Sport bikes only

[scubie]

Hi

Here is a potentially interesting debate.


I wonder how many of you ride a sports bike for the style of it rather than the performance and handling..

Me i like the handling and perfomance aspect, and of course yes the looks do play a part.

So over to you.
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[MarJay]

I ride bikes because of the experience. The Buell gives me a unique riding experience which I enjoy very much. Its not really a 'good looking' bike in that sense, and it doesn't really have a great image among the sports biking community, so I'd say I'm riding it for the handling and the power delivery.

I could buy a faster bike if I wanted to, and I could probably buy a prettier bike... but this is the bike that I like to ride.
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[G]

I would say looks aren’t too important to me, this was my sports bike until recently, now I’ve got a shiny dirty GSXR fully clothed.
An opportunity for ugly bike picture-whoring ...
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[hmmmnz]

im all for ease of use, and sports bikes while they are fast, they are generally uncomfortable for someone as tall as me, and servicing is an arse, what with all fairings and the compact frame design,
im more of a big thumper kinda guiy, the crappy mz500 covers pretty much all areas, apart from high speed stuff, and the vf1000 covers that to a degree, all the rest of my bikes are just for playing with

to summarise, i don't care about looks and i don't care about performance, handling is good, but i quite like a good battle with a bike
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[Smooth]

My Tuppence:

Riding something crap well is better than riding something good craply
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[bigup]

id love a gixxer but im not sure how practical it will be for me plus not sure if it would be comfortable or not!

only way to tell is a test ride me thinks!

[T0MMY]

I'm 100% into the handling, as long as there's just enough power to get from one corner to the next without falling asleep and allow overtaking. I also only really like clip-ons so that kind of precludes a lot of non-sportsbikes with a few exceptions (like the CB1 I'm looking for) otherwise I'd consider something like a Hornet.

Image I couldn't give two shits about really although I suppose I'd feel like a twat riding around on something really small like a cbr125 with the skinny wheels etc. lying flat on the tank to overtake lorries at 65 mph
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[Polarbear]

If you count a busa as a sports bike, I bought it cause I like big powerful bikes (had ZZR'x FJ12's etc.) but I also got it because it was a busa and I always wanted one. However I will never ever get the best out of it as I'm just not a good enough rider therefore I'm a poseur
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[Blackwolf]

I like the looks, the sound, i like the speed and supprisingly the comfort of it too! but manly its the sound
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[YZFR1-Dave]

Has to be the riding position and speed, and mine is so comfy

[supZ]

i got my CBR6 because i had a poster of one on my wall as a kid, always preferred the sportsbike image but i wouldnt say thats all im interested in.

there are a few nakeds i like but the wind buffetting on them vs faired bikes always swings me to faired.

i like the looks, the speed, the handling and the comfort my sportsbike gives me; perhaps my tastes will change as i age but for now im a sportsbike person for all the above reasons
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[Darth]

Just for the pose value really
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[The Tot]

I've always had sportsbikes because whilst my back is still good, I want to be able to appreciate and enjoy the technology, time and development that goes into a sportsbike. In each model lineup, sportsbikes tend to represent the pinnacle of motorcycle engineering.

I used to live around the corner from what used to be Rex Judd's motorcycles and seeing the nth Gixxer and YZF on the window made me want one... Oh, and I used to love playing road rash.

In short, I ride sportsbikes because a combination of the style and performance. People always talk to me and say how much of a nice bike I have even though it's 10 years old, because the silhouette of a sportsbike is forever in people's minds.
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[Pie-Roe]

I've ridden all sorts of bikes. I don't like all out sportsbikes, I find they are too low down, and I always feel that little bit reserved that if I drop it, it's going to cost a lot of money. I'd much prefer to have a medium powered supermoto, but you need deep pockets to throw at one.

My current bike is a 300 quid matt black gt550, it'll do around a ton, carry a passenger comfortably, and will even wheelie with the right technique. I'm an averagely fast rider (still got young and stupid going on) and spank my housemate on his VFR, I'll be interested to see how I fare on the tighter twisties against squiffy on his k2 thou.

Just needs a different set of tyres, 90 profiles aren't that great for handling at the moment.

Pyro
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[No More Names ......]

My bike taste is as varied as my music taste, although i can only comment on looks ....

I hope one day i can get a nice full powered bike that i like the look of and can ride to it's potential, i don't like the idea of having a bike i can only ride say upto 80 % of it's ability ...
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[Hetzer]

Handling, speed and looks, in that order. Or it was when I had one.
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Yeah, last time i got laid, i handled her boobys, then came quickly, then got the disapointed look ... fucking midget bitch ..
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DOD Wrote: It was very interesting - the desolation of some of the areas of that city is quite remarkable. Shows what terrible town planning can do.

[Devils Advocate]

I rode sportsbikes because they are the ultimate in motorcycling technology.
Making the choice to buy one is like going to asda for your tea with a tenner in your pocket and being faced with a choice between a fillet steak or a budget beefburger.

I think for most riders its a phase that must be lived through as part of the biking experience.If you can afford the best you buy the best, if you cant-you dont.
In my case its a phase thats almost out of my system now because a sportsbike isnt practical for me anymore.Other things are becoming more important like fuel economy and comfort so my next bike will be bought on those two features first.
I will always be drawn to flashy sportsbikes though because they have that effect on me, much the same as im drawn towards pretty girls with their tits and arses hanging out, but will i ever take on another one purely for fun? ..i would like to say no but the answers probably yes

[Charlie]

I am quite tempted to get a sport bikes as my next bike, but I wonder if I won't enjoy it as much as my current bike. I won't be able to thrash like I can on my 250 and not be doing silly speeds. From what I can tell, that is what I find really enjoyable.

But then I think I am young and should get one, decide I don't like it and then buy a different bike. But I haven't the money to be doing that at the moment.

I don't know what I want really, I think I need about 5 bikes to fill wants.

[T0MMY]

[Flip]

[Blackwolf]

[Hetzer]

What he said ^

Shite weather, nobody to ride with and I'd pushed my luck far enough.
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