k2, original condition, 18,000 miles, still wearing its factory briar brown metallic Honda paint laid on 43 years ago. I personally like this color. Its looks classy, but its not a screaming in your face psychedelic 1970s paint color, it is more subtle. Chrysler corporation offered on their muscle cars what they called "high impact colors" in the late 60s early 70s with names like plum crazy purple, panther pink, go mango orange, and lime green to appeal mainly to younger buyers. If the old sohc fours are like Chrysler muscle cars, any color that is not a high impact color is frowned upon by enthusiasts. This is ironic, especially in Chrysler muscle cars, because in reality, the high impact colors only represent a small percentage of the total muscle cars built by Chrysler. The dirty little secret is Chrysler produced far more "normal colored muscle cars" than "high impact colored muscle cars." Most people seek a vintage car or vintage bike that says, not literally, "Hey, look at me, I am from the late 60s (or early 70s)." I love my briar brown HONDA. It is a nice having a vintage bike that isn't dated in its color, brown is kinda of a decade neutral color. It is really quite fun when people look at my bike and I tell them it is a 1972. I get that "deer in the headlights look" from them because in most people's mind the era of the early 70s is cars and bikes painted, loud in your face, oranges, purples, greens, etc. It's priceless, when they look dumbfounded and say, "1972, really?"
Justin in Texas
