Can We Guess What Color Your Motorcycle Is?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can We Guess What Color Your Motorcycle Is?
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About This Quiz

There is no such thing as a "family motorcycle." Almost no one buys a motorcycle because they are practical. Motorcycles exist because they are cool, because they are a pleasure to ride, and because they make us feel good just thinking about them! Motorcycles can be tied to history, as with the original Indian motorcycles, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, or even brands like Buell, which disappeared years ago but whose bikes look like they were designed yesterday.

At could be argued that riders go for specific two-wheelers for specific reasons. A scooter makes sense if you live someplace like Bermuda, where the small roads have low speed limits and you're rarely riding for more than a few minutes at a time. Long legged touring bikes that look like a fridge on wheels make sense in places like the American southwest, where the roads are long and straight and if you're going for a long ride, you had better be comfortable. Sport bikes are weirdly popular in cities, even ones without tracks or sympathetic speed limits. Street fighters are probably your thing if you came of age in the 1990s, and dirt bikes might be in your garage if you're an outdoorsman.

But what about the color of your bike? We think we've got that licked. Take this quiz and we'll guess the color of your motorcycle!

How often do you do a DIY sweep of your bike for maintenance issues?
Once a week
Twice a month
Once a year
Never

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Where do you most frequently go on your bike?
The best restaurant in town
The mall
The track
Nature!

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Which of the following countries would you love to visit for a biking vacation?
Japan
France
Germany
Egypt

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How do you deal with motorcycles that malfunction?
Hit them with something heavy.
Call tech support.
I get my friend over who knows how to take anything apart and we try to fix it.
Find the manual and see what's wrong.

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What's your stance on lane-splitting?
It's cool.
It's dangerous.
I do it all the time!
I very rarely try it.

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What style of bike was your first one?
Sport bike
Street fighter
Motorcross
Cruiser

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When did you first try riding a motorcycle?
I was older than 35.
I was actually well into my 20s.
I was 19.
I was 16.

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How many bikes have you owned in your lifetime?
1
3
2
4+

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What style of bike do you currently own?
Sport bike
Cruiser
Street Fighter
Chopper

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What's the longest bike trip on which you've gone?
100 miles
300 miles
200 miles
400+ miles

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Of which kind of biker club are you a member?
None
A very safe, suburban one
An urban club
A major national orgaanzation

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How many of your close friends also ride motorcycles?
1
4
All
6+

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How often do you go to the track?
I still haven't been to one.
Once a year
I can't afford to go to the track.
A couple of times a year

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How many times have you engaged in street racing?
2
12-20
I've lost count.
6-12

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What do you think of ATVs?
They are very cool.
They're silly on the road.
They're for cowards.
They're much more dangerous than you'd think.

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What is it about motorcycles that appeals to you?
I feel so cool on them!
They're gorgeous engineering made flesh.
I like to feel the speed as I go.
There's a wonderful feeling of being a part of a machine, and yet in control.

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Did you dream of having a motorcycle when you were young?
Every day!
Not really
Only from when I was about 12
Only once I'd driven a friend's bike

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Which movie motorcycle would you want to own?
Batman's motorcycle from The Dark Knight Rises
Maverick's Kawasaki GPZ900 R from Top Gun
Shotaro Kaneda's unnamed bike from Akira
The "Captain America" motorcycle from Easy Rider

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When do you commute on your motorcycle?
Rarely if ever
When the weather is warm and clear
On Fridays
In the spring

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How old is your current motorcycle?
Less than a year
5 years
2 years
10+ years

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How often do you polish up your bike?
Every day
Once a week
Once a year
Once every couple of months

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How many times have you had to "lay down" your bike?
Never
Once, but not this one
Twice
I've lost count.

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What does "81" mean to you?
It's a multiple of 9.
Nothing
It's a good speed.
It means steer clear.

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What do you think of people who keep their bikes "period correct"?
Confusing
Cool
Dumb
Perfectly respectable

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How long would you plan to own your bike before upgrading to a new one?
6 years
10+years
2 years
I will never sell it.

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How often do you change the tires on your bike?
I haven't had to yet
Once every couple of years
Once every couple of months
Every 3500 miles or so

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How many of your favorite memories involve your beloved motorcycle?
One so far
All of them
A few
The majority of them

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Does your significant other ride a bike of their own?
Not yet
No, they ride with me.
They're planning to get one.
They do, but we don't always ride together.

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Of your friends and family, who worries most vocally about your safety on your motorcycle?
My significant other
My best friend
My employer
My parents

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What kind of helmet do you like to wear?
1/2 shell, off road
Full face
Brain bowl
3/4 shell

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