2023 Gray Haze & Industrial Yellow
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Anybody who thinks paint colors aren't incredibly important to new bike sales....I dunno about 'em. Great paint absolutely can tip the scales and make a new bike sale.....many thousands in fact. How else do you explain H-D offering upgraded oem paint at $4k additional cost? They know buyers want those choices and see enough worth in it to pay the extra cost.
I personally haven't been excited about a basic oem (non-CVO or Custom 'limited') color since about 2018. Yes...plenty of good colors during those years but none that really had me going 'whoa....that's gorgeous'. But 'Industrial Yellow' for a name.... that's as stimulating as 'Spaghetti Squash'.
I personally haven't been excited about a basic oem (non-CVO or Custom 'limited') color since about 2018. Yes...plenty of good colors during those years but none that really had me going 'whoa....that's gorgeous'. But 'Industrial Yellow' for a name.... that's as stimulating as 'Spaghetti Squash'.
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Anybody who thinks paint colors aren't incredibly important to new bike sales....I dunno about 'em. Great paint absolutely can tip the scales and make a new bike sale.....many thousands in fact. How else do you explain H-D offering upgraded oem paint at $4k additional cost? They know buyers want those choices and see enough worth in it to pay the extra cost.
I personally haven't been excited about a basic oem (non-CVO or Custom 'limited') color since about 2018. Yes...plenty of good colors during those years but none that really had me going 'whoa....that's gorgeous'. But 'Industrial Yellow' for a name.... that's as stimulating as 'Spaghetti Squash'.
I personally haven't been excited about a basic oem (non-CVO or Custom 'limited') color since about 2018. Yes...plenty of good colors during those years but none that really had me going 'whoa....that's gorgeous'. But 'Industrial Yellow' for a name.... that's as stimulating as 'Spaghetti Squash'.
However Harley has again decided to extort an extra thousand dollars for surcharge when they admitted in Q3 financials it was not needed but was beneficial to their bottom line; as in free money. Honestly, I would actually go look at buying a SGS in this color if it were not for local dealer penchant for ADM and the surcharge.
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I knew a fella who owned a paint store, he met a lady whose job it was to name the paint colors of the paints he represented in his retail paint store.....someone has to do it, she'd research every color over thousands of images to find something similar, then figure out what she was looking at whether it be part of a city skyline or the outer shell of a robins egg.....her company had about 1000 colors to name, may seem simple, but it takes time, and again, someone has to do it
how else can they name them?....if they have an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake...then naming it "an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake" would be strange
other than throw shade at the stupid names, I'm curious, how would you name the new colors?
take this years lineup and let us know what alternative names you'd have called them, give me a minute to get my popcorn
People associate cool paint names with better colors. I'm trying to figure out how "Gray Haze / Industrial Yellow" gets the excitement lobe stimulated. /QUOTE]
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It`s always mystified me that someone gets paid to make up these names
It`s better than being a weatherman, who`s to say you`re wrong ?
You and I might call it beige or tan.
Color dude calls it "Autumnal Harvest Sunset"
Next thing you know you`re painting the kitchen for the O.L.
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It`s always mystified me that someone gets paid to make up these names
It`s better than being a weatherman, who`s to say you`re wrong ?
You and I might call it beige or tan.
Color dude calls it "Autumnal Harvest Sunset"
Next thing you know you`re painting the kitchen for the O.L.
how else can they name them?....if they have an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake...then naming it "an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake" would be strange
other than throw shade at the stupid names, I'm curious, how would you name the new colors?
take this years lineup and let us know what alternative names you'd have called them, give me a minute to get my popcorn
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I knew a fella who owned a paint store, he met a lady whose job it was to name the paint colors of the paints he represented in his retail paint store.....someone has to do it, she'd research every color over thousands of images to find something similar, then figure out what she was looking at whether it be part of a city skyline or the outer shell of a robins egg.....her company had about 1000 colors to name, may seem simple, but it takes time, and again, someone has to do it
how else can they name them?....if they have an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake...then naming it "an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake" would be strange
other than throw shade at the stupid names, I'm curious, how would you name the new colors?
take this years lineup and let us know what alternative names you'd have called them, give me a minute to get my popcorn
^^^^^^ True ^^^^^^
But “Gunship Gray” was a cool name to me.
Snake Venom is a cool name to me.
Industrial Yellow just makes me want to cross my eyes and barf. 🤮
Just does not inspire me to want to barf up $30k + for one.
I knew a fella who owned a paint store, he met a lady whose job it was to name the paint colors of the paints he represented in his retail paint store.....someone has to do it, she'd research every color over thousands of images to find something similar, then figure out what she was looking at whether it be part of a city skyline or the outer shell of a robins egg.....her company had about 1000 colors to name, may seem simple, but it takes time, and again, someone has to do it
how else can they name them?....if they have an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake...then naming it "an orange that is a bit brighter than than one offered in 2017 with a little more metal flake" would be strange
other than throw shade at the stupid names, I'm curious, how would you name the new colors?
take this years lineup and let us know what alternative names you'd have called them, give me a minute to get my popcorn
^^^^^^ True ^^^^^^
But “Gunship Gray” was a cool name to me.
Snake Venom is a cool name to me.
Industrial Yellow just makes me want to cross my eyes and barf. 🤮
Just does not inspire me to want to barf up $30k + for one.
Last edited by Cosmic Razorback; Jan 5, 2023 at 03:51 PM.
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https://www.motor1.com/news/629544/b...nging-car-dee/
https://motorsport.tv/embed/J1sWg188...ink-technology
The day they make this for motorcycles is the day that 94% of this forum's traffic disappears...
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Exactly. They coulda called it Havana Yellow or Bright Sulphur Yellow to better effect.
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One day? BMW is showing that technology TODAY at the Consumer Electronics Show...
https://www.motor1.com/news/629544/b...nging-car-dee/
https://motorsport.tv/embed/J1sWg188...ink-technology
The day they make this for motorcycles is the day that 94% of this forum's traffic disappears...
https://www.motor1.com/news/629544/b...nging-car-dee/
https://motorsport.tv/embed/J1sWg188...ink-technology
The day they make this for motorcycles is the day that 94% of this forum's traffic disappears...
