Best color for a motorcycle, safety wise and looks decent

[holden j caufield]

Yellow? I'm going to paint the fairings on my motorcycle and I think I'm set on this color. Looks decent, and easily visible. After I sand it down, do I need to put any primer? Also what paint do you guys recommend?

Thanks

 

[JulesMaximus]

 

[Occ]

I'm not personally a fan of yellow. Red/white/black would probably be my colors of choice, but whatever floats your boat.

Pretty sure for fairings you're going to need to do the whole kablooie for a quality finish (sand, prime, paint, clear coat), but maybe someone here has actually done it before. Are you just doing the fairings or the gas tank as well?

 

[theApp]

Yellow or green

 

[holden j caufield]

Yellow or green

yeah that's hot.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yellow or green

I rather despise that green color...reminds me of those horrible neon colored swim trunks from the 80s. I know, the Kawasaki loyalists freaking love that color...but I hate it.

Kawasaki does have a nice metallic orange I've seen on some of their bikes that I really like though. A friend of mine has a ZX10R in that color and it looks sick.

 

[roguerower]

/end thread

 

[Fenixgoon]

blue: http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/fenixgoon/100_1085.JPG

 

[roguerower]

Black & grey, but with a hi-vis fluorescent yellow vest

 

[Greenman]

Chrome.

 

[Imp]

Think there was a study done a while back about safety and colors for motorcycles. Conclusion was that there is no safe colour. Looking at a bike from the front, you'll see a big fat black tire, headlights, and maybe one or two square feet of fairings. The side is a different story, but that'll only be an issue if someone sideswipes you by not checking their blindspot.

Looks-wise either black or red (I'm thinking of a CBR though).

 

[soydios]

School-bus yellow. It's that color for a reason. Not that it'll matter much for a motorcycle, though. School buses are gigantic slabs of yellow. If you can't see a motorcycle, then you just plain can't see it.

 

[slag]

School-bus yellow. It's that color for a reason. Not that it'll matter much for a motorcycle, though. School buses are gigantic slabs of yellow. If you can't see a motorcycle, then you just plain can't see it.

But the color might catch your eye whereas black.. dumb dumb choice for a small vehicle.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

I personally like kawasaki's plasma blue. I had an 05 636 and loved the color.

A lot of it depends on the bike IMO..

 

[MiataNC]

Every cager that takes out a bike says the same thing..."I didn't see it". You will never be "visible" on a bike. Get the color you like best.

Ride paranoid and consider getting a headlight and brakelight modulators. https://www.kisantech.com/

The added bonus for the headlight modulator is that many people think you are a cop and pull over and out of your way.

PS. The Speed Triple in Blazing Orange (pictured above) is abso-freaking gorgeous in person. But not as awesome as Matte Black...

 

[Throckmorton]

I think yellow looks awesome on bikes, while also being a really visible color.

 

[SonicIce]

Yellow or green

i know someone with almost the exact ducati 748

but as for night visibility i dont think color makes any difference because when you see a bike at night, can you even identify the color unless its directly under a street light?

 

[angry hampster]

Cobalt Blue because it's awesome.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Honestly, I don't think it makes a damned bit of difference. Being aware and riding defensively are your best bet for staying alive. Never ride after drinking and getting some training also will go a long way toward ensuring your survival...far more than the color of your bike anyway.

 

[grrl]

I'm a bit bored with blue right now so am thinking of yellow and black on my next bike, but (dark) red and black looks great on most bikes.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Get whatever you like, then wear this:

 

[ViviTheMage]

Yellow or green

mike and ikes??