I like to tell this story whenever I 'm with a bunch of Hardly riders.

[2012cliff]

Most of us have probably heard the story of a green coloured motorcycle being unlucky. Most myths usually have a little truth to them. This story not being the exception. Now lets imagine 50 years ago and the gathering of motorcyclists at the local fair grounds. Hot, sunny, and probably windy with the dust blowing around. Sweating, because your wearing your leathers. The riders on their V-twins, old 45's, sportsters and maybe some of the big 72" big bikes, probably some Indians in the race also.
Then comes along one of those Triumphs in racing green. well the rest of the pack knew it was their unlucky day.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it
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I really don't care what a person rides, if all you got is a moped,it's still fun

 

[Steel]

A couple of old timers told me it comes from the military bikes being green, and riders being shot off, or blown up.

 

[TOMCAT]

That's it Steel .. dispatch riders were shot at whenever sighted.

Fact is a generation or two of Kawasaki riders have kind of proven that myth to be just that. Proves being ***cin shot at is the 'unlucky' bit.

 

[Wetrudgeon]

Never been shot at, but pretty sure we wouldn't like it much.

We trudge on.

 

[cusso ken]

Never been shot at, but pretty sure we wouldn't like it much.

We trudge on.

Nothing in life is exhilarating more than to be shot at without result.
A quote from Sir Winston Churchill from his war correspondence experience during the boar War

 

[Steel]

I remember as kids there was a pond we would sneak over to and fish. The old man that owned the property would sometimes catch us back there and shoot at us. It wasn't until many years later walking through there hunting, I realized exactly how close the old man was getting to us before shooting. If he really wanted to, we would have been shot. Thank God for warning shots. lol

 

[cr0ft]

I've been considering replacing the red stripe on mine with a British racing green one once it's time to repaint. The tank is taking a fair bit of damage from rubbing up against it (not merely in a lewd way. Ok, maybe a little.) I do love the red/black scheme though... would have to be something completely new, like green and white perhaps. Time will tell.

 

[Rick McC.]

Green and white go well together.

My previous bike:

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

Never been shot at, but pretty sure we wouldn't like it much.

We trudge on.

I've taken bird shot in chest, 30-06 in the leg and nines to the head... it f¥ckin hurts!!!

 

[bill widrig]

holy sh1T ROCKET!!!! ID GET SOME NEW HUNTIN BUDDIES!!!!