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going too far??? - 4/19/2008 12:27:19 AM    alpha omega   Posts: 157 Joined: 6/10/2007 Status: offline What's up fellas I eat sleep and breathe bikes just like the rest of you but I got to say I think this customizing shit is gettin out of hand in my opinion the dvd screens the 10000 dollar paint jobs speaker systems etc. . the fat tire kits are pretty tight but seriously man what is this other than a way to dump load an ass load of money on something that is only gonna take one spill to demolish (2 kinds of riders in the world those who have been down and those who are goin down!)I also feel like ina sense that have lost feeling of what the bike and the ride is supposed to be about (performance,speed and that feeling in your gut to know you have the balls and are doing what 90% of the rest of the country wouldn't even try just seems to me that there trying to make the sportbike scene into the lowrider scene where you have trailer queen bikes and really what is the point of that?(there meant to be ridden hard!!!!)  let me know what you guys think.                               ALPHA Post #: 1

RE: going too far??? - 4/19/2008 1:08:56 AM    bindelsf2 Posts: 1331 Joined: 5/7/2006 From: YES THAT IS A 900 ENGINE IN A F2 ON SPRAY Status: offline yeah i agree with you to a degree but to each thier own i guess. i HATE the psp's, stereos, tv's and stuff on bikes but alot of people dont like what i did with my bike either and for some reason will tell me that they dont like something i did or try and talk me out of doing something to my bike but i just tell them " good thing you dont ride it and didnt pay for any of it then, huh?"  anything that moves someone will customize it, its just peoples way to personalize thier property to fit themselves and thier taste, some people will like it and some wont..what fun would it be if everyone was riding around on a bone stock bike.  but yeah there are trailer queens but you are going to have that with anything...ie-boats,harleys,cars,trucks just my .02  < Message edited by bindelsf2 -- 4/19/2008 1:15:59 AM > _____________________________ nitrous is like a slut, you wanna hit it but are scared of the consequences! honda CBR 600F2/900RR -93 900RR ENGINE (893cc) 10" stretch -NOS -D&D race series exhaust -Stage 7 jet kit and single filters -98 F3 tail -pingel rear strut (in reply to alpha omega) Post #: 2

RE: going too far??? - 4/19/2008 3:40:33 AM    berm   Posts: 26 Joined: 4/12/2008 Status: offline yeah i think its cool for people to do it. but i would never do it, simply because i buy bikes to ride them so why put money into something that can sooo easily destroyed or stolen, but hey i guess if i had the cash and the time.......  =/ no i still wouldn't do it lol. i would just buy a new bike. (in reply to bindelsf2) Post #: 3

RE: going too far??? - 4/19/2008 10:11:45 AM    rons93rr   Posts: 341 Joined: 3/13/2008 From: peabody ma 01960 Status: offline when i was younger i would ride the s**t out of my bike, in 2 years i ended up w/over 25k miles on it. it is all what the individual waunts to do w/his or her bike, what they expect to do & get out of it. i wouldn't do most of the stuff out there but i certainly respect the work and the passion of someone's blood, sweat & tears not to mention $$$ they put into a project. i kinda like to see all of the motorcycling branches out there, just to see what could be done. you gotta admit there is a lot of prettty cool s**t out there, even if people like us would never do it.. well ride it like you stole it and have fun. _____________________________ 93 rr mint red,white & blue w/d&d jetted w/20k miles (in reply to berm) Post #: 4

RE: going too far??? - 4/21/2008 11:19:38 AM    tutman6 Posts: 111 Joined: 3/3/2006 Status: offline I think its cool too, and i like to go to bike shows and see what people do and ideas they have come up with, I would never do it myself nor would i want to ride one with the thought that i may F*** it up or something, But i guess if you have the money to do it and dont have nothing better to do with it than why not? (in reply to rons93rr) Post #: 5

RE: going too far??? - 4/21/2008 11:33:15 AM    Ghusar Posts: 323 Joined: 1/7/2008 Status: offline with age I found I am not able to ride like I did when I was younger and from experience (skating) it hurts more now than then...But I believe that the whole ride it hard and fast has its place and time... If I put the CF beast down I am more worried about Me than the bike. Flesh is ireplaceable but a bike can be rerplaced...and I have been down 3 times 120 mph, 100 mph and 50 mph oh and a slip on some oil with my CBR1000f (hurricane) and walked away from them all. Now I think I would limp away.. im tired where is my Geritol...I really need to proof read better < Message edited by Ghusar -- 4/21/2008 11:41:45 AM > _____________________________ (in reply to tutman6) Post #: 6

RE: going too far??? - 4/21/2008 11:33:29 AM    stynkmonkey   Posts: 301 Joined: 7/14/2007 From: Leander Tx. USA Status: offline I like some mods. The super high end paint jobs are really cool for their creativeness and artwork. I don't like mods that inhibit a bikes performance like the fools that take off a front rotor to show off rims. I also don't much care for the stretching (no offense to those with stretched bikes) but I like my bike nimble and quick turning, quite the opposite of what you get when you stretch the wheelbase. Fat tires don't do anything other than cost money because you have to be able to heat them to get the most out of them and the fatter they are the harder they are to heat and the turn-in is hampered. Chrome is cool as long as it's not adding too much weight. _____________________________ Dragging a knee is a result not a goal. (in reply to tutman6) Post #: 7

RE: going too far??? - 4/22/2008 7:32:16 PM    ZRX1 Posts: 57 Joined: 5/22/2007 Status: offline stynkmonkey, LOL, I like a number of your answers and thoughts towards the topic as I have to agree on a number of them. I think this will sum most of it up. http://www.mac-pac.org/temp/motivation.html For all to enjoy. _____________________________ Scoots I own: 79 CBX, 93 900RR, 97 Wing, 01 Erion RR (in reply to stynkmonkey) Post #: 8

RE: going too far??? - 4/22/2008 8:27:17 PM    Ghusar Posts: 323 Joined: 1/7/2008 Status: offline well I agree with ZRX1 and you know where I find my serinity... It may be carbon but I ride it like it's a 2 dollar whore :) _____________________________ (in reply to ZRX1) Post #: 9

RE: going too far??? - 4/22/2008 8:35:44 PM    HondaCBR24 Posts: 124 Joined: 2/27/2008 Status: offline i agree its coo but not for me.. the name SPORTbike says it all.. _____________________________ REPSOL HONDA (in reply to Ghusar) Post #: 10

RE: going too far??? - 4/22/2008 8:39:19 PM    Ghusar Posts: 323 Joined: 1/7/2008 Status: offline well the wife wonttake pics of me in corners..;( _____________________________ (in reply to HondaCBR24) Post #: 11

RE: going too far??? - 4/22/2008 9:32:43 PM    dinez74 Posts: 1166 Joined: 5/14/2007 Status: offline I don't even have time to ride these days... _____________________________ (in reply to Ghusar) Post #: 12

RE: going too far??? - 5/1/2008 4:26:41 PM    900FighterRR Posts: 105 Joined: 9/18/2005 Status: offline Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But in truth if it aint makin you go faster or stop quicker its a waste to me.  I'm a bit of a purest when it comes to bikes so it really just boils down to personal taste and expression.  I gotta say though that I find all the electronic shit a complete waste of time and money, on cars and bikes.  Who needs it and how did anyone ever get by before we had all this extra garbage.   Custom paint is art, plain and simple so you definetely can't  knock it, same goes for polish and chrome, after that though its just a question of how much money you want to burn.  Keep it simple and enjoy the experiance for what it is.  That's my 2 cents (in reply to alpha omega) Post #: 13

RE: going too far??? - 5/3/2008 8:17:18 AM    alpha omega   Posts: 157 Joined: 6/10/2007 Status: offline As a bike rider i can't stand the jerks who are watchin tv in there 20000 pound escalade andtruing to drive at the same time and the airhead who is trying to write a book onher cell phone. when you work the metal in that bike(forks frame polishing chroming painting) your right iit is an art but the dvd screens and cd players and shit like that is ridicoulos and in my opinion its ugly and it makes that bike something it was never intended to be.                                                  ALPHA (in reply to 900FighterRR) Post #: 14

RE: going too far??? - 5/3/2008 10:29:51 AM    SpiritRR Posts: 2266 Joined: 8/3/2007 From: the Paddock Status: offline Rockin' the stock bike like it's ablaze with OEM fire! Shazaam! (in reply to alpha omega) Post #: 15

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