Welcome from Molino, FL and Afghanistan. "Red from embarrassment"...I don't think so...that might be embarrassed that it is leaving the other R3 colors behind from a dead stop or a roll on.
Ride safe and enjoy your ride...even though it's black...it's fast enough...more than enough to get a good number of speeding tickets if you aren't careful.
For the roadster, they only paint matte black at the factory.
They test them against each other. The winners shine with glory and become Phantom Black. Some do okay and stay matte black.
Others turn red with embarrassment, and some blue with envy. These two they won't even try to sell in the states.
Hi BigBill and welcome to the forum. There is only one colour that is faster than phantom black and that would be JET BLACK the original and the best especially with the silver engine.
Howdy Big Bill welcome. I will touch down in your neck of the woods for a few days in 10 more long days... Enjoy the bike. I am ready to ride down to the spot for a burger, if the weather you guys have been having holds. Heck I will be riding even if ain't holding...
hey BigBill,
Welcome to the site.
You might as well ride that fast black motorcycle on over to
Maggie Valley N.C. in a couple weeks for the 6th annual ROCKETS ACROSS AMERICA.
There'll be a few of us there.