Black Graphics without looking like a MM wannabe

Richy
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Edited Date/Time 10/18/2021 1:47am
Chance to show off your black / grey graphics folks...

I'm sure there is a clean way of doing it that doesn't make you look like you own over the boot Shift pants and have spikes on the shoulders of your clear roost guard... or that your bike is the cheapest, shittiest offering there was on Craigslist - I just don't know what it is.

Usually into anything black, but I can't get away from the old school cheesy freestyle / Kyle spray paint vibes.

I'm sure some of you guys have smashed it and done a fine job of it, so lets see some pictures.

Most specifically Black or Nardo Grey.

Thanks for any input, positive ideas, negative opinions (if it's just gay, feel free to tell me lol), pictures of your take on it, whatever.
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Sachmo831
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10/10/2021 7:48pm Edited Date/Time 10/10/2021 7:48pm
I had a lot of black in these graphics but I think it worked well with the blue wheels.
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CarlinoJoeVideo
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10/10/2021 9:24pm
Check out ERA Moto on Instagram. They have awesome black graphics
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GaryC1
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10/10/2021 10:52pm


Not all black but quite a bit of it, i think any bike that you want to do black needs something to break it up whether its grey, white or any colour
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Richy
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10/11/2021 12:30am
Clean offerings gentelmen, thanks. I'm biased to the Husky too haha.

Thanks Joe, that Ricky Diaz kit would be sweet with a black front fender, I'll give them a shout.

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10/11/2021 2:29am Edited Date/Time 10/11/2021 2:30am
I was hesitant at first, but when done right it isn't so typical

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Richy
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10/12/2021 8:17am
This thread's putting my mind at ease a bit now, thanks again for everyone's input.

Was thinking black plastic with the stock 2003 graphic design in white, then some white backgrounds with black numbers. Would be super plain but too OEM/Corporate to look like I think I'm a cool kid haha.
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10/12/2021 11:07am
Not black graphics but my friends new GG EX350F sporting the black look.
10/12/2021 11:49am
My 2 old graphics sets. Still deciding on what to do next.
The first one is more of a 50/50 vs a full black. The other is pretty much black minus number plates.




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10/12/2021 12:56pm
Man, damn if I can't think of the design people but it's something like Caffeine or Adreneachrom or something like that. They did some stuff with Seeley a while back. I recall some pretty cool black graphics that were tasteful
without being siiiiiiiiiick. Let me look around.
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Richy
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10/13/2021 5:57am
Good call man Seely's stuff always looks sick, even down to the collection of Datsuns in the background of his Vlogs haha.

Gingersnap, that first orange to black set up was sweet
Richy
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10/14/2021 3:16am
That's sweet, thanks for sharing man
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Richy
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Looked sick when Seely ran it for sure, kudos to those guys and totally agree it was sweet, but I'm nowhere near cool enough for that shit personally haha.

Plus it's an old barely modded 2017 too, so I don't want to it to look like it's trying to be something fancy lol, just want it clean and preferably on black plastic. Some good examples in here either way and I appreciate everyone's efforts, cheers!
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10/14/2021 9:03am
Heres a black and white example, Split designs has some cool stuff.



Then my YZ, no graphics just plastics..



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RussB
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10/18/2021 1:47am
Heres my attempt after having traditional yellow Suzuki's for many years.

Was fun to do and I do get positive comments, however on it's next make over it will be going back to Yellow with a set of Excel Yellow Gold rims



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