Am I the only one who hates the way the GSX-R looks?

Message
Author
Heimdall Einherjar
Elite
Elite
Posts: 144
Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:16 am

Am I the only one who hates the way the GSX-R looks?

#1 Unread post by Heimdall Einherjar »

I can't quite say what it is... is it the garish paint schemes made to look like race decals?
Is it the huge ugly exhaust pipes on the sides?

Maybe it's just the fact that I associate it as being the favorite bike of annoying Vietnamese kids around here who pop wheelies on main streets and expect us to think they are somehow cool... meanwhile they wear pink shirts and listen to R&B...

:laughing:
User avatar
Kal
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 2554
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:08 am
Real Name: Jade
Sex: Female
Years Riding: 14
My Motorcycle: 1998 Kawasaki GPZ500S
Location: Nottingham, UK

#2 Unread post by Kal »

In sort no, I really don't like the front end...
Kal...
Relationship Squid...

GPZ500S, CB250N, GB250Clubman
TheImp
Elite
Elite
Posts: 163
Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:04 pm
Sex: Male
Location: S. Florida

Re: Am I the only one who hates the way the GSX-R looks?

#3 Unread post by TheImp »

Heimdall Einherjar wrote:I can't quite say what it is... is it the garish paint schemes made to look like race decals?
Is it the huge ugly exhaust pipes on the sides?

Maybe it's just the fact that I associate it as being the favorite bike of annoying Vietnamese kids around here who pop wheelies on main streets and expect us to think they are somehow cool... meanwhile they wear pink shirts and listen to R&B...

:laughing:
Clearly what you think defines the metric of "coolness" by which all riders are judged by.
"There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true."
- Sir Winston Churchill
06 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 Ltd.
User avatar
Sev
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 7352
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:52 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta

Re: Am I the only one who hates the way the GSX-R looks?

#4 Unread post by Sev »

Heimdall Einherjar wrote:I can't quite say what it is... is it the garish paint schemes made to look like race decals?
Is it the huge ugly exhaust pipes on the sides?

Maybe it's just the fact that I associate it as being the favorite bike of annoying Vietnamese kids around here who pop wheelies on main streets and expect us to think they are somehow cool... meanwhile they wear pink shirts and listen to R&B...

:laughing:
Who are we talking about here?

I really like the back end of the cbr600rr, I'd love to fit that onto my bike somehow.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

[url=http://sirac-sev.blogspot.com/][img]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/Sevulturus/sig.jpg[/img][/url]
User avatar
VermilionX
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 5996
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 6
My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
Location: The Valley, SoCal

#5 Unread post by VermilionX »

Heimdall!

you are a blasphemous fiend!

:laughing:
Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6

Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer
User avatar
macktruckturner
Legendary 300
Legendary 300
Posts: 326
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:56 am
Sex: Male
Location: Ft. Benning, GA

#6 Unread post by macktruckturner »

the front end has grown on me, the tail section however just looks wrong. I'm not sure what it is, but from the back of the seat, to the end of the tail light is just ugly as sin.
SuperRookie
Legendary 500
Legendary 500
Posts: 569
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:43 am
Real Name: Daryl
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 4
My Motorcycle: 2004 Ducati 620ie
Location: New York, NY

#7 Unread post by SuperRookie »

I don't know...I'm sure some bikes are just plain ugly...but, to me, that's not one of them
"Not just your 'ordinary' Rookie..."
User avatar
rodzbike
Elite
Elite
Posts: 135
Joined: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:10 am
Sex: Male
Location: Southern Indiana

#8 Unread post by rodzbike »

If you clean the tail section up with an undertail kit, it really improves the look and line of it..IMO
~~~2000 GXSR 750~~~
~~~2005 VTX 1300C~~~
Dr. Rod of Satan's Barbers MC
User avatar
macktruckturner
Legendary 300
Legendary 300
Posts: 326
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:56 am
Sex: Male
Location: Ft. Benning, GA

#9 Unread post by macktruckturner »

the 2000's look fine, it's the new body style where they messed up on the tail (I'm talking about the top part by the way, not the undertail)
User avatar
camthepyro
Legendary 1000
Legendary 1000
Posts: 1478
Joined: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:14 am
Sex: Male
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

#10 Unread post by camthepyro »

I don't like the paint job, and I don't like the 1000cc, but the 600 and 750 are sexy bikes otherwise.
Member of DWPOMD and RATUBBAW

'80 Suzuki GS 450
'00 Kawasaki ZR7 ( Sold 09/08 )
'82 Honda Nighthawk 450 ( Sold 02/07 )

[url=http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/viewtopic.php?t=10838]My bloggy thingy[/url]
Post Reply