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Ingz · 01-04-2011, 02:45 PM

Hi, I'm new to SR. I just felt like writing something for really no reason at all.

Anyway, I got my license last July, the same weekend as I got sober, and it had taken me two years to save up for the classes and the exams.

I don't have a bike yet, but I'm drooling over one. A Kawasaki ZX 1000 Special Edition, it's a 2007 model, it's 998cc, 175hp, weighs 227kg and is driven 6þkm. I put a picture of it as an attachment.
What'yall think?

Up until now I've been driving my dad's bike, which is a Kawasaki Versys 2006, 650cc. I have no interest in that bike, I want something with more power.

I was also wondering the statistics of people here that prefer hippies or racers more... Or something else.

I myself like Racers, it's just my type.

toad · 01-04-2011, 08:02 PM

I ride a Harly Davidson Road King Classic....a touring bike....just what I prefer at the time.

Welcome to the forum, I have been to Iceland some years ago. As I recall it was very green. Newfoundland was very Icy.

What is a Hippy bike?

Ingz · 01-04-2011, 09:04 PM

Oh, well, I thought it was called that in English too, because I checked by googling the word Hippie motorcycle, and it showed what's called a Hippie in Iceland. Well, I'm not actually sure how to describe it then, but all Harley's are what's called a hippie in Iceland, and all that kind of motorcycles.

Oh wait, after reading your replay again, I guess it's probably called a Touring Bike in English. Hmm, I don't suppose it's possible to change the options in the poll?

TheSunAlsoRises · 01-04-2011, 09:26 PM

Definatly prefer a hippy bike then... : ) Those super bikes scare the snot outta me... maybe after ive been riding a few more years i'll look into a mid sized aproxx 600cc ninja or something... but for now my 80s BMW Airhead is plenty, not over or underpowered... Good to have you aboard, congrats on your sobriety...

Ride Sober,

Clayton

mywifeisatpeace · 01-05-2011, 06:11 AM

might be a cruiser type bike he is referring to. that is what i thought of when he said hippie bike. harley and indian types/styles. heck even my rebel is a cruiser. easyrider types.

toad · 01-05-2011, 02:47 PM

Good to hear from you superman...........I pray all is well.

CaptAhab · 01-07-2011, 09:01 PM

i build rat rods...close with the biker scene..im currently building a 49' ford and 31' model A...both fenderless and exposed motors...i'll try to get a pic up here soon

stugotz · 01-10-2011, 04:45 AM

I prefer this one.

toad · 01-10-2011, 09:46 AM

Nice looking Fat Boy .... original. There is one just like it sitting on top of a counter in a convienence store in Roby Mo. I have been wanting to get a picture of it and posting it on here so you could see it. Roby is south of Ft. Wood, and I get through there every now and again on a PGR mission.

stugotz · 01-11-2011, 05:04 AM

Here she is with her new bags. 21 years old and over 100,000 miles.

cabledude · 01-11-2011, 06:29 AM

I prefer ones that don't require a lot of polishing and accessorizing. Some seem to require changes in personal grooming and playing daily dress-up to ride, which is fun for some but not my thing.

Here in Germany some try to approximate The Look, but always get something wrong, big or small that throws it all off. Makes them funnier than usual.

View Poll Results: What type of a bike do you prefer?
Racers	2	28.57%
Hippies	5	71.43%
Other... Post what.	2	28.57%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 7. You may not vote on this poll

01-04-2011, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,492	I ride a Harly Davidson Road King Classic....a touring bike....just what I prefer at the time. Welcome to the forum, I have been to Iceland some years ago. As I recall it was very green. Newfoundland was very Icy. What is a Hippy bike? __________________ "Tet Vet" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "God is doing for me what I could not do for myself"

01-04-2011, 09:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ingz Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Iceland Posts: 16	Oh, well, I thought it was called that in English too, because I checked by googling the word Hippie motorcycle, and it showed what's called a Hippie in Iceland. Well, I'm not actually sure how to describe it then, but all Harley's are what's called a hippie in Iceland, and all that kind of motorcycles. Oh wait, after reading your replay again, I guess it's probably called a Touring Bike in English. Hmm, I don't suppose it's possible to change the options in the poll? __________________ Everything I write is only my opinion and thoughts. "Whatever life brings, I've been through everything, And now I'm on my knees again, But I know I must go on, Although I hurt I must be strong, Because inside I know that many feel this way" "Don't Stop Dancing" by Creed

01-04-2011, 09:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheSunAlsoRises Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Traveling in Europe Posts: 415	Definatly prefer a hippy bike then... : ) Those super bikes scare the snot outta me... maybe after ive been riding a few more years i'll look into a mid sized aproxx 600cc ninja or something... but for now my 80s BMW Airhead is plenty, not over or underpowered... Good to have you aboard, congrats on your sobriety... Ride Sober, Clayton __________________ May 25th 2009 The day when I finally got to step 0--This Crap has got to stop "There are many paths to God my son, I hope yours will not be too difficult." - Ben Her

01-05-2011, 06:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
mywifeisatpeace Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: southbridge Posts: 184	might be a cruiser type bike he is referring to. that is what i thought of when he said hippie bike. harley and indian types/styles. heck even my rebel is a cruiser. easyrider types. __________________ I always liked superman... his reaction is the way I feel.

01-05-2011, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,492	Good to hear from you superman...........I pray all is well. __________________ "Tet Vet" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "God is doing for me what I could not do for myself"

01-07-2011, 09:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
CaptAhab Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern state of mind Posts: 15	i build rat rods...close with the biker scene..im currently building a 49' ford and 31' model A...both fenderless and exposed motors...i'll try to get a pic up here soon __________________ It's all mind over matta'...if you don't mind it does not matta'...

01-10-2011, 04:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
stugotz Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 1,164	I prefer this one.

01-10-2011, 09:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,492	Nice looking Fat Boy .... original. There is one just like it sitting on top of a counter in a convienence store in Roby Mo. I have been wanting to get a picture of it and posting it on here so you could see it. Roby is south of Ft. Wood, and I get through there every now and again on a PGR mission. __________________ "Tet Vet" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "God is doing for me what I could not do for myself"

01-11-2011, 05:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
stugotz Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 1,164	Here she is with her new bags. 21 years old and over 100,000 miles.

01-11-2011, 06:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
cabledude Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 270	I prefer ones that don't require a lot of polishing and accessorizing. Some seem to require changes in personal grooming and playing daily dress-up to ride, which is fun for some but not my thing. Here in Germany some try to approximate The Look, but always get something wrong, big or small that throws it all off. Makes them funnier than usual.

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