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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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First bike was black, then went to Dragon Fly Green, then went back to black. I got tired of a non-black bike.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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The merlot is awesome...but is also a dark color, so it will be difficult to keep clean also. So pick whatcha like!!
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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No more black for me.............no way. Drove me crazy trying to keep it clean.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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vivid black and wouldnt have anything else. i am **** about keeping the bike clean (07 with 40k miles), but quite honestly, there isn't that much painted surface on a bike to be a big concern for me.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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As much as it takes to clean theres just something about black and chrome that makes it worth while.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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I always liked black HD's. I'm a clean freek so blacks not a problem.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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Black and chrome is worth the effort .
 
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Black is the best. I have had several black cars, trucks, and now bikes, and let me say that I always swear I'll never buy anything else black, but cleaned up with a fresh coat of wax, there is no better color out there imo.
 
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You mean there are other colors that folks are having to "settle" for?
 
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