How about this paint job? My wife says it is UGLY....

[Arkyrider]

Kinda looks like you crashed the bike and found some replacement fairings........and didn't find time to paint them.
Sorry but you asked. -JEP-

+1 but it is your bike and as long as you're happy with it...

 

[AVGeek]

Red and black, yes. Blue and yellow, yes. Red and yellow are too close on the color wheel to work well together...

 

[Spider]

Great anti-theft paint job. Except from maybe a crazed Boston College fan.

 

[fredz43]

I think it looks great. I suggest you should keep this paint job and get a new wife!

 

[rem]

I think it's mighty handsome ...... very distinctive and colorful. Keep it. ::008:: ::008:: Two thumbs up. R

 

[barkingllizard]

Kinda looks like you crashed the bike and found some replacement fairings........and didn't find time to paint them.
Sorry but you asked. -JEP-

+1 but it is your bike and as long as you're happy with it...

::026::

 

[Checkswrecks]

Could be worse if you add these boxes:

LOL

 

[arr2]

Seriously, are you color blind?

 

[Dogdaze]

I'll assume from the comments, that a lot of the folks on here are sitting on the fence about the colour choice ::005:: ::025::

 

[Lutsie]

Reminds me of a spider. 8 legged not 3 wheeled.

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[camardelle]

What does your wife know? She thought you were good looking. LOL!

 

[BarkSlayer]

Honestly, it looks like crash damage repair - junkyard style. No different than cars or trucks running around with a different color door or hood. It just telegraphs that, "I'll paint it someday..." message that we all know will never happen.

 

[fredz43]

What does your wife know? She thought you were good looking. LOL!

+1. The best reply yet.

 

[Texasten]

Well, my wife was rolling on floor laughing at most of the comments!! And enjoying a lot of "I told you so".....

Shucks, I like the yellow so much, but if the general consensus is that this is a no go and ugly, I guess to get some yellow, will have to do the tank also.
I can buy the tank and 2 side panels for around 1k.
Was just trying to get some yellow on the cheap, but I think the full yelllow might for sure be a better plan.

Wonder how difficult it is to swap the tank? The dealer who will get the parts says he will do the swap for 200$.
I appreciate all your honesty and help on this. You may have saved me a lot of strange looks.....

Methinks a yellow S10 with ES is a pretty cool idea, plus, when I tire of the yellow, can go back to red easily......

 

[Scott Williams]

Sorry, Texas, but I agree with your wife on this one.

 

[MIKE R]

Once met a guy at a Goldwing rally. He had a burgundy 1100 Wing and had bought some second hand brown/bronze panniers and top box. Although functional it looked bloody aweful (bit like the S10 mock up!). Imagine his joy when he met a fellow Winger at the rally who had a brown/bronze wing with burgundy panniers and top box.

Half an hour later both were delighted to have mono coloured bikes!

True story

Mike

 

[groundhog]

Yep it's ugly ! All yellow - lovely, or all red - nice, both together - you know how some movies just look better in black and white rather than colour !

 

[verboten1]

I found a fully geared up rider for that bike!

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[Dirt_Dad]

Based on the comments I probably should not admit I was considering something like that first photo.

My wife is likely getting a new Tenere in 2016 She doesn't like the yellow, but I'm good with it. I was contemplating getting her a yellow one then switching out the tank and fairings between the two bikes. That would still leave the red strip on the suspension cover on my bike, since the non-ES yellow doesn't have one of those. Maybe not as extreme as that first photo, but I would notice it.

 

[kurt1305]

This is what happens when men are left alone without adult supervision. )