by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 03/26/2017 at 12:55
by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 03/26/2017 at 12:55
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Its rare you ever find anything useful on 9gag, but this is actually a 1/2 decent guide to your retro bikes.
"McMike" (mcmike)
03/26/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 4
Was unfamiliar with the “brat” genre. I’ve always just rolled those into the cafe category.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/26/2017 at 13:07, STARS: 0
same.
"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
03/26/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 6
Ahh yes, the Chopper. The stance of the motorcycle world.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/26/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 3
no, stretched bikes are the stance of the bike world.
in racing, they DO have their uses. for 99% of ppl, they just need to learn more throttle control or do it for looks.
choppers just look good (pending on who you ask anyways)
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
03/26/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 0
I’d ride any of the above... except the choppers. Even though the one is from Easy Rider, I still wouldn’t ride it.
"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
03/26/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 0
Yeah but choppers have no turning ability. they get a lot of looks, but at the end of they day you took a perfectly good bike and made it useless. nothing like having to do a 5 point turn on a motorcycle.
For reference, I am not a fan of stretched swing arms on street bikes either. They make sense in certain race types, but not on the road.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/26/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 0
streched bikes cant turn either, but much like stance, it started with something that was a performance mod.
“They make sense in certain race types, but not on the road.”
also much like stance.
"McMike" (mcmike)
03/26/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 0
I also call those “5milers,” since none of those seats have any padding
I take that back, they have about as much padding as a dashboard.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/26/2017 at 15:36, STARS: 0
It’s called Brats because they were first designed by the custom bike maker Bratstyle in Japan. They’re basically a Japanese bobber. In Japan it is illegal to remove the rear suspension, so that’s the main difference between a Brat and a Bobber. Cafe bikes were meant to be replicas of old race bikes.
"McMike" (mcmike)
03/26/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 0
I sad “was unfamiliar.” I looked it up before replying. :)
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/26/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 0
I wish the stories of the Grom Scrambler going into production were real.
"runnersp, formerly known as t_s" (runnersp)
03/27/2017 at 07:17, STARS: 0
I looked at that picture a good dozen times and I still can’t find a single bike on there I would like to ride or own.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/27/2017 at 09:54, STARS: 0
yea, they aint for everyone. I prefer the faired Supersports bikes myself. just a cool little graphic showing the different types.