off, so anybody that says the color only matters to you, is not being totally forthright. They want to pretend that they are an individual, but everybody knows that's not the case.
Pick a color you like, with a traditional gloss. That's my take.
If you want to be happy with it 10 years from now, then the primary classic colors will always work.
The "Denims" will look very out of place and dated soon enough. Doesn't matter if you like it now, more than likely you won't like it in the future. Harley won't be offering that scheme anymore, and then your bike is instantly dated and not in a good way.
A part of Harley ownership is showing off, so anybody that says the color only matters to you, is not being totally forthright. They want to pretend that they are an individual, but everybody knows that's not the case.
Pick a color you like, with a traditional gloss. That's my take.
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No, pink is, but who just wants fast?
Were you there when I was building my sportster?
Were you there when I was building my sportster?
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Any color you like, but remember that some don't age well.
If you want to be happy with it 10 years from now, then the primary classic colors will always work.
The "Denims" will look very out of place and dated soon enough. Doesn't matter if you like it now, more than likely you won't like it in the future. Harley won't be offering that scheme anymore, and then your bike is instantly dated and not in a good way.
A part of Harley ownership is showing off, so anybody that says the color only matters to you, is not being totally forthright. They want to pretend that they are an individual, but everybody knows that's not the case.
Pick a color you like, with a traditional gloss. That's my take.
If you want to be happy with it 10 years from now, then the primary classic colors will always work.
The "Denims" will look very out of place and dated soon enough. Doesn't matter if you like it now, more than likely you won't like it in the future. Harley won't be offering that scheme anymore, and then your bike is instantly dated and not in a good way.
A part of Harley ownership is showing off, so anybody that says the color only matters to you, is not being totally forthright. They want to pretend that they are an individual, but everybody knows that's not the case.
Pick a color you like, with a traditional gloss. That's my take.
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That is even worse in some areas. Back in the early '70s I had a brown CB500. After a couple of summers the brown had faded to a greenish undercoat color. Years later I was riding a red Magna. It is still red only because then I used to keep it covered while I was working. The sun killed a couple of covers but the scooter still looks good.
The desert sun is rough!
The desert sun is rough!
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