Need opinions

[tom_e]

Since getting my bike I've changed all the plastics pretty much from the stock silver to carbon fibre.

Now I can't decide whether I want to keep the tank as it is or change it for a black one, what are people's thoughts?

 

[tom_e]

A quick and dirty PS is a good idea. I quite like the contrast but can't decide if it would be improved with a black tank.

I can pick up a black tank for £150ish and I'm happy to swap it over myself so it's not a major outlay and much less hassle/cost than paint/wrapping (Quoted £300 to wrap the tank if I dropped it off at the local place ) the existing tank.

@Scort that's a good shout, it's already got a nice big real CF tank pad on and I did eye up the CF sliders when I first bought it. Those leather things are even worse than "Polite" vests

 

[tom_e]

Those official tank pads are big! Had one on my Daytona, and got another for the RS - but it doesn't fit boooooo! So it's sat in the garage collecting dust.

I have a couple of dings on my tank, and the sliders will cover them nicely - but I've not hit the button yet as they were like £70 last time I looked

Those tank covers always looked a bit too S&M to me, even when people had them in red for a Duke, they still looked pretty saucy lol

There's a guy on eBay same place I got my tank pad from that does the sliders for £45 which is a much more sensible price, can't see any 765 ones on his shop but might be worth dropping him a message "sms-raceparts".

The tank pad I got from him is really nice quality.

 

[tom_e]

The current colour looks OK to me. I do think black would look marginally better. But for the money and effort for a marginal difference I personally wouldn't bother.

You're talking to a man that has spent £lol on carbon fibre parts just because but yes in sensible thinking mode you're not wrong and I'll probably end up going down the sliders and tank grips route just to break up the silver a little bit.

 

[tom_e]

Red looks awesome...dammit!

Looks like I might be on the look out for a paint shop in the near future. This place costs me far too much money

 

[tom_e]

I've put out some feelers looking for a decent local paint shop