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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by denimbob08
excellent thank you sonnydaze but just like you said the pic here does not do the color justice. this is the pic i had to go on before i seen the car. what do you think based on what you have seen? is the synergy color a tri coat
i did not think id like the senergy til i laid it down , yes its a tri color so much so its hard to judge your clear flow
 
Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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If you're superstitious you might want to stay off your bike this Friday.
Don't know about the motorcycle myth but for years nobody would paint a race car green.
 
Old Apr 7, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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i have always been a little out there on my paint
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:05 AM
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I heard the myth years ago comes from the racing tracks and insurance companies as far as the unlucky colour.
I had a few Aussie muscle cars in green and never cared, green is nice
You would think the unlucky colour for HD's would be black purely on averages and numbers.
 
Old Apr 8, 2012 | 07:27 AM
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Green is good.
 
Old Apr 8, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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I know people who wig out over this, I had one buddy tell me if i ever rode in on a green bike he would go to the hardware store buy a rattle can and repaint my bike. he is dead certain green is a dead mans color. It doesnt help that he as 3 friends who died being hit by a car while on bikes, and all the bikes were green.

on the other hand i have a green triumph and have never worried about bad luck with it. and some of the most beautiful bikes i have seen are green. and the best looking a$$ i have ever seen was riding on the back of a green with black and gold tribal thorns bagger with no tour pack, in nothing but chaps and panties. So for the guy driving it, green was good luck as far as i can tell.--- Made me want to paint my bike green
 
Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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I sure don't believe in that hocus pocus B/S green bikes or not. They used to say green was bad because it blends in too much with the surrounding scenery.
 
Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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I guess it's like mariners have a variety of things that they WON'T DO!! because it's bad luck. Myself, I would never paint a motorcycle green, just wouldn't do it. What you do with your bike is your business. That having been said, I've seen some really nice green paint jobs.
 
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green harleys bad luck
 
Old Apr 9, 2012 | 12:45 AM
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I'm a huge fan of green bikes. I think the BRG Bonnies are my favorite. The Steve McQeen Bonnie is also sweet.

MKL's famous '98 Sporster is my top Sporty green color combo.

 



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