How tastes in bikes change--or not.

[NOWOOL]

built it myself mate, none of this credit card riding for me.

Good on ya for building it yourself. as far as credit cards I've never had one and always pay cash for everything including houses.

[The Pastor]

Good on ya for building it yourself. as far as credit cards I've never had one and always pay cash for everything including houses.

well aint that nice.

[been_there]

I just hate the whole clown thing.......first learned of death watching a movie at 4 years old where the clown did it.......clowns make me wanna kill a clown....freaky icon! can you change it?

hmmmm...let me think about it..

[FROSTY:Me]

Would you buy one? (XV)

Er would I or did I? I bought it a couple of weeks back.
Um and sold it today to one very very happy man. He wanted a bike for a shorter person and no chain to lube--bonzer for him bummer for me--no road bike to ride at the mo

[White trash]

So long as you ride it as it was intended you're bound to like it.

Totaly disagree. Getting them out of their comfort zone is where the real laughs are.

For instance, hassling Cycosis and Jimbo up the Castle Point road on a V-Rod. Mint. Thrashing a CG110 over the mountainbike tracks on Mt Vic. Hilarious. Me and the hippy two up, doing skids through Wellington 5pm traffic on a Heritage Softail. Priceless

[98tls]

Got my own theory on this actually Frosty.

Working at a major Suzuki/Harley/Triumph/Buell dealership for three years, I got to sample the latest and greatest from those four marques along with an enviable selection of used machines.

I can hoestly say, hand on heart, that I enjoyed every single one of them. I even rode a BMW K1200 tourer thing and giggled my arse off the whole time.

My feelings are, a true motorcyclist will appreciate the good bits of any bike they ride.

Agreed,once rode a Guzzi Daytona from Dunedin to Nelson,once i stopped trying to ride it like i do my own bike i throughly enjoyed the thing.

[Mom]

(And Scooters).

Weeeeeeeeelllll.

Much as I am not a scooter fan, I can actually hand on heart say, they are shit lods of fun. Not going to get you any place quickly, handle like nothing you would ever trust your life with, but fun...OH YEAH!

Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of doing 45kph up a hill with a heap of cars behind you, trust me

Dangerous as all get out mind you.

[thehollowmen]

I loved my GN250, because I'd have the tyres spinning in the snow with one leg out while passing cars up the kilmog on the way back to Dunedin after a weekend on the turps in Christchurch. I wasn't worried about it falling over, I'd just pick it up again and ride.

I'd love to have an old RE5 rotary one day just for the sound, or one of them norton rotaries. If I ever make a project bike it will be a rotary.

I love my current bike for the sheer kid-stopping power of the carbon exhaust some hoon put on it. Kids look in wide eyed terror and I wave until they smile and wave back.

I've had a go on an early-last-century triumph, and that was a laugh because of the false neutrals, boggy engine and everything else I had no experience with from all my jappa riding. I'm from a triumph family, and they all had a laugh at me, and I laughed at them because I don't have to put up with that shit on a daily basis.

Each bike has good bits about it to love, although there is more to love about some bikes than others.

[pritch]

Still two wheels so all good. (Except bicycles). (And Scooters).

Bicycles and scooters can be good too, all it takes is an open mind.

[MarkH]

Bicycles and scooters can be good too, all it takes is an open mind.

One thing I don't like is a vehicle that can't keep up the same pace (or more) as the vehicles around it. I used to ride a bicycle many years ago (I even used to race) but I wouldn't really feel safe on one in Auckland - too many loony drivers that would pass you badly and endanger your life.

The 50cc scooters aren't so great either - they aren't much cheaper to buy or run than a 125cc scooter, but struggle to keep up with the flow of traffic even in the 50KPH zones. Unless you only have a car license then I think the 125cc and above scooters are a much better option.

I don't really see myself as a cruiser rider - but I'm sure I could ride a nice one and enjoy it.

I am not too keen on a sports bike with an aggressive riding position - I would prefer to be comfy.

Currently if I had the money to spare then I would buy some sort of Japanese sports tourer (~750cc) - that is just the style that appeals to me. That doesn't mean that other styles of bikes aren't good for the people that like them, of course.

[pritch]

I used to ride a bicycle many years ago (I even used to race) but I wouldn't really feel safe on one in Auckland -

I don't feel safe in Auckland - full stop. That may be a bit unkind, last time I was there I had a beer with my brother at a pub in South Auckland, I never heard a single shot or even a solitary scream.