I had a tough time with this one because I wanted to vote "Average" but that doesn't exist so I went with Cool.
I like that Honda continue to make a very standard, normal, classic bike that has a big enough engine to appeal to a wide audience. The price seems good for a Honda too. But what I struggle with is that it has nothing flashy about it and to be voting this as "cool" seems not quite right (there really isn't anything cool about this bike). But it's definitely not uncool, it's a great option for people wanting a fairly normal and classic ride.
2012 Honda Shadow RS 750 - Voted: COOL
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Re: This Week's Bike: 2012 Honda Shadow RS 750 - Vote & Disc
After a slew of votes, the 2012 Honda Shadow RS 750 ends up being 50% Cool... which is very interesting as some of you compared it to the Harley-Davidson 883, which interestingly enough, also ended up at 50% Cool back in January!
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Re: This Week's Bike: 2012 Honda Shadow RS 750 - Vote & Disc
You could intervene with the Site Owner and help us get that much-needed-yet-still-not-available "meh" poll option....... seeing as you probably have... ummmmmm.... more "influence" with him than the rest of us.sunshine229 wrote:I had a tough time with this one because I wanted to vote "Average" but that doesn't exist......
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Re: 2012 Honda Shadow RS 750 - Voted: COOL
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