Thanks guys.....but, jbrough7, I'm actually the guy on the LEFT......
Yep, the colour does it for me. There are a zillion dark blue bikes out there of all makes but that wine colour "speaks" to me and it's not nearly as common....although Suzuki has used it over the years, sometimes on the Bandit (I believe) and definitely on various sizes/models of their cruisers too.
DA: Well, it wasn't exactly their shop......it was their
parking lot......and I brought my own tools and service coat. You can imagine the looks I got from some
knowledgeable customers.......and NO bolt on HD-type boxed accessories for me......well..... maybe some kind of homebrew cooler guard/screen thingy and maybe some kind of Givi tail rack thingy too but that'll be about it....well.....except for some kind of larger road-type screen. In Canada we can't get the naked B12 which is what I would have gone for just so I could put on some kind of larger fairing/shield arrangement. This IS my road bike, after all. ;-)
One squid pilot with a new Gixxer 600 actually hung around for about an hour watching what I was doing and politely asking pertinent questions. He was amazed to find out that I was doing this very thing for a living back in 1972 through 1975 when, of course, he hadn't even been thought of. Actually, he said his parents hadn't even met each other yet. Have I lived too long....???
Naw.....