How did you choose your two wheels?

[007XX]

How did I choose my bike? Bistard told me it was the one for me. "Fair enough," I said. "Here's a cheque then."

Gosh you're easy!

I love the sound of VTwins...that's why I looooved my slightly naff old Spada...found myself getting off the gas lots too so I could hear that decelleration sound - such a geek

Eerrrr...ummm... I do the same...

I blame Yungatart and Mstrs ... they turned up to the track on day with the tart on her bike .. I sat I enjoyed I purchased one off Trade me and its great!!

Me thinks these two have a lot to be blamed for We luff them lots though

[jrandom]

Thanks for humour jrandom but this question being in the Biker Angels forum was mainly directed at the ladies

I didn't notice that.

The likes of me, Hitcher, and scumdog don't look at the forum a thread's posted in before replying; we just use 'New Posts' or 'Today's Posts' to see what's going on.

Anyway, everyone knows that ladies choose their bikes based either on what a man tells them to buy, or on what looks prettiest and least threatening.

[insane1]

saw it at colemans one day took it for test ride burger250 and bought it the same day .

[Rosie]

I did a lot of homework myself when I bought the sherpa, but Clint helped out quite a bit.
I wanted a dual purpose bike, I wanted to be able to touch the ground, but I've got short legs, so that meant that I had a fairly narrow range of bikes I could look at.

My criteria were:
1. Dual purpose - able to do gravel and easy off road riding
2. Low enough seat that I could get the balls of my feet on the ground
3. Comfortable for short touring/day trips on the seal
4. Fairly light
5. Electric start

Once we had a list of potential bikes, I started looking around dealers, and trademe for suitable bikes that I could try out, and to get an idea of the availability of different bikes.

The sherpa and XT225 were looking like the most likely options, so I arranged to test ride them both.

They are both fairly similar bikes, and were incredibly different from the 2-stroke 150 road bike I'd been riding before. They both looked like daggy farm bikes, and felt a bit strange to ride. The sherpa was a nicer package overall, but I didn't exactly fall in love with it. It was going to need a bit of personalising, and I wasn't sure about buying a brand new bike that I felt needed things changed on it.
That month Kiwi Rider did a review of the sherpa, and they really liked it.

I agonised for about a month, before deciding to buy the sherpa. I could get it in silver/black/orange, or black. I liked black a little more, but the silver model was an '06, it was cheaper, so I bought it. I've since accessorised with some more orange and grey, and it looks pretty good.

[vifferman]

The vifferbabe chose it. Her criteria seem to be (in order):
1. Colour
2. Comfort
3. Looks. (Going on these, it would've been the VTec model, as she "liked its eyes".)

[99TLS]

was looking for a bike after 18 months off, saw the TLS on tard me , went for test ride , loved it bought it

[Hitcher]

Gosh you're easy!

That was never in doubt. But, despite popular opinion, I am not cheap.

[Jantar]

My first bike was the cheapest I could find.

The next couple were the best I could afford.

Then it was the best available irrespective of price (the RE5).

Now its the bike that best suits my purpose.

[trump-lady]

I wanted a sport tourer that didnt look old and fuddy duddy, would be comfortable on long rides, could hold some mean pannier bags to hold all my shit(clothes) when Im on tour, but still looked sporty, was easy and forgiving cause I was a newbie.
I researched test rode and found the Triumph Sprint which has the best of both worlds.

Hated the color so I then painted it pink and walla.

Im very happy

[sweetp]

I choose my bike much to the disgust of my partner (mechanic and bike enthuisit) but it was "the one" - even if it was a 150. On saying that I choose well and he has come around. My next bike I researched well - based on recomendation of the engine I need for my riding style and then the all important hight factor.

I did try out a number of bikes but settled on the one that meet all my needs (could get at least one foot on the ground, vtwin, not too heavy etc). Really why I bought the particular one I did was it was the model I wanted and at a good price.

Colour did come into it a little - I would have been fine with most but happened to find the one I wanted. I truely believe if you have a general idea of what you want then shop around and the right bike will find you. But at the end of the day you are going to spend a decent amount of time on it so you need to sit on it and feel like you love it.

[scracha]

Flame's trying that one with me too, except she just let me sit on her 749 instead of getting me drunk...cunning bloody woman!

I'm so over sportsbikes......they're for "short man" syndrome types...especially the litre ones. I'm starting to get over the Ducati thing very quickly too. Back to a bombproof Jap Adventure bike methinks.

[Ghost_Bullet]

I went totaly on impulse, desire, lust and love. The griso stood out to me as just wickedness on wheels. The style is hot, the ride is hot, and it makes me feel gurd!!!!!

I never expected to buy new. I watched a video clip on the motoguzzi web site, everyday for over a month, the sublimial messages hit me.

I never test rode anything else other than the breva.

Approval from Mrs Bullet was the very last, "lets go get it!!"

[Rashika]

Anyway, everyone knows that ladies choose their bikes based either on what a man tells them to buy, or on what looks prettiest and least threatening.

hell yeah, the Buell is about as unthreatening as a pussycat.

I saw it... fell in love with it... I rode one... and I bought one, cos I knew this was the bike that would keep me interested & excited and quite literally on the edge of my seat for the next 10 years. And so far it is proving just that.
Now after having riden a few japas (R6, GSXR, GSR: nice but a bit blaise), a brit (Daytona: kinda cool but lacking in the Vtwin SOOOOOOUUUUNNNNNDDD) a few Ities (Ducati, MG, Tuono, MV Augusta: slightly nicer but still didn't catch me), even a couple of real HOGs (ta scummy) but it still makes me grin everytime I get on the Buell.

And I guess that is what is really important about choosing ya bike, that it really has to be something you love everytime you get out there and ride it... whatever it is, and being all so diff we have so many ways of looking at bikes... that is truely a good thing!

[jrandom]

that is what is really important about choosing ya bike, that it really has to be something you love everytime you get out there and ride it...

+1,000,000



Y'all saw my public witterings over the last couple munfs about what bike I was going to get next. Not much more to say, really. Betty the GSX1400 is a comfy couch wrapped around a truck engine, and I'm all about it.

[pete376403]

The 1100 was bought becuse it suited the purpose and was cheap.
The KLR was bought mainly because none of the guys I normally ride with had one - wanted an adventure style 650 and was damned if I was going to buy a BMW.

In each case the purchase has turned out to be very satisfactory.