An Ugly Duckling
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08-07-2008 | 04:42 AM
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An Ugly Duckling
There are a lot of pics showing bikes and mods and I am impressed at just how much effort some of you put in making your bikes look good.
I contrast that with my "ugly" thing.
So here is a thread for all the ugly bikes out there
I hope I'm not the only one.
Look how ridiculously short and squat my bike is.
The rear fender has been smashed a few times.
Notice the long cracks that run almost to the "neatly" mounted box.
It's the number plate holding the whole thing together.
3 bolts and about 8 pop rivets.
Left hand radiator shroud is dented and the sticker is half torn off.
A few scratches.
The front fender bag is simply bolted to the plastic and it blocks the light.
And the bike is only 2 years old.
I contrast that with my "ugly" thing.
So here is a thread for all the ugly bikes out there
I hope I'm not the only one.
Look how ridiculously short and squat my bike is.
The rear fender has been smashed a few times.
Notice the long cracks that run almost to the "neatly" mounted box.
It's the number plate holding the whole thing together.
3 bolts and about 8 pop rivets.
Left hand radiator shroud is dented and the sticker is half torn off.
A few scratches.
The front fender bag is simply bolted to the plastic and it blocks the light.
And the bike is only 2 years old.
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08-07-2008 | 04:49 AM
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A scene from a movie totally unrelated to dual sport bikes, but it applies nonetheless:
#1- I got that beat..I got that beat, it’s a Moray Eel bit right through my wet-suit. #2- Well Hoop now listen I don’t know about that but I entered an arm wrestling contest in an Okie bar in San Francisco and you see this I can’t extend it and you want to know why? I got to the semi finals celebrating my third wife’s demise and a big Chinese fella pulled me right over.
#1- Look at that… it’s a bull shark… scraped me while I was taking samples. #2- I got something for you that’s the thresher…you see that Chief? The thresher’s tail. #3- Thresher? #1- It’s a shark. #2- You want a drink? Drink to your leg? #1- I’ll drink to your leg. #2- Okay so we’ll drink to our legs.
#1- I got that beat..I got that beat, it’s a Moray Eel bit right through my wet-suit. #2- Well Hoop now listen I don’t know about that but I entered an arm wrestling contest in an Okie bar in San Francisco and you see this I can’t extend it and you want to know why? I got to the semi finals celebrating my third wife’s demise and a big Chinese fella pulled me right over.
#1- Look at that… it’s a bull shark… scraped me while I was taking samples. #2- I got something for you that’s the thresher…you see that Chief? The thresher’s tail. #3- Thresher? #1- It’s a shark. #2- You want a drink? Drink to your leg? #1- I’ll drink to your leg. #2- Okay so we’ll drink to our legs.
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08-07-2008 | 04:57 AM
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A scene from a movie totally unrelated to dual sport bikes, but it applies nonetheless:
#1- I got that beat..I got that beat, it’s a Moray Eel bit right through my wet-suit. #2- Well Hoop now listen I don’t know about that but I entered an arm wrestling contest in an Okie bar in San Francisco and you see this I can’t extend it and you want to know why? I got to the semi finals celebrating my third wife’s demise and a big Chinese fella pulled me right over.
#1- Look at that… it’s a bull shark… scraped me while I was taking samples. #2- I got something for you that’s the thresher…you see that Chief? The thresher’s tail. #3- Thresher? #1- It’s a shark. #2- You want a drink? Drink to your leg? #1- I’ll drink to your leg. #2- Okay so we’ll drink to our legs.
#1- I got that beat..I got that beat, it’s a Moray Eel bit right through my wet-suit. #2- Well Hoop now listen I don’t know about that but I entered an arm wrestling contest in an Okie bar in San Francisco and you see this I can’t extend it and you want to know why? I got to the semi finals celebrating my third wife’s demise and a big Chinese fella pulled me right over.
#1- Look at that… it’s a bull shark… scraped me while I was taking samples. #2- I got something for you that’s the thresher…you see that Chief? The thresher’s tail. #3- Thresher? #1- It’s a shark. #2- You want a drink? Drink to your leg? #1- I’ll drink to your leg. #2- Okay so we’ll drink to our legs.
I;m flat out trying to last.
It's not easy.
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08-07-2008 | 02:23 PM
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Yo I have an 09 and I have some battle scares on the bike already very noticable at that and very proud at each and every one mang 
Every scratch,break,ripp is nothing but a good story and memory
Every scratch,break,ripp is nothing but a good story and memory
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08-08-2008 | 02:39 PM
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Normally I'm so particular about how things look.
(thats why deep down I envy the nice looking bikes)
But how and where I ride, I couldn't enjoy it if I was worried about how it looked.
