Gear color match bike color?

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#11 Unread post by Shiv »

I dunno. I like the blue/black mix. Blue and white has always irked me.

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My favorite gixxer color combo is the Maroon/Black color on the '06 Gixxer 750

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#13 Unread post by sapaul »

Mintbread wrote:No, no, no.

Colour matching with your bike is very uncool.
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#14 Unread post by sapaul »

Mintbread wrote:Says me.

It is as bad as dressing your kids the same or wearing the same outfit as your Mrs.
You wish you could wear my Mrs outfits :roll2:
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#15 Unread post by sapaul »

Mintbread wrote:I don't get it.
Well I do not often wear my wifes clothe s but you never will.
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#16 Unread post by indiGO »

I've got a red bike, blue jacket, green helmet and yellow gloves. I look so bad that even my own kids make fun of me - I look like I've had a peacock throw-up all over me.
But I'm way too old to have much pride left so I just go out and have fun.
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#17 Unread post by scan »

I break the rules of the MSF in a big way. I wear Joe Rocket black leather, usually black riding pants or jeans, black gloves (except when it is very cold, when I wear my red winter riding gloves) and black combat boots. My helmet does match my bike thought, in Kawasaki green.

I have though of getting a few strips of that refletive stuff to add some markers to myself.
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#18 Unread post by storysunfolding »

I like it when the colors are different enough from teh bike. It's makes the distinction between bike and rider.. Then the observations change from

"That's a cool bike" where you blend into the bike

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"That guy's awesome" where you stand out.
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I'm also bad in " To be seen" area where they taught me in MSF. I have 3 jackets where two is black (leather and textile) and other one is Red & Black (touring 3/4 Jacket) I bought the red one becuz I was going to wear it at night but the whole past year I only wear once. I think the color that match my bike the best is Black but hey how do I know, I have a silver helmet plus a purple bike. LOL
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#20 Unread post by ZooTech »

Blue/Black bike

Blue/Black/White jacket

Choice of helmets, 3 Black and one Blue/Black/White
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