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How come bike color affect its top speed ?
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04-17-2008, 11:04 PM
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| TEDZXX  Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,029
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Ummmmmm X1 the 02's are silver..... 
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04-17-2008, 11:06 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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04-17-2008, 11:07 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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04-17-2008, 11:09 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 20 2007 Location: Sleepy Hollow, IL Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Age: 21 Posts: 368
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I cant believe how many times, and for how long the color debate has been on the forum. What it comes down too, the larger the honda wing, the more you can fly. Added to the color debate, which seems to point to silver. I think that my blue/silver/black with the honda wing takes the prize. |
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04-17-2008, 11:09 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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...and the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to... Quote:
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04-17-2008, 11:11 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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04-17-2008, 11:12 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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04-17-2008, 11:38 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 31 2007 Location: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Bike(s): 2007 CBR1100XX Age: 41 Posts: 1,840
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I've forgotten more scientific formulas than anyone has cared to teach me. Unless this was a boring baseless claim from someone who rides a boring silver bike. Any way, it is not the colour that makes it fast, it is the year of manufacture. The newer they are, the faster they go  .
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04-17-2008, 11:53 PM
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| TEDZXX Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,029
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 As for the newer bikes elsewhere they are slower too due to the new paint schemes available because Honda never could find a faster color than silver. They didn't want to violate the "Gentlemans Agreement" but accidently did with the 02 silver year so they went on to slower colors such as red, blue, black, iron nail, etc. If I didn't mention your color that means it is even slower than the rest. Do some research and you all will see!!! 
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04-17-2008, 11:55 PM
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| ... Get A Good Lawyer !  Join Date: Dec 19 2007 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Bike(s): Honda '07 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Age: 44 Posts: 1,667
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04-17-2008, 11:57 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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__________________ Murphys 6th law of combat operations: If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid. |
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04-18-2008, 2:16 AM
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 Join Date: Apr 17 2008 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Bike(s): '98 VTR1000F '03 CBR1100xx "Blackbird" '06 CRF450R Posts: 26
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^ who knows  I think '03 blacks with a added customs paint job  are the fastest.Nah customs with Turbos are  but thats going too far
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04-18-2008, 10:25 AM
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| Join Date: Apr 10 2008 Location: Washington, USA Bike(s): 2002 CBR1100XX, 2002 CBR1100XX & 2003 CBR1100XX Posts: 40
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Actually, I believe that there is an inverse relationship between color and speed.....the brighter the color, the slower the bike..... The visual center of the Policeman's brain (occipital lobe) has a greater response to brighter colors, forcing the riders of brightly colored bikes to ride slower in response to avoid getting tickets. Case in Point: Why do you think they call the color Red "Write Me Up Red?" |
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04-18-2008, 10:26 AM
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| Join Date: Apr 10 2008 Location: Washington, USA Bike(s): 2002 CBR1100XX, 2002 CBR1100XX & 2003 CBR1100XX Posts: 40
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Wait....what the hell did I just say? I gotta get off this medication.....
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04-18-2008, 2:10 PM
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| Join Date: Dec 01 2006 Location: VA Bike(s): '99 Blackbird (BLACK) Age: 33 Posts: 94
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Thanks for the honerable mention  ... not to sure about the "mumbo jumbo" tag line that followed  upon further research it's also come to light (no pun intended) because colors are actually refractions of lightwaves, anything but black is going to be slower .... the wavelengths of light that are being refracted are actually causing turbulance (human senses are unable to detect this, but take my word that it's true) that makes it slightly more difficult to pass through space and time!!! the more colors you have on your bike the more light refracted and the more difficult to move through space and time!!! so this coupled with my previous explanation should solve the debate of which color is faster for all time!!! P.S. - I hope the rest of you are having as much fun with this as I am ... seems most are! ArmyStrong, looking forward to your thoughts.
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04-18-2008, 3:37 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 23 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canadian eh! Bike(s): 2003 BB Posts: 234
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04-18-2008, 11:18 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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A few thoughts on "colors". Please do not be offended. You chose the color of your Bird. You had a choice. Now, please view this listing as it relates to speed. Other topics may follow... The general characteristic of each color follows. *Blue represents tranquility, tenderness, sensitivity, love and affection. *Green represents persistence, self-esteem, possessiveness and obstinacy. *Red represents desire, domination, sexuality and aggression. *Yellow represents spontaneity, originality, expectancy and exhilaration. *Violet represents a search for reality in thoughts and desires. *Black represents ultimate renunciation and expression of nothingness. *Grey represents refusal to be involved or to reveal things. Hypothesis: The tenderness, and tranquility of blue, cannot equate to speed. Sorry Billy. The above would suggest, that green birds would selfishly hold back horsepower. Are there any green Birds out there?? RED. Nuff said. (mag, mike, me, et al, rejoice!) While yellow, it seems, would be content doin 65. It thinks that's fast. The explanation of grey (or silver, a derivitive thereof) could be fast, but it is destined to forever hold back. See any postings by Silverbird. SilverXXRider, there must be solace to be found, somewhere. That leaves us with black...aah, black. Ultimate renunciation and expression of nothingness...Whaddayawantmetodo? I'm sorry. 11dblex, max, bikewarrior, and countless others who fell victim to false expectations...sigh...
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04-18-2008, 11:32 PM
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| TEDZXX Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,029
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Um...... grey is not silver So as I said earlier.............Silver is the fastest dudes!!!!  I took my happy pills Dragon!!!!!
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04-18-2008, 11:37 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,108
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A derivitive, I say! I'm try'na be funny here!! 
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04-19-2008, 12:40 AM
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 Join Date: Jan 03 2007 Location: America's Autobahn / Arizona Deserts Bike(s): 98 CBRXX 02 XR650R the front of the dust cloud Posts: 32
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Hopefully the Red, Blue and Silver were still built by Honda in Japan like the Black ones. I was blowing up a pic of my friends Ducati and under certain light I found what looked like a paint defect but look real close it's not, it's built at another plant.
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04-19-2008, 3:11 AM
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| Birdman  Join Date: Feb 17 2008 Location: Melbourne Bike(s): Blue 2003 CBRxx Posts: 279
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