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Does anyone have pictures of white BA's? I was thinking of trading off my Black & Red '05 Speedy for a Bonneville America and paint it white with hard bags. Maybe white walls too?
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  From Jack Lilley in UK. White is actually quite cool...
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Very nice! I think white and blue maybe in my future.
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I thought about painting my 02 White 5-6 years ago, until I came to realize how rare & highly prized the Cardinal Red ones are. Still if it ever needs a repaint, white it'll be.
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I would like an '07, white with orange 'stripes' just like the T100 Bonnies. TBS front wheel, white hard bags, solo seat, Avon wide whites, 200 rear tire, TORs, full chrome cover package, 1200 big bore/stroker, blah, blah, blah!
But, with white paint, maybe the white walls would be to much.
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White is the new black 
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That does look cool. I like the orange creamsicle T100's too. There's a scrambler at my local shop that is white and orange. Always think it looks cool. Never thought of painting my bike white and orange, I always figured matte black was the way to go when she needed a face lift. I like the white-looks cool! But I think white walls might be too much-like an old man in Florida with white pants and white shoes.
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always refreshing to see something different
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White's alright, if you like white.
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I live in a white house, with white carpeting, white painted walls, white lace curtains, and white upholstered furniture. We have a black Lab/Spaniel mix and an Oreck!
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I think White walls would finish it off.
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I live in the country with the shortest trek to hard surfaced roads is a 1/4 mile. With all the dust and dirt and the water spots from the well water, I'm tired of black! I'm not much of a chrome lover, but a white bike with a silver engine and full chrome covers might be in my future! I have also been wanting wire wheels.
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Too much white for me, I have had a few bikes, all of them black, if it wasn't black when i bought it it was painted black shortly after purchasing.....
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I think white, like any other color, would look great if done right. Don't want it to look like a police bike, or have kids chasing you wanting to buy ice cream.
Saw someone on a white bike the other day, white everything. White where you would normally see chrome. He also had white Frogg Toggs. That was a little much.
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A buddy here at work has a white Snortster. It's the best looking HD on the lot. My best-ever Corvette ('72 - 454) was also white. I like this color a lot on the right vehicle.
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You know it dose not hurt to look like a cop. I had a black and gold half helmet and I was shocked to see traffic part like it did. More road for me!!!! 
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Buddy of mine drives auctioned cop cars for just that reason. On his third or fourth one now.
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I am completely dig'in the white bike! very clean, very pretty! 
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White on the bike looks nice. Whitewalls may be to much.
White on a car looks like a cheap rental.
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White & Orange is what I would like.  Now, add TBS front wheel/tire/brakes, British Customs 200mm rear wheel/tire, hard bags, two-up seat, high backrest/rack, and a windshield, and it might be about right! Maybe a chin spoiler too.
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White & Orange is what I would like.
Okaaaay! Whatever you say, Justin. BUT I can see it all now dude....
"Daddy, that guy's motorcycle over there makes me wanna have a Creamsicle! Will you buy me one pleeeeease!"
(sorry dude, I couldn't resist that one....but ya know, a Creamsicle DOES sound pretty good right now, doesn't it?!...yummmmmm!) 
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This beauty is probably what mine will look like when it's time for a new paint job (in a couple of years). IIRC it's Deuce's ride...  
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Wow!!! I gotta say Bengt, "Creamsicle" colors or not, that BA there sure does look awfully good alright!!!  Maybe that's because it's color scheme quite a bit resembles the two-tone paint on the '59 Bonnevilles and the '09 50th Anniversary Bonnies, which I really like.
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Wow!!! I gotta say Bengt, "Creamsicle" colors or not, that BA there sure does look awfully good alright!!!
Maybe that's because it's color scheme quite a bit resembles the two-tone paint on the '59 Bonnevilles and the '09 50th Anniversary Bonnies, which I really like.
Ditto to Dwight. I am not a fan of white. I always considered it a "non-color". But a little color can change my mind. In like manner, not a big fan of plain ole black. Every time I see an all black car or bike, I envision how much better it would look with a stripe of some color or another.
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Maybe that's because it's color scheme quite a bit resembles the two-tone paint on the '59 Bonnevilles
Exactly!
I suddenly remembered this:
This is from the Triumph microfiche. Looks like this color combo was intended to be used on the Bonneville America from the start...
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Maybe that's because it's color scheme quite a bit resembles the two-tone paint on the '59 Bonnevilles and the '09 50th Anniversary Bonnies, which I really like.
Anyone here got in on that little lottery where the prize was to win both o' them bikes?
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