05-04-2021, 02:13 AM
Everything that is old becomes new again. In my college days, I drove poverty cars like Tercels and Corollas, with unpainted black plastic bumpers, mirrors and door handles. Once I curbed the wheels, the plastic hubcaps shattered, and I had black wheels.
Now, a "blackout package" on a car is a premium and exclusive feature. My friend's new Kia something-or-other is white, with painted black door handles, mirrors and wheels.
I look at a bike as a whole package. I have a 2012 Bonneville "Black edition", with black paint, frame and engine. The wheels and exhaust are still chrome, which I like. The following year or so, the Black Edition added black wheels and exhaust. That's too much black for me. But, I could see liking it if the bodywork were a different color to break up all of the black a bit.
Now, a "blackout package" on a car is a premium and exclusive feature. My friend's new Kia something-or-other is white, with painted black door handles, mirrors and wheels.
I look at a bike as a whole package. I have a 2012 Bonneville "Black edition", with black paint, frame and engine. The wheels and exhaust are still chrome, which I like. The following year or so, the Black Edition added black wheels and exhaust. That's too much black for me. But, I could see liking it if the bodywork were a different color to break up all of the black a bit.