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Gold Forks On Everything

Discussion in 'Ducati General Discussion' started by Fraz, Dec 14, 2021.

  1. Am I the only one that has issues with how almost every new sportsbike has to come with gold forks?

    Not always but most of the time i find they look totally out of place against the rest of the bike.
     
  2. Pretending to be Ohlins?
     
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  3. I've always presumed it's because they're shouting that they are ohlins
     
  4. For example
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  5. you might be Fraz.. :) I like them in gold and prefer them to say, brown. .....
     
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  6. Interesting observation. Even my Suzuki comes with gold forks - and very nice it looks too.

    But gold has been a desirable colour for us 'oomans for about the last trillion years and predates its use by Ohlins.

    As proof here an example of the gold - what the caveman coveted more than a trillion years ago:bucktooth: :

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    Modern gold coloured cravings :

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  7. It doesn't have to be like that...

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  8. Maybe it's to match the horrible reflectors that EURO4 (?) forces to be fitted to all new bikes.
     
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  9. Love a bit of gold. It’s the pikey in me
     
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  10. So I really am a loner on the gold forks!

    This conquest v4 streetfighter is stunning, except those forks!
     
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  11. Just paint um if not happy.
     
  12. Get your self a 1200R Monster ,they have black Ohlins .
     
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  13. Life’s too short to worry about fork colours, but on the plus side it’s not black tyres you don’t like, that would be tricky to fix.
     
  14. Not that tricky… upload_2021-12-17_9-26-18.jpeg
     
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  15. Gold forks don't bother me , it's all the rest of the anodized crap that some seem addicted to that do :p
     
  16. Gold means your farking loaded innit.

    Black means you’re poor.

    Man maths innit.
     
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  17. means fork oil to me.
     
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