Bandit Alley
GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: GaryB12VA on June 19, 2005, 07:46:09 PM
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http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=17525870837436152068
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Doh, I'm a squid :monkeymoon:
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hmm. Yamaha FJR1300. that ain't bad, I guess
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883 Sportster???????
:roll:
Not in this lifetime.
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LOL.... SOFTAIL???? Whuzat?
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883 Sportster here too. Didn't they pay attention to the last question about are you hoping its NOT a Harley? :monkeymoon:
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Go the FJR1300, it pretty well sums it, although I would have thought a B12 more suitable - maybe the FJR1300 when I'm 50.....
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Moto Guzzi V11?
Dang, thats a pretty neat looking bike too... :bigok:
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gotta say, it got me right. gave me a bike i definately have been wanting for a long time (and probably would be riding if the 650 came out a year earlier when i was bike shopping), the suzuki v-strom. oh well... guess i'm predictable.
phil
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Sportster 883.
If I were to give you the list of new bike preferences, it would be second to last, right before the eliminator 125. Actually, all harleys would tie for second to last.
I have to admit, my answers to the majority of the questions weren't in the choices.
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I got the YZF-R1, with the option of getting the Gixxer 1K.
I think I'd take the Gixxer, as the one time I got to ride it, it took me 3 hours to finally get the grin off my face.
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I have to admit, my answers to the majority of the questions weren't in the choices.
Yup! Or my answer might be in between two of the survey's canned responses. For this reason, I took the survey twice. First time they told be 883 Sporty, second time R1/GSXR1K. So maybe a B12 is the compromise
What I thought was a bit odd - I was under the impression the survey was aimed more at potential riders, but several questions would be difficult to answer for the uninitiated.
Also the turning question was fubar... asking you if you're making a right turn do you put pressure on the left or right bar... yet they don't clarify pushing or pulling pressure, and that key bit of info is needed to give a correct answer!
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I got the Ducati Monster. Interesting and I think it fits. Really close to the Bandit. I don't know how I came across as a snob but it said I was. thats why they probably picked something Italian instead of Japanese.
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:roll: Another FJR1300 for me too.
although I would have thought a B12 more suitable - maybe the FJR1300 when I'm 50.....
Well that pretty much sums it up for me!
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Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 2 moxie, 8 zeal, and 2 pomp!
Probably a typical Bandit rider's result. Practical, yet sporty. But I'm not ready for all that freaking hard luggage just yet.
You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.
Well, hell yes, I'm planning on going to B.O.S.S. next year. Already told the family I'm going.
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Hell, I've got 50 miles of roads if I take the SHORT way.
I took a 200+ mile way to work a couple of weeks ago. :monkeymoon:
The FJR (or something like it) will probably be my B12's replacement. (Coincidently, I'll probably be 50 by then, too.)
For those who diss the bags on the FJR - it looks good with the bags off, too. Unlike the Honda. And the bags come in handy for those longer road trips - or if you need somewhere secure to lock up your gear when you go somewhere and you don't want to have to wear or carry it.
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The FJR, which was never intended for US soil, sure is popular. Its funny how the manufacturers put the majority of their resources into power cruisers. Sales on these things are flat, you can still find new 03's around. Honda won't give up on the VTX 1800, they just keep expanding models and options. It would seem others would take notice that Yamaha sells every FJR brought over and there are very few used on the market. Maybe the B12 replacement will address this.
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I got the fj 1300 also . :idea:
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Yamaha FJR1300
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I had a couple of my Harley riding co-workers take the survey.
The guy with a softail cruiser should be on a FJR (he didn't even know what a FJR was) :grin:
The guy with a bagger should be on a 600 supersport... he's ~6.5' tall and weighs ~400 lbs. :duh:
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That's the stupidest damn test I've ever taken! I answered 24 questions, hit "Next" and it says "Error 503 Service Unavailable".
Edit: Okay, I got the site to work. I should be riding an FJR1300. Sounds pretty accurate. I don't know what moxie is, but I scored -1 on that. How many people can say they got a negative score on a personality test? :grin:
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R1 for me...
think i'd prefer the GSX-R 1000 though!
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WTH ??? 883 Sportster ??? This test obviously has some flawed logic in the programming.....or a few more choices are called for. I almost can't imagine any two "standard" bikes being further apart than the B12, which is my "dream machine" and the 883, which I'd rather kiss a pig than ride.
Do I look/ride like a LazyBoy type ?? NOT.....well, since you can't actually see me, you'll have to trust me on this.....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Regardless, the Hardly Dangerous is the absolute LAST bike I'd ride. In fact, I think I'd rather ride a city bus than an HD.....and I've pretty much successfully avoided mass transit for 99.99% of the last 40 years or so.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Suzuki VStrom
You scored 4 moxie, 5 zeal, and -4 pomp!
You have the traits of a sensible and effective rider, with an utter lack of concern for image, so you should feel comfortable riding a sensible, effective, and hideous bike like the VStrom.
You are the rider most likely to Rhino-Coat your bike for the sake of practicality.
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HA! Sounds like me. Started out on a two-fiddy.. moved up to a Bandit 6 and am now spreading out to other great bikes such as my Bandit 4, SecaII and GS550.
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I also got FJRed :thanks:
Seems like the B12 was almost the perfect bike for me.
I used to have an 883 Sporty. It was limited in it's ability, but I still had a ton of fun on it.
Just think of it as an XR883 :banana:
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Fjr 1300 here to
hmm considering the last ride was the battleship fj1200
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Suzuki V-Strom here.. Not really understanding why either. The bike is just 'eh' for me. I'd prefer something just a little more exciting..
Although, truth be told, I don't think there IS a perfect motorcylce for me. I firmly believe that I need a whole freakin' garage fulluv'em! At the very least I need a fast, fun little 600 for zipping around back roads and a fat, slow cruiser for putting around w/ the ol' lady on the back.
I start thinking this way but then reality steps in. I realize I can't afford to maintain/store/own two bikes. (I have enough trouble w/ just one!) So I have to find something somewhere in the middle.. and that's where the B12 is for me, a respectible comprimise between form, function and fun. (I did the same thing w/ my rainy-day ride; a comfortably equipped Ford Ranger pickup.)
My next will probably be a 'power cruiser' set up for borderline touring (hard side bags and a screen). Then I'll sell/trade the B12 for a used CBR6 or something.
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i got a ducati monster in 'badass matte black' ... ha ha! :motorsmile:
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Harley of some sort
BUT
All the questions are like "You're riding slowly and someone wants to overtake" and all the answers are variations of "pull over" or "stay"
Or "Someone overtakes, what do you think of them?" What do I think? Think? Race time!