thumperjdm
Naty Von Ozirisz 1997-2011
A few weeks ago, after selling my beloved CBR600, I contemplated how to spend some of the $$ that came from the sale.
Living in Bakersfield, Ca. (we have the distinct honor of always placing in the top three of the nation's worst pollution--usually at the #1 spot), black vehicles are impossible to keep clean for more than about 38 seconds after a car wash.
Being a completely OCD anal-retentive nut about keeping my motorcycles in showroom condition, my black '06 ST13 and I have always had a love-hate relationship. Keeping it beautiful was no easy task.
So, I decided to change my completely black ST, to a completely white ST. And like the Johnny Cash song, I completed the transformation "One Piece at a Time." O.k., it was really 2-4 pieces at a time, but that wouldn't make for a catchy song title. I bought all new bodywork, so there was no down time with parts (or the whole bike) being gone to a painter. And if I ever have a mishap, I can replace parts and know the factory paint will always match the other pieces.
For quite a few rides, the bike was various combinations of black and white--and all of those combinations had people changing lanes to get out of my way, donning seatbelts and getting off their cell phones.
Now it should be much easier to keep clean, and I'm a fan of white vehicles.
Oh, and I better get a huge Christmas card from Ron Ayers Motorsports this year!!
Living in Bakersfield, Ca. (we have the distinct honor of always placing in the top three of the nation's worst pollution--usually at the #1 spot), black vehicles are impossible to keep clean for more than about 38 seconds after a car wash.
Being a completely OCD anal-retentive nut about keeping my motorcycles in showroom condition, my black '06 ST13 and I have always had a love-hate relationship. Keeping it beautiful was no easy task.
So, I decided to change my completely black ST, to a completely white ST. And like the Johnny Cash song, I completed the transformation "One Piece at a Time." O.k., it was really 2-4 pieces at a time, but that wouldn't make for a catchy song title. I bought all new bodywork, so there was no down time with parts (or the whole bike) being gone to a painter. And if I ever have a mishap, I can replace parts and know the factory paint will always match the other pieces.
For quite a few rides, the bike was various combinations of black and white--and all of those combinations had people changing lanes to get out of my way, donning seatbelts and getting off their cell phones.
Now it should be much easier to keep clean, and I'm a fan of white vehicles.
Oh, and I better get a huge Christmas card from Ron Ayers Motorsports this year!!
