Sunday, April 12, 2009

bad luck green?

6 comments:

  1. Where did this urban legend come from?

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  2. hope not. ive got a friend who rides his motorbike like he has a death wish. i just painted it green.

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  3. Cliff, I was wondering the same thing.

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  4. I learned a long time ago from my dad and his many brothers green bikes are doomed!Dont buy one, dont ride one even if its been repainted!

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  5. i think the myth comes from , bad news often arrived on motorbike in war times as that was the fastest practical transport around, and those bikes were green ! so green bike bad luck ,this is what i was told

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  6. I put over 120,000 carefree miles on a green bagger some years ago. The myth is just that. Bitch only left me stranded one time due to the ever-present EVO cam bearing issue.

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