How important is the look?

[Timber020]

im no harley rider so im only interested in fuction ah who am I kidding, plenty of power ranger wannabes around. I have had a few ugly bikes and it doesnt bother me at all. I like sleepers, would love to ohlins up and put an xr650 in a GN250. I love starlets with 4agez's, subaru brumbys with ra engines in them. But then I have no taste in clothes or fashion and think the best art in the world is done by engineers and mother nature.

If I could convice my wife we needed a white lada station wagon to stick a supercharged buick V6 in it I would be a happy boy.

Looks? Meh, save caring about that to the women!

[Noidy]

There are a few bikes that would not be my pride and joy to own. Even though many people love them both for form and function. Call me shallow but I likes what I likes and some IMO are pug ugly.

[martybabe]

You buy a car with your head.....
you buy a bike with your heart....

Short sweet and brilliant, If I love it I want it and will overlook almost anything else.

10/10 for the pretty ones,1800cc, only 12 HP with a one litre tank !!!!! yeah but she's sooo pretty eh.

[coffeejunkie]

It's your hard earned cash so buy what you want.....weatehr it be the look or function your the only one to please

[Dean]

I think it was madbikeboy that said to me "screw the opinion polls BUY WHAT EXCITES YOU!" those legendary words stuck with me, so if there is a bike that will put a huge grin on your face.And make you change your undies at every petrol station then get it.

[PrincessBandit]

I consider my bike gives me both what you're looking for. So I'm a very happy girl. But I'm also ashamed to say I'm shallow so I reeeeeeealy had to go for one OR the other, it would be looks.
Just as well the bandit fulfils both.....

[Boob Johnson]

your money, do whatever the hell you like with it

+1

Who gives a rats arse what anyone else thinks? Who's it for? Who are you trying to impress?


ps: don't finance that shit Maki, that's just foolish.

[Boob Johnson]

I think it was madbikeboy that said to me "screw the opinion polls BUY WHAT EXCITES YOU!"

So you bought a GN???

Sheeesh, you're easily excited

[LBD]

Form?...function?....form?...function?....

Function first to get the bike on the list and form to keep it on the list....

Ain't she sweet?

[Burtha]

im no harley rider so im only interested in fuction ah who am I kidding, plenty of power ranger wannabes around. I have had a few ugly bikes and it doesnt bother me at all. I like sleepers, would love to ohlins up and put an xr650 in a GN250. I love starlets with 4agez's, subaru brumbys with ra engines in them. But then I have no taste in clothes or fashion and think the best art in the world is done by engineers and mother nature.

If I could convice my wife we needed a white lada station wagon to stick a supercharged buick V6 in it I would be a happy boy.

Looks? Meh, save caring about that to the women!

Hmmm ... in your case, I have to agree

[Burtha]

Do you look down when you ride?

[3umph]

It's so good that everyone has a different idea to what's a good bike and what's not... what one gets the heart pumping just looking at a particular bike and one that does not...
If not then every manufacturer would be making one model that looks the same whether its a harley, honda, triumph etc...

for me if I did not like a look of a bike then there is no way I would buy it... end of story...
Sometimes it can come down to what can or can not be afforded but in the end very few people will actually buy or keep hold of a bike that they do not like the look of...
Colour choices for bikes are the same... I have a red Daytona with polished rims... they also do a silver Daytona and they do nothing for me and even tho the same bike and I would not buy one purely for that reason...

Why buy something that you do not like the look of? if so you will more then likley regret the purchase at some time...

[vifferman]

My bike looks nice (scratched paint, urglee swingarm/hub notwithstanding), but looks were not a huge factor in its purchase (except for the vifferbabe, who actually wanted a Vtec, because "she liked its eyes".)

[Swoop]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Get it out with optrex.

[Tank]

I ride a V-Strom. Like I give a fuck what a bike looks like.

Its what twist your dials. A big part of biking (for me) is how the bike makes me feel - Even when its just parked there. It has to inspire some passion.