Do Jap bikes have soul?

[peasea]

[QUOTE=Blatman;1129194302]If you had asked me this when I was 18, or 20, or even 23 I would have said an emphatic NO!! QUOTE]

And nothing's changed.

Now grab your teddy and go to bed.

[cs363]

Ah yes, but are you with me (and any others?) would love to hear this Morbidelli V8 850 running and take it for a blat, looks notwithstanding?

I believe my Guzzi has character and personality. It make you work while riding it.
Soul? Dunno.

This http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...-in-the-works/ would be even more interesting to hear/ride!

As far as the Morbidelli V8 goes the second version was much improved in the looks department, though still far from stunning as you can see from the attached pic.

Though as far as V8 bikes go, I really like this one: http://www.livesteaming.com/uploads/...P/Dscf0015.jpg
Now that has to be a Jappa with at least a bit of soul!

[R-Soul]

Anyone who determines the quality/soul/character of a machine and/or it's rider simply based on the country of origin of the manufacturer of the machine, is an idiot. Obviously.

That's akin to determining who you should marry based on the brand of milk they usually purchase.

We stopped at the Rahotu pub on the Four Points last year, four of us (Triumph, Honda and 2 Kwakas), parked up and proceeded to sort our shit prior to heading inside to get our cards. Suddenly a 'woman' dashes out and rushes to her Harley (Sportser 1200 I think?) and states that she couldn't possibly leave it where it was since we had parked our Japanese bikes within the general vicinity...she chortled about it a bit as if to joke...but still moved the bike over to the other side of the car park, next to another Harley.

What
a
fucking
half-wit.

That kind of explains why some riders are judged on tehbasis of the nationality of bikes they ride...

Now what bike would the uneducated red-neck conservative ride?

[captain_andrey]

Southpark:

Uriel: No! There is another. A Japanese boy did make it to level 59.
Michael: Are you stupid, Uriel? Japanese people don't have souls!
Angels: Yeah, Uriel!
Uriel: Oh. Right, right. I'm sorry.

Surely anything they make cant have a soul

[R-Soul]

I challenge anybody to ride my Firestorm for an afternoon and say it has no soul...

The soul of an angel (as far as reliability is concerned - which is DEFINITELY soul in my boooks - the character to just go on and on...)
The soul of a leprechaun as far as handling goes - agile as hell.

And the frugality of a 600 pound gorilla...

[yama]

Haha I've had a couple with soul, they usually show it when on the blink though

[EJK]

Soul in mechanical term = technology?

[Scuba_Steve]

my bike has the soul of a serial killer, her name's Susan.

[EJK]

As in Boyle? She's a real killer mate!

[mikeey01]

As in Boyle? She's a real killer mate!

lol...



Great voice but...

[Ratti]

wouldn't go as far as saying my bike has soul.
but definatly has character.

[Laava]

Yep agree with Ratti, bikes don't have soul, they can however have appeal. An old SL125 appeals to me, not from a technical viewpoint but rather from a nostalgic one. They have also stood the test of time which not all have done or even could have done. I have a leaning toward v twins personally as well, but that is just me I guess!

[Trudes]

Jap bike with Soul (maybe it's character) = 2 stroke

[Fluffy Cat]

Errrr.....what's a soul?.

[Subike]

I guess it can depend upon.
Its age
Its ownership
Its mileage
What love and attention has been imparted into the bike over the years.
Upon the places it has traveled to,
Has it become a part of the family, because its sound is known by many friends of the rider.
Is it worty of special attention because of some event it has attended, or situation it has survived.
Does it have some peculiar quirk no other bike of the same model seems to have.
Does it have its own special way of being bought to life for each ride.

Or is it just a poor slug ridden every day to work,
Kicked into the back of the garage in the cold,
left rusting under a tree when it refuses to work anymore.

There are so many different variables that can either give a bike a soul,
or make it a junky jappa.
The attitude of its owner can make the difference.

sitting in the show room brand new,
a shinny new jappa awaits it new owner,
yearning for the open road to flex its muscles,
hoping for that turn of the key, the push of that button,
whichl transforms it from a hunk of steel plastic and glass,
into a willing alive beast,
with a voice that wants to be heard,
a sparkle to turn the head of those who envey or dispise the rider on board.

Soul?
Character?
only an owner knows.