i know this is a touchy subject for some of you here. some feel that naked bikes are better looking. some feel fairing covered bikes are better looking. now, i must say that the naked look doesn't appeal to me. it's odd really. when you see a cruiser, you expect to see the engine. but on sport type bikes, i just don't. my wife went so far as to say the naked look on sport bikes was ugly. i won't go that far with it. i just don't find it appealing. now, that being said, could i get some opinions as to why you may like the naked or the fairing version? which appeals to you and is there a particular reason for it?
I don't know about you guys, but I get compliments on my naked E all the time. I think there is something pure about a naked standard bike, it's not trying to be something it isn't. My personal preference has always been naked. I like seeing the engine and the parts, ugly or not. Faired bikes are a dime a dozen and they scream for attention IMO. Too many R's slapped on a name = ugh :icon_lol:.
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+1 to WW
Mostly personal preference, but I think there are some practicalities to being naked, like much easier access for maintenance and less to break/scuff in a fall. Of course the fairings keep some wind off you, but as WW said, that could be a negative too.
Summary: Naked looks better IMO
It depends on the bike for me. The GS just looks better naked. The SV looks better naked.
GSXR's, CBR's, YZF's all look good with their fairing but they are a dime a dozen and all pretty much look the same. Although I wouldn't mind having one I would but a Ducati 748 or 916 before any of them.
See, if you think the naked look on a sportbike is ugly, should be ok for the GS :) Seriously, no matter what those new 07's look like, it's not a sport bike... That's one of the reasons I bought on, I don't like sportbikes...
But if you think naked sportbikes are ugly...
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8834/ducati20monster20s2r201au1.jpg)
i never said they were ugly. i said they really didn't appeal to me. my wife thinks they are ugly. mattor of opinion. nothing more. i posted thw question to get some feedback, other opinions.
I like the GSF much more than the E. I find the E looks so tiny like a bike that a grocery store would sell. I saw my first E model last month and was very glad that I had bought an F.
Now, I love the Kawa 1000R and the Ducati's naked. They look mean. They sound mean and well, they are mean.
As I had stated I just find the naked GS looks so small and toy like. I know alot say that more plastic doesnt make a bike look less of a toy but I think it does. The GSX front end look is nice and most that see my F dont know that its a standard. They assume its a crotch rocket but the E just looks like a toy to me.
Also I find it funny that alot of the people that shout the E looks better have put mini fairings on their bikes which to me is just a poor mans F. Also alot on this sight have old GS's.
Well, thats my 2 cents
My two cents.
People with nakeds sometimes put on 1/4 fairing , a belly pan is just for looks , they look really good , and a flyscreen does its job ., plastics and bikes dont work well together . my stepdads had a GSXR1100 , Cbr Fireblade , and all of them have been streetfighters , i love the look , so mean and aggressive , and it takes away the *look* a bike has , i wouldnt have a F , looks like something its not , plastics might make it a tad more aerodynamic , i think we need to have 2 stock GS's . A E and a F, and a straight Road and see what happends ,
Summery: Nakeds Are The One!!
I like bikini fairings or quarter fairings. I'd tolerate a half fairing. Full fairings, no so much. It's not about trying to be cheap and imitate a fully faired bike, it's a preference...
Plus everyone knows the naked bikes are faster.
Quote from: debtman7 on June 05, 2007, 09:50:34 AM
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Plus everyone knows the naked bikes are faster.
:laugh: :thumb:
Whew, what a hot/debated subject...I'll throw my 0.02 in.
I
personally prefer naked bikes, for a series of reasons:
-its looks,
-easier engine/mechanics etc. access,
-its looks,
-the GS is my first bike, so chances are I'd cause less damage/scuff/scratches if I happen to drop it,
-ah, did I mention that I like the way it looks? :laugh:
Personally, I really don't like the F versions (please F owners don't hate/flame me, I come in peace :icon_mrgreen: :cheers:), because they look to me just as the E's look to F-owner Bulwark, i.e. they seem toy-ish to me, especially on front view. Other than that, knowing that under those fairings there's a GS, it remains a very good all-rounder bike. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: And, I think I can't deny that fairings take away a lot of air from you (very useful if you ride to work in colder mornings or such) :thumb:
Anyway, it'll always happen that naked supporters will swear for naked bikes, and fairing supporters for faired bikes...everyone's got its personal taste/preferences :cheers:
The only way you can make the right choice, is...choose what you like best!!
I did it, and I'm very happy about that.
Jserio, have fun on your soon-to-come bike :thumb:
Lamps,
simon.
what would your opinion be of the Busa then? it's lines to me seen so smooth that it almost looks completely wraped from a single piece of steel.
You mean plastic.
A bike is a bike is a bike, wheather it has a fairing or not, I'll ride it.
I prefer naked, but wouldn't turn down a GS500F, MV Agusta F4, or DRZ400SM. Or, that Duc.
I'd still like to see how I'd do on a Vulcan 750, or a Suzuki 650 Bergman scooter, on a Doc Wong ride, or Bay Area GStwin ride.
As for naked bikes being faster, that has been true of most '80's Yamahas
The Radian was faster than both the FJ and FZ600 (all had the same motor)
Th Fazer was faster than the FZ750 (and the Maxim X wasn't far behind!)
Quote from: jserio on June 05, 2007, 10:42:18 AM
what would your opinion be of the Busa then? it's lines to me seen so smooth that it almost looks completely wraped from a single piece of steel.
That bike is designed to go fast in a straight line. It looks like it's meant to go fast in a straight line.
I think it looks kind of funny, for a street bike, but that's like saying a Hummer H1 looks funny for a SUV. They both like like they were purpose built for something other than public roads. Which they were...
i suppose i agree. if someone walked up and just handed me the keys to their bike and said here, go for a ride, have fun. i doubt i'd turn them dowm regardless of what the bike was or how it looked. that's supposed to be the nature of the sport right? enjoy the ride.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Just because I like naked bikes doesn't mean I think that EVERYONE should like Naked bikes! LOL...
Personally someone may dislike naked bikes, I don't take it personally I love them and I don't care for a bike with a ton of plastic. It's all totally subjective.
I like to see the "mechanical-ness" of a motorcycle, the hardware, valve covers, carbs, chains, lines and hoses, cables, castings, fittings and fasteners.
Exhibit A.......(http://i15.tinypic.com/62hnok9.jpg)
Quote from: jserio on June 05, 2007, 08:07:04 AM
i know this is a touchy subject for some of you here. some feel that naked bikes are better looking. some feel fairing covered bikes are better looking. now, i must say that the naked look doesn't appeal to me. it's odd really. when you see a cruiser, you expect to see the engine. but on sport type bikes, i just don't. my wife went so far as to say the naked look on sport bikes was ugly. i won't go that far with it. i just don't find it appealing. now, that being said, could i get some opinions as to why you may like the naked or the fairing version? which appeals to you and is there a particular reason for it?
If you don't already get it, you never will...
I really really like Naked bikes. They look really neat. On long rides, fairings are great. I've owned plenty of both and I'm only 21! Hopefully many more in the future.
Living in vermont with the rain, it's nice to have a fairing as well. However, changing oil on my GSX-R involves unbolting 8 allen heads to remove the lower fairing. That's annoying.
Yup... Just a matter of preference... Naked is better IMO. I don't like "Chicken Heads."
I need to combat the naked bike pic with a faired one.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/GFHewitt/DSCF2249.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/James_Jay_Wolf/SICKFIGHTER.jpg)
Say no more
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/James_Jay_Wolf/Fireblade.jpg)
Fireblade Anyone?
That fireblade is sweet but it is far from a stock GSE. I think we are looking at getting a new GSF or a GSE.
I love those fancy nakeds, kawa 07' Z1000 and Ducati's are rockin awesome nakeds but again they are far from a stock GSE.
When looking at stock models I still find the GSF dressed for success and the E to be left with the ugly step sisters.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/Bulwark13/DSC00948.jpg
i think the Gs has one of the finest looking frames for a steetfighter. narrow , slim , well build . LINES!!
i like the tail on the Blade , Tastey
I got a GSF for more practical reasons... I ride the highway alot and the faring helps comfort wise.... I like the nekid GS and probably would have got one if I was only doing town work..... my GS500FK7 (http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/suzuki) is a nice looking bike.... I think anyway :laugh:
(http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/suzuki/suzuki_1.jpg)
more pics here (http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/suzuki) and will load more when the zero gravity screen arrives
I like the fairing on a bike, gsxr, cbr,r6,sv, If I had the money I would buy any one of these bikes but fully faired, As for the GS It does look good all dressed up but afer looking at all the naked bikes they have all grown on me and the naked GS looks beefy. If the upper fairing wasnt so upright I would like it but its not so off they come.
does , looks mean and butch , the plastics make it like a toy , love it naked
I prefer what used to be called 'standard'. Upright ergos, nothing non-functional needed. The first street bike I rode was a suzuki xxx600, and it was standard.
The fully faired bikes sometimes looks really neat, but usually just look like payments to me, and I don't 'do' payments.
I do have a soft spot for the R6's and R1's, but I think that's about it.
Could it be a primal thing, like why people want SUV's when they never go off road, mud bog, or do anything (or can afford to) other than commute in them ?
Got me. To each his own.
Yeah ... the F-models IMO look like there's something missing in the front , like they maybe could have brought the fairing down a little more or something . I think the fairings make GS's look even skinnier than they are . In general though , I DO like bikes with the fairings , they just seem like a bit much on a little GS .
I used to really like sport bikes with fairings. I think because I mainly associated them with fast bikes. But since I started looking around for bikes, I started to appreciated standard bikes a lot more. They have a nice classic look.
SV650, Moto Guzzi Nevada, and Ducati Monster are all great naked bikes, IMO.
Im into streetfighters , so naked is the way forward, for me IMHO ,
i got a soft spot for streefighter bikes. i mean they got the raised back end. and the custom grungy cut front fairing or maybe no fairing at all. they look great :icon_mrgreen:. and there are a few other naked bikes i really like such as z1000 (which i would have got if i hadnt bought my hawk.), ducs, the new sv650s, 919s and 599s. but for every naked bike i see i also see a faired bike that appeals to me. my top choicees for faired right now are the 748DARK (i saw one at neptunes net last week and it was so mean lookin), VTR1000F, RC51,TL1000R and maybe the SV1000. but yea its all a matter of opinion. i personaly thought my gs looked funny with full fairing. like its front end was so big and then had the narrow gas tank and rear :laugh:
There are Good looking full faired , when i get a GSXR 600, will be faired , not gonna streetfighter , it , but after my gs is finished , im gonna work in a Super Motard :D:D
The GS is like a perfect woman... Small, Quiet, and Naked. :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :cheers:
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looks and personal preference aside i would say function is important. if you are buying a bike and are going to be on the highway then you will want fairings. if you are just going around town then naked will do nicely. it is apples and oranges though, naked, sport, cruiser, motard they are all different. personally i like having a naked right now but that could change any time :)
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Sorry, can't leave an absolute generalization like that unchallenged. Generations of motorcyclists have somehow braved those terrible, terrifying winds without hiding behind a wall of plastic, and millions still do.. why is it that we can't, again?
hehe, thats the same thing people say about full faced helmets. They say you dont need them. Then again for safety full faces are better and for cutting through the wind fairings are better.
Some people like to eat bugs as well I guess. Driving with no shield in front of your face is just insane. Who wants smashed bugs all over their faces? I guess Harely riders do,hehe.
:bowdown:
Quote from: frankieG on June 06, 2007, 09:43:40 AM
looks and personal preference aside i would say function is important. if you are buying a bike and are going to be on the highway then you will want fairings. if you are just going around town then naked will do nicely. it is apples and oranges though, naked, sport, cruiser, motard they are all different. personally i like having a naked right now but that could change any time :)
Eh, no thanks :) I've done 80 on the highway, and I've only been riding 3 weeks, never had a problem with it. Really the wind around the helmet bugs me more than the chest, and you'll still get that on a faired bike. Plus a naked GS with a big ugly windscreen is going to do better on the highway than the faired GS. Well at least for the upper body...
wow. i started a nice dabate here. :laugh: so, those of you who have posted opinions i must ask a new question. have you riden both types? fairings and nakeds?
Quote from: Wrecent_Wryder on June 06, 2007, 09:49:39 AM
Quote from: frankieG on June 06, 2007, 09:43:40 AM
looks and personal preference aside i would say function is important. if you are buying a bike and are going to be on the highway then you will want fairings.
Sorry, can't leave an absolute generalization like that unchallenged. Generations of motorcyclists have somehow braved those terrible, terrifying winds without hiding behind a wall of plastic, and millions still do.. why is it that we can't, again?
Because when you ride 800 miles in a day you'd want to be less fatigued.
Quote from: Wrecent_Wryder on June 06, 2007, 09:34:48 AMIs that why mine's getting steadily noisier as it gets more power?
Precisely! The more power you give it, the more it yells in your ear. :laugh:
Quote from: jserio on June 06, 2007, 10:37:06 AM
wow. i started a nice dabate here. :laugh: so, those of you who have posted opinions i must ask a new question. have you riden both types? fairings and nakeds?
Alpha definitely has of the GS world.
I used to ride an FZR400, it is deceptively smooth. Was doing 65mph when I thought I was doing 40.
i had a tzr 125 . fully faired ,. and i dont really notice it , the wind doesnt bother me at all , its almost like your body gets used to the pressure on it ,
Yep , Small , Cute and Naked, Perfect lol
i like the naked look (i'll soon be removing the fairings off my '05, and installing new dual headlights)... but i HATE the single-headlight look. i don't know why, but that big round goofy light in between the forks just screams 1970 to me. to me it's a compromise. i like the sportier styles, but i don't like all the goofy plastic. it reminds me of rice-racer kids. streetfighters own my heart. :thumb:
Quote from: lancemclaughlin on June 06, 2007, 12:48:30 PM
i like the naked look (i'll soon be removing the fairings off my '05, and installing new dual headlights)... but i HATE the single-headlight look. i don't know why, but that big round goofy light in between the forks just screams 1970 to me. to me it's a compromise. i like the sportier styles, but i don't like all the goofy plastic. it reminds me of rice-racer kids. streetfighters own my heart. :thumb:
I dont like the single headlights on them either, and streetfighters are in my heart 2 :thumb:
Quote from: scratch on June 06, 2007, 12:07:25 PM
Quote from: jserio on June 06, 2007, 10:37:06 AM
wow. i started a nice dabate here. :laugh: so, those of you who have posted opinions i must ask a new question. have you riden both types? fairings and nakeds?
Alpha definitely has of the GS world.
Yeah, the F model's fairings do cut the wind, but that doesn't make it "better" in any way. Let's just say I removed my fairings for a reason...
Admittedly, the F model's fairings mainly cut wind from the chest area, but it still hit my helmet and legs pretty cleanly. I took my GS on a 550 mile ride one day (all interstate at 75-80+ mph) and the seat bothered me before the wind did. The GS doesn't really go fast enough to NEED the fairings for aerodynamic efficiency, nor does any bike need them for street duty really. The only logical place I see them are on tourers and sport tourers that travel hundreds and hundreds of miles a day and on race bikes that are on the track.
The more you ride without fairings the more you get used to it and the less it bothers you. Hell, in Texas, I NEED the air flow otherwise I would pass out from heat exhaustion.
QuoteHell, in Alabama, I NEED the air flow otherwise I would pass out from heat exhaustion.
For my money I'm going with the F model. I love the sport bike look but don't think I'll appreciate the "feel" of them. I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that long country rides on a sport bike isn't much fun with the race-inspired ergonomics. That's the big selling point of the GS for me; looks like a sport bike but acts like a standard.
Admittedly, the more I look at the naked the more I like it. So what to do? Get them both! Let the fiancee ride the naked in the city (since she likes the look of it) but on long highway trips we'll switch. That way we both get the best of both worlds. ;)
you let your fiancee ride around on a motorcycle naked in the city? you are a more secure man than i... :icon_mrgreen: :laugh:
I like all bike, but not the F it's the only fairing bike that I've seen that the plastics don't fit the frame. Now that I know the bike world a little more, lean more to naked bikes.
It's like this, the fairing bike "only" riders are a lot like the "Mustang" or "Z28" kids back in highschool. My GF hates naked bikes thier not shinny, but she knows nothing about bikes. My brothers both like fairing bikes, I think it's becuase they associate the plastic with speed. They didn't like naked untill they rode my GS.
I'll ride anything, I'd buy almost anything for the right price!
My personal fav is the streetfighter look.
I'm just rambling some thoughts, but naked is +++1
interesting posts here and I respect people opinions :icon_mrgreen: but, there is always a but :icon_lol: bikes with faring look way cooler, to me at least, I was toying with the nekid GS as I've stated previously but am happy I got the F model.... if you are into retro looking bikes get the nekid, the F's appearance, mainly through the tear shaped headlight (I'm not a fan of the single round headlight) is much more modern, again to me at least...... I don't think it looks bad at all..... I know others think differently and that is fine but both bikes are great.... I can't see the addition, or lack of, faring makes either bike better then the other :dunno_white:
Quote from: zephler on June 07, 2007, 05:54:29 PM
interesting posts here and I respect people opinions :icon_mrgreen: but, there is always a but :icon_lol: bikes with faring look way cooler, to me at least, I was toying with the nekid GS as I've stated previously but am happy I got the F model.... if you are into retro looking bikes get the nekid, the F's appearance, mainly through the tear shaped headlight (I'm not a fan of the single round headlight) is much more modern, again to me at least...... I don't think it looks bad at all..... I know others think differently and that is fine but both bikes are great.... I can't see the addition, or lack of, faring makes either bike better then the other :dunno_white:
It's time for...
OPINIONS WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH!!!
The F model's fairings are NOT modern looking. This is one of the reasons why I chose to remove them. See pictures.
2004 F model
(http://gstwin.com/images/2004suz-gs-04-small.jpg)
2004 GSX-R600
(http://www.motorcycledaily.com/091503middle1.jpg)
Note the F model's upright nose fairing, as well as the highly visible gauges, and complete lack of belly pan.
Also, not all naked bikes are "retro" as you so put it.
Pictures are:
1. Older bike before fairings
2. "Retro" naked bike
3. Naked bike
1.
(http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/2005/bikes/79%20cbx%20rht.JPG)
Please note that this is a CBX, and when it was introduced in 1979 it was considered the most powerful and fastest bike made.
2.
(http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/2004-duc-sc1000_1-3.jpg)
Ducati Sport 1000. Designed with the retro look in mind, this is a very modern bike with a deceptively classic look to it.
3.
(http://www.ultramotard.com/mod/gallery/media/6450.jpg)
How in the hell does that look retro at all?
Also...
(http://www2.yamaha-motor.fr/05/mondial/IMG/jpg/Gam_img-fz1-001.jpg)
As for the addition of fairings making one bike better than another... the GSes fairings aren't really that good, and the GS doesn't have enough power to take advantage of the aerodynamic efficiency. They simply add weight, mar the lines of the original bike to which they were tacked on to, and make a nice big sail that the wind can blow on to push you around.
As for the single round headlight looking "old"... I point you towards these bikes:
(http://www.psndealer.com/powersportsdlr/images/NewVehicles/NV23724_1.jpg)
(http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/SV/SV1000/2003_SV1000_blue_550.jpg)
(http://www.carpimoto.it/Images/Products/zoom/r%5Crz_MR_Z.jpg)
And while it's not just one round headlight, but two massive ones...
(http://www.psndealer.com/dealersite/images/bmwpgh/speed%20triple%20tot500.jpg)
(http://www.fgautron.com/weblog/wp-content/Yamaha-MT01.jpg)
Not round, but close:
(http://www.moto-station.com/ttesimages/motodivers/nouveautes2005/MV-Agusta_Brutale_05_stpz.jpg)
Damn, I just turned this thread into pure sex.
Quote from: zephler on June 07, 2007, 05:54:29 PM
interesting posts here and I respect people opinions :icon_mrgreen: but, there is always a but :icon_lol: bikes with faring look way cooler, to me at least, I was toying with the nekid GS as I've stated previously but am happy I got the F model.... if you are into retro looking bikes get the nekid, the F's appearance, mainly through the tear shaped headlight (I'm not a fan of the single round headlight) is much more modern, again to me at least...... I don't think it looks bad at all..... I know others think differently and that is fine but both bikes are great.... I can't see the addition, or lack of, faring makes either bike better then the other :dunno_white:
I agree with this assessment of fairings on the gs500. I have the F and enjoy the way it looks. I understand why people dislike it when compared to something like a gsxr, the plastics do look cheaper/more toy like/don't form to the actual body. I guess I just wanted to look like I was on a gsxr while I was learning(however poser-ish that is). I can always take them off if I get tired of them.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on June 07, 2007, 10:15:40 PM
It's time for...
OPINIONS WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH!!!
The F model's fairings are NOT modern looking. This is one of the reasons why I chose to remove them. See pictures.
:laugh: seems like I've hit a real nerve here :icon_razz:
Quote from: AlphaFire X5
2004 F model
2004 GSX-R600
Note the F model's upright nose fairing, as well as the highly visible gauges, and complete lack of belly pan.
yep I see... but, and I may or may not have made it clear, the comparison being made was between GS's - nekid and Fared
Quote from: AlphaFire X5
Also, not all naked bikes are "retro" as you so put it.
that's true enough but the nekid GS, again this is only my opinion, looks "retro"
Quote from: AlphaFire X5
As for the addition of fairings making one bike better than another... the GSes fairings aren't really that good, and the GS doesn't have enough power to take advantage of the aerodynamic efficiency. They simply add weight, mar the lines of the original bike to which they were tacked on to, and make a nice big sail that the wind can blow on to push you around.
I specifically said "I can't see the addition, or lack of, faring makes either bike better then the other" I stand by that... I like the fared, you seemingly don't..... that's life :dunno_white:
Quote
Damn, I just turned this thread into pure sex.
:laugh:.... you certainly have passion there I'll give you that :thumb:
nice pics also :cheers: I'll try and upload a pic of my mates Buell later, see what you think of that :laugh: and this nekid bike is definitely not retro... :thumb:
as promised... first is original, second and third are after many mods, including the installation of a shorter tail.... now this is a great looking nekid bike, street fighter.... Buell Lightening XB12Ss
(http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/buell/buell_original.jpg)
(http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/buell/buell_1.jpg)
(http://members.dodo.com.au/~ozther/buell/buell_2.jpg)
...hmmmmm....blue Suzuki SV650... :drooling_emoticon: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
>Zephler:
Oh yeah...in fact the GS 500 E looks quite rétro...and maybe that's why I like mine so much :laugh: :thumb:
an 80's bike for a guy (=me) raised in the 80's... :laugh: :thumb:
I completely Agree With Alpha,
And i love fighters!!
Those are some sweet looking bikes but lets face it a stock 500E looks NOTHING like those sweet rides.
I LOVE the look of the Ducati's, the Z1000 and that Aprilla looks like a bloody animal. Even some GS's naked look cool after they had a ton of gear replaced.
...but with my two cents the stock GSE looks yuck.
:dunno_white:
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ZOMFG!!!!
RoboCop's patrol bikes?!?!?!?
(especially the Bimota Tesi)
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>Wrecent_Wryder:
oh yeah, these bikes (even if they're all too futuristic for my personal taste) were born unfaired, and unfaired they should stay.
:thumb:
Quote from: Wrecent_Wryder on June 08, 2007, 04:05:25 AM
Wouldn't it be a real shame to put a full fairing on any of them? Make them look just like everything else on the road?
Heck, even though I haven't got much use for cruisers, I'll throw the Griso in that group:
Why not the V11 Sport?
(http://www.motoforum.cz/images/fotoarchiv/1024-768/galerie_73.jpg)
Or the MGS?
(http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/2004-mg-mgs-02-2.jpg)
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Aggressive + Naked? Right up my alley. :thumb:
those bikes all look sweet. i must say that some bikes look better nekid than others. especially in stock form. sometimes the manufacturer gets it right the first time and you don't need to do any adjustments. my thing is, if the stock E is so much better than the stock F, why do i hear of so many E owners who have moded their bikes, some drastically. i'm not saying the mods look bad, i'm just curious. if it's not broke, why fix it?
Jserio thats my point too.
I think the E looks awesome all moded up. With a cool fairing, chin fairing, new headlight etc.. it looks sweet and Id be happy to ride a bike looking like that but as a stock bike Id rather ride an F.
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Aesthetically, I prefer the looks of the fully-faired models. For practical purposes, I ride nekkid (because it would cost too damned much to repair the fairings every time I fell over :flipoff:). :icon_mrgreen:
Huh... I've only posted 4 times in this thread... That just isn't right...
NAKED!!!!!
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Purple is a whole different ballgame! It doesn't count in this thread! It's like comparing apples and eggplants! :P :laugh:
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first, let me say...THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PURPLE!!!! IT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR!! :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: jserio on June 08, 2007, 08:47:29 PM
first, let me say...THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PURPLE!!!! IT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR!! :icon_mrgreen:
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
And..what's wrong with bright red leathers with fringies...would go well with my SVS baby. :kiss3: :laugh:
i think naked is much better heres my zxr clothed
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/IMG_0201Small.jpg)
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/IMG_0202Small.jpg)
and here she is naked
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF1040Small.jpg)
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF1041Small.jpg)
now you can't tell me she looks better clothed!!!!
oh and heres my other twin :D
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/DSCF0274Medium.jpg)
of the 76 vintage :D
>hmmmnz:
your ZXR is WAAAAAY better naked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats mate!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
there are some good pics on this thread :thumb:
happened on one of my fav's and thought I should add to our fine collection
(http://www.motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/2006_Bikes/corsaro1200.jpg)