why do most people leave their gas tanks black?

[Pablo]

n some bikes because the frame color and details go with black (or silver).
I guess that i'm more into the way a bike looks than some people. I like my stuff to look good, be unique and to stand out from the crowd. to me, stock is boring and i like to modify and customize everything that i have to give it a unique look.
i also add performance parts to back up the looks...so it isn't just all show.

Nothing wrong with that!!

 

[TOTAL CARNAGE]

The only stock tanks I have now are black because they match the bike.
Now, what about the engine? Silver looks right on some but others just beg for some color. Any one else like the look of a painted engine?
First two pics are stock black tanks, silver engines
next two, no stock tanks here! Painted engines.

 

[Neon]

Nice job of mounting the gas tank on the second red women's bike.Unless the whole frame was changed. Then nice job of doing the whole frame over. I've always liked painted engines but there is a lot of prep work to do on the engines in order to get them to look right and have the paint last. Again it's just laziness on my part.

 

[Stan4d]

Well most people can't paint or are too lazy to do it. Getting the bike running is the most important part. But I am not most people.

Love the Schwinn tank. I have a point beach waiting on a motor. Would love for mine to match like that.

 

[Hawaii_Ed]

Not me!

 

[motorpsycho]

yeah, painted engines look good in some cases.
me personally, i would like to paint the jug and head black, and then sand the paint off the fins to resemble the look of a harley v-twin. Polish the case, and side covers and call it good. (but i doubt that i will ever go that far)
I've already polished my side covers, but the aluminum is poor quality / poorly cast, so getting a mirror-chrome like finish is almost impossible.

 

[yimmie]

painted tanks

i painted my tank on 1 bike. and i pinstriped the other. depends on the bike and the look you are going after in my opinion as to if the tank should b painted.

 

[pferraro07]

How Tall Are Your Apes ?

 

[motorpsycho]

How Tall Are Your Apes ?

If you are asking me, i have no idea. they were on the bike when i got it.
I can measure them if you want.

 

[Irish John]

Paint Your Wagon

I considered painting my bike black to match the tank but it was too hard to do a black paint job bad enough to match the terrible paint finish on the tank so I decided to take the lazy route and paint the tank to match the bike.
If it involves mixing paint then I spray the engine cover as well seeing as I've gone to all the trouble to mix the paint.