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What color to paint my bike?!?!?!?!?!?

What color to paint my bike?!?!?!?!?

2.2K views 38 replies 17 participants last post by  rocalotopus  
#1 · (Edited)
***UPDATE***

in honor of anonymous, and in line with wheat and skanky's votes, BLACK it is. i waited until the 11th hour, but the parts are getting sprayed tomorrow!! bike completish monday! i wanted to go white, but it's an 03. Thanks for voting!!


My 03 is stripped. Some paint and body need to be done regardless. I have been presented a clean sheet and I'm trying not to screw it up. I really like the stock color, silver, but I've toyed with black, white, orange and a gun- metal gray. Also, keep in mind I'd consider polish and chrome later on. I will be painting the bike myself, as I live in automotive hell. I'm not saying the poll results will determine the color, but pretty close.
 
#2 ·
first off can you paint a 3 stage paint? if so go with the color of the new vettes that color is sick as hell! its like sunset orange or something like that. any way i like the R1 in orange or white looks good too. post pics on the progress
 
#3 ·
Gun metal (but darker than the charcoal 07s) is the sickest color IMO, at night it looks black, and in all different lighting conditions, it looks all different shades of gun metal. and if you add chrome later, it'll really pop.
 
#4 · (Edited)
Paint it the '06 Canadian/Euro R1 LE colour.

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#5 ·
i saw an 08 cbr in that flat-black/gray/whatever and it was evil. I took about ten pics of it at the intl moto show. PS why aren't more people voting when they read my post?
 
#8 ·
BLING!:epimp
 
#10 ·
oh... :chair:
 
#13 ·
only pm'ed mods and couple others. sorry boss

Oh and if you are spamming members to vote, like you did me... I suggest you stop. :yesnod
 
#27 ·
I change my vote from gun metal to the white aniversary theme. It'd be really unique and would show off the yamaha team spirit.