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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 12:17 PM
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Default Orange is the new Black

Local dealership had an open house and I was amazed at the number of black bikes. There were about 500 bikes total and 450 of them must have been black.

Mine? Not so much.

 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Black is the fastest, that's why.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:01 PM
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Black makes me look thinner and goes better with my white hair
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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I would never own anything other than a black bike but the different colors are nice to look at.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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I like the black to, but the red is my favorite.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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I'm amazed at the number of black bikes too - what do you say when someone points to a crowd of bikes and says "mine's the black street glide"?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:29 PM
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Not really a surprise. It's the color that doesn't cost any extra.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 01:58 PM
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+1 Black is free all other colors cost $$$ Also black is not a color but the absence of color.
 
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As much as I like the black, it just isn't a practical color here in the dusty desert. Wash it and it has a layer of dust in an hour. Lighter colors look cleaner longer.
 
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