It's called denim because it is designed to fade but dunno how long it takes - mine still looks good as new. I like this idea because it's an old world bobba look anyway so as far as I'm concerned the rougher the better. That's why the Iron looks just as good dirty as it does clean. Check out this extract from a US or Canada review of the Iron, from a tester who said he didn't like Harleys, but...:
Somehow bruises and scratches and dents work better on a Harley than on a Ducati. Perhaps it has something to do with pushrods.
Like criticizing a Ducati for expensive maintenance, listing the woes of the bare bones 883 Iron hardly seems a worthy effort—it’s just part of the machine, and if you don’t like it there are plenty of other choices out there.
Waiting inside a barbershop one afternoon, I grabbed a five-year-old issue of Time and flipped though the pages with the titillating sensation of a man that could forecast the future. Looking up from the magazine, I caught the reflection of the 883 parked curbside and was startled by its purposeful muscularity. There is something about that peanut tank perched on the narrow degree of those cylinders that makes me want to ride on down to my favourite bar and close the joint down. But don’t worry, I’ll stumble home on foot and fetch the bike tomorrow morning. And if some other drunk carves their initials into the fuel tank? I’m fine with that—anything that gives you a good story is worth it in the end. If you were hoping for a more analytical review of this bike you’ll have to search elsewhere, because just like my fondness for all-girl punk bands, Merle Haggard and women who swear too much, I don’t think that I can state my fondness for something that I like this much in the usual way.
