If you could only have one...

Post by **Itchy** » 28 Jun 2015, 20:25

I've been thinking...

Dangerous, I know, but here we are.

Seeing a few threads recently has shown me that some bikes are awesome, but aren't necessarily lookers. Equally some bikes are sublime to look at but not so hot in the performance stakes.

Obviously we want both, but if you could only have one, which would it be? Style or Performance?

Supermodel looks but all the power of a DAS learner bike, or...

The power of a billion suns harnessed in the frame of Farmer Giles' tractor.

Personally I'd like to say performance, but in reality it's looks. That's why I've modded the bike to get it looking the way I want it to, not handling. If I could only have a 400cc engine in the Zed then I'd still have it. It's still fast enough for the roads and it looks cool as f**k (in my opinion anyway) and yes, I'm that shallow! What about you?

Post by **Kwacky** » 28 Jun 2015, 20:27

Performance every day of the week. You don't see the bike when you're on it.

Post by **Itchy** » 28 Jun 2015, 20:35

Kwacky wrote:Performance every day of the week. You don't see the bike when you're on it.

You don't, but all the honeys do!

Post by **Blade** » 28 Jun 2015, 20:38

Itchy wrote:
Kwacky wrote:Performance every day of the week. You don't see the bike when you're on it.
You don't, but all the honeys do!

If I m on the bike the Honey's wont even notice the machine

but I would still always go for performance anyway

Post by **Itchy** » 28 Jun 2015, 20:40

They'll notice me cause I'll be going so slow!

Post by **duke63** » 28 Jun 2015, 21:19

Go before show but...buy a Ducati and you can have both!

Post by **D6Nutz** » 28 Jun 2015, 21:49

duke63 wrote:Go before show but...buy a Ducati and you can have both!

if you include aprillia in the above statement.

Post by **Perkles** » 28 Jun 2015, 21:58

Need my speed fix so it's go for me

Post by **Blade** » 28 Jun 2015, 22:10

Perkles wrote:Need my speed fix so it's go for me

Don't worry Perks the Ten has both

Post by **kiwikrasher** » 28 Jun 2015, 22:45

Go for me. My bikes look shit once I've crashed them anyway

Post by **DaytonAndy** » 28 Jun 2015, 23:30

Defo go. I'd be happy with a cheap set of track fairings 99% of the time which is what I'll probably do next bike. It's the only way to stop that wince when you hear a stone pinging off the front of the bike and you've then got a mint set of road fairings to go back on for sale time.

Post by **Blade** » 29 Jun 2015, 09:37

Looks like its go for everyone guess we're all speed freaks.

Post by **Deegee** » 29 Jun 2015, 10:12

It will always be a solid performance over looks for me. My bikes have always been as bought, or as they've evolved with dented tanks and scuffs on the swinging arm etc, I really don't care how it looks (up to point of course) but it has to go, stop and handle as well as it could possibly do before I give any serious consideration (money) to the look of it.

In some ways I actually really enjoyed having a beat up looking K2 Gixer 600, it had been a racer all it's life, covered in dents and scratches, but had all the good bits if you looked carefully. It was surprising the effect it had on some of the shiney show pony riders when my ratter completely blew their cosseted beasts away on track. Maybe it's just my sense of humour.....

Post by **Blade** » 29 Jun 2015, 10:18

Good riding will always beat a good bike and thats the beauty of our sport talent always shines

Post by **Kwacky** » 29 Jun 2015, 10:39

Much depends on the forum you ask the question on. We're mostly into our sports/naked bikes on here. When you've got people riding Multis you know that performance over looks will win in some sectors (devils)

Post by **duke63** » 29 Jun 2015, 11:20

Kwacky wrote:Much depends on the forum you ask the question on. We're mostly into our sports/naked bikes on here. When you've got people riding Multis you know that performance over looks will win in some sectors (devils)

To be honest there are not many bikes over the years that i wouldn't buy just because they are ugly.

The GSX600F teapot springs to mind but i'm sure there are others.

Let's be honest you probably wouldn't buy a bike that was crap to ride however good it looked.

Post by **Kwacky** » 29 Jun 2015, 11:50

I didn't even try the Versys when I saw how bad it looked. It's supposed to be an excellent bike but I couldn't get beyond the fugliness of it.

Post by **Blade** » 29 Jun 2015, 12:47

Itchy are we talking new bike purchases or bling purchases ?

I.e I bought the zx10r as it was the fastest or best looking litre sportsbike ?

Or

Form over function when modding a bike with after market parts. For example, I've modded my current bike and went for the arrow exhaust as it looks the best or gives the largest performance increase ?

Post by **Itchy** » 29 Jun 2015, 15:10

I was originally talking about just the bike.

It seems I'm on my own going for looks, but luckily I don't have to make a choice between one or the other, in my eyes I've got plenty of both.

Post by **Blade** » 29 Jun 2015, 15:35

Biking is very personal itchy and if your happy with both, then you have the perfect scenario so just enjoy it mate,,.............but saying that we can always make it better

I like the saying don't trade, Upgrade