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Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop? 
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(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
Stop it, you're scaring me. I'd actually started typing the same joke into a reply when I decided to skip it....
"Great minds think in like channels."
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(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
[url=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MoMp-V_CRdc]Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Or maybe a little bit of Oz music.
Cheers
WARNING: There may be traces of nuts, and shameless Boosterism, in this post.
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(04-17-2014, 10:05 PM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: (04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
Stop it, you're scaring me. I'd actually started typing the same joke into a reply when I decided to skip it....
"Great minds think in like channels."
Stop it, you're scaring me. I'd actually started typing the same joke into a reply when I decided to skip it....
"Great minds think in like channels."
Must be why I find so many of your jokes amusing! 
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(04-17-2014, 06:16 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: (04-17-2014, 12:30 AM)Riko_imp Wrote: I am judging prices from a European forum, more specific, German.
The German and Belgian prices are similar, for the EX version you pay about 17.000 USD. (12.000 euro), a little over that...12.290 euro.
ps: in Holland (for some unknow reason THE MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY to purchase a motorcycle compared to the rest of the EU) you pay 14.000 euro! Thats about 19.400 USD!
When I compare this bike with a Triumph Thruxton, wich is the most expensive Triumph in their modern classic range, that one costs a little less than 13.350 USD (9.650 euro), so thats a difference of about 4K.
True, the Triumph modern classic do not have dual front disc, nor (linked) ABS.
They have about 20HP and 20nm less.
And their front and rear suspension isnt great.
Other than that, they all share the same goodies as you summed up with your CB:
- slick clutch and transmission, beautiful paint and chrome
+ they got tons of extra's from aftermarket manufacturers all over the world, going from simple gauge brackets and slick key solutions to exhaust pipes and engine upgrades.
That said, its no wonder to me that more ppl look towards Triumph rather than Honda.
Figures in Germany prove this:
http://www.ivm-ev.de/ivm_performance_201...tisticId=1
No CB1100 to be seen...
And I figure in the US the figures are even more great for the classic Triumphs since they seem WAAAY more popular based on their online community.
Something that the CB1100 does not seem to have (yet, I hope).
I blame this mostly on the price. Than again, Honda is not know as being cheap!  Not in their price nor in the quality they make.
You pay for quality.
Dont get me wrong, I am a Honda fan, big time!
My dreambike is a F6B, and I just love the brand in general.
And because of the CB1100 I fell i love with the whole cafe racer type bikes/world. It introduced me to those kind of modern classic bikes.
Most importanly, I can see myself riding a CB1100 wanting nothing else (besides a F6B )
But when I started comparing specs and prices, than yes, I find myself a Triumph lover.
I was/am (not sure) planning to buy a Thruxton and pimp it out (upgrade suspension, tubeless spoke wheels, exhaust, etc) to look like a cool cafe racer. I even test rode a Thruxton.
However, as a Honda fan, I cannot exclude the fact that I will buy a good second hand CB1100 IF the opportunity should arise.
You can make both bikes look like absolute stunners, and on the technical side, the Honda has a slight lead:
- bigger engine: double the cilinders, more cc
- bigger figures
- excellent braking specs
You obviously pay the higher price because of those better characteristics compared to the Thruxton.
However, to make the bike look like I want it to look, would make a big total compared to the cheaper Thruxton, wich in all honesty, isnt too far behind the CB1100.
So when you look at what you get for you money, the Thruxton is a real and serious oponent for the CB1100, as much as I hate to admit it.
The days Triumph engines had a rep for leaking all kinds of fluids is long over, its safe to say they have equal quality on those who are know as the reference in the engine building world, the Japanese.
And those Triumph engine block also look very attractive btw.
So its strange, my mind says Triumph (mind = rational = think value for money)
But I bet that when I got the best looking Triumph and I see a CB1100, my heart will start speaking...so dunno yet what will win the battle, the heart or the mind
So in that sence its nice to read the experiences of an enthusiastic CB owner as yourself
Welcome back Calamarichris! Lol.
i am not calamarichris, whoever that was
banned ex member or so
I must say, this topic is hot :-)
the bad seeds stirs things up
(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
no, because if Harley would use it for one of their bikes, it would be normal as hell, than again, this is a Honda board...
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(04-18-2014, 12:15 AM)Riko_imp Wrote: (04-17-2014, 06:16 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: (04-17-2014, 12:30 AM)Riko_imp Wrote: I am judging prices from a European forum, more specific, German.
The German and Belgian prices are similar, for the EX version you pay about 17.000 USD. (12.000 euro), a little over that...12.290 euro.
ps: in Holland (for some unknow reason THE MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY to purchase a motorcycle compared to the rest of the EU) you pay 14.000 euro! Thats about 19.400 USD!
When I compare this bike with a Triumph Thruxton, wich is the most expensive Triumph in their modern classic range, that one costs a little less than 13.350 USD (9.650 euro), so thats a difference of about 4K.
True, the Triumph modern classic do not have dual front disc, nor (linked) ABS.
They have about 20HP and 20nm less.
And their front and rear suspension isnt great.
Other than that, they all share the same goodies as you summed up with your CB:
- slick clutch and transmission, beautiful paint and chrome
+ they got tons of extra's from aftermarket manufacturers all over the world, going from simple gauge brackets and slick key solutions to exhaust pipes and engine upgrades.
That said, its no wonder to me that more ppl look towards Triumph rather than Honda.
Figures in Germany prove this:
http://www.ivm-ev.de/ivm_performance_201...tisticId=1
No CB1100 to be seen...
And I figure in the US the figures are even more great for the classic Triumphs since they seem WAAAY more popular based on their online community.
Something that the CB1100 does not seem to have (yet, I hope).
I blame this mostly on the price. Than again, Honda is not know as being cheap! Not in their price nor in the quality they make.
You pay for quality.
Dont get me wrong, I am a Honda fan, big time!
My dreambike is a F6B, and I just love the brand in general.
And because of the CB1100 I fell i love with the whole cafe racer type bikes/world. It introduced me to those kind of modern classic bikes.
Most importanly, I can see myself riding a CB1100 wanting nothing else (besides a F6B )
But when I started comparing specs and prices, than yes, I find myself a Triumph lover.
I was/am (not sure) planning to buy a Thruxton and pimp it out (upgrade suspension, tubeless spoke wheels, exhaust, etc) to look like a cool cafe racer. I even test rode a Thruxton.
However, as a Honda fan, I cannot exclude the fact that I will buy a good second hand CB1100 IF the opportunity should arise.
You can make both bikes look like absolute stunners, and on the technical side, the Honda has a slight lead:
- bigger engine: double the cilinders, more cc
- bigger figures
- excellent braking specs
You obviously pay the higher price because of those better characteristics compared to the Thruxton.
However, to make the bike look like I want it to look, would make a big total compared to the cheaper Thruxton, wich in all honesty, isnt too far behind the CB1100.
So when you look at what you get for you money, the Thruxton is a real and serious oponent for the CB1100, as much as I hate to admit it.
The days Triumph engines had a rep for leaking all kinds of fluids is long over, its safe to say they have equal quality on those who are know as the reference in the engine building world, the Japanese.
And those Triumph engine block also look very attractive btw.
So its strange, my mind says Triumph (mind = rational = think value for money)
But I bet that when I got the best looking Triumph and I see a CB1100, my heart will start speaking...so dunno yet what will win the battle, the heart or the mind
So in that sence its nice to read the experiences of an enthusiastic CB owner as yourself
Welcome back Calamarichris! Lol.
i am not calamarichris, whoever that was
banned ex member or so
I must say, this topic is hot :-)
the bad seeds stirs things up
(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
no, because if Harley would use it for one of their bikes, it would be normal as hell, than again, this is a Honda board...
i am not calamarichris, whoever that was
banned ex member or so
I must say, this topic is hot :-)
the bad seeds stirs things up
(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
no, because if Harley would use it for one of their bikes, it would be normal as hell, than again, this is a Honda board...
Who said the Belgians didn't have a wicked sense of humour eh! 
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(04-17-2014, 10:35 PM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote: (04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
[url=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MoMp-V_CRdc]Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Or maybe a little bit of Oz music.
Cheers
WARNING: There may be traces of nuts, and shameless Boosterism, in this post.
Hey, I'm seeing them live here in Minneapolis this June!
(how's that for off-topic?)
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(04-17-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: Is it just me or does the name 'Bad Seeds' sounds more akin to a fertility clinic than a motorcycle tuning shop?
oops, now I made the entire population of Belgians seem like stiff persons in the eyes of the British.
okay let me turn on my funny mode: the bike has BS on its side covers...
BS
think about it   ....... 
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sorry, dont get it, is that a typical british expression?
BS, bad sense of humor?
ps: just kidding, Belgian sense of humor 
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