Triumphrat

mnrider · 12-13-2006

So, I'm gonna be painting the speedy over winter since I just don't like the scorched red color. Just seems too pink or something. I've always loved the black hooligan look. Ghost rider kicks ass!! Anyways, I'm trying to figure out a color. I love the flat black look but would also like a little metal flake. Blue is also one of my favorite colors so I'm kind of on the fence.

The next question is would you reapply the triumph decals on the bike after the paint or sand and prime over them and just leave the bike a solid color? I kind of feel like I need to show a little triumph love on the gas tank or something.

Curmudgeon · 12-13-2006

I think the bike would look very plain without any decals. Of course, if you went flat black, that might be a good thing . . .

Boezack · 12-13-2006

I was riding real slow in the city one night with about 5 others and I overheard someone say, "Did you see that Triumph." Make your own decision, but there is no way I kid says that if I don't have any stickers on the bike.

mnrider · 12-13-2006

I dunno, I also love the look of graphite or gun metal. dark black but still sticks out a bit. so many choices the 675's in graphite look ****!

Golfinc · 12-13-2006

A friend of mine has a ZZR1200 that is dark, dark blue with metal flake. So dark it looks black. It's a stock color, very cool.

I would replace the decals. Show the love!

BUCKET · 12-13-2006

Just painted mine and before the clear went on looked at it without Triumph logo,i thought it looked to plain.My choice was between orange and a nice steel blue on the Holden Commodores over here paint code 946J (blue).It's a hard choice.I went the orange. :hammer:

mnrider · 12-13-2006

Yea, I remembered you painted your bike Bucket so I went and checked it out. It definitelly looks good with the Triumph logo on the tank. I think plain would look, well, plain. I just wish it had the black frame like the 05's. I think I might check into the graphite color.

premier · 12-13-2006

Maybe flat black with orange/yellow accents? That would look awesome.

mnrider · 12-13-2006

The accents would be cool but I'm just mainly going for a plain color for the thing. Are there any dark colors that people just love from other models of bikes at all? Kind of like golfinc brought up the zzr1200 color. I'll have to check that one out.

s3hooligan · 12-13-2006

definately keep the Triumph decals on the bike. The brand name gets you cool points and in my opinion the logo looks unique. Without the logo, some may think you're riding a japanese bike with the fairings striped off.