So we all have made our claims on which color is best. But this one's in regards to the blue new gens. It took me a while to finally see it in person, but I got a couple chances to see the 2009 Candy Thunder Blue 250R.
In all honesty, I think the Thunder Blue is just not as appealing as the Plasma Blue; Thunder Blue looks like the same blue you'll see on a Honda or R6 for example. That to me makes the bike look less unique to others other there. Also I've gotten a good amount of compliments on the color of the bike which backs up my opinion that the candy plasma blue is the best blue of the 250s.
But that's my
let's take a vote tho to see what others think, and pictures below for comparison:
Thunder
Plasma
Both, Thunder in the front, 2 Plasmas in the back