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What color should I paint my superhawk

What color should I paint my '65 Superhawk

Black
4
21%
White
1
5%
Blue
10
53%
Red
3
16%
Other (british racing green, teal, whatever)
1
5%
 
Total votes: 19

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Post by cyclon36 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:42 pm

Honestly, I'd love to see british racing green on this bike. It's a great color that I don't see in this community. Too many stock colored bikes. Be unique :-)

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Post by Gun » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:49 am

Looks like blue in the fan favorite.

I would like to see a british racing green too!
I imagine I'm going to save up and buy a functional engine/carbs from someone on this forum, and I'll turn my in-need-of-repair engine into a project for a cafe cb77.. that cafe will probably be british racing green.
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Post by davomoto » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:34 pm

RW, not trying to hold out on the color, just haven't connected with my painter in a while. It is a very close match to the factory color for the late 67 CL77. He scanned the sidecover, under the exhaust warning decal. it is a base coat top coat, so it's much shinier than the origional paint.

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Post by wargoth » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:44 pm

Green is supposed to be an unlucky color for bikes. This is supposedly why Kawasaki chose it for their racing colors, to prove they can conquer bad luck with superior design. :)
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Post by e3steve » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:03 am

Mine's black/silver -- I love it (now). My first was blue/silver -- I loved that too, but did the 'all white' thing on it..... and loved it. Red/silver is gorgeous -- I love it!

But I'm in agreement with cyclon36, in a way, to be individual. British Racing Green/silver would look great; it's a great colour; but, then again, I am a little biased. And forget the superstitious BS.....☺. For the past ten years, and for half the year, my work revolves around keeping all the electrical & electronic systems, navigation & IT alive on this baby; she's very green but suffers form no more bad luck or failures than any other colour of vessel!

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:07 am

Now that's really some hole in the water for sure. .........lm

e3steve wrote:Mine's black/silver -- I love it (now). My first was blue/silver -- I loved that too, but did the 'all white' thing on it..... and loved it. Red/silver is gorgeous -- I love it!

But I'm in agreement with cyclon36, in a way, to be individual. British Racing Green/silver would look great; it's a great colour; but, then again, I am a little biased. And forget the superstitious BS.....☺. For the past ten years, and for half the year, my work revolves around keeping all the electrical & electronic systems, navigation & IT alive on this baby; she's very green but suffers form no more bad luck or failures than any other colour of vessel!

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Post by Slyk Willy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:25 am

Blue would be my pick. (and was)

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