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I'm looking at either the Blue or Black 1250RS, if I buy. Regarding the Black Storm Metallic...does anyone here have experience with this color? Is it a pain in the a** to keep it looking good? Have heard references to it being so, but wondered if there's someone with direct knowledge. Thanks.

Any black paint requires more time to keep it looking clean.
It also shows fine scratches more than a light color.

Black looks sharp if you're the type of owner who likes to clean and polish.

Eleven years ago when my wife bought a new car she wanted Navy blue. I told her a dark color took more work to keep looking good.
She told me she had a guy for those chores :)
Eleven years latter the paint looks like new.

Hi

I have orderd the blackstorm Met.
The VFR800 from my Girlfriend is Blackmet..
That Mopped ist build 1999 and it"s look like new at the Time.

Do you know Meguiar's ??
I use the Ultimate Liquid Wax and all is well
I also have a Mini CooperJCW Convertible R52 (one of the last) build in 2008 and with this vehicle I use that as well.

But i agree with Lee:
You have to do some Works to get the good Results

Zitat von Stefan S. im Beitrag #3

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Hi

I have orderd the blackstorm Met.
The VFR800 from my Girlfriend is Blackmet..
That Mopped ist build 1999 and it"s look like new at the Time.

Do you know Meguiar's ??
I use the Ultimate Liquid Wax and all is well
I also have a Mini CooperJCW Convertible R52 (one of the last) build in 2008 and with this vehicle I use that as well.

But i agree with Lee:
You have to do some Works to get the good Results

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I have a Black Storm 2018 , after each ride , I sponge off the bugs while they are still fresh. I dust off the tank and the instruments and once a week, a full wash. It looks pretty much clean and shiny and so far after, 24,000kms , no marks or scratch showing.

Gloss black is a tremendous social responsibility.... If you don't keep it up, then you leave a trail of depression wherever you ride.

Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #6

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Gloss black is a tremendous social responsibility.... If you don't keep it up, then you leave a trail of depression wherever you ride.

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Zitat von albrown im Beitrag #5

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I have a Black Storm 2018 , after each ride , I sponge off the bugs while they are still fresh. I dust off the tank and the instruments and once a week, a full wash. It looks pretty much clean and shiny and so far after, 24,000kms , no marks or scratch showing.

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I'm beginning to get a picture of the objections to Black Storm Metallic as coming from places like the UK, where rain is common and road dirt/mud commonplace? In a dry climate, keeping a black bike clean is much less a chore. Even a blue bike will get very dirty if there is moisture on the roads...I know this from a ride I took in the mountains on a blue ST in early Spring, when melting roadside snow left water on the road in places...bike was a mess at the end of the ride!

If you want to dust the bike a quick detailer will help to prevent scratches.
For a long time I used Meguiars Quick Detailer or Eagle One Wipe and Shine Detailer.

Last spring when I stopped to see a friend he was using a detailing liquid on the front of his plane.
This stuff also works good to dissolve bugs.
He gave me a little travel kit to try on our trip.
I bought more when we got home and have been using it since then.
Aero Cometics Wash Wax All.
https://smile.amazon.com/Waterless-Wash-...5B8VEM4QTMCYHVG

I bought the 144 ounce kit.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00X04JRMU/r...6f-1bc6f4fe85da

Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #4

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Thanks for the info. I do use Meguiar's on my bikes. So...you chose the Black Storm Metallic for a reason...what was it? Personally, that color on this bike makes it look more "unified". The blue contrasted with the rest of the bike's gray makes it look "put-together" from separate pieces.

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To my mind the black simply looked the best of the colour options available plus it was a new bike in stock so a deal was had. Looking at the options for the 1250 I would still go with black.

I'm not a bike washing addict but if the weather is particularly shitty I just use my commuting F800 which is also metallic black but I care a little less about the appearence of this one.

Anybody seen the yellow 1250RS in real life?
Is it realy that horrible?

Found this about a BMW M4 in Austin Yellow: https://www.cars.com/articles/2014/09/is...edition-photos/

Quote about the color:


"At least it will be easy to find wherever you park it," said fleet coordinator Brian Normille.

Some were a little more colorful in their distaste. "That color looks like something I coughed up during the middle of my last cold. Very bilious," editor-in-chief Patrick Olsen summarized.

And then there was this comment from assistant managing editor Eric Rossi: "We recently fed our 5-month-old daughter pureed green beans ... the end result was the same color as the M4."

If I buy the '19 RS, it'll be black. Looks good to me, and the addition of the OEM tinted screen will really tie it all together. Plus it coordinates with my riding gear (jackets/helmets).

I actually like the yellow and the black 1250RS more than the other colors, but none of the new schemes talk to me like the Black and Gray on my '16. Are the color schemes associated with accessory packages as in former models?