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If you could paint your bike.. what color would you choose?

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So the question is.. If you could paint your bike, what color would you choose? (pics if you want to include :D)

Sorry for the bombardments with all these color threads coming from me..
(i just am about to purchase a bike, so i am covering every question)

I am looking at purchasing a brand new 2010 FZ1 from the dealer for 8k (they want to get them off the floor)
Now, I am not a fan of the red so much, so I am thinking that instead of shelling an extra 3000 for the 2012 matte black FZ1, i will just get it painted for 800 dollars elsewhere (rough estimate)

Im throwing around a few colors..
- Matte Black
- Matte Green ( OD Green, Flat green, etc.)
- Electric Blue

Now lets hear your input!
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I'm liking your Matte black idea. May not look right against the matte black frame if they don't match. That would be my only concern.

Dark matte green could be pretty cool or a dark matte gray like a charcoal/graphite.
 
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Sunlight copper pearl.
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super googan said:
I'm liking your Matte black idea. May not look right against the matte black frame if they don't match. That would be my only concern.

Dark matte green could be pretty cool or a dark matte gray like a charcoal/graphite.
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Thats very true.. Ive been leaning away from the matte black since last night anyways. Im sure all just end up doing gloss black :retard:
Green would be cool, but I am going to get the HID Halo lights, and I am not to sure how those would look with a green bike. Ugh, so many options.
 
NH, I love the look of that yellow/black!
Ballmead, you are lucky my friend, I wish they threw us some two tones over the lake :bs:
And stretch, as always that is one sexy bike. How much did your paint job cost?
 
Wolf Adams said:
NH, I love the look of that yellow/black!
Ballmead, you are lucky my friend, I wish they threw us some two tones over the lake :bs:
And stretch, as always that is one sexy bike. How much did your paint job cost?
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Thank you. i was lucky and got the paint thru a shop discount and it still was around $430 with out looking at recipts. I got even lucker when my buddy who works at one of the best shops in town sprayed it for 250. I almost went with a metalic sour apple green i think it was in the summit catalog green would look good.
 
Yeah gun metal would be awesome, i threw that around too. I cant decide! I want to look more at some blue bikes, if you can come across any pics.
Wow, googan that is amazing!! I bet that is hella expensive
 
I was an idiot and had mine painted to the original grey. I loved that color when I first saw it, and still do. If I had another chance, I would have done the rear part in glossy black with some gold stripes. Maybe even all black with gold details, maybe the retro kenny roberts stripes done in gold
 
I really like the metallic cobalt blue on my 07 but would like to see what could be done with some silver accents to offset the dark blue (fading the blue into the silver would be cool). The black rims are another area of the bike that I would like to add some type of accent, possibly the silver again. I wish there was a way to add paint accents similar to how boat companies do on their web sites, just to mess around with paint and graphic ideas on bikes.
 
I can't remember who just posted it but they put the two white stripes down the middle of the cobalt blue... I was considering that as well but using a silver/gray metallic instead of white. Then, since I traded out wheels with the my wife and have black now, getting the same silver color wheel stripes.
 
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