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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I like the white version a lot, too, but I stared at that blue one for a while. The graphics are so tastefully designed and applied, and now I would have a tough time deciding on one or the other if I were in the hunt. The silver seat cover is one thing I'd probably change; I'd most likely search for a black or dark charcoal version.
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Thanks, Herr Oberst....good observations.
That Silver seat is supposed to be Gray but it's an OEM never re-covered unit, so the Gray has definitely faded over time.
They came from the factory with the Gray seats, so I'm trying to remain true to these bike's originality.
I did buy some new material that is IMO the proper shade of Gray to recover a seat but just haven't had time to do that yet.
The White bikes came with a Black seat but heck that Gray looks nice on them, to further complicate things.
Then there's a dark blue that went on the '86 VFR700 & VFR750 RWB bikes.
I now have seats in all of these colors and it's not hard to swap back and forth.
To add to all this....they make a seat cowl that goes over the passenger part of the seat and a lot of the guys like those. I personally like the bikes without the cowl - because I'm weird that way...lol. But have to admit when the cowl is attached it does change the look. And I have a stash of them available for use if I want, too.
Here's a Blue one I just got last week.....and a bunch of others I already have collected......
And how one would look on a Blue bike with a less faded Gray seat.....
