Bike colours

[Slenver]

My KTM has a lot of darkish grey, with a slight blueness to it, which offsets the orange, and compliments it (in my eyes). Of course, if you don't like orange, it'll look gash to you, but it's not orange everything.

That's the same as my bike. I could handle the amount of orange in that (hence buying it), but would never have chosen it.

It's also why Kawasaki's bikes look horid - there's too much green on them.

Not if they're in the proper colour

[westers151]

My KTM has a lot of darkish grey, with a slight blueness to it, which offsets the orange, and compliments it (in my eyes). Of course, if you don't like orange, it'll look gash to you, but it's not orange everything.

That's the same as my bike. I could handle the amount of orange in that (hence buying it), but would never have chosen it.

It's also why Kawasaki's bikes look horid - there's too much green on them.

Not if they're in the proper colour

Yep, I'm the same; I probably wouldn't have gone for orange had KTM had other decent colours, but like you I can handle the amount of orange (and I like orange as a colour).

Kawasaki can even do green colour schemes well, but not very often, and certainly not in recent times

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[mangocrazy]

Most of my bikes have been predominantly red (CB77/VFRs/851/888/Falco) but I was very taken with the British Racing Green my TL1000S came in. And I definitely wanted peak orange with the Duke 690 R - frame and wheels...

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The LC was a bit of an outlier (white/blue) but has lasted the longest.

[The Spin Doctor]

No-one has mentioned metal flake...

[Mr. Dazzle]

I actually quite like the "Nuclear Red" Speed Triple and I don't care who knows it.

[Bigyin]

I hate all yellow vehicles but bought a yellow GS1150 as it was a decent price low ish mileage and I was offered a stupidly high trade in on my thrashed 40000 mile zx636.

I solved the yellow dilemma by covering the tank with a black baglux cover

[Skub]

I hate all yellow vehicles but bought a yellow GS1150 as it was a decent price low ish mileage and I was offered a stupidly high trade in on my thrashed 40000 mile zx636.

I solved the yellow dilemma by covering the tank with a black baglux cover

You missed the beak....

[Cousin Jack]

I like any colour bike except black. Grey is also well down the list.

[Noggin]

I think yellow Ducatis are the most fasterest.

Yellow 748 *chef's kiss*

My auld Speed Triple is "Lucifer Orange" and I like the colour very much. I don't like the orange KTMs though

I bloody loved the bright pink speed Triple! Kinda upset some bloke at the TT when I asked who's was the pink Triumph. But made me laugh when he said, in a quite pissed off way, "It nuclear RED"!! Is it fck red!! LOL But as a pink bike it was AWESOME!!

I've heard loads of times that Blue/Orange is some sort of power combination, something to do with "opposite" colours and Marvel superheroes.

That's great. If you're 8.

See I like both of those lairy jobbies - but then, this is the bird that had a PINK blackbird!! LOL



For me, colour has a bit to do with it. And I like bright and even lairy (I wear black so rarely that it surprises people when I do!!). What I did find was that some bikes sort of Have to be in a colour!

TL1000s = red
TL1000r = blue and white
Redbirds are slow, bluebird should stay home (colours of my two BBs before the second got sprayed!!) = Black blackbirds are best and should be carb'd!
Ducati = red
KTM = tons of orange!!

Totally unreasonable, but it works in my head!! LOL

[Count Steer]

I actually quite like the "Nuclear Red" Speed Triple and I don't care who knows it.

Bubble from a few forums ago bought one the year after they stopped doing that colour - she got the dealer to respray her brand new bike in Nuclear Red.

[Bigyin]

You missed the beak....

I managed to get a black beak for it a while after that photo but changed it all back to yellow when I sold it on for the Ducati

[Tigs]

I find modern bikes all rather pointed (like an over bred Siamese cat.. with angles and spikes in all directions)

I wish that Kawasaki could do a toned down green version

Yellow bikes are my least fav

And i do quite like the orange ones - especially the black with a hint of orange up thread!

[KungFooBob]

Some say blue/white bikes with gold pin stripes and pink stickers are the bestest.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Some say blue/white bikes with gold pin stripes and pink stickers are the bestest.

That's probably the GSXR1100Ns most sedate colour scheme

[Druid]

I actually quite like the "Nuclear Red" Speed Triple and I don't care who knows it.

I always liked the Roulette Green oiption



Although when it came to parting with my money, I bought a black one

[asmethurst99]

I’m colour blind - it’s never come into it ….

[Count Steer]

I’m colour blind - it’s never come into it ….

I'm colour blind* too, but not THAT colour blind!

*red/green so I just see the world slightly differently (nicer ). Yes, I can tell what colour traffic lights are and no, I don't see the world in black and white.

[asmethurst99]

I’m colour blind - it’s never come into it ….

I'm colour blind* too, but not THAT colour blind!

*red/green so I just see the world slightly differently (nicer ). Yes, I can tell what colour traffic lights are and no, I don't see the world in black and white.

I’m only joking( I’ve got the type where I can’t read Ishiara charts)not bothered about colours - I was looking at zx10’s this week after Chrisw was taliking about them and I’d love a green one.
That pink Triumph would be a no from me tho

[Mr. Dazzle]

I always liked the Roulette Green oiption

Although when it came to parting with my money, I bought a black one

I wanted Roulette Green when I was looking for mine, but as above ended up with Lucifer Orange.

Mine would have had a chrome frame when new too, but that was replaced under a recall.

[Bigjawa]

Some say blue/white bikes with gold pin stripes and pink stickers are the bestest.

Early 90s Suzuki colour schemes were the dogs balls. My RGV was like this one.....



I do like the yellow of my GS and the Blue of my K12, but colour on a bike isn't that important to me.

Unless it's a Rockster which has to be black and bronze.