interesting thought for cruiser haters

Hank Wong

Well-known member
http://www.motorcycle.com/features/whatever-nature-nurture-cruiser.html

John Burns, the writer of this article, gave five reasons comparing sportbikes and cruisers. I copied and pasted his reason #5.

"#5 El sexo! If I was the opposite sex, I’d go for the flexible daredevil on the sportbike every time. But the passenger seat on any cruiser is way more accessible and wider, minimizing the size of any butt that’s on it – and so the typical potential female passenger will go for the cruiser every time, all other things being equal. Most men won’t ride on back at all for fear of being associated with the 1980 Al Pacino film Cruising. The sporty biker’s motorcycle is a high-tech toy built for speed; the cruiser’s machine is a lifestyle accessory enhanced for social interaction and for attracting a mate via colorful skull displays and chrome plumage. Its rider is more likely to pass on his DNA, possibly in a Port-a-John."
 

VicTim

VMCSF
Motorcycles are just material possessions, I really don't care what someone else rides. I'm much more than the type of motorcycle I ride. :2cents
 

Ahab

Lucky
Maybe the author is over analyzing things a bit. What matters most is that people just get their asses on motorcycles and ride :)
 

V4

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
i'm sorry but this john burns hasn't been around many cruisers himself..

lotta passengers complain about the 'seat' from the factory whether it be a harley or honda...

if it isn't the pipes, the seats and then the backrest are the most purchased aftermarket for cruisers...
 

sanjuro

Rider
"What kind of motorcycle do you have? A Harley?"

"A Suzuki GSXR1000"

"Like the car?"

"No, Suzuki also makes cars."

"Is it like a Harley?"

"No, it is a sport bike."

"oh..."
 

Wack

Flounder
http://www.motorcycle.com/features/whatever-nature-nurture-cruiser.html But the passenger seat on any cruiser is way more accessible and wider, minimizing the size of any butt that’s on it – and so the typical potential female passenger will go for the cruiser every time, all other things being equal."

Butts like goldfish will grow to match the size of their environment. Keep a goldfish in a criminally small fish bowl and they stay the same size as when you bought them. Release the same goldfish into a large back yard pond and they grow to 8 -10 inches. Check out the size of a Road King passenger seat and keep walking out of the dealership.
 

V4

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Butts like goldfish will grow to match the size of their environment. Keep a goldfish in a criminally small fish bowl and they stay the same size as when you bought them. Release the same goldfish into a large back yard pond and they grow to 8 -10 inches. Check out the size of a Road King passenger seat and keep walking out of the dealership.

:laughing

yep...there's some that no seat or the aftermarket companies can accommodate...
 
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