The reason Tim's bike looks like it does is because that is the way Factory Honda wants it. I thought that he might change to the black color when it came out, but that went against the whole Ride Red campaign. Honda is very strict with what is put on the bike. Do you see any correlation with Tim, White Brothers, and the Factory Honda MX dirtbike riders? Honda is very set in their ways. Smae concept with their gear. Every Honda commercial on TV has the riders wearing Fox gear. On the front of the TRX 450r brochure, Tim is pictured wearing Fox gear, evem though he has never been sponsored by them. They want the bike to appear close to what it looks like on the showroom floor. Everything on his bike is grey, just like a stock bike. For the leymen that sees Tim's bike in a magazine, then goes into the showroom, the bikes look identical other than stickers. He automatcally thinks he is getting the same bike Tim has. Pretty smart if you ask me.