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Message started by SugarBoogers on 06/20/16 at 09:35:26

Title: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by SugarBoogers on 06/20/16 at 09:35:26

It's happened to me a couple times. Last night a couple of young guys at a stoplight yelled to me and gave me the thumbs up. I have no idea what they were saying due to my FF helmet. Another time while gassing up a guy said, "That's a nice bike! Is it a Yamaha?" I said, "No, it's a Suzuki." "It's a Suzuki?? It's a nice bike!" Mind you, my bike is 14 years old and cosmetically has seen better days, and besides, I've painted it rattle can fluorescent orange for visibility. Maybe it's the Jardine "muffler" a PO put on it. I don't know. Do you get a lot of approval from strangers?

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by springman on 06/20/16 at 09:43:06

You cool man, you cool!! ;D

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by stewmills on 06/20/16 at 11:50:15

I don't know if it's oogles of approval, or "good luck keeping up with us" oogloes when I am off with other biker groups for group rides, etc. It seems as they 'walk the line' of bikes they stop and stare at the single cylinder and sorta turn (I originally said "c0ck" but it changed it to "thingy"....crazy forum) their head sideways. I just smile and answer their questions, and smile even bigger when they are wrestling with their big tanks and I am zipping around having a good time. It used to bother me, now I enjoy the strange looks. Not to mention I am having as good, if not better, of a time on my bike that cost about 10% or less (literally) than their big bikes. 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/20/16 at 11:50:46

Look on the back of your jacket.
Your wife probably put a sign on it.

Please, SOMEBODY, tell this guy
you like his bike..

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Ruttly on 06/20/16 at 12:11:56

Justin is just evil minded, bad childhood or something

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/20/16 at 12:30:43

That's Funny.. and, maybe even KeeRekt...

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Kris01 on 06/20/16 at 16:26:39

I once had an 8 yr. old yell something at me out the back of a minivan. His older 16 yr. old sister wanted to race me. Does that make me cool? :-?

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by batman on 06/20/16 at 19:12:11

I away get the real little kids that yell ,do a wheelie! (ain't happen')

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by jcstokes on 06/20/16 at 20:18:16

I believe the basic styling of the bike is quite good, I've had one or two say they like it's looks. Whether that has anything to do with the ghastly, and I could say a lot of other things, little "cool" word I don't know.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by LANCER on 06/20/16 at 22:49:30

A lot of people just don't know what to make of a big single; few of them around; sort of like a guy with just one nut or something.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Struch on 06/20/16 at 23:46:17

Yes I agree bike looks good and I have same thing like that happen to me on the gas station it DO get attention. My bike is also not a best cosmetic condition ;D I was more getting it up for dependable raiding.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Dave on 06/21/16 at 09:12:39

30171116000B630 wrote:

I was more getting it up for dependable raiding.

Watcha' gonna' be "raiding"? :-?

You in one of those bike clubs that does battle with the other clubs?

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by dontwannapickle on 06/21/16 at 10:59:33

Fella that bought mine upon seeing me pull up to meet him, "darn Dude! That MF'r looks just like my uncle's ol' Sportster, Man!!"

;D

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Paladin. on 06/21/16 at 13:54:35

212C232E283F7F7A4D0 wrote:

A lot of people just don't know what to make of a big single; few of them around; sort of like a guy with just one nut or something.

Parking the Savage, guy looking at it with a funny look.
I sez, "Let me help -- it is missing something."
"YEAH! The second cylinder!"

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by WD on 06/21/16 at 22:12:01

Mine gets a LOT of double takes. Has been called a Harley, an Indian, a BSA, one old guy asked me when the Manx came back on the market. Age guesses range from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. Absolutely nobody believes 2003 Japanese.

Of course, mine doesn't remotely look stock, the tank looks like an old Scott unit with the solo seat, full rear fender and high mount 7" headlight additions. The beaded tombstone windshield we finished yesterday adds to the con job pretty well.

Enjoy the looks and compliments. These little toy bikes have a very limited following in North America, folks have no clue what they are seeing. Other than something different.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by KennyG on 06/21/16 at 22:23:45

I get a lot of comments about "The Retro Look".

Kenny G

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Struch on 06/22/16 at 03:43:36

You in one of those bike clubs that does battle with the other clubs? [/quote]
no but Im from Russian club that have problem with English some time ;D

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/22/16 at 05:59:02

If we ever meet, I'll try to not speak English.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Struch on 06/22/16 at 09:04:26

thanks JOG I hope we will meat and you will be surprised ;D
it is only writing F up

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Ruttly on 06/22/16 at 10:16:14

Evil

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Blade on 06/24/16 at 03:11:38

A couple of years ago I pulled into a service station with my stock 1989 Savage. As I rolled past the garage door the mechanic nudged the apprentice and said "look there's the new Harley".

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/24/16 at 08:50:31

I recently sat on a Sportster, bringing it up off the sidestand wasn't overly clumsy. I'd like to ride one.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by VortecCPI on 06/24/16 at 10:04:47

My wife gets nice comments about her bike quite often, even from some of the HD guys. It is refreshing for them to see something different from the metric side of things.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by Kris01 on 06/24/16 at 17:11:58

36292F2835320333033B29256E5C0 wrote:

I recently sat on a Sportster, bringing it up off the sidestand wasn't overly clumsy. I'd like to ride one.

Me too, but it was waaay heavier than the S40.

Title: Re: Is my bike cool or something?
Post by VortecCPI on 06/25/16 at 04:31:17

I used to ride a Road King with a Street Glide front end and I have also spent time on a CVO Electra Glide. I only weigh 150 but I am in good shape and I had no problems at all.

That being said I have been on two wheels for almost five decades. HDs have an extremely low CG and can be maneuvered at very low speeds if you are careful and patient.

A Sportster would be no problem coming from a Savage.