Well my priorities have changed as I’ve got older and also as I no longer commute. I am now super cautious and just enjoy the ride without it having to be an adrenaline filled race to the destination. Priority is therefore something I can push in and out of the garage, and is just fun to take on...
Not sure the tank colour makes a lot of difference to visibility really - although I suppose every little helps. Its only visible if side on. Jacket, helmet colour and headlight/tail-light make the main differences.
Edit - sorry I see same point was made above :)
Around that time I bought a load of parts in there for my CB250. I'd saved up for months for the parts which should have been about 80 quid. Whoever served me, misread the invoice and charged me 8 pounds and something - as a broke 19 year old I couldn't believe my luck - I paid up and left...