Okay so I'm guessing I'm probably about to get so much hate for this post so let me just first start by saying I think the D675 is one of the best looking sportbikes there is (the old version, not the R, although that one looks nice too), but there are a couple of things that I just hate. When I was looking into buying the D675 I had never seen one in person, so imagine my surprise when I go to buy the bike and I see the frame is sparkling. What the heck were they thinking? At first I thought it couldn't have been stock because it just looked so... bad. But upon further investigation I realized that yes, Triumph did in fact powdercoat sparkles into their frames. I thought it would grow on me but it hasn't, I just can't get over it. Usually I might just suck it up and get use to it but this is actually a big problem. The previous owner of this bike stored it outside and there's a little rust on the swingarm so I want to remove it and get it powder coated but what am I supposed to do about the sparkles?? I will have a normal matte black swingarm connected to the rest of this sparkling monstrosity. I don't think its on all the colors schemes (I have the 2009 Jet Black, the one with the silver decals) but I just can't understand why they did that, does anybody actually like how it looks? Was that just what the market in 2009 was clamoring for, a twinkling framed sportbike? My only other comoplaint as far as the looks is the perpetually dirty looking color of grey rims, but that isn't a big deal, pretty easy to repaint. Anyway, there's my rant. I'm just curious how other people feel about this, besides that I absolutely love the bike.
Could get some carbon covers to hide the frame and swingarm, pretty sure they'll cover pretty much everything
My frame colour appears to be satin black, and fwiw I have no issue with that finish. I did toy with the idea of stripping the paint from my alloy rear subframe, and having it in a lacquered alloy finish (like on my Honda Blade), however after some consideration I decided that I prefer that component to remain more muted in my bike's livery. I expect that the designers at Triumph took a similar view.
Oh wow I haven't ever heard of frame covers, I looked them up and they looks great but they run about $240, maybe over the summer I'll get some for the frame by the tank but I still plan to powder coat the swingarm so the rust is cleared up. Also yeah this weird greyish blackish sparkle frame color isn't on all the bikes, a stain black would look a thousand times better
I thought it was metal filings when I first saw it. Looks like the My Little Pony/Barbie Doll Mardi Gras Special. Not the best decision Triumph have ever made.
