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Old 11-08-2011, 02:27 AM   #21
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He sounds like on of the guys that got stuffed into lockers in high school. AS in, he thought buying _____________________ would make him cool. It's not working.
Hey...I resemble that remark.
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Old 11-08-2011, 02:29 AM   #22
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You can remove Ducati now and damn near replace that with most sportbikes. Why the hell would someone want to get into motorcycling now when the price of a new bike is fucking retarded? A new 600 MSRP is nearing $12K. Sure, you can talk them down a little, but you're still paying $10K for a fucking 600. Are there exceptions? Of course. Can you get a deal used? Sure. But if someone was looking to get into motorcycling now, what's the incentive? It's not fuel economy anymore. Most of today's bikes get mileage that is about on par with a shit car. Insurance premiums are god awful expensive. Even bare bones bikes are coming in around $8K. This guy's picked a weird comparison point with electronics, but it doesn't change that getting into a new bike now means you're most likely getting stuck in a 60 month loan to pay for a toy that'll depreciate to half the loan value in about a month. I see these shitfuck dickhead college students around here who go to the local ripoff dealer and end up $15K+ into a new 600 and can't dump the loan after a year because they're fucking completely upside-down in it. The entrance point into motorcycling is killing off the interest fast enough. Good thing the economy still allows us to make frivolous spending choices on overpriced toys.
Seems like a separate rant, but I totally agree.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:59 AM   #23
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Cool article. This guy has a fast motorcycle!
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:19 AM   #24
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He sounds like on of the guys that got stuffed into lockers in high school. AS in, he thought buying _____________________ would make him cool. It's not working.
Dammit. I'm screwed.
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Old 11-08-2011, 01:17 PM   #25
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I own two sport bikes and two racers. I ride racing motorcycles on the street.
Poser alert. Who uses the term "racers", or "racing motorcycles" ???

It's either a street bike or a race bike.

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Ghey alert.
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Old 11-08-2011, 01:19 PM   #26
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Poser alert. Who uses the term "racers", or "racing motorcycles" ???

It's either a street bike or a race bike.


Ghey alert.
The writer is in his mid 70's.
He probably brags that he has some colored friends that he likes to hang out with at the jazz festival.
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Old 11-08-2011, 01:39 PM   #27
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The writer is in his mid 70's.
He probably brags that he has some colored friends that he likes to hang out with at the jazz festival.
Friends? You can have more than 1 now???
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Old 11-08-2011, 02:15 PM   #28
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Friends? You can have more than 1 now???
You've always been allowed to have more than one... you just only NEED one as your go to any time someone refers to you as racist.
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Old 11-08-2011, 04:06 PM   #29
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I got two. Motorcycles and all, I am prepared.
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:20 PM   #30
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What an idiotic article.... If iStuff takes away more idiots that want motorcycles for image, more power to iStuff. Those people don't need to be riding.
yea who needs more Beemer riders anyway?
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