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Never owned a Toyota. I drive a cargo van that can haul a motorcycle. 4 wheels are boring. Practicality is king.
A cargo van is the automotive equivalent of an appliance. Nothing wrong with that - I own a cargo van and use it to carry my motocross bikes to the track. Curious as to why you mention your van's ability to carry a motorcycle when it seems like you hate motorcycles and motorcyclists. You know - calling H-D riders "pirates" and R1 riders "squids". The vast majority of 4-wheeled vehicles are boring, but some are an absolute blast. I'd bet you'd wet yourself if you tried to drive something like a Corvette Z06 or Dodge Hellcat with the electronic nannies disabled.
Seriously? Here's what YOU posted. I highlighted the relevant words in bold so you don't get confused.
Here's my first sentence (the one you claim is in response to something one one said):
"Not everyone who buys a liter class sport bike is a squid or is trying to project an image"
Note the commonality, specifically the EXACT PHRASE "project an image". Jeebus.
I assumed it was understood that I was talking about the Harley riders who do it as weekend pirates. Didn't mean to project that every single Harley owner is a pirate.
Same as the squids who ride litre bikes. I'm talking about the squids. Not every single litre bike owner... Jeebus.
A cargo van is the automotive equivalent of an appliance. Nothing wrong with that - I own a cargo van and use it to carry my motocross bikes to the track. Curious as to why you mention your van's ability to carry a motorcycle when it seems like you hate motorcycles and motorcyclists. You know - calling H-D riders "pirates" and R1 riders "squids".
Ah, well. I had a couple of Sporty's BITD, and a metric cruiser for a while, then a Yamaha FJR1300 that was too twitchy. Now I ride a 2000 BMW R1100RT and like it a lot. It's smooth, has plenty of power for me, has an electric windshield and hard bags, with shaft drive. 80 MPH down the freeway is like glass. But I also have a '92 Honda 750 for use around town, which I also like. Ride what you want, no one else's opinion matters.
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Wouldn't it be funny if they dropped their 6 cylinder and jumped on the v-twin bandwagon? I think Honda is the only one of the Big 4 manufacturers that offers more cylinders than 2 for a touring bike, not including the sport-touring class (if it still exists). 25 years ago, I think all of the Big 4 had 4-cylinder touring bikes.
HONDA had 6 cylinder CBX touring bikes in '81 and '82 and sportier versions in '79 and '80.
HONDA had 6 cylinder CBX touring bikes in '81 and '82 and sportier versions in '79 and '80.
BMW's big K bike and the Honda Valkyrie and Wing are all sixes.
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