I think you've answered your own question. You'd have to see them together in the metal before you could decide as even photos won't show the correct shades. You'll be very lucky to find somebody on the site with all these items fitted but there may be somebody out there?? Some bikes with contrasting crash bars etc look really good. Personally I agree with you that three different shades of white will look shxt so I'd go for a stark contrast or Stainless Steel look. Years ago it was all chrome and take it or leave it.
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Rich, maybe you are referring to this thread, where i tried to use the collective wisdom of this forum, to come up with a map color codes, but so far no replies. My '22 ATAS ES DCT has about 14 different colors as per this picture (11 colors plus three silvers):
You already have "two shades of white", so getting white, silver or black crush bars will not make too much of a difference, there are also "two blue's", "three silvers", "two blacks" etc
It's pretty hard to "color coordinate" a 14 color bike, custom powder painting crash guards ain't cheap either. With that in mind I bought black HEED's which I think will "tone down" my multicolored bike
I also think bugs and dirt on black is less visible, then on white.
Here's the thread:
2022 ATAS 3-color touchup PAINT CODES
if you do know the "paint codes" can you pls complete the list (#1 to #11) (y) ...once we get all eleven I will update the above color map, for quick reference when looking for touchup paint. Yes some colors are just decals, but in case somebody wants to use red, blue, bronze, gray to color...
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You should have bought one in bare primerRich, maybe you are referring to this thread, where i tried to use the collective wisdom of this forum, to come up with a map color codes, but so far no replies. My '22 ATAS ES DCT has about 14 different colors as per this picture (11 colors plus three silvers):
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You already have "two shades of white", so getting white, silver or black crush bars will not make too much of a difference, there are also "two blue's", "three silvers", "two blacks" etc
It's pretty hard to "color coordinate" a 14 color bike, custom powder painting crash guards ain't cheap either. With that in mind I bought black HEED's which I think will "tone down" my multicolored bike
I also think bugs and dirt on black is less visible, then on white.
Here's the thread:
2022 ATAS 3-color touchup PAINT CODES
if you do know the "paint codes" can you pls complete the list (#1 to #11) (y) ...once we get all eleven I will update the above color map, for quick reference when looking for touchup paint. Yes some colors are just decals, but in case somebody wants to use red, blue, bronze, gray to color...
Agree... even though I like my '22 "3 colore" a "ALL stealth black with blacked out engine" sure looks good AT,Vstrom,T7 or GSA:
Rich....may or may not be of interest.
I matched the outback motortrek protection package in white with my tri-colour.
The black bars in my opinion against the tri-colour were not as much of a fit as the white.
Having said that, the white looked a bit much, so I wrapped some paracord around some of the bars to break up the white.
I generally carry paracord with me regardless and it reduces abrasion when the bike goes horizontal too.
As for the shade of white, the bars are a solid white while the white on the plastics as a metallic white, however there is not much difference to the eye when comparing.
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Ha ha "undecided", I was leaning towards white, but the green/ yellow/brown bug guts would be "very" visible, so had a choice between silver and black with HEED. Black it is.
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