Re: [ST] Re: Duc 999/matte black

[Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 01:24:30 -0800, "John Petrey, Jr."
<john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Why do mfr's even offer this color? Several do & I'm at a loss as to who
>thinks this non-color is desirable.  Guys that don't like flashy
>graphics, etc?? I can appreciate that but to me this color you are talking about
>Ken is like the bike didn't make it to the final phase of the paint booth.
>Hi gloss black - love it, like ST's in some years. In fact I'd have picked 
>that over my red one if the dealer would have had one.

Flat black brings the lines of the vehicle out much better than a
high-gloss finish does.

Look here:

http://www.paton.com/rick/flatsprint01.jpg
http://www.paton.com/rick/flatsprint02.jpg
http://www.paton.com/rick/flatsprint03.jpg

Mileage on this bike, BTW:

http://www.paton.com/rick/flatsprint04.jpg


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