Bike watching

**Bleck K6** · 21st February 2005, 21:18

Just wanted to know if anyone else does a lap of the parking areas at motorcycle events, checkin out things like mods,tyre choice,new bikes,exotic bikes etc.
I do at every event I go to, spent about 1 hour at paeroa lookin at bikes.

**Sparky Bills** · 21st February 2005, 21:20

I usually do, when i got time.
There are some pretty cool mods out there!

**gav** · 21st February 2005, 21:20

So what'd you see that caught your eye?

**Bleck K6** · 21st February 2005, 22:11

There were a few that caught my eye.
A streetfightered R1 that looked like it had a hard up bringing,A few TLRs with some nice mods,a couple of 04 aprillia rsv,a mint cb750 four,A few mint 85-95 gsxr's.
I would have to say the biggest selling bike recently would have to be the gsxr1000

They were everywhere. There were also quite a few zx10r's

& r1's but not many cbr1000r's

**Stevo** · 21st February 2005, 23:30

Originally Posted by TILLER

There were a few that caught my eye.
A streetfightered R1 that looked like it had a hard up bringing,A few TLRs with some nice mods,a couple of 04 aprillia rsv,a mint cb750 four,A few mint 85-95 gsxr's.
I would have to say the biggest selling bike recently would have to be the gsxr1000

They were everywhere. There were also quite a few zx10r's

& r1's but not many cbr1000r's

Cool so the bestest litre bike is ALSO the rarest. AWESOME! Have to get a CBR 1000 one day.

**Waylander** · 21st February 2005, 23:31

Aside from getting drunk and meeting heaps of cool peaple, what other reason is there for bike rallies? Yea you may have a race or two at a rally but isn't it all about the bikes after all? Should go to the states sometime and do the Sturgis Run or Daytona Bike week. No those events are not just for HD riders or even just for cruisers those are just the bikers that most often show up. But the main point is for bikers to show off thier ride. whether they built it or had a shop build it whatever, it's all about the bikes...

**XTC** · 22nd February 2005, 07:22

I like the bikes that have been modded by owners sliding them on a rough surface on one side...

gives them that used look :spudbooge

**outlawtorn** · 22nd February 2005, 08:07

I like those bikes which have those mods on the back with long blonde hair and comfortable safety cushions....he he.... no offense ladies...honest.... he he

**Dodgyiti** · 22nd February 2005, 08:14

Car and bike shows are the same
Often the carpark contains better examples than in the show.
But that is us Kiwis for you, too shy and self effacing to show the world our accomplishments- least we get the tall poppies cut down

**Aiolos** · 22nd February 2005, 15:08

Originally Posted by Andyadams

like the bikes that have been modded by owners sliding them on a rough surface on one side... gives them that used look

Great! Wanna buy my rg then? (see sheep thread)

**Bleck K6** · 22nd February 2005, 16:41

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

Car and bike shows are the same
Often the carpark contains better examples than in the show.
But that is us Kiwis for you, too shy and self effacing to show the world our accomplishments- least we get the tall poppies cut down

Yep thats about right.
It would be good if we had a bike show here for modded streetbikes/sportbikes.