For some reason it doesn't look as bulky in white, it doesn't have the black noise cowl like the silver bike or 6th gen. I'm not a big fan of the red much at all. A better shot of the silver would help. :rolleyes:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
[image: View Post]alwaysaware, on 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
Sort of like this.
I think it goes with the "layered" effect. The silver layer is the "inside" layer, so the back of the bike is emerging from the front. So it's like a calving buffalo.
[image: View Post]StuntManDan, on 09 December 2009 - 02:02 PM, said:
+1 white looks very BMW-ish, i also just notice the tank looks like the hump on a buffalo, in fact the whole thing resembles a buffalo.
[image: View Post]phobe, on 09 December 2009 - 02:50 PM, said:
[image: View Post]alwaysaware, on 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
Sort of like this.
I think it goes with the "layered" effect. The silver layer is the "inside" layer, so the back of the bike is emerging from the front. So it's like a calving buffalo.
That's IT! The 7th gen has been officially nicknamed...The Buffalo :ph34r:
[image: View Post]dendron, on 09 December 2009 - 03:19 PM, said:
[image: View Post]StuntManDan, on 09 December 2009 - 02:02 PM, said:
+1 white looks very BMW-ish, i also just notice the tank looks like the hump on a buffalo, in fact the whole thing resembles a buffalo.
[image: View Post]phobe, on 09 December 2009 - 02:50 PM, said:
[image: View Post]alwaysaware, on 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
Sort of like this.
I think it goes with the "layered" effect. The silver layer is the "inside" layer, so the back of the bike is emerging from the front. So it's like a calving buffalo.
That's IT! The 7th gen has been officially nicknamed...The Buffalo :ph34r:
I finally came up with a nickname that might actually stick! WhooHoo! :wheel:
I'll keep my Praying Mantis looking 6th gen for now.
Yup, as I said before, looks good in white. But keep in mind that, of the three bikes diaplayed on this picture, it is the one that has the best light. I expect that other colors will show well given proper set up and that eventually other nice colors will be added to the list of options. Maybe the price would go down too, who knows... :unsure:
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[image: View Post]Bent, on 09 December 2009 - 06:09 PM, said:
Kevin,
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're wrong. White is for girls.... :laugh:
Yours Truly,
Bent... :biggrin:
Jim, I can't help it, my first VFR was a Pearl White 93 which I still think is one of the best looking VFR's to date so my taste is still running down those lines! :fing02:
[image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 09 December 2009 - 06:55 PM, said:
Jim, I can't help it, my first VFR was a Pearl White 93 which I still think is one of the best looking VFR's to date so my taste is still running down those lines! :fing02:
PS I like girls! :wub:
That's why Kevin is my hero....he knows his VFR's....93 Pearl Whites RULE....the epitome of " Class/Elegance "
The first thing I would do is strip the body work and paint it yellow. As long as we're photoshopping around here, how 'bout an idea of what it would look like? :biggrin:
Yeppers. You would think if weight and bulkiness were a concern for the bike, they would put a model out there with a little more... visual gravitas. You know, someone like Mimi from the Drew Carey show, to take attention away from the two-wheeled behemoth. :goofy:
Anyway, as far as my color choice - does anyone know if there will be the typical Honda US-market offering of an orange bike with bright green/purple/black flame/tribal graphics? That'd be totally rad. :fing02:
[image: View Post]theoxmole, on 09 December 2009 - 08:40 PM, said:
The first thing I would do is strip the body work and paint it yellow. As long as we're photoshopping around here, how 'bout an idea of what it would look like? :biggrin:
There's no interceptor like a yellow interceptor. It was one colour Honda never bought out on the 6th gen either. Maybe we'll see one on the 7th.
ahhh the Iron Maiden Limited Edition in Death Black. It's a "Brave New World" for a brave new bike.
I like this one even better!! Can we place an order for it??? :biggrin:
The black scheme is amazing as well. Surprised Honda didn't roll it out as an option like the test mule over the Summer. But, you can only stuff so much paint in those production paint guns. 4 color options would've been overkill on a first year introduction. I'm sure we can look for it as an option down the road. Maybe R159 Italian Red, also. :)
[image: View Post]theoxmole, on 09 December 2009 - 08:40 PM, said:
The first thing I would do is strip the body work and paint it yellow. As long as we're photoshopping around here, how 'bout an idea of what it would look like? :biggrin:
Someone posted a rainbow of photoshopped spy pics, a few months back. The yellow was far and away the best looking.
.............................hahahahaha..................I don't care what color it is.....it could come in pink......it's still a big fatass ugly bike. :laugh:
I've seen the bike at the Dallas show and mentioned this in another thread but fyi anyway...
Awfully certain that the tank just has 2 fairing like panels on the side of it! If that's true, repainting one of these would be dead easy. No tank to paint, take off, mess with etc etc.
Just the 2 upper fairings, 2 lower fairings, front fender and the small piece in the middle near the headlight. Even the Honda logo on the lower fairings is the same for all colors.
You want white? order the color from Honda, do the prep work yourself, a few hundred bucks to spray it and you got white :)
[image: View Post]Bent, on 09 December 2009 - 06:09 PM, said:
[image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 09 December 2009 - 12:17 PM, said:
Looks great in this pic that's featured on the home page! :fing02:
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1259820705/gallery_5310_4453_33597.jpg
Kevin,
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're wrong. White is for girls.... :laugh:
Yours Truly,
Bent... :biggrin:
I think I'll take the one in Black for a ride over the white one, she's prob. faster, better handling, run further and longer given the extreme weight advantage and better aerodynamics.
Perhaps when one of these is in a light lowside, it might be nice to see one stripped of the fairings, big round light and maybe a bikini fairing like some of the Ducati Monsters got. Paint the rest of it orange or maybe a really dark green.
Kind of a resounding theme with me and what might make a fun project, regardless of generation of VFR.
[image: View Post]timmythecop, on 11 December 2009 - 08:03 PM, said:
[image: View Post]mznyc, on 11 December 2009 - 07:47 PM, said:
Only upright walking pork should be on a white bike. :goofy:
You know whats really :goofy: ?
In 2822 posts, I have never made fun of anyone's job.
Sorry Timmy,not making fun of anybody's job.Just think white is utilitarian for a bike.Me(volunteer),my father,brother and 3 cousins are in local and state PO and FD departments so mucho respect for them.We just love teasing each other,especially my cousin who has to ride a white ,ugh,Hardley(joke)and have a biting sense of humor .When ya see :goofy: it usually ,for me, and others ,means it's a joke.
Hey yur gonna be in the 3K club ! :goofy:
I just wish car and motorcycle manufacturers would get back to a white without the stupid pearl metal-flake mixed in. Just a nice, cool, bright white. It will look like a new bike forever.
[image: View Post]Bent, on 09 December 2009 - 06:09 PM, said:
[image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 09 December 2009 - 12:17 PM, said:
Looks great in this pic that's featured on the home page! :fing02:
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1259820705/gallery_5310_4453_33597.jpg
Kevin,
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're wrong. White is for girls.... :laugh:
Yours Truly,
Bent... :biggrin:
I think I'll take the one in Black for a ride over the white one, she's prob. faster, better handling, run further and longer given the extreme weight advantage and better aerodynamics.
I'm sure she's more expensive in the short or long run..
[image: View Post]dendron, on 09 December 2009 - 03:19 PM, said:
[image: View Post]StuntManDan, on 09 December 2009 - 02:02 PM, said:
+1 white looks very BMW-ish, i also just notice the tank looks like the hump on a buffalo, in fact the whole thing resembles a buffalo.
[image: View Post]phobe, on 09 December 2009 - 02:50 PM, said:
[image: View Post]alwaysaware, on 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
Sort of like this.
I think it goes with the "layered" effect. The silver layer is the "inside" layer, so the back of the bike is emerging from the front. So it's like a calving buffalo.
That's IT! The 7th gen has been officially nicknamed...The Buffalo :ph34r:
[image: View Post]mznyc, on 11 December 2009 - 08:23 PM, said:
Sorry Timmy,not making fun of anybody's job.Just think white is utilitarian for a bike.Me(volunteer),my father,brother and 3 cousins are in local and state PO and FD departments so mucho respect for them.We just love teasing each other,especially my cousin who has to ride a white ,ugh,Hardley(joke)and have a biting sense of humor .When ya see :goofy: it usually ,for me, and others ,means it's a joke.
Hey yur gonna be in the 3K club ! :goofy:
Oh, dont listen to me, nobody else does. And I do have an affinity for Black and white, so you were right anyway.
As much as I do not like the X front end of the vfr12, I really think it looks sharp in white. I do not care for the candy apple color. Hopefully one day, when I encounter money again, I can repaint my 99 in a metallic white :comp13:
[image: View Post]alwaysaware, on 09 December 2009 - 01:46 PM, said:
I like all three colors. I just wish that the silver area behind the seat was color matched to the rest of the bike. I can't figure out why they painted that area silver.
:+1: Agreed, I've thought the same thing. Same on the front fairing, I think that I'd like it much better without the silver "accents" there.
[image: View Post]theoxmole, on 09 December 2009 - 08:40 PM, said:
The first thing I would do is strip the body work and paint it yellow. As long as we're photoshopping around here, how 'bout an idea of what it would look like? :biggrin:
I would like to see anything besides the red we have been given so far. While their at it, let's dump the silver accents and wheels. Some graphite or black wheels would look much better. It needs some help to give it a "younger" look. I feel it's a bit sportier than a Concours or FJR1300 and should look the part. As it is, it looks like it's shooting for a senior discount or something.... ;)
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