Streetfighter whine
05-27-2011, 09:08 AM
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Streetfighter whine
Ok, I just gotta whine. it amazes me the prices that guys ask for sport bikes that they turn into street fighters. I mean...most likely these are wrecked bikes to begin with. Instead of putting the time and money into fixing them properly, hey...lets just strip it down and put an old headlight on it. THEN...they want to ask a premium price for the bike noting all the "work" they put into it to make it a streetfighter. does anyone actually believe that bull?
there... I feel much better now.
there... I feel much better now.
05-27-2011, 11:30 AM
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Ok, I just gotta whine. it amazes me the prices that guys ask for sport bikes that they turn into street fighters. I mean...most likely these are wrecked bikes to begin with. Instead of putting the time and money into fixing them properly, hey...lets just strip it down and put an old headlight on it. THEN...they want to ask a premium price for the bike noting all the "work" they put into it to make it a streetfighter. does anyone actually believe that bull?
there... I feel much better now.
there... I feel much better now.
05-27-2011, 05:29 PM
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A well done custom is just that. A wrecked bike, a salvage title, both likewise. Fashion is fashion. Underglow lights, spinner rims, suits and ties. If it's not function, it's fluff. I'm sure we all have a piece of fluff that appeals to us. I hate yours, but I love mine. I'm the only one who's smart!
05-27-2011, 06:53 PM
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Depends what you call a streetfighter ? It amazes me how many people do not no what a streetfighter really is.
Just pulling the front fairings of & adding a headlight is not a streetfighter, tho a lot of people think it is.
A true streetfighter is a custom bike like the above example, that bike has had more time & money spent turning it into a streetfighter than just retuning it back to stock.
Custom streetfighter
Just pulling the front fairings of & adding a headlight is not a streetfighter, tho a lot of people think it is.
A true streetfighter is a custom bike like the above example, that bike has had more time & money spent turning it into a streetfighter than just retuning it back to stock.
Custom streetfighter
05-28-2011, 05:37 AM
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It's all about what a person enjoys.
I worked for GT bicycles years ago and used to be amazed at the price some people would spend on a bike (2000 dollars and up was common). I had made the "That's crazy" comment and one person explained it to me that it is what they enjoy and to them it is the same as me sinking 5 grand or so on an old hotrod, or a lot of money on a fishing boat and tackle........Point well taken.
I personally do not care for the street fighter idea but I can look at one and appreciated the work and creativeness that is involved, so cudos to anyone that has that desire and pursues it.
I worked for GT bicycles years ago and used to be amazed at the price some people would spend on a bike (2000 dollars and up was common). I had made the "That's crazy" comment and one person explained it to me that it is what they enjoy and to them it is the same as me sinking 5 grand or so on an old hotrod, or a lot of money on a fishing boat and tackle........Point well taken.
I personally do not care for the street fighter idea but I can look at one and appreciated the work and creativeness that is involved, so cudos to anyone that has that desire and pursues it.
05-28-2011, 07:21 AM
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A well done custom is just that. A wrecked bike, a salvage title, both likewise. Fashion is fashion. Underglow lights, spinner rims, suits and ties. If it's not function, it's fluff. I'm sure we all have a piece of fluff that appeals to us. I hate yours, but I love mine. I'm the only one who's smart!
05-29-2011, 01:58 AM
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i agree. when i see a custom car, truck, or bike that isnt my style but has good attention to detail and modifications done with high quality i can appreciate the work that got put into it. its the half assed attempts that i cant respect like the civics with different color body panels, a coffee can muffler, and a gutted interior and think they are race cars.
05-31-2011, 07:55 AM
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05-31-2011, 08:00 AM
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True about the above customs. It's cool to see bikes that have had a lot of time spent making works of art, whether naked of faired. It's the ones that look like stock bikes with the skins taken off and a headlight added that I scratch my head about.
05-31-2011, 09:53 AM
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05-31-2011, 09:58 AM
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man...that stinks! My wreck in the rain was totally my fault. I flipped too hard into a right hand turn. I learned a lesson about smoothness, and also a lesson that it's not worth putting the bike (and me) at risk on the track in the rain. 
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