I agree about the flashier colors being more popular. I chose this color scheme because A) I like blue. B) It was the next SEUC on the incoming inventory and C) after having two bikes in the very flashy Candy Cobalt scheme, I think I'd like to be a little less obvious in parking lots. Those screamingly bright colors invite questions from non-riding fans who want to know what it is, how much it cost, how fast does it go, etc. I didn't mind answering them at first, but after a while, you just want to be able to park it without being hassled. (I went through the same thing with my 2000 Audi TT coupe. It was one of the first in the area and people actually were hanging out of car windows as they passed wanting to know what it was.) Oh, and although it's been 35 years since I graduated from high school, blue and gray were our school colors.