Power = Speed

[Huntin Dawg]

I've been searching the forum and found a wealth of information on power mods from intakes to exhausts, but I can't seem to find the thread that really got me thinking. There seems to be some technical insight that there is a direct relationship between a bike's color and speed. I had to purchase my bike in matte black because it was the only one at the dealership. I love the color, but more importantly what should I expect performance-wise with the "bad-boy" paint. I can only theorize that flat black is less reflective and therefore absorbs more sunlight. Sunlight is energy... and energy is power... and power = speed
It might not measure up to a R3R, but a great example would be the SR71 Blackbird.
Has anyone been able to prove this theory?

 

[TOMCAT]

Please don't encourage the 'colour debate ' to fire up again. We seem to have been in some sort of remission of late ... we don't want to go back to the bad 'ol days .

 

[Mittzy]

I've been searching the forum and found a wealth of information on power mods from intakes to exhausts, but I can't seem to find the thread that really got me thinking. There seems to be some technical insight that there is a direct relationship between a bike's color and speed. I had to purchase my bike in matte black because it was the only one at the dealership. I love the color, but more importantly what should I expect performance-wise with the "bad-boy" paint. I can only theorize that flat black is less reflective and therefore absorbs more sunlight. Sunlight is energy... and energy is power... and power = speed
It might not measure up to a R3R, but a great example would be the SR71 Blackbird.
Has anyone been able to prove this theory?

Dawg! (Sigh), I am with you brother..... But this will no doubt open up a fleshy festering wound in the colour debate
I like the way you think........

 

[HansO]

he he

 

[Malcy]

Oh dear here we go again

 

[Mittzy]

Oh dear here we go again

Hi Mal, how are you mate?
Changing topic

 

[CanberraR3]

It's Enzo's fault. He started it.

 

[Malcy]

Mittzy. I am well thanks for asking. Been extremely busy with one thing and another. Taking long needed scoot tomorrow may even get some pics to share with our friends across the colder side of the planet just to brighten their day a bit.

 

[pierre]

So will the pin stripes on mine make it faster too. Was told a long time ago that stripes make things faster!

 

[scot in exile]

What they sold you was what Triumph call a training bike, Triumph likes to sell you a black bike for you to practise on before you buy the full power red model.
Here is a study that I paid a few bob for a few years back, the truth is in crayon