Topic: most popular non-factory paint color choice for SOHC tanks/side panels

[gregwaits]

Just wondering what color people prefer for their sohc gas tanks and side panels.

[nickjtc]

Since my experience is solely related to Sophie I would have to say 'other' aka silver.

Having said that I think that any colour, if tastefully done, is an option.....look at all the varieties we see on the bikes in this forum.

[GroovieGhoulie]

Voted Yellow, but wondered why my favorite color, Red, isn't on the list?

[333]

I voted gold.  1972 Candy Gold to be exact.   Now before anyone comments that this color is a stock color, I would just say not on a CB350F.

[Bikebuff]

For awhile now I had been thinking of a darker green (specifically 'Glen Green'-a stock 1965 Chevrolet Corvette color similar to British Racing Green), but this morning I opened up a copy of Hemmings Sports and Classics-the most recent edition with the Sports GT's on the cover.  In the magazine, there was a write up of a 1956 VW Karmann Ghia hardtop with a beautiful light blue ('Breakwater Blue') with a dark blue hardtop ('Deep Blue Mica').  I'm thinking of painting my tank/side covers/headlamp bucket the light blue and use a template to paint the accent stripes the deep blue mica instead of the gold-ish color.  If you see that magazine, thumb through, it's a sharp paint scheme.

Prost!

[ProTeal55]

I have thing thing where the bodywork has to match the frame (wherever possibile)..
So I voted for black...

[merc2dogs]

I also like it when the frame and panels work together, don't have to be the same, just have to work together, but black is too common, looks good and I've had lots of black bikes, but just not for my bike now.

 My bike is Yellow with black frame now, and everyone calls it the bumble bee, plan to change it but haven't found a color that realy works for me.

 last chopper (68 bonnie) was pearl white everywhere, frame, rims, tank, with purple and ghost flames, only thing black were the jugs and tires, nop chrome, but all aluminum buffed and polished, looked good, but was too in your face, and was always reaching in my pocket for a rag to wipe a smudge off.

Ken 

[fmulharin]

Voted Yellow, but wondered why my favorite color, Red, isn't on the list?

I guess red comes Under "Other"

[GroovieGhoulie]

I like contrasting colors, and for the frame to be a visual design element, therefore black frames that disappear into the works are not for me.

I'm planning my Cafe and it's gonna be a bright silver frame, Ruby Red tank and Sidecovers, Matte Black exhaust, and I'm still not sure what I want to do with the engine, wheels, hubs or fork lowers.

I'm thinking polish because it's a good look and paint and powdercoating adds weight.

[okie]

RED with a RED frame. 

This survey smacks of bias.  Why wasn't RED one of the choices?  It looks like a conspiracy to me.

I have 3 Red bikes.  I'm selling the white one and plan to paint the black one RED.

Isn't Honda known as 'Big Red' ?

[KCs76Cafe]

I have to say green   but Im thinking of one day redoing mine with a gunmetal frame and red bodywork.

[gregwaits]

Oops. The absence of red as a choice was an oversite! Not a conspiracy I promise!

I was at Home Depot looking at some of the spray paint color choices. They have a nice 'paprika' (more a brownish-red I guess). Looked really good.

I am leaning towards orange.