Scratching my head over these new Triple Blacks....

Tal

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I have been watching a few vids on the new Triple blacks and found i'm wondering about a few things....
I have a GT now in black because i wasnt to keen on the silver...i see the the new Triple black GT has silver on the front of the tank....not sure about that choice...the rest of the bike is cool!
The R model is more menacing looking in its stance but then im not sure about the matt finish.....if you wanted the backrest for a passenger or maybe to hold luggage...could you get that in black?...I suppose you could?
Just tossing stuff around in my head...
Then im thinking....what will the 2022 models of the Gt and R look like?...should a man wait?....so many questions...
then...the bike i have now is a honey too...just be content Tal...geeez!!
 
I have been watching a few vids on the new Triple blacks and found i'm wondering about a few things....
I have a GT now in black because i wasnt to keen on the silver...i see the the new Triple black GT has silver on the front of the tank....not sure about that choice...the rest of the bike is cool!
The R model is more menacing looking in its stance but then im not sure about the matt finish.....if you wanted the backrest for a passenger or maybe to hold luggage...could you get that in black?...I suppose you could?
Just tossing stuff around in my head...
Then im thinking....what will the 2022 models of the Gt and R look like?...should a man wait?....so many questions...
then...the bike i have now is a honey too...just be content Tal...geeez!!
I think the GT would look better with R matt black tank.
Well maybe when I finally receive my black GT and see it in a flesh will change my mind 🤔
 
I'm looking at a black gt right now. Not buying it but I'm next to it.
 

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has anyone noticed the new Diavel dark star has a paint job resembling the GT. doesn't seem to be much in the way of imagination with the choice of colours
 

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I really like the tank and don't care for the matt black exhaust because it's, well, matt black. I have never been a fan of matt black although I do appreciate it as an option. I still enjoy popping a cold one, listening to music, and waxing paint every once in a while but maybe I'm too old school.
 
I'm looking at a black gt right now. Not buying it but I'm next to it.
Just too much black, IMHO. Blacker-than-black, black-on-black, all-blacked-out, everything or as much as possible black? Simply OTT - I've already said this in another post. It was cool six years ago. It has become too common now, even old - especially if OEMs start doing it. Each to their own, though.

The TFC is as black as I would go. And the owners who black it out themselves seem to do a better job than the OEMs - again, only my opinion. They often add 1) well-judged sprinklings of carbon and black chrome as well as satin black instead of matte black, 2) contrast cuts and say slimmers of yellow or red and 3) make sure it remains 'their own' - unique - not the same as another on a showroom floor. Even my 10-year old Victory Hammer 8-ball was all black, but with plenty of contrast cuts and odd bits of chrome thrown in for some balance - not simply 'all black'.

I own two bikes with matte paintwork. It is hard work keeping their finishes pristine. You cannot use regular polishes and waxes on it. And the available stuff - I use Swissvax® - costs a fortune.
 
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