Just so you people know....the whole extended swingarm deal is not how the vast majority of us fuckin Americans ("Americans" for short) ride. In fact, of the 100 or so people I know who ride sports bikes of all types not a single one has fucked up thier bike like that.
Extended swimg arms are more of a rapper/thug wannabe deal and most people who have them cant ride worth a shit anyway. All they use them for is cruising the local universities at 20 m.p.h. trying to look bad ass and occasionally giving it some juice on some freeway entrance ramp or mile long straight so they can think they know how to handle the power. What they dont see is the rest of us laughing into our helmets as we pass them the moment the road gets to a corner.
Trust me people....the popularity of extended swingarms comes from rap videos....thats it. Its the same deal as with cars like the 300 and the Escalade......they are shit pieces of metal whose sole reason for success is good product placement in a 50 cent rap video and, perhaps, a little bit of style.
This is how it happens:
Step One: Boy see's rap video with Busa or GSXR-1000 rolling on spinners and sportin' a swingarm the length of the Mississippi River, a rear tire the size of a dump trucks, lowered to within an inch of its life and with a bunch of girls dancing all around it. Boys brain reads: Sex, speed, style......RESPECT.........SEX.
Step Two: Boy wants a bike...no no...he wants THAT bike and happens to have the cash (dont ask how).
Step Three: Boy is told by friends (who have never ridden a motorcycle) that 600's are for pussies and that the only ride worth a damn is a GSXR-1000 or a Hayabusa. There simply are no other options.
Step Four: Dealer, who cares only about the sale, tells kid that a 'Busa would be the perfect starter bike. Dealer conveniently forgets to mention the MSF course and, instead, upsells the Shoei helmet line from the rap video.
Step Five: Boy buys Busa, has it shipped to the custom shop and immediately has swingarm extended and chromed, chromes the wheels, gets chromed screen, custom graphics scheme, and a rear tire off a Dodge Viper.
Step Six: Kid rides it, gets scared shitless, and parks it on his front porch as a sign of how bad ass he is. Bike is ridden ounce yearly.......to Bike Week at Myrtle Beach South Carolina. During each yearly ride to Myrtle Beach there is an 62.3% chance of an accident due to lack of rider skill and a 38% chance of breakdown due to lack of proper maintainance. Incidentally, there is an 88% chance boy will contract H.I.V. while at Bike Week.
Step Seven: 3 years later boy sells 'Busa and buys Escalade....takes public transportation because cant afford the gas due to $15,000 worth spend on rims, suspension, tinting, and audio. But god damn does that son of a bitch look hot parked in the front yard for all to see.
Now you know.
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by FkNAmerican
Bookmarks