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suicidesam
22-05-07, 10:51 PM
While looking for a pic of bronze leathers for another post ;) I came across this....

MEANING OF COLOUR

A biker in black craves protection; those in green will keep the motorcycle in good condition and a biker in blue is an insurer's dream. These are just some of the results of a recent study by a leading colour psychologist to evaluate what the colour of leathers and motorcycles say about the the individual.
According to Angela Wright of Colour Affects, each colour has slightly different implications: the colour someone chooses for a motorcycle indicates his/her attitude to the activity itself, while the colour of the leathers indicates attitudes to oneself.
Although the most popular colours are comparatively predictable - for motorcycles: red, blue and black; for leathers: black and red - what each colour says about its rider makes for very interesting reading. “Many people think that colour is just a matter of how things look and it is often dismissed as being purely cosmetic. However, the truth is that colour is light - the source of life itself; there is nowhere that colour does not exist and our instinctive, unconscious response to it is a vital element in our survival,” she says.
So, what, in Angela's opinion, can a biker learn from his or her own colours?
Beige: Calm, dependable, no fuss biker
Blue: A biker with clear thought, maturity and responsibility
Black: This biker requires protection from the outside world
Gold: Symbolises luxury, top-of-the-range, expense, sophistication and glamour
Green: Balanced and peaceful. The biker will keep the machine finely tuned
Grey: Enjoys a well-made, functional machine. Sometimes has slight low self-confidence
Mauve/Purple: Upmarket biker, but also rather naughty and self-indulgent.
Orange: A biker who likes physical comfort, pleasure and sensuality, though opposite to blue
Pink: A maternal biker, loving, nurturing and a strong assertion of the feminine
Red: The sign of strong and masculine biker, exhilarating and exciting
Silver: The biker who loves luxury, speed and fine engineering
White: The biker wants uncompromising, clean excellence and the world to keep away
Yellow: Self-confident and optimistic biker. Fun, yet more mature than the orange biker


Not sure what to make of it... dare say there will be a few comments to come :mrgreen:

stuartyboy
22-05-07, 11:08 PM
By that reckoning I am...

...a biker with clear thought, maturity and responsibility requiring protection from the outside world and enjoy a well-made, functional machine. Sometimes have slight low self-confidence but am a strong and masculine biker, exhilarating and exciting. I love luxury, speed and fine engineering but I want uncompromising, clean excellence and the world to keep away!

dirtydog
22-05-07, 11:15 PM
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
hmmm my leathers are red/black/white other leathers are white/blue/black/orange




so what does that say about me apart from i'm obviously very confused about who i am??:-s :-s

Tiger 55
22-05-07, 11:17 PM
According to Angela Wright of Colour Affects, colour is light - the source of life itself...and our instinctive, unconscious response to it is a vital element in our survival.
What load of horse sh*t. Go back to college Angela and then get a real job. :roll:

K
22-05-07, 11:29 PM
Beige...


... BEIGE!

Why is that in the list? She is talking about Motorcycle leathers here isn't she - not some dodgy second-hand car dealer's jacket - right?

northwind
22-05-07, 11:30 PM
"Black: This biker requires protection from the outside world"

It's uncanny, really.

Stu
22-05-07, 11:36 PM
all ********.
Many if not the majority of owners will have chosen from the bikes available at the time and not had the luxury of a free choice of colour (look at the colour choices of a K6 SV :rolleyes)
Then the leathers will equally be constrained by what's available or simply to match the bike they have. So hardly a free expression of their inner self.
What Bollox.

SoulKiss
23-05-07, 07:17 AM
all ********.
Many if not the majority of owners will have chosen from the bikes available at the time and not had the luxury of a free choice of colour (look at the colour choices of a K6 SV :rolleyes)
Then the leathers will equally be constrained by what's available or simply to match the bike they have. So hardly a free expression of their inner self.
What Bollox.

I agree with you Stu, all ******** - after all your leathers are mostly Blue :P

hehe

kitkat
23-05-07, 07:25 AM
While looking for a pic of bronze leathers for another post ;) I came across this....

MEANING OF COLOUR
Black: This biker requires protection from the outside world
Red: The sign of strong and masculine biker, exhilarating and exciting
Silver: The biker who loves luxury, speed and fine engineering

:mrgreen:

ooh accordingly to my bike colour im a strong masculine biker. Must wear something pink and fluffy or a low cut top maybe lol

Viney
23-05-07, 07:53 AM
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
hmmm my leathers are red/black/white other leathers are white/blue/black/orange




so what does that say about me apart from i'm obviously very confused about who i am??:-s :-s
Its says your are Hovis' Love child! :lol:

SoulKiss
23-05-07, 08:14 AM
Its says your are Hovis' Love child! :lol:

Does a one-off, in a field of sheep while drunk now count as love ????

Cam_73
23-05-07, 11:48 AM
So if black is "requires protection from the outside world" why isn't white "World requires protection from Biker?"....... just a thought.

Blue/White/Silver/black for me.

A biker with clear thought, maturity and responsibility; The biker wants uncompromising, clean excellence and the world to keep away; The biker who loves luxury, speed and fine engineering; This biker requires protection from the outside world!

bikerpam
23-05-07, 12:12 PM
Red: The sign of strong and masculine biker, exhilarating and exciting

Black: This biker requires protection from the outside world


Hmmm I'm masculine and need of protection lol

stuartyboy
23-05-07, 04:02 PM
Must wear something pink and fluffy or a low cut top maybe lol

That's one way to get the numbers up for the weekend rideout ;)

hovis
23-05-07, 04:03 PM
Does a one-off, in a field of sheep while drunk now count as love ????

yes :smt045

kitkat
23-05-07, 05:41 PM
That's one way to get the numbers up for the weekend rideout ;)

ill go to any means. lol

suicidesam
25-05-07, 08:13 PM
ill go to any means. lol


Is that a promise?? :o


:mrgreen:

Blue Flame
25-05-07, 10:13 PM
While looking for a pic of bronze leathers for another post ;)

So..... Did you find them ????

<waits with keen anticipation>;)

GDBD59
25-05-07, 10:32 PM
so what does that say about me apart from i'm obviously very confused about who i am??:-s :-s






Your right DD, you've been discussed at length on numerous occasions at rideouts by the Ecosse posse.;) :^o :smt081 :smt081 :smt081

dirtydog
26-05-07, 08:57 AM
Your right DD, you've been discussed at length on numerous occasions at rideouts by the Ecosse posse.;) :^o :smt081 :smt081 :smt081


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peterco
26-05-07, 09:55 AM
So..... Did you find them ????

<waits with keen anticipation>;)



83

Nearest I could find for you.....:jocolor:

pete

kitkat
26-05-07, 10:07 AM
too much white grant, will make your bum look big lol

haggis
26-05-07, 03:39 PM
Hmm, i'm a bit of a mix then.

Mainly black for me but some would argue the world needs protection from me, not the other way round!

But i must have masculine, strong and exhilarating knees, as thats the only red bit on me. Oh dear.:rabbit:

I do have a good helping of white, silver and chrome -i am the biker who loves luxury, speed and fine engineering and i want uncompromising, clean excellence and the world to keep away. That'll be the black reflecting in the chrome i take it? :cool:

Blue Flame
26-05-07, 05:12 PM
too much white grant, will make your bum look big lol

:p How do you know...;)

kitkat
26-05-07, 08:39 PM
:p How do you know...;)


its one of those things that all women know. some choose to ignore it I personally choose never to wear white anywhere near my bum. it looks big enough in black lol

suicidesam
26-05-07, 10:17 PM
So..... Did you find them ????

<waits with keen anticipation>;)

Nope! got sidetracked with other things, had a good look though.. think stateside would be the best bet. Might go have another look tonight..

Then again.. maybe not.

SVTONYB
27-05-07, 06:34 AM
its one of those things that all women know. some choose to ignore it I personally choose never to wear white anywhere near my bum. it looks big enough in black lol




"I Like Butts And I Cannot Lie" :cool:

SVTONYB
27-05-07, 06:44 AM
Black: This biker requires protection from the outside world
Red: The sign of strong and masculine biker, exhilarating and exciting
White: The biker wants uncompromising, clean excellence and the world to keep away

So lets get this right
Strong and Masculine but in need of protection and likes to be alone

its like fortune telling ....... if you want it to fit youll make it fit :rolleyes: