thinking about going in a new motorcycling direction - Page 2

BobTheBiker · 10-09-2009, 01:04 PM

Dont like the bandits, and not real into the FZ. Its just time for me to make a major life change in bikes. only fully faired bike I'll even bother with is a VFR or an FJR1300.

Lately, I think its more that the V twin rumble from a harley has really grown on me immensely, and I'm falling in love with it.

zer0t · 10-09-2009, 01:21 PM

I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings.

Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought.

t-homo · 10-09-2009, 01:20 PM

did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

BobTheBiker · 10-09-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

I highly doubt this one. unless I am and nobody told me.

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Originally Posted by zer0t

I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings.

Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought.

That style looks ok to me, but I greatly prefer the hand built cobbled together from 70 other bikes look, kinda raw and unfinished so to speak.

No Worries · 10-09-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

...I suppose you could say I'm just becoming a more or less mature rider, and wanting something I can enjoy seeing the sights on. call me nuts, but I want to go slower and enjoy life...

To me, an enjoyable bike is smooth, comfortable, can go around a corner with no fuss, can pass a row of cars going up a steep hill, and keeps the wind blast off me. And to me, the sights would include Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. A chopper wouldn't do it for me, and a Goldwing is just too much. My CBR1000F is close at doing it all, but an 1,100cc Blackbird would be even better.

t-homo · 10-09-2009, 04:25 PM

No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

tached1000rr · 10-09-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

yep.....

BobTheBiker · 10-10-2009, 02:50 AM

I love stuff thats built from parts honestly, which is kinda why I want to make my own bike by repurposing one.

IF I actually had freakin TWISTIES near me, I"d get another sportbike, like a little 500, I dont need a lot of power in a sportbike. but my roads are primarily flat and straight, and BLAH really, which influences my thinking. Its wasteful to have all that cornering potential and no roads to use it on.

I may just get a sportster and leave it alone, other than a windshield and jsut RIDE The thing.

Gas Man · 10-10-2009, 11:51 AM

What is your skill level mechanically?

Consider a nightster? or really any of the dark night HD series.

BobTheBiker · 10-10-2009, 12:21 PM

Mechanically? Nothing is beyond my ability, I dont remember if I mentioned it here, but I built my 1000R from 9 boxes of parts, including the motor, which should say everything you need to know about my level of knowledge.

10-09-2009, 01:21 PM	#2
zer0t Kneedragger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morris County, NJ Moto: 2003 FLSTCI 2008 KTM RC8 Posts: 179	I lived the chopper experience and it cannot be a primary bike. I also feel that the over the top chopper look is kind of dead. Fatbaggers and highly customized harleys are more the norm. Look at some of the stuff Roland Sands has done to softails or FBI with roadkings. Manly rigid, swing arms are for sissys........so I thought. __________________ The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. - Friedrich Nietzsche Last edited by zer0t; 10-09-2009 at 01:24 PM..

10-10-2009, 11:51 AM	#9
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	What is your skill level mechanically? Consider a nightster? or really any of the dark night HD series. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

10-09-2009, 01:04 PM	#1
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	Dont like the bandits, and not real into the FZ. Its just time for me to make a major life change in bikes. only fully faired bike I'll even bother with is a VFR or an FJR1300. Lately, I think its more that the V twin rumble from a harley has really grown on me immensely, and I'm falling in love with it.

10-09-2009, 01:20 PM	#3
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	did you get married and just haven't told us yet?

10-09-2009, 04:25 PM	#6
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	No worries, sounds like you need a connie 14.

10-10-2009, 02:50 AM	#8
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	I love stuff thats built from parts honestly, which is kinda why I want to make my own bike by repurposing one. IF I actually had freakin TWISTIES near me, I"d get another sportbike, like a little 500, I dont need a lot of power in a sportbike. but my roads are primarily flat and straight, and BLAH really, which influences my thinking. Its wasteful to have all that cornering potential and no roads to use it on. I may just get a sportster and leave it alone, other than a windshield and jsut RIDE The thing.

10-10-2009, 12:21 PM	#10
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	Mechanically? Nothing is beyond my ability, I dont remember if I mentioned it here, but I built my 1000R from 9 boxes of parts, including the motor, which should say everything you need to know about my level of knowledge.