# Motorcycle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853 "2002-04-16T00:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/61 "2002-04-25T04:28:59Z")
XS650 (The Tokyo Bonneville) The first one of those I rode was not exactly stock. It had about a 14 over narow spring front end, and a ridgid frame. It road great util I hit a speed bump and it started pogoing, Scary thing that… Bikes that light should not be in ridgid frames(including Triumphs IMHO). Speaking of which, Triumph is making a killer vertical twin now. I ride a 1974 Harley FLH, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/62 "2002-04-25T11:54:54Z")
Love the R1, Jax! That colour is SO cool. Big pipe, too. 😃 Although this is not my Divvy, it looks [like this one](http://www1.tip.nl/~t145390/motor.htm). I know, not exactly an R1, but it puts a smile on my face. For now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/63 "2002-04-25T15:54:23Z")
I took out a '81 Yamaha XS 400 Special yesterday. Really good shape, except I wasn’t terribly impressed with the handlebar style. They were really narrow, almost like a 50s style bicycle-- you know, that narrow U-shape. How easy is it to change the handlebars on a motorcycle? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/64 "2002-04-25T16:13:55Z")
i figured it out! Kuroashi’s friend is either Jesus Christ or Married! * * * Marriage isn’t a word, its a sentance. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/65 "2002-04-25T17:13:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JaxBeachBoy \* > \*\*GRRRRR…this damn R1 is soo wheelie happy. \*\* Someone just got on top of the list of people it’s very hard to feel sorry for… 😛 Has anyone noticed what Honda’s done with the VFR Interceptor this year ? Those 4-in-2 under-the-saddle exhausts look pretty damn good. Whoah! [http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/models/2002/gallery.html?model\_number=VFR800FI#](http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/models/2002/gallery.html?model_number=VFR800FI#) OK, I know, a VFR is what sportsbike riders buy when they get old, and the linked brake system is an abomination - but dammit, it’s a sweet looking bike. And the passenger footrests are integrated with the hard luggage system, no unsightly holders and frames when the bags are off. \ (After strapping luggage on a 748, I’ve come to realize how nice it must be to just click bags on 😉 ) Dammit, I think I want one! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853/66 "2002-04-25T18:10:54Z")
_Now_ I’m thinking that maybe I should not get another bike at all. I should sell my Bolex movie cameras, maybe the Eclair NPR, the '46 Willys, two Rolexes, and anything else I can come up with. I [found one of these](http://barnstormers2000.com/show_referred_ad.asp?ID=65559). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle/103853.md?page=3)