engine 1981 650c

[Chris]

I like black and red paint schemes. Of course, that safety yellow that she's sporting right now will get you noticed. Or you could just put that girl in the photo on the bike with you to be noticed

[holysmokes]

used to own a black /red 79 750k

i could use her for airbags or pillows

[holysmokes]

before








after

[grimz]

sharp lookin black.im doin the same flat black with very thin ivory lines ,with a gloss black design through out it,may do the frame ivory white as well still debating that,
looks good black ,but dont they always ???

[holysmokes]

once you go black, you never go back

[Chris]

Nice! Too bad we couldn't have just traded tanks and side covers. I've been trying to decide between red or yellow in order to be more visible in traffic. Right now, I'm leaning towards red.

[holysmokes]

white is a very visible colour and will make your bike look much bigger

[Chris]

Hmm... I don't think I would like white. Do you really think it's that visible?

[holysmokes]

white is a very nice colour , look at the highway and see how many white vehicles are bought today, and they are easy to see at a distance


ie..rcmp cruisers..ambulances..


plus white..is an easy colour to accent with red ,blue,black pinstriping

[Volker_P]

once you go black, you never go back

I subscribe to that! Good job!

I think colours do not matter much on motorcycles without fairing. The most important thing is visibility from the front, and here the headlight has to do the job. I consider rear is second important. On a CB you cover much of the painted parts when you sit on it, so in principle you should wear a yellow suit for optimum visibility, especially from rear. I noticed some driving schools make their learners wear yellow vests and occasionally I see also normal riders with such a thing on. I still hesitate. But if I would commute and ride at bad light conditions in hard city traffic, I probably would wear one.