A10 Paint time.

[Greybeard]

When I asked a professional to paint my bike black I had to choose which shade of black!

So that song 'Black is black' was not accurate.

[bsa-bill]

I always thought Velocette black seemed more black than others, could be my eyes just favour that shade

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
I heard years ago that BSA hat 34 shades of black over the years!
There is no such thing as "black". It's a mix of red, blue and yellow. So a little more this or that makes a different "black".
Cheers