what motorcycle are you?

[Ka.avik]

OK, so it's cheesey...but after seeing Meshou had an OKcupid account...I went looking at OKcupid tests. Yes my mind runs in disjointed circles like that. Anyway, here are my results...



Suzuki VStrom

You scored 2 moxie, 5 zeal, and -5 pomp!

http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813482.jpg

You have the traits of a sensible and effective rider, with an utter lack of concern for image, so you should feel comfortable riding a sensible, effective, and hideous bike like the VStrom.


You are the rider most likely to Rhino-Coat your bike for the sake of practicality. I'll have to admit -- the Vstrom (650, for fuel economy reasons) is on my short list for my next bike.
But...I so want a PC800 ;)

[Bluehaze]

For anyone needing the link:

31 Questions (http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=17525870837436152068)

Honda Hawk
You scored -4 moxie, -2 zeal, and 2 pomp!

http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813153.jpg
Your interest in riding a motorcycle is purely practical - its cheap, easy to get through the city, and you can park anywhere. You are unlikely to ever ride anywhere except between home and work or school. In order to maximize the practicality of riding, you read the magazine reviews and choose a bland yet utterly reliable Honda, a sensible motorcycle for sensible people.

[coffeezombie]

Harley Tattoo
You scored 3 moxie, -4 zeal, and 1 pomp!
You have a Harley sticker on your truck. You think that someday you might like to own an actual Harley motorcycle, but that maybe a Harley tattoo would be an investment with less effort.

http://is1.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813540.jpg

I hate Harleys and I hate trucks even more. I guess a motorcycle is not for me. I'll stick with my Mini.

[Ascending]

Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 3 moxie, 6 zeal, and 1 pomp!
You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.
You need a bike that can handle your addiction to the twisties as well as comfortably carry two on a weekend trip through the mountains. Your bike is the FJR1300. Can I borrow it someday?
http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813085.jpg

[Hypnos]

http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813085.jpg



Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 3 moxie, 10 zeal, and 1 pomp!

You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.

You need a bike that can handle your addiction to the twisties as well as comfortably carry two on a weekend trip through the mountains. Your bike is the FJR1300. Can I borrow it someday?

****

I'll take the upcoming 140hp VFR with hard cases, thank you very much.

[athman]

Will we get a discount for a bulk purchase?

Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 5 moxie, 8 zeal, and 0 pomp!

[Ka.avik]

For anyone needing the link:

31 Questions (http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=17525870837436152068) Gahhhh!!!!!


Thank you, BH -- I was 9/10th positive I had included that link....and proceeded to mope about why no one liked my suggested test :p

EDIT:

will we get a discount for bulk purchase?
Yes please. The FJR seems like a fine choice. A little gas-hungry compared to the PC800, but...

And hypnos: get the viffer off your mind. there are other bikes to choose from, also :P

[Vagabond]

The Volvo
You scored -6 moxie, -4 zeal, and -2 pomp!

You're mostly interested in getting from point A to point B alive and in one piece, and it seems like everybody out there is crazy and trying to kill you. Instead of noticing that a big part of the problem is your tentative and ambiguous behavior on the roads, you solve the problem by surrounding yourself with an impenetrable cage of metal. In today's automotive market, you probably have a SUV instead of a Volvo. Don't kid yourself, you suffer from the exact same pathology.

In any case, you are entirely unsuited for motorcycling. In fact, your propensity for suddenly slamming on the brakes at the end of highway onramps, driving 55mph in the left lane, leaving your blinker on for 10 miles, and "being nice" by unpredictably stopping in a multi-lane road to let people turn in front of you makes you fairly unsuited for driving anywhere, particularly if there are any motorcycles around to get crushed by your tank-like car.
http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108923783.jpg


Yeah the Volvo is better than a bike. The description sucks though. Stupid motorcycling biases. :p

[meshou]

I got the harley one. I ride bitch regularly on a V-star.

Dumb test.

[ApeTheDog]

*Skips taking the test*

I am a Harley.

[Hypnos]

I got the harley one. I ride bitch regularly on a V-star.

Dumb test.
Maybe -- how did it score you?

[meshou]

Maybe -- how did it score you?Harley 883 Sportster
You scored 3 moxie, 1 zeal, and -2 pomp!

You scored dead center average, lacking any of the personality quirks that normally drive people to motorcycling.

However, if you do ride, statistics would suggest that you are destined for a Harley-Davidson, probably something in the Softail line.

You might have noticed that's a lot of moolah for an (arguably) obsolete piece of machinery, and you're too rational and attitude-free to need the Biggest and Baddest that the marketeers tell you to buy. A far more reasonably priced taste of the Harley Kool-Aid is the 883 Sporty, a fun little beast that leaves you with plenty of cash to customize.

On the other hand, the only reason I'm bringing up the Harley-Davidson product line at all is due to the fact that Harley is the choice most people think of when they consider getting into motorcycling, and that's mostly because they don't know much about the alternatives.

Thought experiment: if you were the only person left on earth, and you could pick any motorcycle you wanted, what would you choose? Best looking or best engineered? Your test results don't really point in any direction strongly, so I'll try to nudge you towards substance over style.

Consider: a FXST Softail weighs 629lbs dry, the base version starts around $14k, and will make 75-80hp -- after you tweak it with pipes and a jet kit. A Buell XB12R weighs 395lbs dry, costs $10.5k and makes 103hp, stock. An Aprilia Tuono R weighs 417lbs, costs $12k, and makes 125hp, stock. (We won't even mention the bang for buck of the Japanese competitors.) Still a fan of retro-classic styling? Then at least consider Harley's V-Rod, which mixes in some modern engineering into the equation (596lbs, 125hp, $17k).

While the Sportster is a reasonable compromise, you may discover that you enjoy the added feedback provided by standard-style bikes such as the Suzuki SV or the Ducati Monster. (If you must hang with the Harley crowd, they'll be less likely to give you grief if you choose the Buell, though.)

You have the potential to be a great rider. Take the MSF class, and choose a bike that won't hold you back!

[booyalab]

600cc Sportbike
You scored 7 moxie, -1 zeal, and 5 pomp!
You are a squid. Your bike is a 600cc Japanese Sportbike. Take your pick, it really doesn't matter, since you're going to wad it.
You are the primary source of extra bits of fairing plastic on eBay.

When you're riding in the mountains, you have a hard time keeping up with that Olde Pharte on a Triumph Thruxton without blowing the centerline in the twisties and going WFO on every straight. (You're not a bad rider, but you're just not as good as you think you are.)

On a hot day, you're likely to be seen weaving through highway traffic at warp speed, wearing sneakers and a t-shirt blowing up your back.

The good news for you is that this is a temporary phase in your riding career. You will either (a) buzzsplat or (b) become more acutely conscious of your own mortality after a few minor but eye-openingly lucky crashes.

Take it to the track. You'll live longer.



maybe it was the camping with minimal facilities question...

[Hypnos]

Meshou: seems reasonable enough. What are your objections?

[Dman]

http://is0.okcupid.com/users/704/146/705147469668491512/mt1108813085.jpg



Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 3 moxie, 10 zeal, and 1 pomp!

You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.

You need a bike that can handle your addiction to the twisties as well as comfortably carry two on a weekend trip through the mountains. Your bike is the FJR1300. Can I borrow it someday?

****

I'll take the upcoming 140hp VFR with hard cases, thank you very much.

Oh, quit bragging, we all know this was the REAL result -

[Hypnos]

Oh, quit bragging, we all know this was the REAL result -
I'd hit it.

[coffeezombie]

I'd hit it.
What is that they say about mopeds and fat women? :whistle:

[Hypnos]

What is that they say about mopeds and fat women? :whistle:
They both require a license?

[coffeezombie]

Actually, it's something like, "They're fun to ride, until your friends see you on one." Not that I agree with the peer pressure bit of that (or have any friends to begin with).

[Hypnos]

Yeah, I knew that one ;)

[Misazeno]

http://www.rideontv.com/episodes/CRN0005/images/Leno-Bike-11.jpg
Y2K

edited: Thats the jet bike.

[Architectonic]

Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 5 moxie, 9 zeal, and 1 pomp!


Do I lose points if I didn't know the meaning of the word moxie? (until now that is) :ph34r:

[Hexchild]

Harley 883 Sportster
You scored 0 moxie, 0 zeal, and 0 pomp!
You scored dead center average, lacking any of the personality quirks that normally drive people to motorcycling.

However, if you do ride, statistics would suggest that you are destined for a Harley-Davidson, probably something in the Softail line.

I'm that average?

[Digital Future]

I would want to be this bike

Sexy as hell

[avolkiteshvara]

I would want to be this bike

Sexy as hell

I would say hell is a bit sexier.