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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:26 pm
by Ninja Geoff
All sport bikes look the same. All cruisers look the same. All dirtbikes look the same. I personally think standards are the only onces that really change things up. Put a funky headlight on a sporty, who notices? No one, all that plastic around it! Put it on a standard, "HEY! It looks like Johny 5!". Though i think the award for most unique looking bike goes to *gasp* Buell.
VermilionX wrote:nah, the nose of the gixxers is very distinct.
other than ducati... they're the only ones that makes the top and bottom headlight setup unlike the generic left and right setup.
hyosung also makes them but it's obvious they got it from suzuki.
To the average person, all sportbikes do look the same and couldn't tell the difference between a Suzuki and a Honda, much less a GSX-R 1000 from a CBR-1000RR.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:42 pm
by Sev
GeoffEX650R wrote:To the average person, all sportbikes do look the same and couldn't tell the difference between a Suzuki and a Honda, much less a GSX-R 1000 from a CBR-1000RR.
Haha, to quote a friends mom (who has been around different bikes for 4 years now) while looking at Karatechick's bike. "Why did you get a crotch rocket?"
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:57 am
by Ninja Geoff
Sevulturus wrote:GeoffEX650R wrote:To the average person, all sportbikes do look the same and couldn't tell the difference between a Suzuki and a Honda, much less a GSX-R 1000 from a CBR-1000RR.
Haha, to quote a friends mom (who has been around different bikes for 4 years now) while looking at Karatechick's bike. "Why did you get a crotch rocket?"
hah! Those ZZR-250's really DO look the part though. Not quite as "crotch rocket" looking as it's 600cc sibling, but still agressive looking enough that your average person would never guess it was a 250.
THREADJACK: How are the ergos on the ZZR-250 compared to the EX250?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:31 pm
by Sev
zzr and ex500 are pretty similar. I've never sat the ex250.
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:19 pm
by jmillheiser
to the non rider there are 2 kinds of bikes. Harleys and crotch rockets.
my bandit which is a standard is mistaken for a "crotch rocket" all the time.
at 50 feet 99% of non riders are going to automatically assume that a metric cruiser is a harley
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:20 pm
by MrGompers
How are you going to resell that bike with those stickers on it ? The buyer doesn't care about the symbols for sky or heaven in Japanese.
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:23 pm
by dieziege
He's not going to resell it... insurance company is going to total it. Hope that's not too harsh but it's probably true.
And... just 'cause...
"You're into motorcycles?"
"Oh, no, not really."
"Oh. 'Cause I got a motorcycle."
"Yeah, what kind?"
"It's a Harley."
"A Harley."
"...Compatible. It's a Harley compatible. Basically, the same
engineer."
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:27 pm
by Sev
MrGompers wrote:How are you going to resell that bike with those stickers on it ? The buyer doesn't care about the symbols for sky or heaven in Japanese.
Those stickers come off with 2 minutes worth of work to peel them away, and 3-5 minutes with a LOW-grade weak "O Ring" solvent to remove any little bits of glue left over. My first bike had a huge dragon across the tank, and I peeled it off before I sold it, was impossible to tell that it used to be there.
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:42 pm
by MrGompers
Sevulturus wrote:MrGompers wrote:How are you going to resell that bike with those stickers on it ? The buyer doesn't care about the symbols for sky or heaven in Japanese.
Those stickers come off with 2 minutes worth of work to peel them away, and 3-5 minutes with a LOW-grade weak "O Ring" solvent to remove any little bits of glue left over. My first bike had a huge dragon across the tank, and I peeled it off before I sold it, was impossible to tell that it used to be there.
Do you think Verm has the ability to remove the stickers himself ?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:02 pm
by -Holiday
MrGompers wrote:Sevulturus wrote:MrGompers wrote:How are you going to resell that bike with those stickers on it ? The buyer doesn't care about the symbols for sky or heaven in Japanese.
Those stickers come off with 2 minutes worth of work to peel them away, and 3-5 minutes with a LOW-grade weak "O Ring" solvent to remove any little bits of glue left over. My first bike had a huge dragon across the tank, and I peeled it off before I sold it, was impossible to tell that it used to be there.
Do you think Verm has the ability to remove the stickers himself ?
of course not, but after 3 threads discussing their removal, then having his mechanic do it, all will be well.