First Harley and its a Nightrain! Obviously a righteous dude!

Rick

 

Black CherryPearl is probably my favorite for the NTbut I had a choice of only two colors, Denim Black or Pacific (Denim) Blue. AAFES (Military Exchange)doesn't get may bikes for Japan delivery so you get what they get. I choose Denim Black and whenever the Train gets through customs, I think I'm going to like it. If I don't, there are a lot of paint sets on ebay, both custom & factory.

 

Guys, thanks for the feedback. I have had 4 Harleys - two blue ones, a black FXLR, and a black with green flames sporty. Currently all 3 bikes in my garage (FXST, NT650, and XL250(old ds)) are blue. I am leaning towards black - no question about it. I had wondered, and the reason for my question, was how good the cherry, black pearl and pewter bikes looked since I never see them at the dealer. I really like the denim as it kind of reminds me of the hot rods my friends and I drove when I was 16 - 18 years old (I am 48, so back in the day, Roadrunners, Challengers and 67 to 69 Camaros, etc could be had for less than a grand). Last question is does the denim hold up well - a question for those of you who have them. The dealer has given me luke warm vibes about that.

 

I wondered about that too, and when I asked how the heck do you polisih one I was told that you have to be careful. Too much polishing or the wrong kind of polish and you can make it into a gloss finish in spots.
Not sure I buy that one, but I would be conserned that it is way too easy to mess up accidentally.
Besides I think Harley's in general look better with a high gloss paint finish.
Flat colors should be left to thedirt bikes thatrarely if ever get waxed.
But justneed agoodhose job to get themud off their coloredrubberizedand plastic "tins".

 

I have 920 miles on my black denim train. Not bad for 2 1/2 weeks, huh? The paint job is holding up a lot better than I thought. I haven't washed it yet. The night I drove it home it was wet and cold. It got pretty dirty. Itseems to bealmost self cleaning. I just kind of rubbed the dirt off. I was afraid it would scratch really easy, but I haven't had an issue with scratching yet. We'll see how it looks in a few months, though. The pipes are kinda dirty and could use a polish. But I'm lazy and I'd rather ride than clean. It's going in for it's 1000 mile service tomorrow morning.

 

I have only used S 100 products so far. They have worked great on thefinish.

 

I'm partial to the Pewter Denim finish myself, but I'm also going for added visibility. I like the blacked-out engine and drivetrain, but I like the riding position more, so I'd opt for a more visible paint job. Plus I really like the look of the Pewter Denim.

 

I got the black cherry pearl. looks black from a distance, then close up or in bright sun you can see the cherry come out a bit

 

Still like my Gunmetal Pearl...


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Not mine.. but still one of my favorite colors is Lava Red.

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Like I always say, " If it ain't black, take it back!!! [sm=badbadbad.gif]