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I'd never want a black bike, HD or otherwise.
My Black Cherry Pearl/Pewter Pearl two tone is gorgeous in the sunlight and I've never seen another like it.
I go to rallies and walk past dozens and dozens of black bikes and stop and stare at at creative designs and beautiful colors.
So, NO, to me black bikes don't matter at all!
I rode black Harley’s for 35 years and I’m done .... I did a complete 180 by purchasing my Tequila Ultra in 2013. Funny, when I bought my SGS in 2015, I was looking for a leftover but I just couldn’t come to grips with Harley’s colors that year. Ended up with a barely used 2014 Blackened Cayenne SGS, still think it’s the best color they’ve had in the last 5 years. I see the color but it’s surprising how many people mistake it for black if the sun ain’t shining .....
My first bike was a vivid black Nightrain. I loved that bike because it was my first and did my best to keep it immaculate, for a while. I started commuting on it and would get pissed after spending hours on the weekend washing and polishing it and then it would get a little rain and dust blown on it on Monday while at work and like crap by Saturday when I wanted to ride for fun. I hate washing a bike, I'd rather ride it, and would get so frustrated. I traded it in for a Road King to be more comfortable on my commute and went with pewter pearl for the sole reason I knew it would hide the road grime and dust better. I love that I can get rained in the parking lot at work and you can barely tell. The black bike would show it a mile away.
I love the look of freshly polished vivid black bike but if you ride everyday, you almost have to wash it everyday if you want to keep it looking nice. It's the hardest color to maintain a nice appearance.
I do have a black and silver Limited as well but it stays in the garage all week and a quick wipe down and it's good to go on the weekend when momma wants me to take her for a ride or we go on a trip. The Road King now gets a bath by the indy with every tire change.
every brand new bike I have ever bought since my first brand new one in 1982 has been black and it has nothing to do with the couple hundred extra for a color
to me there is nothing prettier than black and chrome and thinking back on it even the used bikes I have bought the majority have been black
Black bikes are replaced by insurance10-1 over all the other colors. Bluehairs like me and many others just simply say..Never saw him. Same thing for cars. Especially the darker grays. Know they are there and I know we see them. It's just the brain does not process it if it blends to black asphalt. I know, deny it all you want but when that little old bluehair pops you, I will tell you told you so.
Nope. I had a Vivid Black Ultra and now I have a Big Blue Pearl TriGlide. No regret switching. Blue and chrome is as nice as black and chrome and it doesn't require as much upkeep to look good. JMO.
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