09-27-2017, 06:11 AM
(09-26-2017, 09:25 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: The bottom (cylinder) black, top silver ( head) motif was popular on Brit bikes in the mid 70s. Look up pics of mid 70s Norton Commandos, Triumph Bonnevills et al. The Japanese never really got into that paint scheme and it's anybody's guess is to why Honda did it on the 17 EX since I don't recall HOnda ever making a model like that. I painted the cylinders on my 73 TX 650 Yamaha in this pattern. I always thought it looked good.
The W650, a japanese bike, brought back the english tradition that was due to the cast iron, the cylinders of british parallel twins were made of. The W are made of aluminium. It should look cool and oldfashioned something that don't fit the CB in my eyes. Alu should look like alu and don't pretend to be something different.
In a way kind of a 'Blender', the german word for someone who behaves as if but isn't.
Wisedrum