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Jun 5, 2011 | 09:11 PM

#61

captainjack

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From: Memphis. Tn

Black and proud

Quote:

Originally Posted by klaybus

I had a guy on the HD Forums make a statement I gotta quote. "Black isn't a color, it's a commitment"! No truer words have been spoken. Nothing sexier than black & chrome but it is a PITA!

Amen brother, but I never really considered any other color, had to be black, as for swirls clay bar a good polish and wax hard work but damn it looks good

Jun 5, 2011 | 09:15 PM

#62

FDHOG

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From: Highlands, NJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by SE120RG

That's interesting because my last bike was vivid black and when I bought some paint to shoot a bunch of aftermarket parts, the colors used and ratio were on the label and I know for sure red was in the mix and a couple other colors I cant remember.

When I brought my E-Bay hard bags in to get shot, I told the painter to make sure he matched it to HD Black. He laughed at me and said it's just BLACK.
They match perfect.

Jun 5, 2011 | 09:36 PM

#63

TexasSG

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From: Kingwood, TX

Quote:

Originally Posted by FDHOG

When I brought my E-Bay hard bags in to get shot, I told the painter to make sure he matched it to HD Black. He laughed at me and said it's just BLACK.
They match perfect.

He was right but black isn't always black. Blue and brown are commonly mixed in. For example Ford uses straight black and Honda adds a lot of blue.

Jun 6, 2011 | 03:37 PM

#64

pit1600

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From: near Paris, France

yes it is but clean bikes runs better...

Jun 6, 2011 | 04:54 PM

#65

trackadaptor

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From: Sunnyvale, Ca.

WHAT, they make another color other than Black - No Way..

Yep, if you think a dirty thought , the bike looks like it needs a wash even after a wash

I have never owned a street bike color other than Black, it look soooo good at dusk and night time or just after I clean her or in my many pictures

Jun 6, 2011 | 05:47 PM

#66

equandt

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From: Wisconsin

Black is always my first choice, but then again I like fast things too.

Jun 6, 2011 | 05:52 PM

#67

bmaier

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From: Albuquerque New Mexico

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtclassic

i was told by more then one person that the vivid black does not have clear coat and I believe it based on how easy it shows scratches.

I believe that is misinformation. The MOCO heavily clearcoats vivid black. The denim colors are not clearcoated.

Jun 6, 2011 | 08:39 PM

#68

k-hook

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From: Central Louisiana

Just went out and bought a can of Pledge...wow, what a great way to make the Vivid Black on my '05 EGC really more...vivid! Pledge'd the whole bike...removed smudges, bugs, shined the chrome. Yeah...that shiny black, she runs faster now.