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Lime green
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:02 am
by Jonno
http://www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/msinfo ... dex_e.html#
Daytona 1968.
The story of this special colour began at Daytona in 1968. The paddock was buzzing. Kawasaki had just rolled out their A1R racer – and it was painted a scandalous shade of green. At the time, racing was very superstitious, and green – considered extremely unlucky – was a colour everyone avoided. By deliberately choosing to use Lime Green, Kawasaki announced to the world that conventional thinking would not be a barrier to the pursuit of new challenges.
Challenging convention
And I still dont like the color
Re: Lime green
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:58 am
by Stuzrx
Where did you get that story from Jonno ?? Would be good to know it's origins.
Personally I've always preferred the original Green that Kawasaki used for their race bikes through the 60/70/80's,not so much the Green on the modern bikes, my own 05 ZRX12 being a good example.
Re: Lime green
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:12 am
by robracer
Lime Green is the new black
Stu is the 05 ZRX12 a metallic green? probably one of the worst colours they have done.... just my opinion tha'ts all
Re: Lime green
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:56 am
by young1
Stuzrx wrote:Where did you get that story from Jonno ?? Would be good to know it's origins.
Personally I've always preferred the original Green that Kawasaki used for their race bikes through the 60/70/80's,not so much the Green on the modern bikes, my own 05 ZRX12 being a good example.
From the kawasaki web site home page
Re: Lime green
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:42 pm
by born green
Stuzrx wrote:Where did you get that story from Jonno ?? Would be good to know it's origins.
Personally I've always preferred the original Green that Kawasaki used for their race bikes through the 60/70/80's,not so much the Green on the modern bikes, my own 05 ZRX12 being a good example.
Been floating around for.. well way back when i a teenager, i first heard that
Re: Lime green
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:19 am
by Stuzrx
Yeah,it's just been so long since i've heard it and never relly known where it came from.
@robracer.....no flake in it,but is more lime/lemon.
Re: Lime green
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:36 am
by BarraSpalding
Re: Lime green
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:46 am
by Jonnymac
Been floating around for.. well way back when i a teenager, i first heard that[/quote]
Teenager huh...... So back in the 40's then
Re: Lime green
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:19 pm
by born green
Jonnymac wrote:Been floating around for.. well way back when i a teenager, i first heard that
Teenager huh...... So back in the 40's then
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it feels like it at times
Re: Lime green
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:32 pm
by bonester
Yup green was seen as unlucky- so was chewing peanuts- goobers as the Americans call them- Kawasaki racers from the 60s did both the colour and peanut thing. They commissioned an artist called 'Molly' (male and NOT Meldrum) to come up with the colour- brightest shade of green he could come up with.
