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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: dyran on February 01, 2006, 11:06:57 AM

Poll
Question: Red and Black or White and Red?
Option 1: R&B votes: 9
Option 2: W&R votes: 18
Title: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: dyran on February 01, 2006, 11:06:57 AM
(http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/2969/cbr25ym.jpg)

or

(http://www.bikez.com/pictures/honda/2001/4235_0_7_3_cbr%20600%20f_Image%20by%20Honda.%20Published%20with%20permission..jpg)
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: SmartDrug on February 01, 2006, 11:58:47 AM
I've always loved white motorcycles, the TL1000R, SRAD GSXRs, my problem is with white wheels... whoever decided that a chain final bike should have white wheels should be shot.   :cookoo:
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: scratch on February 01, 2006, 12:07:00 PM
The one that's in your garage.
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: 3imo on February 01, 2006, 12:29:55 PM
Definitely the white on Red.
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: Jake D on February 01, 2006, 12:30:40 PM
The white, IMO, is so much better.  I am surprised that it is such a landslide poll so far.

Does Danny still have his white CBR for sale?
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: skoebl on February 01, 2006, 12:48:06 PM
Holy gigantic pics Batman!

I like the white a lot too. For whatever reason I don't see many around San Diego. Looks good though  :thumb:
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: budget speed demon on February 01, 2006, 12:57:54 PM
I like the red and black.
the white's nice, but the black gives more of a 'stealth' look
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: scratch on February 01, 2006, 01:28:34 PM
I agree that white is the better, here's why:
1. It's the safer color
2. It'll show dirt just as well as the black
3. It's not as noticeable as the R&B to the cops
4. Everybody else has the R&B.

The only bad things are:
1. It'll show the bugsplats better
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: Jake D on February 01, 2006, 01:28:50 PM
The white looks like a race bike.  The red and black looks like. . . well, ever CBR I've ever seen.

It is like buying a Ninja.  Would you rather have green or black.  Black looks stelthier, but green looks like a race bike.

That picture is freakin' huge, BTW.  
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: Grainbelt on February 01, 2006, 02:29:07 PM
White and red, and then powdercoat the wheels red. That would be sweet.  :cheers:
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler.
Post by: budget speed demon on February 01, 2006, 02:50:20 PM
Quote from: scratch on February 01, 2006, 01:28:34 PM
I agree that white is the better, here's why:
1. It's the safer color
2. It'll show dirt just as well as the black
3. It's not as noticeable as the R&B to the cops
4. Everybody else has the R&B.

The only bad things are:
1. It'll show the bugsplats better

How do you figure that red and white is less noticeable to the cops? That's just ridicules. Statistically red cars get more tickets than other coloured ones. So red is red, and if your speeding past a cop, you're getting a ticket no matter what colour your bike is.

ps. keep in mind that 47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Although I did hear the red car thing somewhere. Just can't remember where.
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: chandra.hp on February 01, 2006, 02:58:40 PM
I say get the Red and Black... and point me to the person selling the Red/White F4i!  :thumb:
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: Jake D on February 01, 2006, 04:18:01 PM
Quote from: chandra.hp on February 01, 2006, 02:58:40 PM
I say get the Red and Black... and point me to the person selling the Red/White F4i!  :thumb:

Yo, Chandy:

Here you go. . .

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=23843.0
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: dyran on February 01, 2006, 06:38:45 PM
I don't need to worry about cops, I work for customs and we get along very nicely with our fellow law enforcement  :cheers:
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: chandra.hp on February 01, 2006, 07:20:27 PM
Quote from: Jake D on February 01, 2006, 04:18:01 PM
Yo, Chandy:

Here you go. . .

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=23843.0
Wow... are you sure that's the same bike as pictured in this thread? I mean... whow... the F4i in that other thread has major scratches on the left side.... the guy must have ate it pretty hard at high speeds to get scratches to THAT extent. I'm guessing his bike slid across the pavement several meters... cause I've seen F4i's go down before and they did not have that level of damage! And what happened to his left side frame sliider???????????
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: dyran on February 01, 2006, 07:27:22 PM
It's not the same bike. And I wouldn't buy a crashed one unless I had a shop and even then for 3 grand...I don't think so.
Title: Re: One last Poll to help factor in what looks cooler. With one BIG picture...
Post by: SmartDrug on February 02, 2006, 12:14:07 PM
That bike didn't look bad at all, when I put my FJ down, she slid for almost 200 feet, looked wayyy worse than that, I put a new ignition cover on her, did some work with the plastics and she looks fine now, that CBR is in fine shape, there's almost certainly nothing wrong with it mechanically, you have to consider that they put those covers on the side of the engine to protect the internals.  Slap on a new cover, use some touch up paint and save yourself $1500-2000.... that's my take on it anyway.