Bikes you absolutely would NOT own. Ever never

[HenryDorsetCase]

So I've been thinking. Pondering even.

I realised that there are very few motorbikes that I absolutely categorically would not or would never own. I am a bike slut I guess. All motorcycles are cool. Some are cooler than others. Ive had sprotsbikes, ridden a cruiser, own a retro-standard, and a track bike. Have another sports bike in bits which I was going to start work on this holiday but it hasnt happened yet, have owned "classic" bikes, owned some bikes that are classic-ish now but when I owned them they were just old pieces of crap that were all I could afford. One day I will buy that Harley, and that Guzzi, and maybe a sprots tourer, and perhaps another full on sports bike.

So my point i guess is this: I dont understand people who go "All cruisers are shit" "All Hondas make you homosexual" "All sportsbike riders have a death wish" "all jap cruiser riders wish they were riding harleys but havent got the balls" "All Harley riders just stand around dressed up like extras in Sons of Anarchy and dont actually ride, and in fact would be more comfortable in a leather bar" "Harleys are expensive and dont go round corners" "Ducatis are the coolest because we all think we are as good as Rossi and Casey combined"

Stereotypes are bullshit. All bikes are cool.

there, I said it.

[duckonin]

What can one say......yes u are right !! A true motorcyclist has spoken...

[slofox]

Whilst all bikes may well be cool, there are, nevertheless, some that I would not own - viz any bike, regardless of make or style, that is too heavy for me to pick up when I inevitably drop/fall off it...can't be having with taking a crane everywhere to pick it up with...

[AllanB]

Well said that man.


I've owned my Honda for a bit over two years now and I've yet to be propositioned by another guy. Mind you I'm pretty sure we don't have homosexuals in the South Island - I understand it is a North Island thing ......

[vifferman]

I have no intention of ever owning a Chinese bike.
As much as I might admire the workmanship of a customised bike (I'm talking about choppers and the like), I have no particular desire to own one.
I really don't care how many geegaws and whizzbang features they have, nor how well they go: I'd never buy a Goldwing - in my opinion, it's not much more than a two-wheeled car.
There's no way I'd ever buy a maxi-scroter, even if it was the most fantabulous thing in the world to ride. An ornery scroter? Perhaps - just for fuel savings and giggles.

Most other two-wheeled contrivances are fair game, but having said that, I have a feeling I may well be on my very last bike ever. :(

[White trash]

I once laughed a dudes bike at High School, an X7, just after he bought it. Said to a mate "I will never own a heap of shit like that" (had an MVX at the time, go figure). 7 years later, I owned the very same X7 and loved every second of it, what a fucken cool bike.

But an MVX250. No fucken way would I ever own one of those.

I'm just off home to work on my MVX now.........

[lankyman]

I think Hyosung holds the crown of crappiness.......but I hear they are improving......

[Edbear]

As with many things, it depends... Usually on what it will cost. Some I would only own if I got them free...

[dipshit]

Never say never. I could say I would never own a Honda DN-01 (http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-news/2008-honda-motorcycles/honda-dn-01-final-black.jpg)... but who knows. When I'm 60 and a bit soft in the head...??? :mellow:

[Big Dave]

I hope I never own a GS850G again.

[Owl]

I'd never own a Ural of any kind:no:

[Slyer]

I would never own a Goldwing

[James Deuce]

I'd never own a Ural of any kind:no:

Silly boy!

I want one with the powered sidecar wheel and a nice screen for the passenger. Ideal school run vehicle.

[vifferman]

I think Hyosung holds the crown of crappiness.......but I hear they are improving......
That's why I didn't mention them - the Jap bikes were once as crappy, but soon(ish) Korea will be as good as Japan, quality-wise. Their electronics are pretty much already there, and their cars are not far off.
As for crappiness, the chinese bikes arguably outstrip them for that.
Be that as it may, I still don't reckon I'll ever own one.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I will NEVER own an electric motorcycle

[Owl]

Silly boy!

I want one with the powered sidecar wheel and a nice screen for the passenger. Ideal school run vehicle.

Yeah right! Like anyone would be seen dropped off to school via Ural..........:laugh:

[James Deuce]

It's important for parents to scar their children permanently, emotionally and physically (but only by accident). It's what gives them character.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I'd never own a Ural of any kind:no:

I reckon they've got potential.... theres a model with a driven sidecar wheel and a reverse gear. It'd be fun to zap around on all Wallace and Gromit styles..... plus you could put a .50 cal on the sidecar and deal with idiot car drivers.

[Slyer]

It's important for parents to scar their children permanently, emotionally and physically (but only by accident). It's what gives them character.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=beat

[The Everlasting]

Well said,doesn't matter what you ride,as long as you ride,I have seen a few gay Honda jokes and others,I was rather annoyed because it's immature and just plain stupid.

[davebullet]

SV650s are shit. No wait, I got covered in shit today on the way back from Martinborough. Damn cows crossing the road.

[White trash]

I will NEVER own an electric motorcycle

That's because by definition I don't think electric bikes can be called "motorcycles" you stupid coont.

I'll never own a fucken Jag, transmissions are crap I've heard :D

[Hitcher]

Stereotypes are bullshit. All bikes are cool.

That be true. However the same cannot be said for some companies who import and distribute them.

[White trash]

That be true. However the same cannot be said for some companies who import and distribute them.

Fuckenarse! I'm hearing a whole new "starts with M ends with ART" issue coming on here :D

(Jokes big fella)

[BMWST?]

i have never had a suzuki

[YellowDog]

I would never own a Goldwing

My first thought is that I do like motorcycles and each has its own individuality and qualities.

So if I had to part with my own cash, then the list of bikes I would own is quite limited. However if you were given a bike, would you actually say 'NO' to anything that rides and doesn't break down?

Now I have given the matter some thought and received some help from other posters; though I haven't ridden one since 1989 I would say 'the big N word' to a Goldwing and also to many other similar cumbersome monstrosities. Hardley Davidson have some older bikes that would fit into that category.

Difficult question to consider.

[Kickaha]

. plus you could put a .50 cal on the sidecar and deal with idiot car drivers.

I thnk a DPM 7.62 mm Light Machine Gun would be more authentic

[Big Dave]

I will NEVER own an electric motorcycle


I'm keen as. When they sort 'em they will have unlimited torque.

[YellowDog]

Look good for around town.

0-50kph in 2 seconds.

New battery technology.

http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/fastest.php

[marty]

i've just been for a fang on an MVX 50 (yes 50cc) motard what a fucking blast :)

[BMWST?]

I will never again own a motorcycle that i ground something on a test ride...

[megageoff76]

I once laughed a dudes bike at High School, an X7, just after he bought it. Said to a mate "I will never own a heap of shit like that" (had an MVX at the time, go figure). 7 years later, I owned the very same X7 and loved every second of it, what a fucken cool bike.

Sure was a good bike James - thats story still cracks me up.

It's a shame we were in 'rival gangs' at college though, otherwise I might have let you sit on it.

[Daffyd]

theres a model with a driven sidecar wheel and a reverse gear.

I just watched Charlie Boorman's 'By Any Means' and he used one in that.

[CookMySock]

I'll never own a hyosung, and certainly NOT five of them. Nup. Never!

Steve

[Big Dave]

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537020

[SixPackBack]

Being a sprotsbike pilot: I would never own a crossplane R1, must be the most dissapointing, pointless market exercise ever imagined. What was Yamaha thinking?

[scumdog]

Any sub 250 that has ever been owned and ridden by a spotty oik of a yoof.

Would be nothing but a money pit of trouble.

[Jerry74]

no hyosungs or lifans

[roadracingoldfart]

VF 750 Sabre / Custom , XS Yamaha any size , Moto Guzzi (except the 1000cc race bike Simon Turner raced in the 80s) , Any Harley Davidson ( every crafish pot should have one) ,
And anything i have raced and found to be totally pox like an MVX250 (sorry Jimmy :wacko:),
Anything you have to change gears with your hand , thats just too old even for me.
A bike Pete the crasher thinks is good :sweatdrop :eek5: :crazy:

PS; Honda riders arnt gay , they just let other marques believe its true.


Paul.

[Conquiztador]

List of bikes I will NEVER EVER OWN:

- Goldwing
- Fully equipped Electraglide!
- Anything w/o a petrol burning motor
- Korean/Chinese

Apart from that...

Things I WANT to own:
- 750 widowmaker with drum brakes
- Hesketh
- Munch Mammuth
- Black Shadow
- Once again a 48 Panhead with extended springer and jockey shift!
- Any 2 stroke 70's 500cc RR bike (MV would be top of the list...)
- K1

Yep...

[hmmmnz]

i thought id never own a harley, but ive seen some very ratty piles of hd junk, that i thought id be happy owning :D,
basically i wouldnt own anything that really needed to be cleaned after every ride, or was offensively shiny
i also thought id never buy a pan euro or a gold wing, but i think id like the challange of ripping all the plastic off one and making it a naked bike,
i think the only bike i won't own again is a small capicity v twin 4 stroke, they always seem to need s much work, and don't give anything back power wise

[Conquiztador]

i thought id never own a harley, but ive seen some very ratty piles of hd junk, that i thought id be happy owning :D,
basically i wouldnt own anything that really needed to be cleaned after every ride, or was offensively shiny
i also thought id never buy a pan euro or a gold wing, but i think id like the challange of ripping all the plastic off one and making it a naked bike,
i think the only bike i won't own again is a small capicity v twin 4 stroke, they always seem to need s much work, and don't give anything back power wise

Honda NV400/VT 500 ask for nothing and give heaps.

[hmmmnz]

by small capacity i mean 250cc, although id never own a vt of any size again, big end anyone

[Conquiztador]

Not sure re late model ones. But the NV/VT ones we have had have just kept on running. Going down to the BIKEOI my son was on a NV400 (done 90K) and had a pillion. He kept up with all of us on 1000 - 2300cc bikes! Perhaps just how you treat the girls?

[quickbuck]

i've just been for a fang on an MVX 50 (yes 50cc) motard what a fucking blast :)

MVX 50? Google can't find that one for me at the moment..... Was it an MTX50 (http://www.50cc-motorcycles.com/cgi-bin/bikeDB.pl?bike_id=11)??
I guess it has the same AC08E motor as my NS-1 has.... Here. (http://www.50cc-motorcycles.com/cgi-bin/bikeDB.pl?bike_id=25)
Ypu, amazing how peppy those little things are!

Bikes I wouldn't own.....
Well, anything that doesn't suit my style of riding... So Cruisers. They have their place, i agree... just not my place.

Almost anything else goes... Oh, fast motocrossers scare me too.. But I guess I should really learn to ride them one day ;)

[LBD]

Do not want a Tas Taka....or any bike built around a yank car engine.

Always fancied trying a rotary...New Norton now, maybe or back then the Van Veen OCR1000 with 100 hp at 6500rpm....Probably not the RE 5 with 65 odd hp....

[Miscreant]

I think Hyosung holds the crown of crappiness.......but I hear they are improving......

Look on the bright side, they can only get better.
A gn250 however, well bad as they are, can only get worse. I would rather walk than ride a gn, at least I'd retain some self respect.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'm keen as. When they sort 'em they will have unlimited torque.

Plenty of bikes out there with more torque than I know what to do with now mate...but they have engines that make neat noises and smell good!

[EgliHonda]

Always hated choppers, as they incorporate everything that shouldn't be done to make a motorcycle handle/steer properly etc...
Anyways, as part of a 47 Triumph restoration, I now have a 70's style rigid chopper frame, extended forks, ape hangars etc sitting in the shed. I'm thinking seriously of rebuilding it in the true 1970's style, just for giggles...

Can't think of anything I wouldn't own really, maybe I just have no sense of shame anymore...

[gammaguy]

i would never own an oilhead BMW with a five speed gearbox.:dodge:

[Tank]

Acytually - Im one of the people here that WOULD buy a ho'bag.

I think that thay are a great little bike for a learner, decent (physical) sized, cheap and look ok'ish - certainly for the few months whilst you get past the 250 restriction.

But fucked if I'd own one after I was past my 250 period - they are embarrasing - esp the cruiser.

Plenty of better bikes out there that can be had for the same money.

Other bikes I would not own? I donno - probally any second chineese / korean POS bike that are poor copies of the hard work opf other companies R+D departments, and assembled like they have been throwen together in some sweatshop.

Other than that - I ride what suits my ever changing requirements and personal taste at the time. A Striple today - tomorrow it could be a Harley. Hell Im even thinking of a GN250 to pimp like Dean just for some fun with my kid.

[shrub]

I would never own:
1. A hard core sportsbike - my back and wrists would punish me and my license would leave me in a huff
2. A full dress tourere - a bike is meant to be minimalistic
3. Another old Brit bike - I now prefer riding to fixing
4. A Boss Hog - why?
5. A 70s or 80s UJM - I had them back in the day, and I used to cope with hinged frames and mushy brakes, but not anymore

[FROSTY]

I can't thinkof a motorbike I wouldn't own.

[pritch]

Acytually - Im one of the people here that WOULD buy a ho'bag. <snip>
- they are embarrasing - esp the cruiser.



That cruiser got some good road tests. Not my style though.

Only bike I can think of that I wouldn't ever want to own is the Boss Hoss. If I won one though...

Ulysses are running their raffle again but looking at the choice of 19 bikes on offer (plus a watercraft and an off-road vehicle) there isn't really much that excites this year. OK, there's a Hyabusa and a GSXR1000, but at this stage of my riding career they are about as interesting as the MP3 - 400. There's three Aprilias, three Harleys, a 750 Moto Guzzi, and a Bonnie.
There's a ZX6R but there's also a DN-01.

Of most interest to me would be the Tenere, the Varadero, or even more so the KTM Duke. For all of which the most useful accessory would likely be a ladder...

Ah well, no good worrying too much,I haven't even bought a bloody ticket yet.

[crazyhorse]

Hyosung and a Kawasaki

Yip, that's about it for now :done:

[ukusa]

I would never but a Chinese made piece of shite. Hopefully production of all bikes isn't moved there in the near future!

[YellowDog]

Hyosung and a Kawasaki

Yip, that's about it for now :done:

My experience of Kawasaki is that they are really well made bikes. More pricey than Suzuki, but great quality kit. The finishig seems so much better. Never owned one though. Rode a ZX14 recently and loved it.

The Hyonsungs grabbed my attention a couple of years back when I was looking for a commuter bike. Good writups but I hated the fact that they were using drum brakes where they should not. Their 650cc engine seemed pretty good to me.

But each to their own. I didn't buy either :)

[crazyhorse]

My experience of Kawasaki is that they are really well made bikes. More pricey than Suzuki, but great quality kit. The finishig seems so much better. Never owned one though. Rode a ZX14 recently and loved it.

The Hyonsungs grabbed my attention a couple of years back when I was looking for a commuter bike. Good writups but I hated the fact that they were using drum brakes where they should not. Their 650cc engine seemed pretty good to me.

But each to their own. I didn't buy either :)

Yeah, I have absolutely no reason why I don't like the Kawasaki's - really can't explain it, but just don't, from the first moment I rode, I felt that way - however, I forgot to add Harleys to that list.............. :whistle: The Hyosungs don't have a good record with reliability, so won't go there either.

[YellowDog]

Yeah, I have absolutely no reason why I don't like the Kawasaki's - really can't explain it, but just don't, from the first moment I rode, I felt that way - however, I forgot to add Harleys to that list.............. :whistle: The Hyosungs don't have a good record with reliability, so won't go there either.

Not really a Hardley fan and my mental image is of their old cumbersome underpowered heaps of metal.

I would happily accept a V-ROD as a gift (great bike) :)

[Dean]

Hell Im even thinking of a GN250 to pimp like Dean just for some fun with my kid.

DO IT!
Get one of trademe for around 500-1g for old models or 2g for the 06 models, get the right handlebars (should be cheap from cycle treads), get it a nice tacho/speedo hanging of the side of tank and the rest go from there. Cheap project, your kid will love it and it would teach him a little more on mechanics.
Its more of an accomplishment to make a slow bike fast not a fast biker fast-er, plus the GN would get more notoriety.

[Jantar]

I don't believe that there is any brand of Bike I wouldn't buy, but I can't ever see me buying a bike where the foot pegs are so far forward that I can't stand vertically on the pegs. I guess that means most cruiser styles are out as are the touring type Hondas and a few others.

[martybabe]

When I was young and everything was black and white, there were many things I wouldn't touch, among them Harleys, Goldwings, any Honda, any Kawasaki. The years have softened the old warhorse though, Iv'e had a goldwing, 3 Harleys, many Hondas etc. In a world where everything is a grey area there is nothing I wouldn't consider now.

I still favour some brands over others though, old habits and prejudices die hard eh. If every company made an identical bike with a different badge on it, I would still be looking to buy a Yam, Suzuki ,Harley, Bmw and the last ones I would consider would be Triumph, Kawasaki,aprillia. I can't even give you a good reason for it but it is what it is. I don't think I will ever understand why Trumpies are so popular over here but give it enough time and I'll probably be a proud owner of one of them too,

[scumdog]

I don't believe that there is any brand of Bike I wouldn't buy, but I can't ever see me buying a bike where the foot pegs are so far forward that I can't stand vertically on the pegs. I guess that means most cruiser styles are out as are the touring type Hondas and a few others.

That's why I still have the 'mid-pegs' on the T-Sport, at times it's handy to stand on the pegs!:yes:

[Jantar]

That's why I still have the 'mid-pegs' on the T-Sport, at times it's handy to stand on the pegs!:yes:
And probably the reason why the Sporty is one of the few Harleys I would consider for a decent ride. :D

[crazyhorse]

Not really a Hardley fan and my mental image is of their old cumbersome underpowered heaps of metal.

I would happily accept a V-ROD as a gift (great bike) :)

Gee! Did I miss your birthday..................... schucks, oh well, too bad :killingme

[scracha]

I will NEVER own an electric motorcycle
I will. I can't wait to give 2 fingers to BP/Caltex, etc
Few moving parts, lower servicing. Massive torque, no gearbox.


Oh..topic

I will never own another Suzuki unless it's a well sorted X5.

[Dodgyiti]

We should have a KB Cool Wall. Like Top Gear.
Elect an esteemed impartial committee to make the decisions of how each bike fits in. Then judgement is final.

Can we have a fridge at the far end, no need to plug it in, I will put my Mk1 LeMans in there to keep it ice cold;)

[Voltaire]

We should have a KB Cool Wall. Like Top Gear.
Elect an esteemed impartial committee to make the decisions of how each bike fits in. Then judgement is final.

Can we have a fridge at the far end, no need to plug it in, I will put my Mk1 LeMans in there to keep it ice cold;)

Committee.....:blink::blink:......
Unless they are well over 40 The Mk 1 Lemans would probably not get a mention.

I have a coffee table book I got one Xmas from the late 90's....the Lemans gets to # 14 and its a Mk3...:innocent: ( the Darmah however doesn't even make the top 100....along with the R90s)

The top 5 of that book were:
5: Honda C50
4:Fireblade
3:HD Electoglide
2:Ducati 916
1: R1

Lists ...who needs them.<_<

[Hinny]

I will never own an oval piston Honda. - Never.
That Lamborghini chopper... I'll never own one of them - Never!

[avgas]

Honda CBR250 post "Hurricane" years
Ducati 916 - but would accept one long enough to on sell it
Vespa or Piaggo - but would trade one in for an Italjet
VW trike
CX500

[Crasherfromwayback]

, no gearbox.



No gearbox? Are you mad???? Buy a Honda DN01? then...

[trustme]

Honda CB 450, Don't ask me how I know this , it is so long ago I had almost forgotten. Almost.

[gatch]

Anything that weighs more than 250 kg would be out, anything from china is out, most things that make less than 1 hp per 10 cc are out.

[Brian d marge]

Anything thing that is not a Royal Enfield

( but I might let the BSA Bantam slip past ,,,)

Stephen

[OutForADuck]

Personally, apart from the odd commuter situation like my Sachs madass, I never see bikes as a practical transport. Rather I ride one because in some way or another it rings my bell, puts a smile on my dial and makes me feel good.

Now I don't know about you but me, my mood changes as I get older, and even day to day and so I would never say that I would never own any type of bike. I could only say that doesn't appeal to me at the moment.

In this same regard I sort of associate Harleys with zimmerframes.... but I could end up with both sooner or later:shutup:

[Pixie]

I would never own any bike whose raison d'etre is to attract the ignorant

[Pixie]

No gearbox? Are you mad???? Buy a Honda DN01? then...
I love the way people are attached to the compromises necessary to deal with the inadequacies in IC engines.

[Ratti]

nothing that needed to be kept shiny, not so heavy I cant pick it up, nothing fast. Yeah yeah so Im a nana...dont give a toss. its the way things are.

Bikes are like icecream...a flavour and size for everyone, and damn it they ALL taste good

[banditrider]

I'd never own a Ural of any kind:no:

It's ok, when I get one I'll let you have a go whenever you want...

[tri boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN5PAwc1ns8
I still want one

[banditrider]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN5PAwc1ns8
I still want one

Sweet! I'll take one with the anti-tank missile launcher!

[AD345]

XR1200X

great looking bike and I THOUGHT I wouldn't mind having one

But

they are car magnets

an average of 1 car every 2 kilometers WILL attemp to occupy the same space as an XR1200X


I think the black paint actually increases the density of the bike and attracts cars towards it

seen it wif me own eyes

[P38]

WTF's with them bloody Spiders!

They're so wrong on so many levels.

Not only does it have too many wheels on it but you gotta get on backwards to ride the bloody thing.

Looks like a butt ugly trike only in reverse.

[porky]

My motto, if ya havent had it, you cant bag it. Those on the "not to own again list " xs650 special, 1200 sportster KDX 175 (kept falling off) and the ones i wish had never parted with XS1.1 & RD350 LC

[Big Dog]

Never say never to anything.
Everything I have ever said I would never do I have ended up having to do.

By that way I guess i should say I will never have an LC4 :) or other such KTM Motard....

[nivram]

I think Hyosung holds the crown of crappiness.......but I hear they are improving......

No worse than any other manufacturer, 26,000k on my Hyo and no problems.

[Big Dog]

I don't believe that there is any brand of Bike I wouldn't buy, but I can't ever see me buying a bike where the foot pegs are so far forward that I can't stand vertically on the pegs. I guess that means most cruiser styles are out as are the touring type Hondas and a few others.

Why would you need to stand up on the pillon pegs from a cruiser?

[Big Dog]

I would own any motorcycle.
Under the right circumstances altogether any bike is worthy. Under the wrong any bike is unworthy.
Not a fan of the vespa but would be keen to own one of the ones Jeremey Clarkson failed to stay on.

[rok-the-boat]

I lived in Korea for 12 years - I would personally never buy a Hyosung, nor a Chinese clone. But I have nothing against other people buying them - we are all bikers. Honda are bland, Suzuki are functional, Yamahas - I have had a few and they all blew up, Kawasaki are the real deal. Italian are for extending your dicks, American used to be cool but not anymore - look at the clobber they wear for christsake, it's like something out of Playboy. I've presently got a Suzuki - plain reliable. There, I have probably offended everyone, but this just reflects my personal choices.

[rok-the-boat]

I would own any motorcycle.
Not a fan of the vespa but would be keen to own one of the ones Jeremey Clarkson failed to stay on.

Vespa - always in the rear mirror eh? When I was like 18 I had a Suzuki GP100C. One day in Southend (UK) a bunch of them started to chase me. I guess they thought I was a rocker riding a real motorcycle. They probably chased me for 2o miles or so because they couldn't catch anything else and - they didn't catch me either. Not overly impressed with Vespa.

[PrincessBandit]

I would never own a BKing - waaaaay too big and scary for me (and a bit on the ug side).

Lots and lots of bikes would be in my "never own" category as most are too big for my widdle short weggies, and I'd never own one just to admire it - it would have to be rideable!

[DarkLord]

I wouldn't ever own a scooter. The ones I used to ride were beyond hopeless in nearly every department.

Wouldn't own a chinese bike, or something too heavy to pick up if I dropped it, e.g. a Goldwing.

[Shadows]

Anything with a fairing. Fairings are for homos.

[R6_kid]

I've been looking after a 2003 Ducati MH900e for the last 6 months or so. It's been nice having it and riding it about once a month, but in standard form that's about all it is good for. A full tank lasts 110km before the fuel light comes on (small tank) and the last two times riding it I've found myself stressing out that I'm not going to make the next gas station despite never riding more than 100km from Auckland. You really have to stop at every gas station on the open road just to be safe. Then there is the very average braking performance, and the bottom shelf/bargain bin suspension. It handles smooth roads ok, but it gets more than a bit pissy on your usual NZ highway. The motor is fairly good, but lacks any real excitement. The riding position is interesting, it's enjoyable for about 10km then you just better hope the ride is interesting enough to take your mind off your sore wrists, otherwise you're going to get a six pack holding the weight off your wrists. You can't ride it in the rain because if the dash/tacho gets wet the entire bike will stop working - and you'd better hope that the dash is salvageable if it does get wet because a replacement won't be cheap. I recently accidentally broke a small plastic fuel connection, it cost $117 to replace and took three weeks to come from Italy.

I'm hoping the 1200cc NCR race motor, brembo brakes and Ohlins suspension the owner has bought to put in it transform it into what it should have been from the factory. It has the looks, but as a special edition bike it really should be so much more than just a pretty face (beauty is in the eye of the beholder). In saying that, I get more compliments about it than any other bike I've ridden. It's almost impossible to stop to get gas/coffee/whatever on it without someone asking questions about it. For the price they sell for you can buy much better bang for buck. I wouldn't ever own a standard one, but I'm looking forward to riding it once it has had its extreme makeover.

[EgliHonda]

American used to be cool but not anymore - look at the clobber they wear for christsake, it's like something out of Playboy.

Yes, I've often wondered if they hand out tassles and a 'Village People' moustache with every purchase... :confused:

[KiwiGs]

I will never own another Yamaha XZ400, apart from that I would own pretty much any bike.

[one fast tl1ooo]

Any Hyosung, as i dont like to walk :lol: Or push

[Love my Bonnie]

:spanking:I hope to god I never own a harley

I will deserve a spanking if I do

[tribsanor]

I, Would never own a jappa as i believe they are made by the nips !

[Ratti]

Yes, I've often wondered if they hand out tassles and a 'Village People' moustache with every purchase... :confused:

Hey! I've got a suede jacket with a fringe up the sleeves and across the shoulders!
Only wear it for fun tho, wouldn't be seen in public on a bike with it!
Don't got a mo...dont want one either! Cept on a chap that is...mmmm, nothing like kissing a man with facial hair!

[6ft5]

Personally, I would never buy a sports bike, its just what I don't like riding

[nudemetalz]

I would NEVER own an absolutely gorgeous and sexy Harley Davidson XR1200X in all-black colour....dammit Crasher-Pete I said, I said NO !!!! You can't convince me for a test ride...cause I like my Guzzi too much...you hearing me??? Oh sheeez....