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by Jarlaxle
Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:16 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Do you warm up the motorcycle or just turn the key and go?
Replies: 34
Views: 41074

Re: Do you warm up the motorcycle or just turn the key and go?

Start it, it runs for the 30 seconds or so it takes me to close the garage and get my helmet on, then go. No choke on my bike-I have EFI.
by Jarlaxle
Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:59 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2008 Honda Nighthawk 250 - Coolness Factor = 63.6%
Replies: 10
Views: 13438

Re: 2008 Honda Nighthawk 250 - Coolness Factor = 63.6%

Drum brakes in 2017? With disc brakes in the parts bin, no less! Inexcusable! Fail.
by Jarlaxle
Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 Indian Springfield - Coolness Factor = 73.0%
Replies: 12
Views: 13478

Re: 2017 Indian Springfield - Coolness Factor = 73.0%

Overpriced, overweight pig with styling that is purely form-over-function. Air-cooled, which is totally inexcusable on a $21,000 motorcycle. Fail.
by Jarlaxle
Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:48 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2009 Buell Blast - Coolness Factor = 55.6%
Replies: 5
Views: 18962

Re: 2009 Buell Blast - Coolness Factor = 55.6%

My wife's tiny best friend has one...it fits her like it was custom-built, and she loves it.
by Jarlaxle
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:42 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2017 Honda Rebel 500 ABS - Coolness Factor = 66.7%
Replies: 12
Views: 19091

Re: 2017 Honda Rebel 500 ABS - Coolness Factor = 66.7%

The new Rebel 500 looks like the answer to a question nobody asked.
by Jarlaxle
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:40 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2016 Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 - Coolness Factor = 71.4%
Replies: 7
Views: 13936

Re: This Week: 2016 Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 - VOTE NOW

It's a cool enough looking retro standard, but how much is it going to be? And is the only difference between this and the 800cc Scrambler the bore and stroke of the engine? 41hp doesn't sound like much if it's going to be pretty much the same weight as the bigger Duc Scrambler. Price is eight larg...
by Jarlaxle
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:38 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa - Coolness Factor = 61.1%
Replies: 12
Views: 18006

Re: This Week: 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa - VOTE NOW

snakedoctEr726 wrote:Despite what some scooter fans in this thread might have you believe, the Busa is actually fairly forgiving in the context of open class sportbikes. Definitely more so than my much beloved BMW K bike.
Is that like, "it's not too dangerous, by crystal meth standards"?
by Jarlaxle
Sun Nov 27, 2016 4:01 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa - Coolness Factor = 61.1%
Replies: 12
Views: 18006

Re: This Week: 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa - VOTE NOW

This bike is one of the better arguments for tiered motorcycle licensing and a hard limit on power, displacement, and top speed. Why noy just buy a fifth of vodka, a bottle of sleeping pills, and some rx? At least that method of suicide would be cheaper.
by Jarlaxle
Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:22 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Cool Wall
Topic: 2004 BMW R1200C Montauk - Coolness Factor = 46.0%
Replies: 7
Views: 14710

Re: This Week: 2004 BMW R1200C Montauk - VOTE NOW

I can come up with no compelling reason to choose this over an R1200RT.