2005 Gixxer Thou

I certainly don't - women are definitely for looking at too.

 

so if the latest, greatest, fastest, best-handling, most "dangerous"
sportsbike turned out to look like a Harley, would you still want one?

 

Yes.

Look, the appearance of a motorcycle does have some small impact on
me, but given that it is by definition subjective, I see little point
in discussing it.

 

http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=20923 for the Tamburini
edition. Comes with variable length inlets & Honda MotoGP stylee anti-
hop system.

 

You have seen the state of Champ's GSX-R haven't you?

 

Having a nicely turned out race bike is important if trying to attract
sponsorship, for the way you get treated by officials and scrutineers,
and the quality of the photos (which reminds me :
http://racer.smugmug.com/gallery/158311).

In fact, it's a condition of entry at the Manx Grand prix that
machines are in "good cosmetic condition".

 

I'm interested in aethetics, ergonomics and design. You're clearly
not.

 

Champ wrote

I care.

 

Hmm. I'd like to think I'm interested ergonomics and design. But
someone likes the look of a fairing with a lip at the front strikes me
as a pretty unrewarding discussion.

 

Actually, I think it looks rather good, the bronze engine isn't a big
thing, the gold forks are a bit... but on the whole it really looks
competent. Whether that's because its black or not I can't say.

The exhaust could do with re-thinking; a nice pair of Dunstalls is what
it needs. http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/images/dunstall.gif

 

What's the anti hop thingy?

 

the cont known as sweller says...

<sigh> Used to have them on the Z400 :-(

 

You referring to Kosh II?

 

Champ says...

You can't see what it looks like when you're cornering at 120mph

 

steve auvache says...

So why did you buy a VT cruiser thingy?

 

It's an apparently simple system that has the same effect as a slipper
clutch. I believe it's triggered by inlet vacuum, but don't know the
details.

 

Nice bait.....

Because if it looks nice I start slavering and muttering "Gimme gimme".

 

<comes><not>

 

....blingtastic?

A bit 70s Ducati: "Long legged and easy to live with" (sic).

 

That's the one. Now that you've refreshed my knackered grey cells, I
remember Toby Moody explaining it exactly that way on Eurosport many
moons ago.