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Meriadoc  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 22, 2015

Oh fuck is tag of the week motorcycles? I am all over this.

Also, what is wrong with this bike? Why is that price so reasonable? It's been keeping me up at night.





kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know anyone who loves that vintage of BMW. The inline four was less loved than the inline three and the inline three was a lot less loved than the flat twin. That price seems to pretty much be what they go for.

It's like an AMF Harley - yeah, it's a "classic" harley but... it's also kind of the worst classic harley you can own. If you're gonna go '80s half-tupperware:

ecib  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A buddy of mine has an AMF Sporty. Talk about a headache...

Meriadoc  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh no way would I go for it. I don't have the wallet deep enough or the time of day to deal with a BMW. But I still found it an interesting bike nonetheless. I'm hoping to go with a Yahama FZ-07 or -09 in the new few months if things go as well as I hope they do.

kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    "It’s the best thing ever!" I responded. "It’s absolutely incredible and blows everything else like it out of the water, and that’s before you factor in price. It’s also basically un-rideable and feels like it could be trying to kill me. This thing is so close. Someone just has to get it sorted."

http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2014-yamaha-fz-09-long-term-test

Meriadoc  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's what I'm seeing more of. The original reviews coming in were "it's the most exciting things I've ridden" and "I will never not love it", but the newer ones are "I want to go grocery shopping without fearing for my life".

kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Could be worse.

Much worse.

Meriadoc  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Christ alive I forgot about that.

I saw one in the wild in DC not too long ago. The guy riding it could have qualified as a schooner as much as his bike and I seriously wonder what ability he had at getting it up a hill that a Vespa wouldn't.

kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I sat on one. They're really quite peculiar. You sort of feel as if you're in position to have your genitals tattooed.

They were repulsive enough at the time that the dealer discouraged me from contemplating a purchase. When the guy in the Honda shirt calls it a "Do Not Order One" you can rest assured that sales will be slight.