What makes a motorcycle look good?

I went to a bike night last night and about fourty bikes were there.  I got into a discussion with a friend about which bikes we thought looked nice.  It became quickly apparent that we have our differences.  He was more enamored with the bikes that had lots of chrome and I like ones with more graphics on them. 

The one he like the best was a Harley Trike with twin chain drive (one for either rear tire.)  It was a very nice bike with the rear tires being inches apart.  The guy who owned it told us that it cost him right at $60,000 to get it to the look he wanted.  For what it is worth, my first house wasn't much more than that. 

The one I like was also  a Harley but it had more graphics on it.  It was decked out to look like a race bike.  It had just the right amount of chrome and graphics to make it "pop".  The graphics were done with checkered flag look about them.  This was mixed with a little bit of flame look.  The guy only had about $40,000 in his bike.

The one we both agreed on as being a "tough" bike was a '55 Harley that had been custom reworked to be '06 mechanically.  This one just looked right and even had a very "feel" to it.  It had a lot of little niceties like chromed parts while still mixing in some nice graphics to give it that last little over the top effect. 

One nice thing about a motorcycle.  There is plenty that can be done to make it 'your' bike.  Some folks really get a lot of pleasure out of fixing them up.  I count myself as one those folks.  The biggest advantage I have is I get to see other people ideas on custom decals and such.  Since I sell them, I even get to help these folks find the 'look' they are really after. 

Probably my most favorite effect we did for a guy was a dragon for guys Valkerie.  The colors blended well with his bike colors yet stood out enough to make it catch your eye on the road. 

God I love this job!

Biker Ragz

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