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frame colors 07 Dec 2010 06:12 #415764

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oh tk i love that brass color!
i'm gettin all gushy here :laugh: .
seriously tho,i like that color.
a black bike with that color frame and some gold pinstripes and black wheels!
oh yeah,
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frame colors 07 Dec 2010 19:29 #415874

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I don't usually like a Gold frame, but on Zeiss' 650 it looks good:



And have thought Gold might look good on my bike if I went back to the Gold wheels:




I like the blue frame on this one too:

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frame colors 08 Dec 2010 07:01 #415920

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it is pretty much a case by case study on whether a color other than the norm will work or not.black and silver are pretty safe,anything else can be subjective.

rstnick you could rock the gold frame on your bike esp.with the gold wheels.

the blue frame with the black and gold is not offensive either,gotta be careful tho it can start looking like a kid with his first can of paint and no tape.

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frame colors 09 Dec 2010 17:54 #416161

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frame colors 09 Dec 2010 20:32 #416171

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gold/red.........red imo!
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frame colors 09 Dec 2010 23:39 #416178

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Just my .02. TK's brass color looks killer on the swingarm, but I would have to see it for myself to approve of the whole frame. Mainly, his powder coater does incredible work. BTW, his silver frame works, but only with the brighter orange paint. I also like Thompsonmx100's white frame on his bike, but it only works for me with his red paint and white stripes. I think brightly colored frames are for bikes with frames that you want to accentuate. Think Ducati trellis frame, Bimota, Moto Martin, or Spondon. I'll leave you with the immortal words of Henry Ford "People can have the model T in any color - so long as it's black."
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frame colors 10 Dec 2010 00:35 #416190

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Red frames really are a Ducati thing.



I loved this bike.
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frame colors 10 Dec 2010 02:08 #416191

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sroberts152 wrote:

Red frames really are a Ducati thing.

Not really.







































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frame colors 10 Dec 2010 02:27 #416192

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The Home Run lines of the KZ as drawn by it's creators flow,unlike almost any makers bikes to follow in the coming years.The engine being the showcase but never the center of all attentions.The engine,oh that engine could almost be seen to be wonderful in any type bike,but,sitting in perfect balance under the large and graceful tank,perched forward and brought to life by the four giant individual carburetors cradled by the unique yet timeless side covers,never to be matched in their natural life look, that mimic the tank and draw the veiwers eyes back and along the simple angles of gloss black frame,back,swept up, towards the signiture and benchmark ducktail rear cowling...from the perfect smooth lines of that chrome front fender and it's round tire like shape,reflecting pure form in funtion to the large thick disk and polished aluminum fork lowers,all the way to the rear tire which is made that size and sidewalled that high not to meet current hillbilly convention ,but, because that IS the amount of rubber an artist places in those balanced spaces.
The KZ works,It is perfect in form and timeless.It asks no quarter and needs no explanation.From a 5 year old child to am 85 year old non bike rider,they get it right away.
If you think by sticking parts that dont flow and painting things bright colors you have created a masterpiece,think again.
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frame colors 11 Dec 2010 10:24 #416354

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trianglelaguna, if you'd been talking about a Benelli, a Ducati, or maybe even an Aprilla, I'd have agreed. But talking about a UJM like that kind of makes me wonder if you've been smoking something :laugh:

And guitargeek, I kind of wonder what kind of fetish you have when you have so many pictures of motorcycles with red frames? I'm starting to worry about you :laugh:


Forget painting or powdercoating, you just can't beat the Rickman's nickel plated frames!
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frame colors 11 Dec 2010 19:37 #416426

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thase red/white/silver/black bikes are sexy.
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frame colors 11 Dec 2010 23:08 #416464

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531blackbanshee wrote:

oh tk i love that brass color!
i'm gettin all gushy here :laugh: .
seriously tho,i like that color.
a black bike with that color frame and some gold pinstripes and black wheels!
oh yeah,
leon


I was thinking the same thing Leon.....the dark copper/bronze frame color would look good on an all black/carbon bike. Hmmmmmmmm
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