Is naked sexier?

[Turd Ferguson]

The last ride I did was around the block, didn't lean it much.  The rest of the tire was just washed, so you are seeing clean vs. dirty tire.  If you look closely though, I haven't used the outside 3/4" of tire.  I'm still learning, this is my first bike and I've only got 1,800 miles on it.

Yeah Alpha, the around the block ride was great, the wind felt awesome.  I love it.  I don't feel like a tool bag on the bike anymore.  I am in a college town where one out of every male has a sport bike.  With the fairings on, I somehow felt associated with the squidliness.  Now the bike has its own attitude.  Its friggin badass!!!

12thmonkey...if you only knew how funny that really was.  I'm a bicycle fanatic...look in the background here...



Best mod i've made yet!  I'm very excited.

Next things on my list...headlight stuff, mirrors and removing the decals on the tail!

-Excited Turd.

[Kasumi]

Sorry to sound stupid but what is squidliness and squids etc. . . my turn for a lesson in American lingo

[Turd Ferguson]

It is a term that originally was used to describe a rider who was fast in a straight line, but slow in the corners (just like a squid...get it?).  This term used to describe new riders, or riders who lacked any real motorcycle skills.

These days, the term seems to represent the kid on a 600cc motorcycle with shorts, a tank top and flip flops on doing wheelies.  He's usually got an insanely loud bike and is just doing it for the attention.

You can see why I don't like to be associcated with squids.  They are "fad riders" who are doing it for fasion versus a rider who is into the culture and actually wants to learn to be a better rider.

There's your lesson!

-Turd.

[Mandres]

me?  I gotta go with faired.  This bike is too sexy and will be my next ride:




-edit  First order of business will be to peel off that white "Ninja" decal though. 

[TadMC]

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[yamahonkawazuki]

Uh-oh...looks like the nudists have it. Turd's gonna strip his bike naked! 

For a minute there, i thought the pickles were gonna take over...

uh-oh a naked turd 

[Turd Ferguson]

She was sort of shy at first.  She likes it now.

Honestly folks, why didn't I go naked before?  This bike is killing me now, it has SO much more style.

-Turd.

[TadMC]

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[Turd Ferguson]

Compared to a more modern naked bike, the GS forks are pretty small.  This can make the front end look slightly anemic.  Remember, I don't have a headlight mounted in this picture yet.  That really helps balance out the front end IMO.

-Turd.

[WREX]

looking good - welcome to the naked camp!

[Kasumi]

I know the GS is critisised for its old engine but i can't think of a better looking engine than an aircooled one such as in the GS. Theyre just pretty with all the fins, specially when shined up etc..