Our CB1100 made it to the E-tier category

[GoldOxide_imp]

So, I'm a solid hipster with both a CB1100 and an air-cooled Bonneville.

Guess I should just leave the office right now and go buy some moustache wax on the way to an independent, non-Starbucks coffee house. If there are fewer than three people on laptops writing a screenplay inside, I'll keep on moving until I find one that has more.

Between the gentrified sections of Downtown Santa Ana, Old Town Orange, Old Town Tustin, I can ride from one hipster neighborhood to another on my way home from work on either bike and not spend more than a few blocks in a non-hipster neighborhood. And, on my way to the museum on Sunday, I'm excited to check out the grand opening of Bike Shed L.A., which is located in the new downtown Arts District, which is so hipster that they might not even let me in unless I wear my Doc Martins and a plaid shirt.

Yesterday, while sitting at a light on the CB300R, a guy on an Indian FTR pulled up next to me. I gave him the traditional helmet nod, and he swung his head away in disdain. I thought he was putting down my diminutive bike. Now I see that he was just unimpressed with its lack of hipsterness.

I think I reached the apex of hipsterness in mid-2015. Here I am, shopping in a hipster hat store in a very hipster section of Denver. I'm wearing 1980s vintage Ray Bans to finish the ensemble.

At the time, I owned the Bonneville, and a limited-edition R1200R, which was hip enough, but featured vintage coach striping, which put it into front-row parking at the coffee house status.

I like "the new downtown Arts District", which was a real working arts (warehouse) district since the '50s. I remember the Cessna 172 nailed to the wall of a hotel in the '80s. But it has recently become a "boutique" arts district, with million dollar lofts 2 blocks from skid row. So much for starving artists.

Interesting social phenomenon. I’m not totally persuaded that many of the residents are artists. More like wannabes or wannabe patrons of the arts. It’s an important requirement that living artists’ work is undervalued so the patrons can buy cheap.

I wouldn’t look for too many artists in the $1m lofts.

Interesting social phenomenon. I’m not totally persuaded that many of the residents are artists. More like wannabes or wannabe patrons of the arts. It’s an important requirement that living artists’ work is undervalued so the patrons can buy cheap.

I wouldn’t look for too many artists in the $1m lofts.
Are there such things as "$1M" lofts anymore?

[rboe]

My Griso was not that practical. However; my CB's certainly are. I get 50+mpg, ride it around town and do some light touring - even did some dirt riding last week.

No shade on the NC750X, never rode or owned one: But I like what I see and they have been on my radar.

[GoldOxide_imp]

My Griso was not that practical. However; my CB's certainly are. I get 50+mpg, ride it around town and do some light touring - even did some dirt riding last week.

No shade on the NC750X, never rode or owned one: But I like what I see and they have been on my radar.

So far from what I can determine and witness, the NC and CB are a good complementary pair.

[Gone in 60]

I entered the new nexus of motorcycle hipsterism yesterday. On the way home from the museum, I stopped at the newly opened Bike Shed in the aforementioned Arts District. I had been following its development for quite a while, and a few months back even got a sneak peak from the owners. Since it's close to my route to work at the museum, I wanted to see what the scene is like. There were plenty of hipster bikes and neatly trimmed beards and plaid.

The merchandise store definitely caters to that $1 million-and-up loft crowd - high dollar watches, Hedon helmets, Belstaff jackets, and their own branded stuff was pretty high up there too. I reckon Mrs. Gone will enjoy perusing their store once they get a clearance rack up and running. (by the way, can you still get a loft for $1m? Yes, but you'd probably have a view of a homeless camp).

All in all, a pretty neat place to grab on overpriced iced coffee to perk me up for the lane-split down the 5 through Southeast L.A. to get home.

[Cormanus]

That’s very clever, Gone in 60. I don’t begin to understand what “the new nexus of motorcycle hipsterism” could possibly be.

[Nachodaddy]

Gone, be careful your don't get drawn into an irreversible nexus and spin the universe out of control.

[the Ferret]

and we wouldn't want that!

[Gone in 60]

Gone, be careful your don't get drawn into an irreversible nexus and spin the universe out of control.

I appreciate your concern, and I did give it some thought. I realize that if I took my Bonneville there, I would be bringing the most hipster bike, to the most hipster new hot spot, in the most hipster part of town.

The Hipster Trifecta would then be in place. I have no idea what kind of energy that would possibly unleash. But I'm afraid to find out.

[Nachodaddy]

[the Ferret]

a pic of that would be great!