Cruisers vs Sports vs Tourers

**Sniper** · 31st January 2006, 15:01

Im curious to know about others thoughts when seeing a cruiser, tourer or a sportsbike. For example when I see a Honda Shadow, I think it is a Harley unless I can be bothered to check the rego label.

I know its damn biased of me but I can tell most different types of sportsbikes from their shape, headlight style or rear end (no smart arsed comments). I suppose maybe Im just a sports bike nut. Tourers I can kind of tell apart, but Im never 100% accurate, but put me in a room full of cruisers and I get all confused, find a corner and lay down to suck my thumb.

So tell me, do those that have cruisers and tourers have the same thought patterns? I know someone who owns/works a/works in a bike shop will be able to distinguish most bikes by site, but what about you average citizen? Can you tell a certain type of bike apart or do all sports bikes look the same?

Im curious to find out if Im the only weirdo on here......

**froggyfrenchman** · 31st January 2006, 15:05

i can tell sports and tourers on the spot, crusiers are a bit harder though. The reason for this is i have never been even remotly interested in crusiers.
just an observation of my behaviour, not intended as a bold "sprots bikes rule and crusiers are puss" statement!!

**Rashika** · 31st January 2006, 15:06

Originally Posted by Sniper

Can you tell a certain type of bike apart or do all sports bikes look the same?

Im curious to find out if Im the only weirdo on here......

I cant tell the damn sportsbikes apart... they all look the same to me

no probs with *most* cruisers

ok so I'm getting better, but still have a lot of trouble

**Matt Bleck** · 31st January 2006, 15:11

lol, my missus thinks I'm weird cause I like to name the bikes coming towards me when I'm driving the cage. I'm normally spot on but cruiser's stump me every time. Probably cause like froggy I'm not really into them....

So I guess I'm a weirdo too.....

**kiwifruit** · 31st January 2006, 15:12

i can pick a sports bike or tourer from a distance
i find cruisers alot harder to pick
basiclly what froggy said

**MidnightMike** · 31st January 2006, 15:12

I hve trouble distinguishing between cruiser too.
But im not that bad.
Im the same as froggy, I dont have much interest in them

**Sniper** · 31st January 2006, 15:13

Thats what I mean, if you are not particularly interested in a type of bike. Do you go out of your way to learn about them?

**zadok** · 31st January 2006, 15:17

I find the hardest to tell apart, at a distance, is a black cruiser. Could be almost any brand.

**pritch** · 31st January 2006, 15:22

I was talking to a former president of the local biker "club" recently and I mentioned Harley riders in connection with waving and suggested the Harley riders possibly only wave to other Harley riders.

He grinned and said he couldn't tell which bikes were Harleys any more.

I was pleased he said that because it's probably some time now since I could tell one cruiser from another.

**Motu** · 31st January 2006, 16:02

I couldn't tell one sportsbike from another,and have no interest in learning.Cruisers I can tell apart reasonably well,mainly because they make the engine as a styling point...I can pick out differences in engine design better than I can tell fairing designs apart,just the mechanical side of me I suppose.I can pick Sportsters and Big Blocks apart from a long way away too.Dirt bikes are easy,they are all colour coded.

**Bonez** · 31st January 2006, 16:14

Originally Posted by pritch008

I was talking to a former president of the local biker "club" recently and I mentioned Harley riders in connection with waving and suggested the Harley riders possibly only wave to other Harley riders.

He grinned and said he couldn't tell which bikes were Harleys any more.

I was pleased he said that because it's probably some time now since I could tell one cruiser from another.

Harleys, big V-Twin kwakas and Goldwings all have something in common. Guess what that is?

**TygerTung** · 31st January 2006, 16:31

Originally Posted by Bonez

Harleys, big V-Twin kwakas and Goldwings all have something in common. Guess what that is?

Lack of performance?

**MSTRS:Me** · 31st January 2006, 16:32

Wank factor??

**HenryDorsetCase** · 31st January 2006, 16:32

I cant tell sportbikes apart (except for Ducatis for some reason) or most cruisers. Or Japanese cars.

cars should have more tail fins... I can tell the difference between most '50s american cars just from the rear view... or rear 3/4 view.

Its all completely about what interest you. If you are interested you'll know the subtle differences between the Hyosung and the Lifang or Quingjou