Given these choices of next bike, what would you choose?

[tt_four]

Wish we had a bike show here still. I used to always go, but then that convention center closed. They replaced it with another right by the old one, but I haven't seen a bike show there since 

[madjak30]

Would look great as a centre piece in the living room if you are pressed for storage. The wife would "love" that 

Nope...but if it was a my parents place, I wouldn't have two bikes in the garage reminding her that I bought another bike...better yet...take my old bike to my parents store it there and bring the new toy home...ooooooo, I like that idea!!

See, she parks in the garage and has to walk past my bike everytime she gets into her SUV (which I wish was a car...but no, had to have the 4wd truck thingy...to drive the kids to the pool and grocery shop??)

I need to rent a trailer and take my bike with me...do the exchange and bring the new one home...liking this idea a lot!!

Later.

[SAFE-T]

I guess we all want the previous owner to have had some Mechanical Sympathy for the bike.

But if we see an ad for an R6, with carbon fiber exhaust, ohlins everywhere, allow levers, blah blah blah, we don't think "Hey, he's just doping it up nice" we think "squid, probably had the guts flogged out of it."

If it just has the usual gronk pipe, faux carbon fiber and 'integrated undertail', the PO is probably just a goof. But stuff like Ohlins, Brembo, or even CRG levers is priced out of the range of the average doofus.

[redhawkdancing]

Over the top are the kids who post pictures of their bike while it still has the stunt/crash cage on it. Give you credit for being honest, but that's just lazy, haha.

My thing is dirty rusty chains. If you can't keep the chain decent, you probably haven't done anything else. I saw an ad for a Honda 919 dealership on CL recently. All shined up on the showroom floor of a dealership. High quality pictures. So clear, you could see the chain about to disintegrate and fall off....

[Twisted]

Over the top are the kids who post pictures of their bike while it still has the stunt/crash cage on it. Give you credit for being honest, but that's just lazy, haha.

My thing is dirty rusty chains. If you can't keep the chain decent, you probably haven't done anything else. I saw an ad for a Honda 919 dealership on CL recently. All shined up on the showroom floor of a dealership. High quality pictures. So clear, you could see the chain about to disintegrate and fall off....

Or the guys who throw tank bags or covers on in the ad. Its like " So how many dents are you hiding?"

[SAFE-T]

Sounds like the MT-01 is the only bike that mixes cruiser and sportbike in the way that you want.

[madjak30]

Yup, I've pretty much made up my mind...but I think I will wait a few more weeks before I buy...too frustrating having a new toy you can't play with yet...

Later.

[redhawkdancing]

Sat on a Duc 1198s at the DC MC show today. I don't know where they hide the weight on that thing, but I couldn't feel it. Nice sitting position too. Not as aggressive as the Japanese sports bikes. The Gixxer 600 felt okay too as far as position goes, but it was heavy compared tot he Duc.

[tt_four]

Check this one out...

http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showpost.php?p=669433&postcount=4