Matte-Black Powdercoated Ugly Rubbish

[Bricktop]

Hi, new member here.

What is it with all the new bikes in showrooms being as per the thread title? Apart from the fuel tanks and front mud guards they are a sea of matte-black powdercoated shit.

Bring back the 90's, I say.

[Alpineandy]

As opposed to ?
You want everything colour coded or chromed?
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[Bricktop]

[ThatDippyTwat]

See, opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. Your's just happens to be wrong. I love me some matt black, in spite of the current trend for it. I've been Rattlecanning since 1995.
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[Alpineandy]

There are plenty of different options about.
It just means you're more likely to buy a used bike (and save some money) if you want stuff colour coded...
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[Bricktop]

Nay, it is an opinion BASED on an observation.

Are you telling me that the showrooms AREN'T full of matte-black powdercoat? (whether you like it or not)

[Bricktop]

What peeves me more than anything, is when you have a black version of a bike, all the ancillaries are black.

They then produce one with a colour scheme (such as red) yet all the ancillaries remain black. It's ridiculous.

[stinkwheel]

Mmm. Lovely matt black.

I'd do the frame too, but I'm too lazy.

I'd do the stanchions in DLC too if I was made of money.

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/VFR/1CIMG1607_zps029b660f.jpg
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[Rogerborg]

OP's feisty, let's keep him.

It is a fair point. Honda could apparently only be bothered putting a coloured mudguard on one out of three colours of CB500Fs. What's that about?

Dat rim tape doe, proper legit, fam.

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[Teflon-Mike]

Personally I think mot current show-room offerings look like they were styled by a kid deprived of transformer toys in the 80's, stuck in front of cable-TV instead... I mean.....

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20B/Kawasaki%20ZZR1400%2009%20%201.jpg

https://images.clipartpanda.com/lilo-and-stitch-clip-art-lilo-and-stitch-clipart-3.gif

That four-eyed monster form Lilo & Stitch, does no one else see a resemblance?

If ALL you have to grumble about is use of matt black finish, I'd say you are probably onto a winner, count your blessings!!!!
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[chickenstrip]

The best looking bikes are black and red.

https://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/750turbo001_zpsfafbc93e.jpg

https://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/bikes_4_zps7c0da632.jpeg

Ignore the ugly blue and white thing ^

https://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/DSCN4614_zps660miv4c.jpg


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[Kentol750]

Wasn't 90's matte silver which everyone then polished.
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[Bricktop]

[stevo as b4]

OP has a point, and there is no getting away that cheap Matt black plastic on new bikes is both easy and less expensive to produce and if the customer will buy them they will keep making them.

Bikes are cheaper built, and are featuring lower quality componentry and fasteners than they used to. Also that money that would have once got you some forged alloy wheels and magnesium engine covers and a bit of Ohlins adjustable bling, is now used for linked brakes, ABS, an electronics package and a huge £1000+ ugly box under the engine full of restrictive performance and drivability sapping clean emissions crap.

Oh and if your talking about black being sexy, well it is only if it's deep and glossy and with a mirror polished aluminium frame to set it off. The 90's weren't so bad you know!

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Chrome is the new black.
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[Bricktop]

Absolutely.

[Bricktop]

Absolutely.