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I've seen pictures of Mitch's bike and I've seen it in person. Pictures cannot do it justice. There are nuances in the paint that a lens can't pick up.
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You are probably right, but one can try. HD's always seem to look better in person.
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I agree on the a one-color versus two; and of the better choices for the regular Ultra's versus the Limited's. Some day I would like to sit in the room where these people make the billion dollar decision on the color choices. I would imagine they use a color specialist company to help determine the popular colors in a given year (I know Pantone provides their opinion on colors for each year, but do not know how worthy their thoughts are). Personally, this year I would have fired who ever they used. ![]() I would think they would do surveys of riders to see... but who knows. ![]()
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BMW is worse. They have different shades of grey and silver. I feel like sending their designers and executives a playdough set and ecstasy.
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I'm not sure of the custom color cost in 2014. In 2012, MSRP on a vivid black FLHTK was $23,799, two tone was $24,814, and Tequila Sunrise was $25,014. A difference of $1,215. I've seen other custom paints on the dealer floor hike the price up by $2,000 that aren't in the HD color lineup. They were painted by a custom shop in New Orleans. I like a black bike, only when it's clean.
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Even my Bronze Nomad appeared different in person. On film it looked black. Most people assumed it was. However, in the sun the bronze color would shine through. It was a great color, but still too dark to keep it looking somewhat clean. Gibby and I discussed colors for quite some time and he mentioned he saw the colors I got. I had not seen them at the time; but did a week later at a dealer. I was amazed at the difference in person. I believe, as CJ mentioned, it is the depth of their paint that is not reproduced well by a camera. Mitch, I know your color never appears in pictures as it does in person. ![]()
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It was tough deciding between the Tequila Sunrise and the Ember Red Glow / Merlot. The Deep Purple was another limited run custom color but I didn't care for the yellow flames. There are quite a few of those down here with the Tigers colors being purple and gold. The Ember/Merlot was a close second. I'd bet there's easily 100 or more of those just in the Baton Rouge / Lafayette area. The 5 mills of clear make all of them easy to look at.
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I think I like it because it reminds me of a Rally Nova I bought in high-school with money I made. It was orange and black. Loved that car. Didn't own it for too long though... We won't get into that... ![]() ![]()
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This was posted on a Victory forum by a former Harley owner, made me chuckle.
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Sheep.
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Bunch of jerks... picking on the short guy again...
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Speaking of short, how well do you fit on the new bike without the lowering kit?
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