the bikes are hard to keep clean, show scratches much easier than any other color around...etc. my question for those that do like blacks is, how do you keep keep them cool in direct sunlight once they are parked, so that they don't get too hot? are you putting covers on them? don't covers get stolen really often? a towel or two perhaps? something else....or just jumping on it and burning your *** off? i have had black on black cars before, but this is my first black bike and i can tell i'm going to have some issues unless i get some feedback and opinions. thanks in advance

 

Mine goes from my garage at home to the garage at work. Otherwise, I find shade. Doesn't matter what color the bike is. The seat still gets hot in the Sun.

 

as the seat is black on 99.9% of the biikes out lol

 

Worst color ever... especially for visibility. I would never own one for the reasons in maintenance as well as safety.

 

Black looks sik !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well ........when it's clean. Myblack CBR and RSXS are prime examples of what's right and wrong wit black.

 

Exactly. Great color when on a showroom or when clean but horrible for the real world.

 

i hear you on the seat issue, since my last one had a black seat, and i rarely see a bike without a black seat. the front (upper) farings are black as is the tank on this bike, and i have to park it outside tomorrow. today was pretty hot, but i drove my car. if anyone has any ideas i'd be more than happy to hear them....otherwise, like i thought in the first place before making this thread, i'm ****ed.

 

Buy another color next time.

 

and chrome. too much up keep.

 

ok, so the title of this thread certainly did get view, but didn't get the answers i was looking for[&o], so it's a win/lose. it looks like i'm going to just take two white towels with me tomorrow unless i hear a better idea....you guys are bastards.