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by Grey Thumper
Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:15 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: #328: 2018 Husqvarna TC50 - Coolness Factor = 85.7%
Replies: 7
Views: 12372

Re: THIS WEEK #328: 2018 Husqvarna TC50 - VOTE TODAY

I didn't ride dirt bikes as a kid, so I honestly have no frame of reference for how cool this bike is, but you get an awesome vote as a parent if you get your kid one of these.
by Grey Thumper
Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:39 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: #327: 2018 Indian Roadmaster Elite - Coolness Factor = 42.4%
Replies: 13
Views: 13093

Re: THIS WEEK #327: 2018 Indian Roadmaster Elite - VOTE TODAY

If you've got one of these things, more power to you! Different strokes and all that. But I have to admit, I do wonder what is the point at which a motorcycle gets so big as to be pointless. If you want touch screens, that much wind protection, infotainment, premium audio, armrests, lots of luggage,...
by Grey Thumper
Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:56 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: #325: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R - Coolness Factor = 77.1%
Replies: 10
Views: 18794

Re: THIS WEEK: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R - VOTE TODAY

I voted cool, because it isn't uncool. Unless you're a trackday freak though, I find sportbikes increasingly irrelevant on the road.
by Grey Thumper
Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:57 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT - Coolness Factor = 72.6%
Replies: 14
Views: 14803

Re: THIS WEEK: 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT - VOTE NOW

I've always liked both the mid and full size V Stroms, and it's nice that the Strom is going to be available with tougher wheels. Part of the Strom's appeal though is how (relatively) uncomplicated it is, and that also makes it relatively affordable. Putting all sorts of electronic doodads on it dil...
by Grey Thumper
Fri May 12, 2017 1:50 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 Ural Ambassador - Coolness Factor = 83.3%
Replies: 23
Views: 27628

Re: THIS WEEK: 2017 Ural Ambassador - VOTE NOW

It's still just a color and trim variation, but I find it hard not to vote awesome on a Ural. Just look at the thing. It's such a conversation starter.
by Grey Thumper
Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress - Coolness Factor = 73.0%
Replies: 9
Views: 14286

Re: THIS WEEK: 2017 Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress - VOTE NOW

I think Guzzis in general are awesome, and I like this platform, especially the Audace. Pretty much every bike in the Guzzi lineup looks effortlessly elegant, but Ceemes is right; this bagger is trying way too hard. Everything is overstyled; that 60's batmobile fairing, the Victory Vision-esque rear...
by Grey Thumper
Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 BMW VISION NEXT 100 - Coolness Factor = 35.4%
Replies: 10
Views: 13613

Re: This Week: 2017 BMW VISION NEXT 100 - VOTE NOW

Agree. I don't see the point in voting for concept bikes. It's the same as voting for fictional bikes in sci fi movies; they don't exist, they don't need to be able to work. Someone can come up with a concept bike that's powered by the carbon dioxide I exhale or my own body heat. I can say yay, cool...
by Grey Thumper
Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:45 pm
Forum: The Soap Box
Topic: Discuss: Your pet peeves while riding?
Replies: 20
Views: 32614

Re: Discuss: Your pet peeves while riding?

To be honest, people in cars don't tick me off because my expectations are low anyway. I get ticked off more by other motorcyclists, because you kinda assume they'd know better, we're going through similar amounts of risk, we're in this together, etc. I especially get annoyed when riding in a group ...
by Grey Thumper
Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:38 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Do you decorate your bike?
Replies: 2
Views: 3706

Re: Do you decorate your bike?

Hmmm, I've put stickers on my panniers and topbox, but I'm iffy about adding nonfunctional stuff on the bike itself.
by Grey Thumper
Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:02 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra - Coolness Factor = 47.4%
Replies: 11
Views: 15704

Re: This Week: 2017 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra - VOTE NOW

IMHO, there's just something so uncool about this trike. There's a somewhat sad air of "I wish I could ride a two wheeler, but I can't". Strangely enough, I don't feel that way about hacks. Gummiente has already noted how they're superior to trikes (and to regular motorcycles, in some ways...