Is it just me or are all the black out bikes....

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07-28-2010, 11:45 PM

dirtracin23

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Originally Posted by twisty571

I just don't agree with that,I have some chrome on mine,pipes,custom bars,AC,Wheels and I wash and wipe the spots off with a rag and go....My bud & his Night Train sure don't seem any easy to clean. My bike was Vivid black also and I think it is easier to clean now than then. It was always spotting up.

I have one of each and I can assure you the painted surfaces of the Black Denim scoot are much easier to clean than the Cobalt Blue bike for one glaring reason (pun intended)........NO WAXING !!!

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07-29-2010, 02:55 AM

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To be honest... I'm a fan of blacked out bikes but I still think the blacked out bikes need a bit of chrome. Too much chrome or too much black is too much in my opinion.

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07-29-2010, 07:17 AM

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Every vehicle looks good black... im not a flashy gotti chrome person myself..but on my BLACK bike i have chrome accents.. and a little red to give it some style..

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08-03-2010, 08:24 PM

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I second that, even a hint of shiny sets off well against the dark. Thats why I have stainless nipples.

Bet them things get cold during the winter!

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08-03-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by luv_my_harley

I think chrome is very nice on a bike, but I do not want to be the person cleaning it...black is a lot easier to take care for me. Plus black and chrome mixture looks good together.

What other colors are there? I guess we could leave heat shields off the pipes and then they'd be that goldish, blue, red color...that'd add some color!

you have a nice looing machine, but I'll stay where I am

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08-03-2010, 08:30 PM

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My bike is totally chromed out. But at the end of the day, when I get back home and it shows every speck of dirt, I feel a bit of envy toward the guys with blacked out bikes. But..... I like both chrome and black so I like a combination of both.

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08-03-2010, 08:41 PM

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Black looks great. But I find it to be hard to take care of. It wants to show every little imperfection. Just when you thought you had it perfect the sun hits it from some different angle and voila, it's all messed up.

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08-03-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fnortner

Wouldn't think it would be worse than chrome. Also many of the newer blacked out bikes are a flat black or something like that. That would be a different story on showing dirt I would think.