What makes a bike sexy?

[Threeteas]

more mettle (sic)

I see it the other way 'round. The 1100 & 1150 are far more "rounded". The 1200 is much more angular.

Kevin

But the 1200 has plastic bits on it, the 1150 is far more classically tutonic. More Panzer, less smart car.

Not to say the 1200 doesn't benefit from the changes made, this is just an aesthetic, not ability, thing.

 

[Kev95gs]

But the 1200 has plastic bits on it, the 1150 is far more classically tutonic. More Panzer, less smart car.

I prefer my woman more "natural", no plastic bits please.

Newer is not always better. Proven reliability and faithfulness goes a long way toward peace of mind.

You'll notice I ride an 1100.

Kevin

 

[Threeteas]

classic

I prefer my woman more "natural", no plastic bits please.

Newer is not always better. Proven reliability and faithfulness goes a long way toward peace of mind.

You'll notice I ride an 1100.

Kevin

So does saving a few thousand dollars. 1150 and hard as nails!

 

[crazydrummerdude]

Ah Lambie -

For anything to be "sexy", requires an observer to possess sexual desires, and the experience and ability to discern, distinguish, and appreciate different degrees thereof.

In the terms of Feud/Jung, a health libido.

Simply said, you can "explore" existential ramblings, or you can go for Freudian overtones.

For me, I need to go for a ride, right now. It makes me happy, and chicks dig it.


J.K.

Must be an English major. Full of himself and full of sh..



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What makes a bike sexy?

For me, it's gotta be old, or it's gotta be dirty.

 

[JK]

Thumper!

Must be an English major. Full of himself and full of sh..



...

What makes a bike sexy?

For me, it's gotta be old, or it's gotta be dirty.

Thumper -

Who's freckling, who? Given your simple definition, I must be your long lost sexy dad, my son!

Busy squandering your inheritance....

SYF

J.K.

 

[Threeteas]

platipus or mallard?

Hey folks, can we all stick to the thread topic please.

This may be made considerably easier if we just ignore JKs worthless postings, treating them with the disdain they merit.

Thanks.

There's something pleasing in a machine working smoothly, purposefully and providing the opportunity to utilise its working to gain sensory enjoyment.
I'm proud of what my GS does and enables, but it'll never be sexy as long as it looks like a duck with a coldsore.

 

[testinglogin]

As I lay on my side in the dirt today, partially under my GSPD, I was indeed wondering how sexy I really looked. As for the bike, it has all the sexiness of a tractor, I think.

 

[Threeteas]

bruising

As I lay on my side in the dirt today, partially under my GSPD, I was indeed wondering how sexy I really looked. As for the bike, it has all the sexiness of a tractor, I think.

Hope only the ego is bruised, as that heals fastest. Still better to be stuck under a tractor than a duck with a coldsore...or is it?

 

[SECTOR]

Woman's opinion?

You guys seemed to have hashed this out quite well. However, sexy to me means what does the woman think?

I bought my first bike, an F650 GS a little over a year ago... why? Well, I'm just figuring out the spark was planted around 3 years ago....

I was not a motorcycle rider or cared anything about it at the time. But, one summer, my 2 brothers came to see me, one on a BMW 1150 GS, the other on a Kawasaki Concourse. Guess what. Knowing nothing whatsoever about bikes and bikers, I was enthralled with the 1150 GS (oh, and my brother is always wearing the sexy black leather stuff). I couldn't get my eyes off that bike! And if you're looking to be sexier yourself... get a sexy bike!! It works! Sporty, but rugged!! Let it get dirty and don't wash it if you really want to be sexy! Ride it in the back country!!

Just a suggestion...

 

[Threeteas]

You guys seemed to have hashed this out quite well. However, sexy to me means what does the woman think?

I bought my first bike, an F650 GS a little over a year ago... why? Well, I'm just figuring out the spark was planted around 3 years ago....

I was not a motorcycle rider or cared anything about it at the time. But, one summer, my 2 brothers came to see me, one on a BMW 1150 GS, the other on a Kawasaki Concourse. Guess what. Knowing nothing whatsoever about bikes and bikers, I was enthralled with the 1150 GS (oh, and my brother is always wearing the sexy black leather stuff). I couldn't get my eyes off that bike! And if you're looking to be sexier yourself... get a sexy bike!! It works! Sporty, but rugged!! Let it get dirty and don't wash it if you really want to be sexy! Ride it in the back country!!

Just a suggestion...

I may print this message off and attach it to my GS tank. I'll not need to laminate it either, as from now on I'll not be washing the bike ever again. Thanks.
I do believe a GS can attain "crud cred", so some off roading is essential.
I have heard that certain 4x4s can come with branded dirt, to add that touch of authenticity...is that true?

 

[ALLANCOOK]

There's a reason they say motorcycling is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

 

[testinglogin]

Hope only the ego is bruised, as that heals fastest. Still better to be stuck under a tractor than a duck with a coldsore...or is it?

No injuries, here. Both were just "tips"... not high-speed crashes. It's amazing how soft the ground can be when you have on full riding gear; even if some don't think high-viz is sexy.

Speaking of sexy; it's all about context. GSPD in the city - sort of piggish. GSPD in the woods? Beautiful!

 

[testinglogin]

For that GSPD to run better in the trails you have to get the tires hot. About 160 F I believe ? Funny how the S riders think they are the only ones with sticky tires.

Now THERE is a photo of a sexy rider.

No wonder I tipped over twice; my tires were too cold. Next time I go "GSing", I'll be sure to make a pass through Centralia, first.

Isn't two always better than one? How about two sexy GS bikes with sticky tires?

 

[Mongo]

I've always been uncomfortable calling machinery sexy. My bike I refer to as "it" or "my bike". It is never "her" or "she" Gail's bikes I refer to them by model "K75" or "GT". I really do like the lines on her 03GT but I would not call it sexy. It is "attractive". For me bikes are not organic therefore they cannot be sexy.

 

[99007]

I've always been uncomfortable calling machinery sexy. My bike I refer to as "it" or "my bike". It is never "her" or "she" Gail's bikes I refer to them by model "K75" or "GT". I really do like the lines on her 03GT but I would not call it sexy. It is "attractive". For me bikes are not organic therefore they cannot be sexy.

I am in your camp on this one with the exception that my bike has a name - Snow Queen. I am also in the camp of the earlier poster to pats his bike on the gas tank when he walks by "her". (I did name my '82 Yamaha XT550 "Newt" just so it is clear I have no gender bias. But I do not pat Newt with affection like I do the SQ!!!)
Beauty (i.e. sexiness, attractiveness, or whatever term you prefer) is in the eye of the beholder, is it not? When I saw the Rockster in the ON - I thought - man that is a cool bike (note I use "cool" not "sexy"). I was enamored of it from the get-go, but a riding buddy of mine thought I lost my mind - he thought the bike was as ugly as a bike could get.

 

[Threeteas]

outcasts

So is it the felings that these chunks of metal can evoke from their ability to deliver travel, that is is the stimulant?

Plus, there's no doubting that bikes are "sold" in advertising and media as being either sexy or the preferred transport of thugs. The choice of the outcast from society.
Surely that's based on something?

 

[globalrider]

It has to be Italian to be sexy.

An MV Agusta...

A professional photo of an MV Agusta. NO NOT OPEN if you will be offended by a topless model sitting on an MV Agusta...MV Agusta

 

[Threeteas]

It has to be Italian to be sexy.

An MV Agusta...

but not a Bimota Tesi, Pavarotti, the Fiat Panda, the Piaggio MP3, the Multistrada, AC Milan defending a 1-0 lead, the toilet overflow in Venice/Sorrento and probably most coastal cities, posing as if holding up the Pisa Campanelle, all the dog doo on the streets in Rome, that V10 motorbike by Morbidelli with a wooden effect fairing, the nightclub up in the Monte Rossa mountains where I was so drunk I kept dancing when they stopped playing music and bought on a comedian (that was a particularly ugly episode).
Which reminds me....hot Grappa.

 

[OfficerImpersonator]

the nightclub up in the Monte Rossa mountains where I was so drunk I kept dancing when they stopped playing music and bought on a comedian (that was a particularly ugly episode).
Which reminds me....hot Grappa.

Ah, Lamble - you're not quite the stick in the mud you pretend to be! Now we can play a new game - "Where's Lamble?"

 

[OfficerImpersonator]

A professional photo of an MV Agusta. NO NOT OPEN if you will be offended by a topless model sitting on an MV Agusta...MV Agusta

It must have been cold in the studio that day.