What feature do you rate most in choosing a motorbike?

**Drew** · 22nd May 2013, 17:42

That was racing in Superbike at the Atrix winter series...7th through 15th places should be fuckin ashamed of themselves!

**Berries** · 22nd May 2013, 18:43

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

when I stand in the shed and pull off the dust cover and it just sits there - does it put a swell in me trousers? If not NUMBER TWO - is it useful?

I have heard of sad gits getting physically turned on by bikes but never to the extent they do number twos in their pants.

Is it a Ginny?

**Big Dave** · 22nd May 2013, 18:47

Originally Posted by Drew

That was racing in Superbike at the Atrix winter series...7th through 15th places should be fuckin ashamed of themselves!

Pretty impressive I reckon. Like racing sports cars in a ute.

**rocketman1** · 22nd May 2013, 19:44

Originally Posted by bluninja

The smell of the seat on a demonstrator bike :-

If it smells of sweat and adrenaline....you don't even need to ride it to know it's gonna be fun.
If it smells of poo....you know it's a shit bike.

Mate, did u sniff the girls bike seats at school too

?

**rocketman1** · 22nd May 2013, 19:55

Yes I must admit that good brakes are important

We all have to stop fast at some time, and we all go into corners too fast "at some time"

Make sure your bike is good at both.

**bluninja** · 22nd May 2013, 20:00

Originally Posted by rocketman1

Mate, did u sniff the girls bike seats at school too

?

I licked them clean before they sat on them

That's when you got your new model year, in September. Brand-new, she was. She had the smell of a brand-new car. That's just about the finest smell in the world, 'cept maybe for pussy

**awayatc** · 22nd May 2013, 20:13

maybe you should get out a bit more........

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd May 2013, 08:04

Originally Posted by Berries

I have heard of sad gits getting physically turned on by bikes but never to the extent they do number twos in their pants.

Is it a Ginny?

I feel sorry for you man - only ever had ugly bikes...... sigh... Yeah its messy but its anything but sad....

Anyway - you know what I mean. I still love just looking at my TR6C - 25 years and many many miles and every nut and bolt has been through my hands more than once - you would think theres not much left to look at but - gaze at it I do.... and the swell in me trousers is always in front - never in the back

**bluninja** · 23rd May 2013, 08:58

Originally Posted by awayatc

maybe you should get out a bit more........

Nah it's winter and wet and all the bike saddles have been washed off by the rain

Did you not like the quote from the film "Christine" ?

**Berg** · 23rd May 2013, 09:02

For me, a bike must be somewhat versatile being something I can commute on, weekend play on and trip away on. Of course comfort is also important as old injuries mean I'm a bit stuffed for riding a "lay down" bike.

**bluninja** · 23rd May 2013, 09:06

But seriously......

It depends why you are buying the bike in the first place. For your one best bike, it's not a specific feature I look at, it's that you want to be near the bike, love looking at the bike, and most importantly imagine yourself riding the bike as often as possible.

I have a fantastic, capable bike that ticks all the feature boxes.....but if I don't look at it or ride it for a week I'm not too upset. My Aprilia RSVR, which I owned for 10 years, I would just go and look at it, or sit on it if I coudln't go riding.

If I was to choose one individual feature that would be top of the list it would be suspension. Without it the rest of the package just won't perform. Try stopping a bike with good brakes on a normally bumpy road, but no oil in the forks and you'll see how important good suspension is to getting you stopped.

**Kermit250** · 23rd May 2013, 11:34

Yep, the number one thing for me is when I open that garage, just looking at it makes me want to ride it.

A bike needs to inspire it's rider to want to ride it or else you may as well drive a car and give up bikes.