I was just wondering how many people here have heard of or subscribe to the superstition of Green Bike Curse?

Anyone?

 

I've heard of it, but do not remember the details of it to repeat it.

 

my bike is green and its been a blessing not a curse

steve

 

I think there was a green Ultra SC offered this year. Apparently moco doesn't think it's a jinx.

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When I turned 17 in 1955 (Yes... I'm that old) I wanted a car real bad. My father had a friend in the used car business that recommended I buy one of his cars for only $85. It was a 1946, six cylinder, four door, Chevy sedan with vacuum shift. It was clean and it was..... GREEN. [sm=bangbang.gif]

I never liked that car. It was a pig and shifted like an old lady. As soon as I could afford it, I dumped the Green Machine and got me a BLACK Ford with a 59AB flathead V8, twin carbs, street cam, dual exhaust and glasspack mufflers. In 1956 I had FUN cruising in my BLACK Ford with Mary Jane while listening to Elvis sing Jailhouse Rock. [sm=icon_rock.gif]

The only Green Machine I'd ever own again would be a John Deere tractor. Farmers love Green Machines, but I'm not a farmer. I'm a fly boy and I love Black Machines. Just call me Blackbird. [sm=burnout.gif]

PS: Mary Jane (Real Name) was hotter than any V8 I ever owned. [sm=lildevil.gif]

 

My Night train is Jade Pearl (green) and it has been a blessing as well.
The old skool adage of green bikes being bad luck comes from the world wars when all the Harley's provided to the military were green. These military bikes became important targets since the riders were primarily used to transport orders and documents. Hence the stigma of the green bike!

 

I never herd of the green bike curse before and i bought my 96 883 hugger and its like a deep dark metalic green color in the sunlight but other than that it looks black.I just talked to our biker friends in yakima and told them about my bike and thats the first thing they told me is GREEN bikes are not liked much in the biker world as they are some how cursed i havent had any problems with it

 

In my gallery are pics of my old kawi chop that was green. I loved it! Green's my favorite color!

joe

 

The green color thing goes along in racing too, just a superstition deal. Lots of green painted racing cars/motorcycles have won championships.

 

yeah they say green bikes are bad luck.......not sure if it is true................