OK, so what first atrackted me to the Slim S was the Olive Gold denim with the star on the tank but, the black looks so good too. I don't know which one to get. I like the look of the '42 WLA but I'm thinking that the black would be more timeless and look up to date down the road.
So, what say you?

 

Black is classic, but if you want to be different, the military bike is cool - and will never go out of style...

 

I vote black. Although i like the regular olive gold.

 

I went through the exact "problem" last year when I bought my Slim S. The images of the olive also first got me interested, but in the end I got the black for two reasons.

One, I don't have a personal affiliation with the military, even though a sizable chunk of my extended clan serve in the armed forces of Canada and the US. For me, I would be more comfortable rocking a big white star like that on the tank if I served in Uncle Sam's army. Of course, a supporter of the military has all the rights in the world to ride that fine looking machine.

Two, I feel I can go in more directions in terms of mods with the black bike, although that might be more a reflection of my lack of imagination haha

 

Black is faster!

 

Go black. Only go olive gold if you have a deathwish. Green bike and all...

 

Everybody has a black bike......

 

Anything but black!

 

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of either, and it's what kept me from buying a S model (I bought a '17 in Red Iron Denim instead, so it's not like I'm against off the wall colors: my XL1200X was HC Cancun Blue).

I'm also former Navy. If the offered the military vibe one in battleship gray, I would have pulled the trigger on it.

 

I was sorely tempted by the 2016 Softail Slim in OD green with the big white star. One of these showed up in the showroom just when I was looking to buy a new bike. It just plain looks cool and I did serve in the US Army for 5 years. I ended up buying my 2015 Fat Boy in Vivid Black.

Either black or the green is always going to be super-cool, so I do not think that the OP can go wrong. It is for sure that the OD green makes a definite statement.