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Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:10 pm
by chrisgreer23
Is it generally accepted that the colour or your bike's tank is what the colour of the bike is? My bike's fairing is completely black but my tank is yellow. Does this mean I have a yellow bike?
I don't know if I am ok with having a yellow bike.
Comments?
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:15 pm
by Stephan
it´s a bumblebee bike
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:21 pm
by lloydie
Fit a black tank :-)
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:38 pm
by chrisgreer23
lloydie wrote:Fit a black tank :-)
But I have the larger 19L tank.
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:50 pm
by Wicky
Spray the rest of the bike yellow and leave documentation as is, or spray the tank a DVLA approved shade of black and get the documentation changed to say its a Kafkaesque black bike...
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:12 pm
by chrisgreer23
I might just cover the tank in carbon fiber. So I'm guess the fairing could be changed to any colour and the DVLA wont care?
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:25 pm
by Wicky
DVLA will want to know the primary colour of vehicle - so if it's currently black leave as is.
If you went for a zebra pattern then let them know its black/white
or if you go fully bumblebee as mentioned earlier declare its black/yellow
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:30 pm
by freeridenick
Isn't the original colour of the bike on stickers all over the frame?
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:34 pm
by chrisgreer23
freeridenick wrote:Isn't the original colour of the bike on stickers all over the frame?
No, and I don't know where you came up with that.
I'm not fretting over this, just wanted to start a conversation. Some of my co-workers were talking about my "yellow" bike. My reaction =
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:02 pm
by alanfjones1411
Paint it red the best colour
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:35 pm
by countrymick
there are a couple of prity quick yellow ones here
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:36 pm
by freeridenick
chrisgreer23 wrote:freeridenick wrote:Isn't the original colour of the bike on stickers all over the frame?
No, and I don't know where you came up with that.
I'm not fretting over this, just wanted to start a conversation. Some of my co-workers were talking about my "yellow" bike. My reaction =
Workshop manual 1-3.
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:22 pm
by Varastorm
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:26 pm
by Varastorm
Re: Bike tank colour = bike colour?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:36 pm
by fabiostar
it could be worse. you could have no yellow on your bike
