2011 max is

[Bad_Max]

I was thinking of going with a grayish color on mine. The paint on my bike was so soft, it shows scratches and swirls way too easily. It think they put too much flex and/or not enough hardener in the mix.

How right you are! I had mine less than a month and did an all over paint job. I still think it's the best money I've spent since I got the bike. Yamaha's paint leaves a lot to be desired. It is very soft and doesn't hold up well at all. As far as the gray goes, that's the main color I chose when i painted it. It's almost 2 yrs old and has never had a tank protector or anything else on it. The automotive paint is HARD and none the worse for wear. I hope the gray they chose is metallic, otherwise it will look "utilitarian", but we won't know till we actually see one. I used a lot of metallic in mine and even added red dust in the black. Pictures don't really show the depth or sparkle, but I still love the charcoal gray.. It's easy to dress up with striping or 2 tone and hardly ever looks dirty. I liked the red flames & trim on my 07, & also wanted some red on the 09, so I painted it. Still LOVE the gray for main color tho Hopefully the new gray will have some metallic to it, otherwise I don't think many will like it. As far as the bike goes, it's worth every cent, no matter what color they paint it Here's my dirty GRAY 09 today...

 

[Bad_Max]

Seems BMW is using similar color on 2010 RT (Titanium silver/granite gray metallic) I wonder if it's close to what Yamaha will use?

 

[Icecold]

My opinion of the red was that is was a bad idea. Yeah it looked good, but nothing paints a bigger bullseye for the 5-0 on a hooligan like bike than bright look-at-me colors.

The closer you can get to the color of the road the better.
What did Leon say in The Professional, "Never dress lighter than the floor"??

 

[RaWarrior]

I've always thought that too....bright colors attract attention, for better or worse. Then again if you're on a Vmax the ol' po-po doesn't stand much of a chance anyway. If losing a police cruiser was "easy" on a Gen 1, then it should be "completely effortless" on a Gen 2.

 

[KJShover]

I'm just grateful that the fad of the day-glo colors is over.

 

[RaWarrior]

You mean you didn't like the dayglo green-and-purple Ninjas of the 90's?:rofl_200:

 

[4gasem]

I have day-glo green reflector stickers on my helmets for increased visibility at night and during the day. I SURE don't want the paint to be that color though... lol

Chris

 

[KJShover]

You mean you didn't like the dayglo green-and-purple Ninjas of the 90's?:rofl_200:

There used to be a guy up here who had a day-glo pink ZX11 and wore a day-glo one piece blue leathers. It was too much.

 

[gamorg02]

There used to be a guy up here who had a day-glo pink ZX11 and wore a day-glo one piece blue leathers. It was too much.

you caught me in my few years up there KJ!