I don't get it

[jwhite518]

A guy in my dept (older gentleman, from South Carolina I think) just told me he has his heart set on this bike.

I just don't get it. Sure, the bike is gorgeous, a museum piece. But can you imagine how awful it would be to ride? Isn't that a basic element of being a motorcycle enthusiast? You like to ride. If you just want to look at it and hear the motor rev, you're not a motorcyclist. I don't know what that is, but it's not a motorcyclist.

 

[wfooshee]

Does he already ride, or does he think this is how to get into it? Posers like choppers.

 

[johnny80s]

Believe it or not some people like other bikes besides the fjr. I know I did not believe it at first either but it is true. :wacko:

I don't care for that bike myself but there are plenty of people that like them.

I would ike to have something like this

but I would not give up my fjr for it. It would have t be in addition to the fjr.

 

[cougar8000]

to each its own. If I had an unlimited budget, I would have one of those in my stable for sure. Some days I do miss that I sold my V-Star 1100 Classic. That was a great bike. It set in my garage as a second bike for almost a year and I thought since I do not ride it alot I would sell it. It was paid for and I should have kept it.

 

[jwhite518]

Does he already ride, or does he think this is how to get into it? Posers like choppers.

Used to ride a Sportster back in the 70s. Nothing since. And he's from Georgia.

 

[Knifemaker]

..........Isn't that a basic element of being a motorcycle enthusiast? You like to ride. If you just want to look at it and hear the motor rev, you're not a motorcyclist. I don't know what that is, but it's not a motorcyclist.

Well that is your interpataion of the word. To me a "motocyclist" is anyone who rides a bike...and it does not matter what kind of bike.

And these fancy choppers can be ridden. Just because it is not your "idea" of what a motorcyle is, does not mean it can't be someone elses.

Those that make fun of or question others choices in bikes are "Biker Bigots" and do not get into heaven I hear.....

KM

 

[johnny80s]

Does he already ride, or does he think this is how to get into it? Posers like choppers.

Used to ride a Sportster back in the 70s. Nothing since. And he's from Georgia.

That's is not good.

 

[Spook]

..........Isn't that a basic element of being a motorcycle enthusiast? You like to ride. If you just want to look at it and hear the motor rev, you're not a motorcyclist. I don't know what that is, but it's not a motorcyclist.

Well that is your interpataion of the word. To me a "motocyclist" is anyone who rides a bike...and it does not matter what kind of bike.

And these fancy choppers can be ridden. Just because it is not your "idea" of what a motorcyle is, does not mean it can't be someone elses.

Those that make fun of or question others choices in bikes are "Biker Bigots" and do not get into heaven I hear.....

KM

Praise the toad.

 

[jwhite518]

Those that make fun of or question others choices in bikes are "Biker Bigots" and do not get into heaven I hear.....

I'm not making fun of him, I'm truly curious what the appeal is.

Yeah I'm bad for calling him "not a motorcyclist". See ya down below.

 

[87Doodle]

Those that make fun of or question others choices in bikes are "Biker Bigots" and do not get into heaven I hear.....

I'm not making fun of him, I'm truly curious what the appeal is.

Yeah I'm bad for calling him "not a motorcyclist". See ya down below.

I guess it becomes very important to decide who is not a 'motorcyclist' if one has self -doubts..lol

 

[jwhite518]

I guess it becomes very important to decide who is not a 'motorcyclist' if one has self -doubts..lol

This might be a good time to bring up my sexual inadequacies too.

 

[Knifemaker]

I'm not making fun of him, I'm truly curious what the appeal is.
Yeah I'm bad for calling him "not a motorcyclist". See ya down below.

Well, sometimes when dealing with other peoples tastes you just have to except that you will never "get it"

Why do folks drive 4 ton SUV's? why do they drink american beer when they do not have to? The reasons not to seem so obvious that at times I don't "get it" either. What's up with those Low riders that "hop" up and down? Why they make the 09 black again?

I just sit back an enjoy the weirdness in life and as that old (american) beer comercial said "Why ask Why?"

(and I'm sure I'll be meeting all my freinds in Hell if such a place exsists for laughing at some folks taste...)

KM

 

[kaitsdad]

Jerry, once he has the bike, offer to take him on his first saddle sore. B)

 

[vectervp1]

Jerry, once he has the bike, offer to take him on his first saddle sore. B)

On that bike his saddle will be sore in what, 50 miles? Maybe you should have him start out small and perhaps try a SS100 first....

 

[Crash Cash]

I'm reminded of the time I saw some "cribs" show, where Shaquille O'Neal was showing off his ability to accumulate expensive crap. He had an OCC bike (and it was one of the generic "customer bikes") and he said he's only ridden it once. He took it down an LA freeway and it scared the hell out of him, and he parked it.

Of course, if I saw Shaq on a bike I'd try to run him over too, but I thought that was just me.

 

[Crash Cash]

Back on thread, some people's lives are defined by how others think of them. He thinks if he rides this butt jewelry, that people will think he's cool. Which is basically the definition of "poseur" - It's the same reason people hop onto GSXR-1100s as their first bike, or buy huge SUVs, or drink beer that's crap but popular.

 

[El Toro]

I don't get the idea that these bikes belong in a museum. There's a limit to how many "art project" bikes a museum can curate.

There is a guy who has a chopper with a really extended front end, and I see him headed up into the twisties from time to time. I always wonder.... However, the log trucks can make it through that section, and he does return apparantly unscathed from time to time, so it must work OK for him.

I've heard that these bikes are often bought by yuppies with lots of money who are looking for something a bit different compared to the H-D or Metric fare. Its nice that we have so many choices.

Back several years ago when the Gugenheim exhibit entitled "The Art of the Motorcycle" was travelling around, I made a few trips to study it. Had it been largely choppers, I would have given it a wide berth. There were a few choppers, but the exhibit was really a fairly well curated collection of bikes covering about 110 years worth of models. I really enjoyed it, probably because so many of the bikes that were included were ones I had lusted after as a youngster. If someone lusted after an H-D, or after a chopper, the modern chopper offerings would probably call them, just like a 1967 Triumph Daytona, or a Vincent Black Prince calls me.

The Barber Museum's collection is more complete than the Gugenheim exhibit was in some ways, but in other ways, the Gugenheim exhibit was better organized, and gave a more coherent picture of the chronological developments. If Barber ever gets a really good curator, it will be even better than it is right now. However, its not clear to me that Barber is going in that direction. Last time I was there (on a visit to D&H during the Summer) one of the exhibits Barber had on display was a modern chopper that had been built by a high school industrial arts class. I'm not sure why that motorcycle was historically important, or for that matter even interesting to folks whose kids had not been involved in the project.

To each his own. I gotta admit I don't get it either.

 

[Crash Cash]

Back several years ago when the Gugenheim exhibit entitled "The Art of the Motorcycle" was travelling around, I made a few trips to study it. Had it been largely choppers, I would have given it a wide berth. There were a few choppers, but the exhibit was really a fairly well curated collection of bikes covering about 110 years worth of models. I really enjoyed it, probably because so many of the bikes that were included were ones I had lusted after as a youngster. If someone lusted after an H-D, or after a chopper, the modern chopper offerings would probably call them, just like a 1967 Triumph Daytona, or a Vincent Black Prince calls me.

Yeah, that was here in Orlando for 7 months, and I visited it every single weekend. It made me appreciate modern tires, brakes, suspension, carburetion and ignition systems all the more. I wrote this one day after coming back from it. "They'll have bikes with anti-lock brakes some day? And fist-sized navigation systems? And touring bikes with 140hp? Hahahaha, put the weed down, man"

 

[v65]

Its got two wheels, I'd ride it.