07-17-2013, 04:11 AM
(07-17-2013, 03:22 AM)DAC_imp Wrote:(07-16-2013, 10:58 PM)Flynbulldog_imp Wrote: To me it's such a shame to see all that ballast on a supersport.
It's a sportbike from the day and they aren't supposed to be laden with heavy unsightly touring junk.
It's just my own sense of what the bike should be but god, tell your buddy to take all that cheap crap off the bike and give it some respect.
To me this seems arrogant (not to be derogatory, just meaning telling an experienced motorcyclist what to do with a bike he has owned and ridden for almost 40 years.)
To me this seems arrogant (not to be derogatory, just meaning telling an experienced motorcyclist what to do with a bike he has owned and ridden for almost 40 years.)
Agreed. I guess if someone feels the 'crap' disrespects the bike, telling the owner about the 'crap' on their bike would be an even worse act of disrespect -- to an actual person. The bike is an inanimate object and has no idea it's being 'disrespected' because it has a few minor bolt-on accessories. Indeed, the 'crap' is all bolt-on and easily removed. It's not like he turned it into a bobber or chopper or some similar thing. He has maintained the bike to a very high level for nearly forty years now and that, I think, is the ultimate mark of respect for any machine. The minor bolt-on accessories are a frivolous point in my view, no offense intended, flynbulldog. I have no idea why I would insult a friend like that if he is perfectly happy with the bike as it sits.
I understand you were only stating your own view on it, but really, some things are better left unsaid; I would never tell him what to do with his bike as you suggest.