[colroubaix]

All about the non-metallic gray trend:

https://jalopnik.com/why-is-los-angeles-and-everywhere-else-obsessed-with-1850200952

What’s happening to the color of L.A. cars? Inside the obsession with muted earth tones

Over the last decade, muted paint colors have taken over the automotive world. The understated shades, which are popular for sports cars and utility vehicles, will cost you.

www.latimes.com

 

[serrge]

Love those muted colors. And I have a red LC!

 

[MotoCon]

KOMO is the brand name of garbage bags. I don't know if that's a worldwide brand though.
Anyway, we call the color of those cars "Komo grey"

 

[Lee F]

Want this low-key look? It’ll cost you. Sometimes dearly. The paint colors, which are mostly offered on sports cars and utility vehicles, often command premiums. In some cases, they are merely options that can add a few hundred dollars to an automobile’s price tag. In others, they run $10,000-plus and are reserved for special cars, such as extra-rugged off-roaders or ultra-high-performance two-seaters.

I wouldn't chose any of those colors even for a $10,000 discount.

 

[Tigcraft]

I like them and it’s an acquired taste as I paint classic vehicles. It reminds me of strong rugged coverage colours. They also balance and compliment well with single bright colours

 

[Gareth]

KOMO is the brand name of garbage bags. I don't know if that's a worldwide brand though.
Anyway, we call the color of those cars "Komo grey"

Garbage is an American word, so how about just “Rubbish Grey”?

Though I actually kinda like these primer grey colours.

 

[v-rider]

Not a fan of this paint. While we're on the subject, I also really hate black wheels, to me nothing makes a bike look like a pile of crap easier than black wheels, reminds me of a car with no hub caps. The benefit is that it has squashed my desire of spending big money on new bikes.

 

[Boxer25]

I like the gloss grey paint, not a fan of the flat finnish on some cars. But I think the grey R just needs a bit more of something/colour on it.

Al.

 

[Tigcraft]

Not a fan of this paint. While we're on the subject, I also really hate black wheels, to me nothing makes a bike look like a pile of crap easier than black wheels, reminds me of a car with no hub caps. The benefit is that it has squashed my desire of spending big money on new bikes.

For total black to work it needs to be high gloss and immaculately kept which is never the case and I agree with you on wheels. It does remind me of old American cars on old films with missing hubcaps and a real eyesore to look at.

 

[Gareth]

I also really hate black wheels, to me nothing makes a bike look like a pile of crap easier than black wheels,

Wondering if you mean black or just any dark colour. Eg, I don’t like the black wheels on the previous R1250R white model, but I love the just off black colour of the wheels on my black R1250R.

Again I’m not keen on black wheels on cars, but I like shades of grey or, for example, to use Porsche speak Satin Platinum.

 

[MotoCon]

I also really hate black wheels

Black wheels looked very nice on my bright red FJR, especially after I repainted them in high gloss.
For me the no-go for any motorbike are spoked wheels...
Motorcycles are not bicycles are they?

 

[Tigcraft]

They’ve been around longer with laced wheels than current alloy so to me it’s true to how they started and suits my bike but each to their own.

 

[Panzermann]

Black wheels looked very nice on my bright red FJR, especially after I repainted them in high gloss.
For me the no-go for any motorbike are spoked wheels...
Motorcycles are not bicycles are they?

Spoked wheels looked the part on my bevel SS, and that was no bicycle

 

[RC65]

I like the gloss grey paint, not a fan of the flat finnish on some cars. But I think the grey R just needs a bit more of something/colour on it.

Al.

Agreed. Someone in the other thread mentioned having the frame yellow, which if more toward the gold end of the spectrum, might look nice. Or orange, though perhaps that strays a little too close to a KTM vibe.

As far as dark wheels, I like the dark glossy charcoal gray on my Exclusive Pollux Metallic Matte wheels (which also matches the color of the frame)...chrome wheels would have looked odd. That said, I'm glad they're not black.

 

[Boxer25]

It was probably me, talking about this colour combination, probably wouldn’t look right with the grey of the new R

 

[Tigcraft]

It was probably me, talking about this colour combination, probably wouldn’t look right with the grey of the new R View attachment 119120

Now I’ve always liked that! Was going to paint an orange f800gt similar by adding greys to produce that theme.

 

[Boxer25]

When I was originally looking for a 1100S I looked at one in that colour and a Mamola Rep but wasn’t sure I could live with the colours every day, I eventually got a plain boring light Silver 1100S Sport and had it for nearly ten years, but still like that colour scheme.

Al.

 

[Tigcraft]

Did own this drab Matt black mess and glossed over it one weekend as I had enough. Old Matt black never bulls up!

 

[Boxer25]

Thats much better, bull up, haven't had to do that for long time!

 

[Curly59]

Love the red stripe on the wheels