Generation Gap....Why so much Black Plastic?

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JeepnMike 9/14/2017 8:05am
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BobPA wrote:
A JK is not a jeep. They are a mini van with a jeep emblem. Black plastics can look descent if done right. But most look...
A JK is not a jeep. They are a mini van with a jeep emblem.

Black plastics can look descent if done right. But most look like late 90's freestyle bros.
JKs opened the doors for Jeep guys to actually bring their family wheeling. I don't know why you classify it as a minivan. From a running gear perspective, they haven't changed in 20 years. Still solid axles, still coil sprung, removable doors, etc. If anything, they have made them notably beefier in critical areas. I have been wheeling since the early 90s, I will never understand why folks ridicule wheeling in comfort.. Once I had kids I had to sell my last Jeep because they are too damn small to realistically wheel with passengers. The 4 door kicked the door back open and we use the piss out of our Jeep, as a family, in comfort.

My Jeep isn't very average, very well and functionally built on 40s, and still drivable even for my wife, because it is a JK.
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JRT812 9/14/2017 8:11am
9/14/2017 8:11am Edited Date/Time 9/14/2017 8:20am
don't have a problem with black but sometimes it's overdone. It reminds me of mulisha type crowd when it's all black

Also bring back the jeep truck
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Brad460 9/14/2017 8:39am
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As they say in Japan- Generation Brack

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Ted722 wrote:
The early 90's spawned the movement. [img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6109512541_f24d011f68_o.jpg[/img]
The early 90's spawned the movement.

The fugliest stock graphic's of all time!
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Millerrr973 wrote:
So can I say #whitebikepower ??[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/09/14/214637/s1200_B65164B5_E1E7_4A1D_98BC_5569228FBCBF.jpg[/img]
So can I say #whitebikepower ??

Those damn Austrians, always trying to keep Hitlers likeness alive. They even named their suspension White Power!! I mean whats next, Auschwitz brand exhausts??
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slothy wrote:
my fav bike i've have looks wise was my old yz450 with black plastics and flo yellow graphics. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/09/14/214628/s1200_88A38192_AA5D_4201_A1BC_11135306A212.jpg[/img]
my fav bike i've have looks wise was my old yz450 with black plastics and flo yellow graphics.





This! A black bike can actually look good if done right. I'm actually thinking about blacking out my 250xc this winter because there is a sea of orange at off-road races. I think black gets a bad rep because more of the bro types do it and don't maintain them and they end up looking like crap.
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Lastander 9/14/2017 9:02am
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Black graphics on coloured plastics is enough, black plastic is awful

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ga_pike 9/14/2017 9:10am
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Black plastic is the motorcycle form of vaping.
hellbillyohio 9/14/2017 9:14am
9/14/2017 9:14am
The only black bike I've ever found appealing is Bereman's that is in this thread. That RMZ in the OP sure does look nice as well.
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Ferro wrote:
Hell Raiser is probably the best looking bike ever.

Other than that, not a fan of black bikes.
Same here ...Nice built by Racer X



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They seem to be popular around here- I saw like three in one day (either blacked out dual sport or dirt bike in truck). They tend to be older bikes that looks like someone took a spray can to it. It tends to look like crap, but I suppose it could be done in a cool way.
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Sean_Bassett wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/09/14/214668/s1200_IMG_4583.jpg[/img]


Tasteful... only Black wear out quickly same with green but, when it's new it looks good

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Bultaco 9/14/2017 10:30am
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Sean_Bassett wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/09/14/214668/s1200_IMG_4583.jpg[/img]


This LOOKS GREAT! But it is not your basic Craigslist roach bike like I referred to at the beginning.

I also imagine it is like glossy black paint on a car/truck, in that one speck of dust/dirt and it looks bad.
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neverwas 9/14/2017 11:01am
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Because most of the Bro's blacking them out wear black shoe,black socks,black shorts,black shirt and a black flat billed hat.They must like black. Wink
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neverwas wrote:
Because most of the Bro's blacking them out wear black shoe,black socks,black shorts,black shirt and a black flat billed hat.They must like black. Wink
Black lifted truck with 45.6" wheels, and the black hat has a sikkkkk MONSTER logo.
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FCMX 9/14/2017 11:16am
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I rescued this poor KX250 last month. Not only did he black it out, painted the frame school bus yellow, & put some bitchin skulls on it. He also painted the seat. Yep, you read that correctly. He PAINTED the seat. Lol

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FCMX 9/14/2017 11:19am
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But now she is in good hands, and currently on the way back to how she's supposed to look.

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matze 9/14/2017 11:42am
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tprice07 wrote:
What's up with the older generation always complaining about younger generations....look at this ugly thing: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/09/14/214635/s1200_Screen_Shot_2017_05_18_at_6.14.20_PM.jpg[/img]
What's up with the older generation always complaining about younger generations....look at this ugly thing:



slothy wrote:
THAT IS SO BAD ASS!! im 40 so not sure if im considered old old or just old lol
hm i dont know. the lighting and editing on this pic makes it probably look way better than it actually is..
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Ted722 wrote:
The early 90's spawned the movement. [img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6109512541_f24d011f68_o.jpg[/img]
The early 90's spawned the movement.

motomike137 wrote:
The fugliest stock graphic's of all time!
How dare you
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dl117 9/14/2017 11:58am
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neverwas wrote:
Because most of the Bro's blacking them out wear black shoe,black socks,black shorts,black shirt and a black flat billed hat.They must like black. Wink
I wear a lot of black......but for other reasons, its slimming for my round belly.
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BobPA 9/14/2017 11:59am
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JeepnMike wrote:
JKs opened the doors for Jeep guys to actually bring their family wheeling. I don't know why you classify it as a minivan. From a running...
JKs opened the doors for Jeep guys to actually bring their family wheeling. I don't know why you classify it as a minivan. From a running gear perspective, they haven't changed in 20 years. Still solid axles, still coil sprung, removable doors, etc. If anything, they have made them notably beefier in critical areas. I have been wheeling since the early 90s, I will never understand why folks ridicule wheeling in comfort.. Once I had kids I had to sell my last Jeep because they are too damn small to realistically wheel with passengers. The 4 door kicked the door back open and we use the piss out of our Jeep, as a family, in comfort.

My Jeep isn't very average, very well and functionally built on 40s, and still drivable even for my wife, because it is a JK.
I am fairly certain the XJ let you wheel with your family long before the JK. The jeep name died when the 4.0 ceased, end of story.
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Zesiger 112 9/14/2017 12:05pm
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Zesiger 112 wrote:
The black rear plastics are because of teams like pro circuit, and monster kawi black everything except front fender and number plate. Everything is going black...
The black rear plastics are because of teams like pro circuit, and monster kawi black everything except front fender and number plate.

Everything is going black theses days, simply go to google images and type in Jeep Wrangler. You will see you can even buy them off the lot blacked out. These days your colors are black, white, or some God awful color like teal or lime green. Kids these days suck and unfortunately I'm grouped with them.





BobPA wrote:
A JK is not a jeep. They are a mini van with a jeep emblem. Black plastics can look descent if done right. But most look...
A JK is not a jeep. They are a mini van with a jeep emblem.

Black plastics can look descent if done right. But most look like late 90's freestyle bros.
I'm a toyota man myself, FJ, landcruisers, pickups/hilux, and four runners over a jeep any day. However I will say some of their new stuff is weak.
At least bro culture has stayed away from the older toyotas so far. But every bro has or wants a jeep. It takes away from the guys who actually use their off road.
shaunbruce827 9/14/2017 12:12pm
9/14/2017 12:12pm
Up here in Canada things are so cold that I needed more black to attract the sun and warm up...





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