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Scatt-Man · 01-10-2012, 08:40 PM

Howders, peeps. I'm currently halfway to my FZ8, but I'm in a little bit of a gherkin. The local dealer here only has an FZ8 available in white. Sure, it looks nice, but the Eighter in black is just a safe choice. We scored both the black and white colours for 2011 over here in the Australia-lands.

Given the chance, would you take the white?

This'll be my first big purchase, so I'm not sure on how exactly all of this stuff works. Can I simply ask the guy to order in a black one? Would that cost the dealer more money, thus giving me less bartering power in the books?

Ah! And instead of creating another thread for this simple question, I'll just chuck it down here: I'm about 6 foot 4', and 175 lbs. Kinda skinny I guess... But I'm a bit worried that I'll be a tad too tall for the bike. Anyone here around my height? I'm currently riding a '98 FZS 600, which appear to be quite a bit longer than the Eighter.

Tanks in advance for the help, fellers.

SpunkyTheTuna · 01-10-2012, 10:45 PM

I'm in the US so I don't get a choice. If I had the choice, I'd get the white one in a New York minute.

K-Gr. · 01-10-2012, 11:29 PM

Have mine in black, but I would love to have it white...

**hypo** · 01-11-2012, 05:23 AM

I don't like white bikes. especially naked ones.

I'm 5'9" and 185 lbs and love the bikes ergonomics. I saw a couple of the guys are swapping out the rearsets - quite possibly for comfort, not sure...

kwrose66 · 01-11-2012, 05:46 AM

I'm going to have some accenting done in white, I currently have the raven. It's nice, but I want a few things in white. Namely the piece in front of the gas tank, the side pieces under the seat, and probably the two side pieces attached to the headlamp. Hopefully I can get the same type of metal flake that's in the black paint.

diz · 01-11-2012, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Scatt-Man

Howders, peeps. I'm currently halfway to my FZ8, but I'm in a little bit of a gherkin. The local dealer here only has an FZ8 available in white. Sure, it looks nice, but the Eighter in black is just a safe choice. We scored both the black and white colours for 2011 over here in the Australia-lands.

Given the chance, would you take the white?

This'll be my first big purchase, so I'm not sure on how exactly all of this stuff works. Can I simply ask the guy to order in a black one? Would that cost the dealer more money, thus giving me less bartering power in the books?

Ah! And instead of creating another thread for this simple question, I'll just chuck it down here: I'm about 6 foot 4', and 175 lbs. Kinda skinny I guess... But I'm a bit worried that I'll be a tad too tall for the bike. Anyone here around my height? I'm currently riding a '98 FZS 600, which appear to be quite a bit longer than the Eighter.

Tanks in advance for the help, fellers.

I'm 6'2" (170lbs) and I feel pretty good on it. My dealer ordered blue (fazer8) from central storehouse in Italy I think. After one week or so, he called me that my bike is ready. There wasn't any additional cost for this.

impostor1981 · 01-11-2012, 06:53 AM

All small scratches on the tank i.e. you wont be able to see on white bike. I used to have a black bikes and all of them after couple of moths were scratched on the tank ( I am talking really hair thin scratches ) and I washed the bike a couple times a week always raising it well before wash.
Now I ve got white one and there is no scratch that I could see

mckshred · 01-11-2012, 08:12 AM

I live in Arizona (where it's hotter than h*ll for 6 months a year) and it seems like 90% of all vehicles here are White, so I prefer the Black. I know what you mean about the Black showing all imperfections, so it does take some extra TLC.

I found most paint colors to be like this - lighter colors never look bad, as they hide the imperfections better. They look kinda the same clean or dirty.
But when a Dark Color (say dark blue or black) is clean, nothing looks better!

I've seen the 2012 in person - in the Gunmetal grey. Looks good too, but I still prefer the Black. Never seen the white in person, so hard to make the call on which is better.

**highoctane** · 01-11-2012, 03:27 PM

I like the white but black is for me. I dress in black, my car,trk,yukon are black.
I did however want the gold wheels but could only find the black and that was ok by me.

Hoover · 01-11-2012, 03:54 PM

The white one with gold rims does look the mutts nuts, but the black is just a bit more aggressive looking and suits the naked style. IMHO.

01-10-2012, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scatt-Man Pillion Bike: '98 FZS 600 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Would you take the white FZ8 if you could? Howders, peeps. I'm currently halfway to my FZ8, but I'm in a little bit of a gherkin. The local dealer here only has an FZ8 available in white. Sure, it looks nice, but the Eighter in black is just a safe choice. We scored both the black and white colours for 2011 over here in the Australia-lands. Given the chance, would you take the white? This'll be my first big purchase, so I'm not sure on how exactly all of this stuff works. Can I simply ask the guy to order in a black one? Would that cost the dealer more money, thus giving me less bartering power in the books? Ah! And instead of creating another thread for this simple question, I'll just chuck it down here: I'm about 6 foot 4', and 175 lbs. Kinda skinny I guess... But I'm a bit worried that I'll be a tad too tall for the bike. Anyone here around my height? I'm currently riding a '98 FZS 600, which appear to be quite a bit longer than the Eighter. Tanks in advance for the help, fellers.

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01-10-2012, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
SpunkyTheTuna Commuter Bike: FZ8 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 88 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts	I'm in the US so I don't get a choice. If I had the choice, I'd get the white one in a New York minute.

01-11-2012, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
impostor1981 Avid Rider Bike: Fazer 8 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 116 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	All small scratches on the tank i.e. you wont be able to see on white bike. I used to have a black bikes and all of them after couple of moths were scratched on the tank ( I am talking really hair thin scratches ) and I washed the bike a couple times a week always raising it well before wash. Now I ve got white one and there is no scratch that I could see

01-11-2012, 03:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hoover MotoGP Bike: FZ8 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Madison Wi Posts: 533 Thanks: 45 Thanked 55 Times in 51 Posts	The white one with gold rims does look the mutts nuts, but the black is just a bit more aggressive looking and suits the naked style. IMHO.