No....I just parked my next to a brand new "bob" and didn't notice any difference.

 

good to hear

 

I just bought the paint from HD to paint my custom rear fender. It is a single stage catalyzed urethane paint.
Basically sigle stage means it has no clear coat, catalyzed means you add a hardening agent that makes the paint cure faster and more durable, and urethane is what most new OEM products are painted with. It is a very durable type of paint.

However,
being a "flat" type paint, it must have some type of flattening agent to kill the gloss. This usually makes paint somewhat porous so not as resistant to chemicals, wear, etc..

Being a urethane it should be durable but probably not quite as much so as a glossy paint. If you keep your bike in the garage and don't use harsh chemicals to wash it, it shouldn't fade significantly.

OEM's have used similar paints in the past without major durability problems. Flat balck hoods on say '69 Mach 1 Mustangs, Mopars, mid 80's 5.0L Mustangs, etc.

 

I have a tank bra on mine so I will report back in another month of two and let you'all know if I can see any difference between the exposed paint and the paint under the bra. It is too soon to tell at the moment.