For me black is the only way to go! But to each his own. On the good side, i get more people coming up to me at gas stations,stores,at red lights telling me how much they like it. But it is a pain in the as- to clean,and keep clean. almost imposible. 99% of them have no clue what kind of bike it is. I kinda like that. I take it as i dont have something everybody else does. I am a painter by trade, the most important thing is get someone you trust. Thats more important than the amount of money. Cause if your like the rest of us you dont have the money to throw away. I have done very cheap paint jobs for some and charged others more. There is a lot of factors that make that call.1 do i have extra clear laying around from the last 10 paint jobs? how pleasant you are to deal with? also its going to be more if i get junk parts from you. the more beat up the parts the more it will cost.There is alot of people who call themselves painters, some are,some are just a butcher.I would not trust my stuff with anyone i dont know or that i could not drop by to check on the job in progress. Do your research and allways go with your first gut feeling on the person. oh and yeah blacks the only way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but thats just me