Real Time side bag reflective tape set - arrived and installed!

[ZG]

Hey ZG,

Since they're silver (at least when reflecting), do they make your bike faster? 

At this point, with SO much black on his bike, the increased in speed from a small amount of silver will be hard to notice.

Maybe between the black and the silver it'll set up a vibratory oscillation and cause it to warp to another dimension. 

I believe a warp drive is the next farkle on ZG's list. 

Hmmm, that could help. Dilithium crystals are kinda silverish.

The problem. as Gary pointed out, with all that black, a vibratory oscillation could show up in these crystals and the result of that could be a disaster.

 
 
 
 
 

[ZG]

I think that I'm going to have to order me some of these now.

 
 
You're welcome C.     

[ZG]

I must be missing something, where do these cover the paint?

The silver 11's have that textured plastic section on the side bags at the bottom 2" paint matched to the bike.

[maxtog]

I must be missing something, where do these cover the paint?

The entire front half of the bags are painted.  The stock decal set includes a triangle on the rear and a piece that runs along the base of the bags- those both would be covering painted sections.

The rectangle on the rear and the piece that fits up the top rear of the bag cover plain black plastic.

[maxtog]

The silver 11's have that textured plastic section on the side bags at the bottom 2" paint matched to the bike.

Ah, I see the confusion.  It appears to be another undocumented change in the 2nd gen C-14.  ALL 2010+ Concours 14's have fully painted lids on the baggage.  There are no black/unpainted areas on the bottom.

[Conrad]

 
 
You're welcome C.     

 

[Conrad]

The silver 11's have that textured plastic section on the side bags at the bottom 2" paint matched to the bike.

The entire front half of the bags are painted.  The stock decal set includes a triangle on the rear and a piece that runs along the base of the bags- those both would be covering painted sections.

The rectangle on the rear and the piece that fits up the top rear of the bag cover plain black plastic.

Ah, I see the confusion.  It appears to be another undocumented change in the 2nd gen C-14.  ALL 2010+ Concours 14's have fully painted lids on the baggage.  There are no black/unpainted areas on the bottom.

I did not know that/never noticed. Even when I test rode one...

[maxtog]

I did not know that/never noticed. Even when I test rode one...

Hey- I have been staring at pictures for quite a while now, too, and I didn't notice until this issue just came up

[Rhino]

Ah, I see the confusion.  It appears to be another undocumented change in the 2nd gen C-14.  ALL 2010+ Concours 14's have fully painted lids on the baggage.  There are no black/unpainted areas on the bottom.

The bottom part of my 2010 is black under the reflective tape, not painted.

[wipfel]

My 2010 has it as well.  Looking at some Google images of the 2012's, it appears they have the strip, but it's color-matched.

[The Pope]

The 2011 Atomic Silver aka The Fastest Color! 

[maxtog]

The bottom part of my 2010 is black under the reflective tape, not painted.

And you have a dark blue bike?  Wow, this is confusing.  I simply don't know what the rules are for this, now.

[Flathead]

Yup, my blue 2010 is color matched as well but it is not overly noticeable with the texture. The real time stripes look fine.

[maxtog]

Yup, my blue 2010 is color matched as well but it is not overly noticeable with the texture.

Wait, you just contradicted what Rhino and Wipfel said, earlier.

So some blue 2010's have fully painted lids and some have partially painted lids???  That, I find hard to believe.

[Flathead]

Wait, you just contradicted what Rhino and Wipfel said, earlier.

So some blue 2010's have fully painted lids and some have partially painted lids???  That, I find hard to believe.

I find it hard to believe too soooo, I just went and pulled the bag off and looked at the bottom of the lid (since the sides are covered by the reflectors) and the outer lid is all blue.

[Rhino]

And you have a dark blue bike?  Wow, this is confusing.  I simply don't know what the rules are for this, now.

I'm confused now as well. I'm not home at the moment so I can't go look but I'm pretty sure only the hinged part is painted blue. The rest is black plastic. I am absolutely certain I did not put the reflective stick-on's over paint.

[Son of Pappy]

Day and night.  So silverdammit, good for at least a bottle of Coors Light

Thanks again Jay.

[Rhino]

Day and night.  So silverdammit, good for at least a bottle of Coors Light

Thanks again Jay.

My 2010 bags are built exactly like yours except the lids are painted in the faster blue color.

[Son of Pappy]

My 2010 bags are built exactly like yours except the lids are painted in the faster blue color.

Thats OK, the bike has been quickened vastly with the simple application of silver, by at least the same factor of pulling the flies, adding a full system, and PCV.  If you want quicker you'll need a turbo to keep up with silverdammit

[ZG]

Day and night.  So silverdammit, good for at least a bottle of Coors Light

Thanks again Jay.