Which color really is faster? - Yamaha FZ6 Forums - International FZ6 Motorcycle Community Forum

**psnbye** · 01-18-2009, 07:19 PM

I just want to know why the blue one is the fastest one?

I have a red one and it is pretty stinking fast. My uncle has the blue one and it is fast, but faster just 'cause it's blue? Blue does look good, but my red is bootiful too!

oldfast007 · 01-18-2009, 07:36 PM

You sure you want to stir this pot ??

RED. Period

hardway · 01-18-2009, 07:42 PM

Black, obviously!

Norm · 01-18-2009, 07:51 PM

The colors of the visible light spectrum[2]
color wavelength interval frequency interval
red ~ 700–630 nm ~ 430–480 THz
orange~ 630–590 nm ~ 480–510 THz
yellow~ 590–560 nm ~ 510–540 THz
green ~ 560–490 nm ~ 540–610 THz
blue ~ 490–450 nm ~ 610–670 THz
violet ~ 450–400 nm

Color /nm /1014 Hz /104 cm−1 /eV /kJ mol−1
Infrared >1000 <3.00 <1.00 <1.24 <120
Red 700 4.28 1.43 1.77 171
Orange 620 4.84 1.61 2.00 193
Yellow 580 5.17 1.72 2.14 206
Green 530 5.66 1.89 2.34 226
Blue 470 6.38 2.13 2.64 254
Violet 420 7.14 2.38 2.95 285
Near ultraviolet 300 10.0 3.33 4.15 400
Far ultraviolet <200 >15.0 >5.00 >6.20 >598

As you can see from the charts I lifted from Wikipedia blue has a higher frequency and more energy than red. Red has a longer wavelength. This means blue is faster but red bikes are longer.

thirty_too · 01-18-2009, 07:52 PM

hahaha.... why must we argue over the simple answers...

answer: blue

cmarsdavis · 01-18-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norm

The colors of the visible light spectrum[2]
color wavelength interval frequency interval
red ~ 700–630 nm ~ 430–480 THz
orange~ 630–590 nm ~ 480–510 THz
yellow~ 590–560 nm ~ 510–540 THz
green ~ 560–490 nm ~ 540–610 THz
blue ~ 490–450 nm ~ 610–670 THz
violet ~ 450–400 nm

Color /nm /1014 Hz /104 cm−1 /eV /kJ mol−1
Infrared >1000 <3.00 <1.00 <1.24 <120
Red 700 4.28 1.43 1.77 171
Orange 620 4.84 1.61 2.00 193
Yellow 580 5.17 1.72 2.14 206
Green 530 5.66 1.89 2.34 226
Blue 470 6.38 2.13 2.64 254
Violet 420 7.14 2.38 2.95 285
Near ultraviolet 300 10.0 3.33 4.15 400
Far ultraviolet <200 >15.0 >5.00 >6.20 >598

As you can see from the charts I lifted from Wikipedia blue has a higher frequency and more energy than red. Red has a longer wavelength. This means blue is faster but red bikes are longer.

Silver isn't listed

Guess that means mine is the slowest of all of them

**Sawblade** · 01-18-2009, 08:13 PM

Silver includes ALL the colors in the spectrum, so it's ovbiously the fastest.

**psnbye** · 01-18-2009, 08:15 PM

What happens when you paint a blue one red?

Besides getting a purple bike, that is....

**CHEMIKER** · 01-18-2009, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norm

The colors of the visible light spectrum[2]
color wavelength interval frequency interval
red ~ 700–630 nm ~ 430–480 THz
orange~ 630–590 nm ~ 480–510 THz
yellow~ 590–560 nm ~ 510–540 THz
green ~ 560–490 nm ~ 540–610 THz
blue ~ 490–450 nm ~ 610–670 THz
violet ~ 450–400 nm

Color /nm /1014 Hz /104 cm−1 /eV /kJ mol−1
Infrared >1000 <3.00 <1.00 <1.24 <120
Red 700 4.28 1.43 1.77 171
Orange 620 4.84 1.61 2.00 193
Yellow 580 5.17 1.72 2.14 206
Green 530 5.66 1.89 2.34 226
Blue 470 6.38 2.13 2.64 254
Violet 420 7.14 2.38 2.95 285
Near ultraviolet 300 10.0 3.33 4.15 400
Far ultraviolet <200 >15.0 >5.00 >6.20 >598

As you can see from the charts I lifted from Wikipedia blue has a higher frequency and more energy than red. Red has a longer wavelength. This means blue is faster but red bikes are longer.

Actually, the way I see it, if blue light is higher energy, the paint absorbing it would get hotter than red paint. This excess heat would make the fairing on the blue bike bigger because of thermal expansion, leading to more drag and a slower bike.

I actually bought red and blue touch up paint a while back and took UV-VIS spectra for each paint to determine total energy absorbed by each paint, but stopped because the results would be inconclusive anyway without knowledge of wavelength intensity distribution of the sun. If the blue light waves are higher in energy but there are fewer coming from the sun (likely, as due to Rayleigh scattering we lose a lot of blue light), the effect could be canceled.

One quick way to answer this question would be empirically; just measure the surface temperature of each bike (side by side of course, sitting in the sun long enough to fully equilibrate). I have a surface thermocouple probe that I can bring with me next time I meet up with someone who has a blue bike.

Okay, was that too geeky?

**Tim77** · 01-18-2009, 09:43 PM

Raven (black) is actually the fastest one... IMHO

01-18-2009, 07:36 PM	#2
oldfast007 Thread Killer Bike: Fastest Red 06' Join Date: May 2008 Location: NH Posts: 557 Thanks: 414 Thanked 425 Times in 202 Posts Rep Power: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? You sure you want to stir this pot ?? RED. Period __________________ 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.' - Thomas Jefferson

01-18-2009, 07:42 PM	#3
hardway Junior Member Bike: '09 Raven FZ6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sebastopol, Ca Posts: 191 Thanks: 155 Thanked 70 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? Black, obviously!

01-18-2009, 07:51 PM	#4
Norm Senior FZ6 Advisor Bike: 2009 FZ1 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MA Posts: 374 Thanks: 266 Thanked 321 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? The colors of the visible light spectrum[2] color wavelength interval frequency interval red ~ 700–630 nm ~ 430–480 THz orange~ 630–590 nm ~ 480–510 THz yellow~ 590–560 nm ~ 510–540 THz green ~ 560–490 nm ~ 540–610 THz blue ~ 490–450 nm ~ 610–670 THz violet ~ 450–400 nm Color /nm /1014 Hz /104 cm−1 /eV /kJ mol−1 Infrared >1000 <3.00 <1.00 <1.24 <120 Red 700 4.28 1.43 1.77 171 Orange 620 4.84 1.61 2.00 193 Yellow 580 5.17 1.72 2.14 206 Green 530 5.66 1.89 2.34 226 Blue 470 6.38 2.13 2.64 254 Violet 420 7.14 2.38 2.95 285 Near ultraviolet 300 10.0 3.33 4.15 400 Far ultraviolet <200 >15.0 >5.00 >6.20 >598 As you can see from the charts I lifted from Wikipedia blue has a higher frequency and more energy than red. Red has a longer wavelength. This means blue is faster but red bikes are longer.

01-18-2009, 07:52 PM	#5
thirty_too FZ6 Junkie Bike: 2007 FZ6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 248 Thanks: 45 Thanked 72 Times in 41 Posts Rep Power: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? hahaha.... why must we argue over the simple answers... answer: blue

01-18-2009, 08:13 PM	#7
Sawblade Hopped up on Mountain Dew Bike: Faster Silver 2005 FZ6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Iraq Posts: 688 Thanks: 53 Thanked 167 Times in 112 Posts Rep Power: 17 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? Silver includes ALL the colors in the spectrum, so it's ovbiously the fastest. __________________ "Forget the bleeding! Is the bike ok?"

01-18-2009, 09:43 PM	#10
Tim77 FZ6 in Connecticut Bike: 2008 FZ6 (Raven) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 62 Thanks: 36 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Which color really is faster? Raven (black) is actually the fastest one... IMHO __________________ 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Raven MODS: Two Brothers Carbon Fiber Exhaust \| Power Commander III \| Puig Frame Sliders \| Stebel Nautilus Horn \| Air Box Mod \| Rizoma Grips & Bar Ends

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