All "Black Theme"
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Baltimore, MD
My theory is that people today are less inclined to work on things. Chrome requires constant polishing and care to look good. Black does not. My Deuce is chrome almost everything and is a PIA to keep looking great. But man, when she is clean!
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 948
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From: Oklahoma City
With so many trying to get the all black look on their bikes these days, (even HD on the bandwagon)I'd like to see if you guys and gals know the real reason or impetus if you will for the all popular theme of the all Black look you see on so many bikes these days.
My bud and I were talking today about how "chic" so many think that it is to have their bike all blacked out but do you really know the real reason behind it?
Let's see how much you really know about this... Care to take a stab at it?
I think that most of the ol' timers should know this...
My bud and I were talking today about how "chic" so many think that it is to have their bike all blacked out but do you really know the real reason behind it?
Let's see how much you really know about this... Care to take a stab at it?
I think that most of the ol' timers should know this...
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,915
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From: Austin TX
So......lionsm13, In your opinion just what IS the reason I have this bike? I am an "old timer" and I have been "blacking out" my bikes for almost 40 years, and I have no answer other than personal preferance. PLEASE enlighten me with the true reason i do this so I may bask in your knowledge!!
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2009
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I've never understood why people think chrome is hard to clean? Just wash your bike and wax it once in a while. Chrome does not need constant polishing. The quick detailing sprays work great on keeping a bike clean.
A clean bike is a long lasting bike.
A clean bike is a long lasting bike.
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
All right; The answer I was lookin' that nobody really touched on was the "outlaw" look. The new "blacked out" look is just that. It similates to emulate the "outlaw look". Not black bikes mind you but blacked out bikes.
Much easier to become part of the crowd and fit in on a black bike than a red one particularly useful if you're trying to blend in, as everyone rides a black bike right?
The cops say hey did you get a look at that person.
The crowd says yeah it was a guy on a black bike.
And at that I'll leave it that.
Much easier to become part of the crowd and fit in on a black bike than a red one particularly useful if you're trying to blend in, as everyone rides a black bike right?
The cops say hey did you get a look at that person.
The crowd says yeah it was a guy on a black bike.
And at that I'll leave it that.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 970
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Feh. Every street bike I've owned for the last 30 years has been black, except the ones that weren't, and those I had painted black. My car is black, too. As are all of my helmets etc.
I've never really tried to articulate why, but I have always had a kind of self-understanding (or at least theory), vaguely defined. The reason is, I don't like using "things" to make some kind of statement. To me, black is the ultimate non-statement. My bike doesn't say "Harley-Davidson" on it anywhere, it's all just black and chrome (which go nicely together, and are both easy to clean and maintain). Black is kind of like the existential "no".
I've never really tried to articulate why, but I have always had a kind of self-understanding (or at least theory), vaguely defined. The reason is, I don't like using "things" to make some kind of statement. To me, black is the ultimate non-statement. My bike doesn't say "Harley-Davidson" on it anywhere, it's all just black and chrome (which go nicely together, and are both easy to clean and maintain). Black is kind of like the existential "no".