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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good 11/27/16 at 08:11:46 This was my rig before my savage.... But not THIS one, my has she changed. I had the 250, not this 500 tho. Rumored Honda was doing away with this bike as the profit was so low. Seems the rumor false. I like it, looks like sumtin Bot would build https://powersports.honda.com/2017/rebel-500.aspx#specifications
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28662 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #1 - 11/27/16 at 14:39:32 ...but mine's better,... 'cause it's paid for...
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5107 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #2 - 11/27/16 at 15:05:58 Turn the tank around and slap some clip ons on it and be done '
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #3 - 11/27/16 at 20:34:22 Honda just can't understand , about belt drive. Hello .... Honda , Chain drive is for dirt bikes !!!
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Reply #4 - 11/28/16 at 09:21:18

It is a huge step up from the 250 Rebel - I just can't figure out why they make all this stuff in a foot forward/cruiser style? I really prefer a "standard' riding position, with my feet underneath my butt. Unless I want a Yamaha SR400 or a Suzuki TU250......there isn't much choice from the Japanese makers (if I don't want a Dual Sport or an Adventure bike).

So....Honda Marketing Department - Why is this photo supposed to make me want to buy this bike?

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #5 - 11/28/16 at 18:00:07 Dave wrote on 11/28/16 at 09:21:18: So....Honda Marketing Department - Why is this photo supposed to make me want to buy this bike? Guys who ride Hondas are so cool that they don't have to button all the buttons on their jacket?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #6 - 11/29/16 at 03:07:06 And they don't need eye protection (or a razor).
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #7 - 11/29/16 at 03:12:29 Kris01 wrote on 11/28/16 at 18:00:07: Dave wrote on 11/28/16 at 09:21:18: So....Honda Marketing Department - Why is this photo supposed to make me want to buy this bike? Guys who ride Hondas are so cool that they don't have to button all the buttons on their jacket? Especially this time of year.
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Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good
Reply #8 - 11/29/16 at 04:40:45

As a ametuer photographer, taking product shots of my wife's beads to sell, camera perspective can talk without using words.
I think this shot is saying I am cool, as a perspective buyer is looking upward.....
As if they could buy the bike and look down on the other insecure people....
It's marketing, shallow, but rooted in scientific psychology, and it works.
Look at this past elections as an example, folks are surmising the future based on nothing but supposition based on what they are being told, and fueled by a weakness in themselves......

Yeah Dave, riding with forward controls invites lower back strain, a good bump puts lots of stress on a curved lumbar instead of sharing the impact equally down a straight spine Shocked

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RaleighGuy Full Member Offline It's as easy as 3.14159265358979 Posts: 132 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #9 - 11/29/16 at 05:00:58 I think the photo also says... "Yeah, I ride past old buildings that may fall apart at any time but even if it does, my bike is so fast I can outrun the rubble falling of the walls." Lots of messages in the foreground and background here.
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #10 - 12/03/16 at 08:28:23 I think it says.... "what is this red toggle for?"
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #11 - 12/04/16 at 13:29:30 Well his hand isn't on the throttle ,I think it's on the mirror,I think he's looking at himself to see if he looks cool/tough....whatever!
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Gee....my old sweetheart is looking good Reply #12 - 12/04/16 at 14:00:09 old_rider wrote on 12/03/16 at 08:28:23: I think it says.... "what is this red toggle for?" Upon review, I have a different take.... Look at the position of his left arm/shoulder. I think he is in the process of making it a five stroke
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