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Title: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: George R. Young on September 01, 2011, 08:00:00 AM
Functional as they are, I don't think white-wall tahrs belong.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Mad River Marc on September 01, 2011, 08:20:59 AM
Ape Hangers :)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: roger dodger on September 01, 2011, 08:23:43 AM
Fender Eliminators  ......  LOOONG Fork rake........ Tall/skinny Front Tires
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Mister Tee on September 01, 2011, 09:06:55 AM
Highway pegs.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Son of Pappy on September 01, 2011, 09:14:54 AM
Tassles and chrome.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: stevewfl on September 01, 2011, 09:40:26 AM
Fugly Wiminz  :o
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Leo on September 01, 2011, 09:41:47 AM
You guys don't love me anymore?   I have extended forks, 21 inch narrow front tire, Ape hanger handlebars, and my back tire is a dunlop Whitewall.  I have tassles on my grips AND on my levers.  I have highway pegs that have chromed pointed pieces shaped like a .50 cal anti aircraft cartridge.  Oh, and I have a stuffed bear with googles and a little leather jacket tied to the back of the sissy bar.   

Opps, thats not my bike, thats the neighbors dyna Glide parked on my side of the drive while he washes his jeep.   I knew something didn't look right.....
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Rhino on September 01, 2011, 09:42:35 AM
Highway pegs.

Sorry, but I love highway pegs. When doing 700 mile + days, I just got to be able to move my legs.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: snarf on September 01, 2011, 09:59:31 AM
Highway pegs.
blasphemy :-\
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: GeeBeav on September 01, 2011, 10:44:23 AM
Chrome doo-dads. Anything leather.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: zsiska on September 01, 2011, 10:46:00 AM
Sorry, but I love highway pegs. When doing 700 mile + days, I just got to be able to move my legs.


+1
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Strawboss on September 01, 2011, 11:17:53 AM
So I guess making it a hard tail by welding wrenches to the frame and swingarm is out huh?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Reid on September 01, 2011, 11:47:08 AM
Chrome studded seat
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: GeeBeav on September 01, 2011, 11:55:56 AM
Chrome studded seat
. . . with dual backrests  :o
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Rhino on September 01, 2011, 12:36:13 PM
. . . with dual backrests  :o

Oh man you guys are harsh. Again my drivers backrest with highway pegs feel pretty good after 500 miles or so. After all the other half of the category is tourer.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: stevewfl on September 01, 2011, 12:47:14 PM
So I guess making it a hard tail by welding wrenches to the frame and swingarm is out huh?

(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/surprise.gif?w=410&h=305)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: George R. Young on September 01, 2011, 12:51:24 PM
Another thing I think spoils the image is a coffee cup holder.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: alexx45 on September 01, 2011, 01:33:37 PM
A trunk with arm rests & a cup holder.  :-*
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: stevewfl on September 01, 2011, 01:36:33 PM
I was on my R1 and asked my new friend where to buy real stretch kits for motorcycles. Swing arm bling just isn't enough.

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/r1limo.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Silverado on September 01, 2011, 01:56:07 PM
Bicycle attached to the back.... :o  Just saying, it doesn't make sense to me.   
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Two Skies on September 01, 2011, 02:10:27 PM
I usually have a cup holder on my Connie for longer trips, and am proud of it.

It saves some space in my bags/trunk for other things...

And I had highway pegs as well (thanks Millerized!), but one of them broke in a spill... and I haven't welded it back together yet.

This bike can tour, baby!
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: CigarSki® on September 01, 2011, 02:16:06 PM
Cap'n Bob  :yikes:   On a Connie, anyways...
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Mal on September 01, 2011, 02:37:17 PM
Bolt on trunks that look like UFO's...

Tip over bars that look like they came out of the bathroom at Dunkin donuts... Oh wait, I've got a pair of those...  ;)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: gPink on September 01, 2011, 03:48:34 PM
Shorts, flipflops, chromedome helmets.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: snarf on September 01, 2011, 03:53:03 PM
So I guess making it a hard tail by welding wrenches to the frame and swingarm is out huh?
but wrenches are soooo cool

(http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/64/64/2/77/60/448327760KKChmR_th.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: ZG on September 01, 2011, 04:25:33 PM
Silver paint...  ;)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: lt1 on September 01, 2011, 05:21:00 PM
I'm pretty open to you doing what you want to your bike, but some things make me wonder more than others.  I can see trying to make an ST either more sporty or more toury(?) or both.  But trying to turn one into a cruiser or adventure bike or DP, just makes me scratch my head.

And let's not have anybody ragging on mascots.  I don't have a teddy bear on any of my bikes, but I still think mascots are cool.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Snibbor on September 01, 2011, 06:46:15 PM
Silver paint...  ;)

There ya go pickin on the fastest color ;D
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Kirby on September 01, 2011, 06:49:47 PM
Agreed- Maskots are cool.

Kirby (the KiPass Maskot)

<snip>

And let's not have anybody ragging on mascots.  I don't have a teddy bear on any of my bikes, but I still think mascots are cool.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: GeeBeav on September 01, 2011, 07:25:39 PM
Car tire . . .  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Strawboss on September 01, 2011, 07:38:57 PM
Mascots, is that what those things are called?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: lt1 on September 01, 2011, 08:25:36 PM
Mascots, is that what those things are called?

Yep, stuffed animals bungeed to a motorcycle.   Hey, it's better than a guardian bell.   ;D
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: ZG on September 01, 2011, 09:33:40 PM
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/backweight.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Nosmo on September 01, 2011, 10:47:44 PM
A stupid, reckless, incompetent, squiddly moron rider at the controls.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: JetJock on September 02, 2011, 04:49:48 AM
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/backweight.jpg)

Funny, but kinda obviously Photoshop'd
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 02, 2011, 05:54:54 AM
Tassels on the handlebars.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: gPink on September 02, 2011, 06:04:55 AM
A cop on your ass.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: George R. Young on September 02, 2011, 07:08:37 AM
Bolt on trunks that look like UFO's...
For a sport tourer, I think any trunk is a bad idea. Places weight high and behind the rear axle, unweighting the front wheel and screwing with aerodynamics.

To stir the pot a bit, floorboards and a heel-toe shifter.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: mjrfd99 on September 02, 2011, 07:38:59 AM
A cop on your ass.
Amen
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Two Skies on September 02, 2011, 12:40:07 PM
Car tire . . .  :popcorn:

I miss that thread...

Bolt on trunks that look like UFO's...

Hey, being seen is a huge part of being on a sport tourer.  People behind me definitely notice the running lights on my trunk, which kindly point them to either side of me...
 8)

Plus, it has a spoiler too.  Sport vehicles almost always look better with spoilers!
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: stevewfl on September 02, 2011, 01:06:37 PM
I miss that thread...


I miss the car tire thread too  :(
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Arata on September 02, 2011, 01:13:41 PM
600 plus pounds!

Just saying......................
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: ZG on September 02, 2011, 02:56:56 PM
Funny, but kinda obviously Photoshop'd

Ya, she probably only really weighs a buck ten...  ;)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Outback_Jon on September 02, 2011, 04:52:43 PM
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/backweight.jpg)

600 plus pounds!

Just saying......................

I don't think she's quite that heavy.    ;D
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Timalan on September 02, 2011, 05:21:01 PM
I dunno if this is photoshopped or not, or maybe it could be ?
(http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/43330/2852634610095033057S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2852634610095033057VIDbjq)
Note sign. I live in Owasso
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 02, 2011, 05:33:48 PM
Poor guy.  How are they going to get that bike out of his butt?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Nosmo on September 02, 2011, 11:58:07 PM
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/backweight.jpg)

I've seen that pic without the sparks several times.  Also, sparks are spewing the wrong way to be coming from the rear wheel.  Then again, rubber shouldn't really spark, ya think??
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: CigarSki® on September 03, 2011, 06:23:39 AM
I'm just wondering how she got up there... :o
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: shreveportSS on September 03, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
I'm just wondering how she got up there... :o
My guess would be Photoshop. There is no other way.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Strawboss on September 04, 2011, 07:10:04 AM
I agree with the spark direction, butt, ....but, if this guy regularly rides with her on the back, he may have installed a studded rear tire for added traction, which, in this case, will spark. She seems like a nice girl, give her credit for getting out and riding.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: sherob on September 04, 2011, 10:12:12 AM
Yep, stuffed animals bungeed to a motorcycle.   Hey, it's better than a guardian bell.   ;D

My mascot... this is 2nd generation, anyway.  The 1st gen had ~21k miles on the back of my ST1300 and Wing... then sadly had a flying dismount on I-25... I kept having nightmares of him landing face first on some old ladies windshield, causing her to have a heart attack. :o

Much better than Gremlin Bells... he likes to drink Mello Yello, and rides to Moonshine.

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jeCklCWB8-A/S85IiTAQFbI/AAAAAAAAAIA/jjK7lu5Zabo/s640/Mooshine%252520042.JPG)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: okxd45 on September 04, 2011, 10:29:05 AM
Lucky!  You ever take it off any sweet jumps?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Conrad on September 05, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
Lucky!  You ever take it off any sweet jumps?

 :rotflmao:



Oh yeah? Who's the only one here who knows secret Ninja moves from the government?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Mister Tee on September 05, 2011, 11:51:46 AM
I've seen that pic without the sparks several times.  Also, sparks are spewing the wrong way to be coming from the rear wheel.  Then again, rubber shouldn't really spark, ya think??

Not at all... with all that weight in the back, the bike is rolling down hill backwards, and the tires are worn to the steel cords.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: okxd45 on September 05, 2011, 08:18:53 PM
:rotflmao:



Oh yeah? Who's the only one here who knows secret Ninja moves from the government?

Snap the wrist, walk away.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: stevewfl on September 05, 2011, 09:23:52 PM
This is a big FL flower called "Birds in Paradise". I had a polarizer on my lens for color and had to take a pic as i walked by.

I don't want to see this flower on a sport tourer (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/eek.gif)

(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/318511_2100434905080_1071635590_2342476_4776923_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: sherob on September 06, 2011, 09:24:51 AM
Lucky!  You ever take it off any sweet jumps?

I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: okxd45 on September 06, 2011, 12:05:42 PM
I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.

We have to stop or VJ will strike us down with his terrible wrath........great movie though! :)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: 94gixxerod on September 09, 2011, 08:31:19 PM
Bolt on trunks that look like UFO's...

Gotta say that this always has me scratching my head?!
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 10, 2011, 06:22:10 AM
We have to stop or VJ will strike us down with his terrible wrath........great movie though! :)

I give...what movie?
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Conrad on September 10, 2011, 06:29:32 AM
I give...what movie?

(http://www.bennadel.com/resources/uploads/napoleon_dynamite.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: okxd45 on September 10, 2011, 08:17:49 AM
Yessssssssssss!
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 10, 2011, 10:07:25 AM
Thanks.  I looked at the quotes and I still don't get it.  It's a movie I wouldn't have watched and in looking at the quotes.....glad I didn't.  I can think of better things to do like drinking.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: sherob on September 10, 2011, 01:03:01 PM
Drink AND watch the movie.  8)  It's a movie that's sooo stupid and over the top it grows on you... like Gentlemen Broncos.  :D
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Stasch on September 10, 2011, 01:15:45 PM
Do the chickens have talons?

The Liger.  Pretty much my favorite animal.  Half lion, half tiger.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 10, 2011, 01:25:56 PM
Drink AND watch the movie.  8)  It's a movie that's sooo stupid and over the top it grows on you... like Gentlemen Broncos.  :D

Nah....I'll drink and watch the Kill Bill series.
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: sherob on September 10, 2011, 01:40:46 PM
That'll work... then watch The Four Rooms!  ;D
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: Jeremy Mitchell on September 10, 2011, 02:41:34 PM
Nah....I'll drink and watch the Kill Bill series.

Uncle Rico and Rex Kwon Do could take out all of the Kill Bill characters. 

(http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/small/0912/rex-kwon-do-rex-kwon-do-martial-arts-demotivational-poster-1260501735.jpg)
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 10, 2011, 05:15:36 PM
That'll work... then watch The Four Rooms!  ;D

Looks like Tarantino directing one of the rooms....excellent!
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: jdgretz on September 10, 2011, 06:22:19 PM
No comment.

(http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/5981447273/1/tumblr_llzd0ro27a1qbfdjo)

or this...

(http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af328/XRWilly/Weird%20Funny%20Motorcycles/WM403.jpg)


jdg
Title: Re: Things you don't want to see on a Sport Tourer
Post by: DaveO on September 10, 2011, 07:16:19 PM
anything that makes the bike heavier .