What Bike shold you be riding?

[gatoe33077]

Yamaha FJR1300

Got it right with the addiction to the twisties and taking the back roads, but I sure as hell don't want to do that on a 600lb tourer!!!!!

 

[Bullxb12r]

Beginning to see a pattern... Chalk me up to an R1 too.


11 moxie

8 zeal

0 pomp

 

[williegoat]

My Results

Yamaha YZF R1 You scored 8 moxie, 12 zeal, and 3 pomp!

You're addicted to speed, but have the knowledge and experience to match. Although you like to win, you don't really care so much about competing with others as much as competing with yourself.

Your bike is the Yamaha YZF R1. Given how easily the rear wheel on this beast spins up coming out of turns, it is fortunate that you constantly work to improve your skills. (I've seen more R1s crash at track days than any other bike.)

It was a close decision with the Suzuki GSXR1000, but your personality seemed a bit more R1-ish. (But hey, I could be wrong. Its only a silly test.)

Besides the Firebolt, my other bike is a 50 year old BMW

 

[EvilRX]

Your result for The Motorcycle Personality Test ...
Aprilia RSV Mille

You scored 7 moxie, 4 zeal, and 10 pomp!

Aprilia RSV Mille
You're a fast and competent rider, but maybe not quite as good as you think you are. You've spent some big bucks on a sexy Aprilia, now go buy a beat-up Kawasaki EX500 as a track bike and get in some practice before you kill yourself.

Seriously. The Mille's power scares the crap out of you at times, and you mostly bought it because you wanted something more unusual than a Ducati. Its not comfortable, you're not having fun, and you're riding less than you did on your old bike. If you're not willing to put in some serious practice time, you should really get something a little less purposefully lethal.

awesome pic

 

[jonzin]

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

 

[09ulytoy]

Test said I should ride an 883 sportster. Alredy have one also the Uly, guess I can't bitch.

 

[jerseymayhem]

Aprilla RSV Mille

 

[thunderstormgrowl]

Yamaha R1, I am a little disappointed, I would like to have gotten a more interesting bike.

 

[Loki]

RSV Mille. I like the bike but dont like the description.

 

[nitto12ss]

"You're a bit of a snob, but otherwise well-adjusted.
Your bike is the Ducati Monster. Sexy. Powerful. Agile. Italian style in a badass matte black.

Of all the test takers, you are most likely to have been hoping for your result to indicate that your bike is a Harley. It isn't. Sorry. You show the potential to become a superior rider, and you need a bike that encourages and rewards your learning. The Harley will just hold you back, and you'll have nagging feelings that something is wrong.

The Suzuki SV series is also a good bet, but it wouldn't appeal to you. Far too Common. "

That makes two of us.

 

[Nuage420b]

I'm good with this

You scored 8 moxie, 9 zeal, and 5 pomp!

Yamaha YZF R1
You're addicted to speed, but have the knowledge and experience to match. Although you like to win, you don't really care so much about competing with others as much as competing with yourself.

Your bike is the Yamaha YZF R1. Given how easily the rear wheel on this beast spins up coming out of turns, it is fortunate that you constantly work to improve your skills. (I've seen more R1s crash at track days than any other bike.)

It was a close decision with the Suzuki GSXR1000, but your personality seemed a bit more R1-ish. (But hey, I could be wrong. Its only a silly test.)

 

[xtremelow]

pretty damn close

 

[onelogue]

xtremelow + onelogue = SAME

 

[bttrfngrz]

i got the 996 as well.

You scored 7% on pomp, higher than 85% of your peers
You scored 13% on zeal, higher than 94% of your peers.
You scored 7% on pomp, higher than 85% of your peers.

tests are silly.

 

[j4nn3]

Eh.... Yamaha FJR1300 for me...?!? Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot?!?!?

 

[BuellerPilot]

FJR1300 as well, I'm NOT the touring type at all.

~Mike....

 

[Sirius815]

A f'ing Goldwing? FTL! I'm such a pansy!

 

[Sidewinder]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!


Harley 883 Sportster

You scored 2 moxie, 4 zeal, and 3 pomp!

Harley 883 Sportster
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!

 

[misternikko]

lol i got the 883 sportster as well...just means were not those jerks blowing peoples doors off on R1s. Statistically...we should live longer [smirk][up]

 

[Sidewinder]

Well at least it says we have the potential to be great riders and to choose a bike that won't hold us back.

So technically we don't have to take the 883. We are the ones who can ride what we want!