Honda Pan vs. FJR Gen III

[ionbeam]

I saw this link at the bottom of a web page from a post by Cibrd0wn. The Honda ST in Europe is called the Pan European. I'm only offering this link because it's Friday and not all English is English. The link below loads real slow.

Honda Pan & FJR '13 review.

 

[jayke]

Huh............

Reads like it was translated.......Arabic?

 

[RossKean]

Holy crap! Don't know what the original language might have been but it wasn't English. Sufficiently screwed up that it might have been a double translation. i.e. A to B and then B to English. Or possibly English to A and A back to English via a literal translation program. In either case, it wasn't done by someone who had a good command of all of the languages involved in the process. Not saying I could do better but...

 

[rushes]

"If its poop is perfectly identical, its prow evolves carefully with pretty fires of day and indicators with lads."

Good to know....

 

[ionbeam]

"If its poop is perfectly identical, its prow evolves carefully with pretty fires of day and indicators with lads."
Good to know....

I thought there were several profound quotes in that review, I see you found a 'nugget'.

 

[Bungie]

Sig line material right there.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Shit...There's nothing wrong with that article. It's like a Friday night conversation with Bust. You just gotta read between the lines.

Note: If this post was offensive to anyone, insensitive or vulgar, please PM me and I will take it down. I won't even threaten to beat you up.

 

[SacramentoMike]

This is pretty funny. I just posted on the work of (apparently) the same guy here (post 9).

and AJ--since I'm safe from having you beat me up, yeah, you bet your ASS I was offended, insulted and downright vulgared out by your post.

 

[SkooterG]

Note: If this post was offensive to anyone, insensitive or vulgar, please PM me and I will take it down. I won't even threaten to beat you up.

It wasn't offensive to me until you had to put in that last line. I know being an asshole comes natural to you, and years of being a cop has only honed that attribute, but while humor is good, being a total jackass rarely has its place.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

A few somewhat disconnected thoughts:

The ST1300 (Pan European) is so outdated that it still comes from the factory on Bridgestone BT-020 tires.

No language can translate directly into another. With a human translator there is less of a gap. Using a computer translation, well you see the results.

The other color variants for the Euro FJR are especially tasty.

The price difference is reversed in the U.S. Here in spite of the fact the Honda has been in virtually unchanged production since '03 it still has a ridiculous MSRP of over $18,000.

The ST was a reasonable competitor for the Gen1 and Gen 2 FJR. It is so far outdated it is embarassing to see it next to a Gen 3.

If Zilla is not interested in beating anyone up, is he willing to give out spankings?

 

[FJR Bill]

Ha! What a hoot. I understood about 50% of it. If that was english, I'm not sure what language I speak. I'm glad the FJR's poop and prow are recognised.

Bill

 

[Matt101]

I personally liked ' Whatever your trousers (leather, Jean or will sanity), the coating of the saddle are a true cake of soap!'

 

[HotRodZilla]

-author="SkooterG"...being a total jackass rarely has its place.

And you would know...

Besides...I'm being serious. I don't want any hurt feelings on account of me.

Ok...Sorry for the hijack...Back to "Martian translated to English"

 

[SkooterG]

-author="SkooterG"...being a total jackass rarely has its place.

And you would know...

I take issue with that! While I am most definitely an asshole, I am NOT a jackass!

 

[mingo]

Ever notice how the moto journos never show pics of the ST1300 without the saddlebags?

The FJR looks downright sexy without them, but the ST looks like there's something missing because it looks unfinished.

 

[SkooterG]

The FJR looks downright sexy without them, but the ST looks like there's something missing because it looks unfinished.

Ain't that the TRUTH!!!! Whatever kind of tool would ride an ST1300 must not have had much of a mother! JSNS!

 

[HotRodZilla]

I've only ever seen one ST1300 without its bags. It looks like some kind of fucked up big headed scooter. Its almost as ugly as our fucked up big eared Skooter.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

-author="SkooterG"...being a total jackass rarely has its place.

And you would know...

I take issue with that! While I am most definitely an asshole, I am NOT a jackass!

I gotta say after that remark about the mother of the ST owner, Jackass pretty well covers it. And it has to be said...If you are not a Jackass why do you have the ears?

And yes, the ST1300 which has never been known for its beauty is indescribably ugly without the saddlebags. The only time mine are off is for bathtime or rear wheel/rear brake maintenance. I cannot say that I have ever seen an uglier motorcycle than the ST1300 without its bags.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Note: If this post was offensive to anyone, insensitive or vulgar, please PM me and I will take it down. I won't even threaten to beat you up.

It wasn't offensive to me until you had to put in that last line. I know being an asshole comes natural to you, and years of being a cop has only honed that attribute, but while humor is good, being a total jackass rarely has its place.

Wow...you ARE a whiner aincha.