View Poll Results: Blue or Black?

Blue

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Jun 9, 2013 | 12:53 PM

Tom84FXST

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Frame Color

Building a custom touring bike...frame up....will soon start painting...paint will be a candy blue/black combination...frame...blue or black?

Jun 9, 2013 | 01:10 PM

p51bombay

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Some things in life are meant to be a certain color, tail lights - red, turn signals - amber, frames - black. If you think about how much of it would actually be visible (which isn't much) on a touring bike, seems a waste of hundreds of extra dollars when I coat of black powder coat would do just fine. Plus if you change your mind about paint color then black will always fit not matter what you choose.

Jun 9, 2013 | 01:12 PM

elfnyc

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what he ^ said --- plus it will showcase the tins much better !!

Jun 9, 2013 | 01:19 PM

mkguitar

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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins

such custom touches can soon look very dated.

go look at a ten year old custom bike mag- some of the stuff is horrifying

Mike

Jun 9, 2013 | 01:36 PM

Tom84FXST

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Originally Posted by p51bombay

seems a waste of hundreds of extra dollars when I coat of black powder coat would do just fine. Plus if you change your mind about paint color then black will always fit not matter what you choose.

Cost is not an issue...painting it myself...paint is already purchased...just a matter of which I pour in the gun...and within 5 years I will get bored and tear it down to the frame again...lol

Jun 9, 2013 | 02:14 PM

Redbeard

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I voted blue. Since stock frames are black, any other color sets your bike apart. Since you've got it torn down and you're doing the work yourself, it would be a shame not to give it that extra touch.

Jun 9, 2013 | 02:23 PM

davessworks

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The frame is the gallery for your custom work. Unless you want to highlight the gallery, best you stick with the art.

The only painted frames I've ever seen that looked ok were those that had been highly customized. You really don't want to highlight all of those brackets etc.