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Dec 1, 2009 | 10:47 AM

Our07Ultra

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Crazy idea?

I have seen some blacked out bikes on this site that look awesome!
Here is the crazy part..
Has anyone ever seen or heard of "whiting out a bike"
Everything white..wheels, forks, engine components etc...anything that can be powder coated white?

Dec 1, 2009 | 10:50 AM

frog13

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We have a local guy with a Heritage that did that, to me it's a bit much but it is different. I'm sure a lot of guys have done it, but I had a buddy who did all chrome, years ago, also again too much for me, but man did that puppy shine in the sunlight.

Dec 1, 2009 | 01:50 PM

cmhfguy

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All white would be a batch to keep clean!!!

Dec 1, 2009 | 03:39 PM

mtclassic

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I think black works because it make the bike look leaner and meaner. All white would make the bike look fatter and milder, think marshmellow man or michilin man.

Dec 1, 2009 | 03:51 PM

bigskyhd

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From: Florence, MT (Bitterroot Valley)

I've seen a couple of white bikes, and they actually look pretty dang sharp. Saw one up in New Hampshire at their Laconia Bike week, and another down in Daytona. I think it can be done and look very nice. Key for me was having a small amount of color as an accent. One of the bikes I saw did it with vivid red accents throughout the bike, and the other one had silver. Not too much color, just a little touch here and there. The one had the whole front end and wheels done white, with a red strip around the wheels, and a splash of red on the air cleaner, cylinders were white with red accent, and some very minor red pin-striping throughout. They both looked good, even elegant. I'd say it might be a cool thing to do. Go for it and then post up some pictures for us to enjoy. Good Luck.