When the mind wanders: twenty-seven to one!

[VLJ_imp]

Nothing but Harleys here and the occasional Indian, not even any GS Beemers. What depresses me about the situation is the lack of variety. Being a motorcycle enthusiast I like looking at lots of different bikes. I would feel the same if I saw nothing but 600 sportbikes, or all CB 1100s for that matter. Imagine seeing nothing but CB 1100s week after week, 5, 10, 20 together in packs, year after year, and then a solo Harley rolls by. I would be excited as all get out, to see it.

I was glad inhouse bob' s buddy jim, rode a KTM to the rally. I never see KTMs on the road.it was cool seeing one.

And that was VLJ's point, wasn't it?

Monocultures are seldom good, so it's a pity not to see a greater variety of bikes. Around here you never know quite what you'll see. At the weekend, on the runs near the city, one will see all sorts of bikes from sports bike to cruisers. Further out, there's lots of Harleys, but also ADV bikes and the odd sports bike. We must be lucky.

Nothing but Harleys here and the occasional Indian, not even any GS Beemers. What depresses me about the situation is the lack of variety. Being a motorcycle enthusiast I like looking at lots of different bikes. I would feel the same if I saw nothing but 600 sportbikes, or all CB 1100s for that matter. Imagine seeing nothing but CB 1100s week after week, 5, 10, 20 together in packs, year after year, and then a solo Harley rolls by. I would be excited as all get out, to see it.

I was glad inhouse bob' s buddy jim, rode a KTM to the rally. I never see KTMs on the road.it was cool seeing one.

Was Jim's bike a KTM 1290? They're impressive beasts.

And that was VLJ's point, wasn't it?
Nope. His point was not that variety was desired, but that everyone should be riding a “Standard” bike and his secondary point was that he was embarrassed because so many folks choose to ride V-twins.

And that was VLJ's point, wasn't it?
Nope. His point was not that variety was desired, but that everyone should be riding a “Standard” bike and his secondary point was that he was embarrassed because so many folks choose to ride V-twins.
Wow. How on earth did you get that so totally wrong?

As Cormanus stated, my point was that we are now witnessing a conspicuous lack of variety. Making the situation even worse, the default choice is the bottom-of-the-barrel option, the McDonald's of motorcycling, the cruiser. I wasn't singling out the V-Twin motor design. Nope. Just feet-forward cruisers. I have no problem with V-Twin or L-Twin Ducatis, KTMs, Aprilias, Suzuki SV650s/1000s, V-Stroms, Honda Hawks/Superhawks, etc. My point was absolutely not that everyone should be riding a Standard-style bike. My point was that it depresses me that nearly everyone in this country chooses to ride cruisers, when there are so many better options.