What's wrong with Hondas? [Archive]

McJim

16th September 2008, 22:18

All Honda's suffer from a badly placed apostrophe...

Y'mean the Honda's exhaust pipe? The Hondas' reputation?

This has been mentioned before and I think it all dates back to the advertising campaign "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" at a time when bikes were symbolic of the bad boy image. Hence Hondas were nice and everybody else was nasty which has degenerated to Hondas are gay (mainly coming from Suzuki riders I must say).

I contemplate this often as I ride my Ducati to a cafe and sip cappuccino while chewing thoughfully on a croissant.....

AllanB

16th September 2008, 22:23

Other than being one of the finest makers of motorcycles available - absolutely NOTHING.

But then that's just my opinion.

Without Honda there would not be any GSXR, ZXR, R1's, MV's they are all just improved copies of the 1969 750/4 Honda.

Cue the rim-licking, butt pounding 'gay' jokes now.......:devil2:

Some people don't like Harleys but they are wrong too.

roadracingoldfart

16th September 2008, 22:26

ive noticed honda's and people that ride them get a lot of flak on this site.

but whats actualy wrong with them?:confused:

Absolutely nothing wrong with them at all.

Honda owners manuals used to start with an opening line of ....
" Hello good rider " cool aye :shit: <_<

Sort of follows on from " You meet the nicest people on a Honda " .

My mate Robbie recons that Hondas are the corollas of the bike world, they function well but bore him to death and do nothing outstanding.
Just because he can afford a 1098 dont mean hes clever.

Paul.

McJim

16th September 2008, 22:27

both.......

Well the funny version is just coz it's fun to wind people up :Pokey: y'know...when someone puts up a point of view and you just go against it and adopt an indefencible position just for the sheer hell of it. (I do this sometimes and take it too far....all in the name of entertainnment!:rofl:)

Someone probably put up a post about Hondas and a Gixxer rider told them it was gay and all his buddies joined in and the next thing you know all Hondas are gay on KB.....I'm not aware of the same phenomenon on other bike sites..I sometimes have a look at overseas forums and I think the gay Honda thing is particular to KB.

jafar

16th September 2008, 22:30

ive noticed honda's and people that ride them get a lot of flak on this site.

but whats actualy wrong with them?:confused:

Thats just suzuki riders bleating cos they are on inferior machines & have no life.:2guns:

NighthawkNZ

16th September 2008, 22:42

ive noticed honda's and people that ride them get a lot of flak on this site.

but whats actualy wrong with them?:confused:

Hondas are gay basically because they are bullet proof... at the end of the day nothing wrong with any bike (except the odd Chinese model)

AndyOnTheFlyingBrick

16th September 2008, 22:52

haha its defo just on the KB forum.

Tank

16th September 2008, 22:54

Not anything to do with the question - but Id like to say - 18 post and an arcade award already - well done that man!!!!!!:Punk:

MaxB

16th September 2008, 23:04

There's nothing wrong with Hondas but.. put it this way. I still remember the first time I rode an airhead BMW or a Guzzi or a GSXR750 but I cannot remember my first ride on a Fireblade. Or the Blackbird.

Slyer

16th September 2008, 23:07

Not anything to do with the question - but Id like to say - 18 post and an arcade award already - well done that man!!!!!!:Punk:
Yeah, how do I remove my award? It annoys me.

NighthawkNZ

16th September 2008, 23:07

Griffin

16th September 2008, 23:16

Dude... this is KB!!!

Whats wrong with Hondas...? Have a good look around the site and then we will see you for the following questions:

Whats wrong with Harleys?
Whats wrong with Jap Cruisers?
Whats wrong with Hyobags?
Whats wrong with Hyosungs?
Are Hyobags and Hyosungs the same bike?
Whats wrong with Suzukis?
Whats wrong with Carver?
Whats wrong with having an opinion?
Whats wrong with Sportsbikes?
Whats a Kwaka... and whats wrong with it?
What in the HELL is wrong with Katman?

See you soon :)

slofox

17th September 2008, 13:17

Without Honda there would not be any GSXR, ZXR, R1's, MV's they are all just improved copies of the 1969 750/4 Honda.

Errrrr not so sure about that AllanB...MV introduced a 350cc Four in the 1953 season....John Surtees , in his inaugural season with MV Agusta, won the 1956 500c World Championship on the Quattro Cilindri.......so MV fours did predate the Honda....

McJim

17th September 2008, 13:24

Errrrr not so sure about that AllanB...MV introduced a 350cc Four in the 1953 season....John Surtees , in his inaugural season with MV Agusta, won the 1956 500c World Championship on the Quattro Cilindri.......so MV fours did predate the Honda....

Well yeah, my argument is that fours sound....well......ghey:rofl::Pokey:

chrisso

17th September 2008, 13:27

Hondas are GAY

Firefight

17th September 2008, 13:30

ive noticed honda's and people that ride them get a lot of flak on this site.

confused:

Nothing at all, however suzuki, thats a different story...

but of course I guess you already know that.

F/F:wacko::crazy:

scorry

17th September 2008, 13:30

Hondas are GAY

had to happen sooner or later, meh get over it

Maha

17th September 2008, 13:30

Hondas are GAY

And that paint job on your tank is Homosexual to the extreme....:buggerd:

Luckylegs

17th September 2008, 13:43

...I contemplate this often as I ride my Ducati to a cafe and sip cappuccino while chewing thoughfully on a croissant.....

In Invercargill ?..... Come on... really ?

Madmax

17th September 2008, 14:02

nallac

17th September 2008, 14:08

Dude... this is KB!!!

Whats wrong with Hondas...? Have a good look around the site and then we will see you for the following questions:

Whats wrong with Harleys? not much
Whats wrong with Jap Cruisers? they're not a harley?
Whats wrong with Hyobags?
Whats wrong with Hyosungs? budget built gettin better
Are Hyobags and Hyosungs the same bike? yip
Whats wrong with Suzukis? nothin
Whats wrong with having an opinion? like assholes everyone blah blah
Whats wrong with Sportsbikes? speed limits
Whats a Kwaka... and whats wrong with it? green and nothin

Whats wrong with Carver?......
What in the HELL is wrong with Katman?

the top ones are easy to answer
the last ones,hmmm where to start???

NighthawkNZ

17th September 2008, 14:09

What in the HELL is wrong with Katman?

well we all know the answer to that? :D

Madmax

17th September 2008, 14:12

Gilera started making 4 cylinder bikes about 1928/30 before MV

Bend-it

17th September 2008, 14:15

People who ask why Hondas are gay, are gay...

It's like Elton John leaning over at the bar and asking, "So, George Michael is gay huh..." :blip:

Maha

17th September 2008, 14:20

well we all know the answer to that? :D

He owns a Suzuki???

vifferman

17th September 2008, 14:37

While it's silly to say Hondas are gay, it could be fair to see that Hondas are perceived as bland. Compared to non-Japanese bikes, you could say they are lacking in character, generally because they are reliable, smooth, quiet, etc. Compared to other Japanese marques you could say they are bland, because they aren't usually as festooned with decals etc. as other bikes.
These things also apply to cars, and are why I own Yurpeen cars, even though they're less reliable than Jappers.

I started buying Hondas many hundreds of moons ago, when I was deciding on my first bike. I liked all bikes then, couldn't afford a Ducati, and had two preconceptions/misconceptions: Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki all sounded very Japanese, and of the four-stroke bikes available at that time (before the Zs were released) the Hondas were the best. So, I bought a Honda. Since then, every time I've been in the market for another bike, I've tested lots of bikes, but they all feel wrong, apart from the Honda. And even some of the Hondas feel wrong - I don't like the buzziness of IL4s.
But to be honest, I've had a hankering for an Italian bike since 1975.

portokiwi

17th September 2008, 14:50

:2thumbsup Its true.....:2thumbsup Its True.....
Hondas are just:hug:NICE:hug:

Bend-it

17th September 2008, 14:51

So you'd like to have an temperamental italian sex goddess but are stuck with a Japanese schoolboy after dropping the soap in the shower after gym class in 1975? ;)

driftn

17th September 2008, 15:15

Rather see my sister in a brothel than my brother on a honda.
Thats what my old man used to say then the first bike he bought me was a CB250RS. Great bike quite possibly the best i have ever owned.

Dont have a problem with them myself I just prefer GSXR's

portokiwi

17th September 2008, 15:17

Mine was a CB750F Ohhh so nice to ride.

vifferman

17th September 2008, 15:23

So you'd like to have an temperamental italian sex goddess but are stuck with a Japanese schoolboy after dropping the soap in the shower after gym class in 1975? ;)
Colourful, inaccurate, but essentially correct in principle.
What I would like is a gargre full of bikes: a supermotard, a cheap'n'cheerful commuter, a touring bike, a sprots bike, a race bike, perhaps a crusier, a dirt bike or three, etc etc.
However, I need to have one bike that does everything reasonably well: cue the VFR. It doesn't have the gorgeous styling of an MV or Ducati, but it's not too urglee.
It doesn't have the gorgeous sound and torque of a 90-degree v-twin, but it sounds pretty good, and doesn't need to be revved to move along.
It does pretty good duty as a sportsbike and tourer, even though it could do with more ponies and is slightly cramped two-up with three bags.
The Triumph ST has more power, but the VFR handles slightly better, and is better put together. The Ducati ST has better handling, but I don't like the styling as much as other Ducatis, and there's a wee taint of unreliability and high maintenance costs (unfounded perhaps) that hangs about. Plus the VFR is supposedly more comfy and more practical as a commuter.

Look at the phrases in bold: they could be taken as damning the VFR with faint praise. In fact, there's nothing really wrong with it, it's just kinda middle-of-the-road. If it wasn't for things like the V4 motor, single-sided swingarm (uglier than almost all other SSSAs), the gear-driven overhead cams, reliability and the excellent "jack of all trades" nature, you could perhaps assume it had little to make it stand out in a crowd.
Plus I've done a fair amount of 'tweaking' of mine to make it even more betterer. I have to - like my last three bikes, I've been informed "it's the last bike you'll ever have". :rolleyes:

Bend-it

17th September 2008, 15:36

Just hassling mate! The analogy had to be expressed as it formed in my twisted little brain... :)

I'm all for practical bikes as well! test rode a cbr1000rr last year and absolutely loved it for NOT being as manic as some of the other litre sportbikes! Maybe I'm coming out of the closet as well eh?

But slammed the door firmly shut with my darling twin sister of an italian sex goddess... :love:

Big Dave

17th September 2008, 18:05

It's a sad indictment on KB Suzuki Riders.

They have to make up this sort of thing to compensate for the fact that on any given ride there could be as many as 4 bikes exactly the same as theirs.

popelli

17th September 2008, 18:22

kiwi cowboy

17th September 2008, 18:32

Thats just suzuki riders bleating cos they are on inferior machines & have no life.:2guns:

well i have a onda and a suki does this mean i have a life or not:confused::confused::beer:

retro asian

17th September 2008, 19:23

On bimmersport.co.nz (BMW car forum) Hondas are even gayer than they are here on KB!!

Example: If a Honda Bike is gay, imagine that a CRX is gayer than a SNAG who wears emo pants and listens to Elton John while sipping Kahlua through a straw and crying "leave Britney alone!".....

AllanB

17th September 2008, 19:31

had a honda once a cb450

most unreliable and worst bike I have ever owned

parts quality was crap, valve cutouts on the pistons were noticebly different

valve kissed the piston and it went bang

honda did not want to know

have never and will never ever touch another honda ever again

That's the funniest thing I read here considering your riding list of Ducati and Harley - they were hardly the pinnacle of reliability in the same era as the old CB450!

Thanks for the chuckle.

Darn spunky looking those old 900ss bikes though ;)

Big Dave

17th September 2008, 19:33

My first road bike was a CB450. I couldn't kill it - so I traded it on a SR500.

AllanB

17th September 2008, 19:39

My first road bike was a CB450. I couldn't kill it - so I traded it on a SR500.

He he he more funny stuff!!!!!

And the SR lasted.................?

Funny bikes those SR500's - in theory everything you need - a simple big thumper that's light (at the time) and handles well.

But living with them day in and out..........

They still have a following.

mark247

17th September 2008, 19:44

What are some of you guys on about? Hondas are pieces of shit. They are all rubbish. Never made a good bike ever. They are also GAYYYYY.

Big Dave

17th September 2008, 19:46

And the SR lasted.................?

Far call. Died after a flogging from Byron Bay to Sydney. Melted the oil ring. Traded it on an XS1100 under a year.

lostinflyz

17th September 2008, 19:53

While it's silly to say Hondas are gay, it could be fair to see that Hondas are perceived as bland. Compared to non-Japanese bikes, you could say they are lacking in character, generally because they are reliable, smooth, quiet, etc. Compared to other Japanese marques you could say they are bland, because they aren't usually as festooned with decals etc. as other bikes.

i think youll find that the hooligan honda owners manage to make there bikes the most unreliable, difficult and noisy bikes possible. and therefore they are made cool, by being shittier than originally made.

but in reality people bag honda's cause they is jealous. While the honda may be bland, it works and well. Which is more than can be said of most bikes.

honda arent allowed to make pretty bikes however, as this would give them a monopoly,which is obviously against most national competition regulations

Jerry74

17th September 2008, 20:00

Generally they are not too bad sort of like a Volvo... goes but not worth owning.
Have owned a couple of Hondas but never again.

Mind you I am biased and only like Kawasaki and Ducatis

ceebie13

17th September 2008, 20:11

Maybe to some people Hondas are perceived as boringly bland, but that didn't stop me buying one. Your bike is what you make it, not what others think of it.
I chose to bling mine with aftermarket goodies to put my own stamp on it - just like riders of other brands do. I saw a blank canvas that is my CB1300 and chose to make it original.

It gets more than a cursory glance in the street which makes me smile as I sit sipping coffee and watch enthusiasts take more than a little time to take it in.
Oh, don't get me wrong, my bling is nothing more than cosmetic, but the Honda badge on the tank is still there. The stock engine is bulletproof and is more than enough to get me and the Mrs around in comfort and reliable safety.

So do I care that Hondas are bland? Is the Pope a jew?

fatzx10r

18th September 2008, 07:45

Hondas are GAY

hondas are'nt gay, the owner's are :nya:

kidding

madbikeboy

18th September 2008, 08:06

okay, I'm about to add some reason to this argument...

Tui, are you kidding, reason in a debate on why Honda's are ghey???

I ride a GSXR1000, the other litre bikes are either Kamakaze material (ZX10R), bland (CBR1000), or owned by people wearing "bling" (R1).

I also own a CBX1000 - and it's an interesting bike. Honda tend to do some pretty neat stuff from an engineering perspective - but they lack the charisma of other brands.

I'm also ruling out owning a Ducati ("does my cock look bigger now that I've spent $40 gajillion dollars), and Aprilia (parts supply, the only woe), and I'm definitely ruling out anything made in the UK or the US (I like a clean garage floor - think about it...).

But, I reckon the ultimate bike of all time just has to the Bergman scooter. I got told by a car salesman once that it could outdrag ANYTHING on the road, and that with a car tire installed on the back wheel, he could get 30,000 k's.

Anyone wanna swap my worked GSXR for a Bergman?? I mean, who wouldn't believe a car salesman (sorry Frosty, you're the exception) :shutup:

Swoop

18th September 2008, 08:11

well i have a onda and a suki does this mean i have a life or not:confused::confused::beer:
Bisexual???:lol:

MarkH

18th September 2008, 09:36

But, I reckon the ultimate bike of all time just has to the Bergman scooter. I got told by a car salesman once that it could outdrag ANYTHING on the road, and that with a car tire installed on the back wheel, he could get 30,000 k's.

From what I've read the Burgman 650 in power mode can drag just about anything on 4 wheels and a hell of a lot of what's on 2 wheels too. The computer controlled CVT is simply a better transmission and the 650 twin produces good power. I would put money on a B650 vs many cruisers and tourers for take off from the lights. But against a sports bike I'd prefer to put my money on the sports bike.

Maybe the car salesman has never actually tested the Burgman against a sports bike? Ain't no way a Burgy is gonna beat any decent sports bike from the lights (for that matter neither is a Porsche or Ferrari).

madbikeboy

18th September 2008, 09:46

From what I've read the Burgman 650 in power mode can drag just about anything on 4 wheels and a hell of a lot of what's on 2 wheels too. The computer controlled CVT is simply a better transmission and the 650 twin produces good power. I would put money on a B650 vs many cruisers and tourers for take off from the lights. But against a sports bike I'd prefer to put my money on the sports bike.

Maybe the car salesman has never actually tested the Burgman against a sports bike? Ain't no way a Burgy is gonna beat any decent sports bike from the lights (for that matter neither is a Porsche or Ferrari).

I offered him a little wager, but alas, by the time I went back with my humble scoot, he'd been "let go"...

I would imagine that a burgman would launch really well, and be ahead for at least the first 20 feet. And then the GSXR would go past, front wheel about a foot in the air, with the wave of power starting to happen as it got on cam and all the neat induction trickery started to happen...

As for dragging cruisers or tourers? Would the owners need to put down their knitting for the race, and would the bike go faster if they turn their dinky handwarmers off?

Oh, for the record, not that I've ever done it because street racing is bad - but a GSXR1000 is definitely faster than Porsche GT3's, Ferrari 360's, Ferrari 456's, and Skyline GTR (not sure about the latest one though). It's also way faster that WRX's, Evo's, and the little punk in a Starlet that tried in on on quay street last night. :)

MarkH

18th September 2008, 10:06

but a GSXR1000 is definitely faster than Porsche GT3's, Ferrari 360's, Ferrari 456's, and Skyline GTR (not sure about the latest one though).

I'd happily race any of those cars with my 400cc scooter*.

* Conditions:
Race to be across Auckland during peak traffic times. :first:

vifferman

18th September 2008, 10:43

From what I've read the Burgman 650 in power mode can drag just about anything on 4 wheels and a hell of a lot of what's on 2 wheels too.
Personally, I don't care if a Burgman was the fastest, best handling, most fuel efficient and most popular two-wheeler in the universe. I wouldn't buy one or even test-ride one. Hondas may be gay, but Burgmans (Burgmen?) are just worngA. Sort of transvestite, or transsexual, or summat.
"Super scooters" seem to rule the universe in Yurp, Hong Kong, and elsewhere overseas (apart from places where style and self respect are important).

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 12:08

>> I would put money on a B650 vs many cruisers and tourers for take off from the lights.<<

I wouldn't.

Swoop

18th September 2008, 12:16

..and the little punk in a Starlet that tried in on on quay street last night. :)
Serious question. WHY do they even try, ffs!?:wacko:
They are still driving a 1200cc p.o.s. even IF they have blinged it up (blunged??) with some blue lights and a baked-bean-can welded onto the end of the exhaust.

Why?

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 12:19

vifferman

18th September 2008, 12:19

Why?
Testicular misapprehension?

Swoop

18th September 2008, 12:30

Kiwis love baked beans.

>Insert mother goose clip here.<

Now there is classic kiwiana at its finest!

slofox

18th September 2008, 12:31

and the little punk in a Starlet that tried in on on quay street last night. :)

Yeah - they always do don't they...had one t'other night try it on against my SVS......:yawn:.......I didn't even have to crack 7000rpm to leave him eating dust.....and then slowed down to exactly 50km/hr whilst he chafed behind....:devil2:

MarkH

18th September 2008, 13:26

>> I would put money on a B650 vs many cruisers and tourers for take off from the lights.<<

I wouldn't.

I was referring to when the lights go green and the rider takes off at a normal pace, not a pro racing driver gunning the engine and accelerating to the limits of the machinery. With a CVT transmission the rider just needs to give it some gas and leave it to the computer to keep the ratios right. It is very easy to accelerate smoothly but quickly on those super scoots. There have been many bikes sitting beside a Burgman 650 at the lights that have been caught out with the scooter gone before they have even clicked it into gear.

AllanB

18th September 2008, 13:34

hondas are'nt gay, the owner's are :nya:
kidding

Man that is so untrue - you just ask that guy who gave me a blow-job - he'll tell you I'm not gay.
:sick::sick::sick::sick::sick::sick::sick::sick::s ick::sick:

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 13:34

I was referring to when the lights go green and the rider takes off at a normal pace,

The 'problem' is - like the DN-01 - you can't redline and dump it. But that isn't what the vehicle is about anyways.

MarkH

18th September 2008, 14:29

The 'problem' is - like the DN-01 - you can't redline and dump it. But that isn't what the vehicle is about anyways.

Redline & dump the clutch? Is that a normal style for tourers & cruisers at traffic lights?
I thought riders that did that sort of thing would be on sports bikes! As I originally said, ain't no way a Burgy is gonna beat a sports bike. Some sports bikes have a top speed in 1st around the same speed as the top speed on a Burgman 650! The Burgy is a fast scooter that can beat plenty of slow bikes, even some with bigger engines, but it won't beat a fast bike.

I certainly wouldn't upgrade to an AN650 hoping to beat people in races, if that was my aim I would go with something with at least one R in it's name! I'm straight but would be happy to ride a CBR1000RR if I wanted to be on a sports bike, so I doubt you need to be gay to ride a Honda. I have also seen a husband (straight AFAIK, I didn't actually ask) and wife on a Goldwing - you know the GW, kinda like a van - but with only 2 wheels.

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 14:31

You started it!

My Test bit on the Goldwing is in next month's Kiwi Rider.

MarkH

18th September 2008, 14:39

My first road bike was a CB450.

Back onto the topic of Honda bikes/owners sexual orientation:

My mate had a CX500 - he loved that bike and he is straight (why else would he spend all that money on hookers?).

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 14:57

My mate had a CX500

People judge you on the company you keep you know!

AllanB

18th September 2008, 15:10

You started it!

My Test bit on the Goldwing is in next month's Kiwi Rider.

Bastard now I'll need to shell out $10.

Unless

I read it in installments in the Supermarket ..... :nono:

Out of interest did you do a big tour on it - I've always looked at the full touring ones as being irrelevant for NZ due to the amount of tight and narrow roads we have. Brilliant in the USA with all that wide open space. You'd be semi fucked taking one to Akaroa.

I can remember the first 'wing' it was a stripped down naked - described as sporty in the reviews. I would be a good magazine photo to have the first and current side by side.

Big Dave

18th September 2008, 15:19

Bastard now I'll need to shell out $10.

Unless

I read it in installments in the Supermarket ..... :nono:

Out of interest did you do a big tour on it - I've always looked at the full touring ones as being irrelevant for NZ due to the amount of tight and narrow roads we have. Brilliant in the USA with all that wide open space. You'd be semi fucked taking one to Akaroa.

I can remember the first 'wing' it was a stripped down naked - described as sporty in the reviews. I would be a good magazine photo to have the first and current side by side.

I lived with it for a fortnight - heaps of day rides.

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kiwi cowboy

18th September 2008, 17:34

Bisexual???:lol:

:argh::argh:YOU WISH:finger::finger::rofl:

kiwi cowboy

18th September 2008, 17:45

Back onto the topic of Honda bikes/owners sexual orientation:

My mate had a CX500 - he loved that bike and he is straight (why else would he spend all that money on hookers?).

HAD YOU FOOLED DIN HE:whistle::whistle:

alanzs

18th September 2008, 18:07

Some of the finest motorcycles made. Everyone I've had has been of the utmost quality. I'm lusting after the new cbr1000 at the moment.

marty

18th September 2008, 20:57

haha its defo just on the KB forum.

really?

http://www.visordown.com/forum/forummessages/mps/utn/172988/v/1/cp/2/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNNZA-6jZxI

and check out the address of the theatre the movie is at......

http://www.dirtbikemagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=77CB5E5CC69F4817BD62EB771D9CD9AF

madbikeboy

19th September 2008, 07:51

Serious question. WHY do they even try, ffs!?:wacko:
They are still driving a 1200cc p.o.s. even IF they have blinged it up (blunged??) with some blue lights and a baked-bean-can welded onto the end of the exhaust.

Why?

Street racing is bad, and I would never recommend it or advocate doing it.

This one time, in Band Camp, I was sitting a set of lights next to a little tosser in a WRX STI RA POS VHS CD STD who happened to have an extremely hot looking girlfriend. So, I leaned across (sitting to the left of said car), and asked her for her phone number (just to pull boy racers chain).

She smiled (in a really nice way) which rarked him up even more.

Light turns green, he rev's the thing until the valves are trying to explode out of the heads, and then dumps the clutch.

Keep in mind, this was a set of lights getting onto a looonggg motorway onramp.

So, I wait a moment, check that I have packed my lunch, inspect my fingernails to ensure no bacteria, and ponder life for a moment, asking where do those odd socks really go.

SOOOOOO, he's about 100 meters ahead by the time I go, and I give it some death, and I rip past DickHead and Hottie at about *75 kph.

Then I slow down (of course), and DickHead trundles past, with hottie giving me the tumbs up and him looking like he's about to throw a tantie.

It gets better.

They get off at Fanshaw, and sitting at the lights, he's busy giving her an earful about smiling at me. So, I knock on her window, and again ask for her phone number (just to wind DickHead up)...

He literally fucking explodes. Most excellent.

Swoop

19th September 2008, 07:59

He literally fucking explodes. Most excellent.
So... did you get her phone number???:blip:

:niceone:

scorry

19th September 2008, 08:14

inspect my fingernails to ensure no bacteria

so you werent wearing gloves, not very safety conscious LOL
na good shit farken boy racers, they always seem to have hot girls tho

vifferman

19th September 2008, 08:26

so you werent wearing gloves, not very safety conscious LOL
Of course not - he had time to take them off, inspect his nails, and carefully replace the gloves.

scorry

19th September 2008, 08:42

Of course not - he had time to take them off, inspect his nails, and carefully replace the gloves.

oh of course, probably could of had a cup of tea too i spose.

but anyway back on topic, i dont see anything wrong with hondas apart from they do everything they are meant too.

My cbr is so easy to ride, compared with my old 99 R1.

vifferman

19th September 2008, 09:12

One of the noobs at work (yay! I'm not the only biker any more!) just bought a brand new '07 CBR1000RR (RRRR). He had a choice of basically any bike he could find, but despite last having a Daytona 955, he chose the Honda over an R1, because it was "nicer/easier to ride, and $3k cheaper".

scorry

19th September 2008, 09:22

vifferman

19th September 2008, 09:49

he should have got the 08 cbr tho
the 07's are going rediculously cheap, brand new for like $17k
Or, in his case, brand new for like $15k. Good reason to not get an '08. :yes:

madbikeboy

19th September 2008, 12:14

I'm just not fussed on how they look. Kind of snub nosed. CBR1000 that is, not hot girl racer chicks. Who aren't all that hot, who wants to hang with a chick who used to have sex with a stupid pimply faced boy racer...? Shows she had awful taste to begin with...

Quote:
Originally Posted by scorry
so you werent wearing gloves, not very safety conscious LOL

Of course not - he had time to take them off, inspect his nails, and carefully replace the gloves

Yes, exactly right. I mean, how far can a WRX get up a road in a few hours??

Bend-it

19th September 2008, 13:50

Back onto the topic of Honda bikes/owners sexual orientation:

My mate had a CX500 - he loved that bike and he is straight (why else would he spend all that money on hookers?).

Male Hookers... QED! :bleh:

... hot girl racer chicks. Who aren't all that hot, who wants to hang with a chick who used to have sex with a stupid pimply faced boy racer...? Shows she had awful taste to begin with...

Thoroughly agree! And what would that be saying about you, if she was now going out with you. :puke:

Blackshear

19th September 2008, 21:44

Street racing is bad, and I would never recommend it or advocate doing it.

This one time, in Band Camp, I was sitting a set of lights next to a little tosser in a WRX STI RA POS VHS CD STD who happened to have an extremely hot looking girlfriend. So, I leaned across (sitting to the left of said car), and asked her for her phone number (just to pull boy racers chain).

She smiled (in a really nice way) which rarked him up even more.

Light turns green, he rev's the thing until the valves are trying to explode out of the heads, and then dumps the clutch.

Keep in mind, this was a set of lights getting onto a looonggg motorway onramp.

So, I wait a moment, check that I have packed my lunch, inspect my fingernails to ensure no bacteria, and ponder life for a moment, asking where do those odd socks really go.

SOOOOOO, he's about 100 meters ahead by the time I go, and I give it some death, and I rip past DickHead and Hottie at about *75 kph.

Then I slow down (of course), and DickHead trundles past, with hottie giving me the tumbs up and him looking like he's about to throw a tantie.

It gets better.

They get off at Fanshaw, and sitting at the lights, he's busy giving her an earful about smiling at me. So, I knock on her window, and again ask for her phone number (just to wind DickHead up)...

He literally fucking explodes. Most excellent.

Totally my hero.
Story or not.

GrayWolf

20th September 2008, 23:16

Historicaly we can thank Honda for the Kwacka Z1-900 they were working on a 750 DOHC when honda pipped them with the 750-4, so Kwaka 'upgraded' to a dohc 900.
A lot of the 'flack' comes from the old, nicest people ride a Honda advert. Also as an aging/crusty/old fart, in me days of youth Honda's were sensible bikes (read farkin slow) untill the CBX 1000. EG: my RD250 (Yamaha) was only about 3-4 mph slower than a 400-4 honda...... my later Kwak H1a (500-3) annihalated 750-4's.
Honda has always dragged that mythcal chain behind them, they really are just damn well made bikes.

musicman

1st October 2008, 23:25

I've found the origin of Hondas being gay on KB!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=353759&highlight=Honda+gay#post353759

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=383484&highlight=Honda+gay#post383484

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=383495&highlight=Honda+gay#post383495

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=453119&highlight=Honda+gay#post453119

(Posts are all from the same person, shown in chronological order. Search was on posts containing "Honda" and "gay", and these were the first ones that had them in the same sentence. Yes, I have too much time on my hands, so what? :p)