My real opinion on how GSs look

[crag antler]

Hell with a "L"
It's an "E" or "GT" for me:shock: \\/ \\/ \\/

[tconroy]

Were all here for 1 reason,,,GS'S ROCK!!!!!!!

[MissFabulous]

Great 5000th post, Keith :-D

If everyone had the same taste in everything, the world would be a boring place and innovation would not happen.

Ugly is in the eye of the beholder.

Comfortable is in the body of the beholder.

That said, there is a real difference between saying

"That is ugly"

vs.

"That isn't my taste"

Personally, I like the Ls. I like the curvy swoop of the design. I like that they have a sort of old school chopper look in a more compact design. It's a cruiser that is pretty different than a lot of the others of its day and since. I probably still wouldn't leave one stock, but that's also my taste.

I don't like a lot of the Es depending on year... I think some of the seats look like ironing boards. The tail piece sometimes reminds me of a duck tail. Not my taste, but I can surely appreciate the love anyone has for them. The 83 E is my favorite... I'll take red, please. I like the older Kats, naked, please.

My point is that everyone should do their thing and appreciate what they like and consider that there still might be something of value in learning from what they don't like. Ranting about how ugly something is simply because it's not your taste is just likley to slam a bunch of doors.

I've made some very dear, helpful friends here, and some of the closest ones have very different tastes in bikes than I do. If I went around here with an attitude saying this is ugly, that is ugly, I probably wouldn't have these very special, amazing people in my life.

[crag antler]

Were all here for 1 reason,,,GS'S ROCK!!!!!!!

Exactly. As long as it say Suzuki GS...
we are all family. Whether we get among or not, just like a real family :-D

[crag antler]

Great 5000th post, Keith :-D

Man, he talks alot:shock: =D>

[Jethro]

The way I read it, Issac is curious why people try so much to keep thier GS bikes stock.

Well I can't speak for anyone else, but this is why I keep mine mostly stock:

[Desolation Angel]

...like here in england u dont see many harleys (atleast not where i am) cruiser type bikes /choppers ect
its more sports type bikes or sport/tourers ect...

Man, you should see it here. We are absolutely overrun with cruisers and the tough guy leather gear and accessories! It's actually rather unbelievable. I can't figure out why, either. Oh, we've all talked about that here repeatedly. I figure it's some weird I'm-a-badass mental disfunction going on, but I'm not a psychologist, nor do I play one on TV. :-D

[Desolation Angel]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MissFabulous
Great 5000th post, Keith :grin:

Man, he talks alot:shock: =D>

Yes, doesn't he, though! :-D

[Jethro]

He talks a lot, but does he say anything? :razz:

[bonanzadave]

The way I read it, Issac is curious why people try so much to keep thier GS bikes stock.

Well I can't speak for anyone else, but this is why I keep mine mostly stock:

Your exempt from this thread. Its an "L" rant and as we all know, Red Silver or Blue the "Es" were then and are today the coolest looking bikes around. Sorry Ls.

Speaking of rants...I keep coming back to this site hoping to see someone getting under someones skin for reasons other than politics or harleys. Its like the best soap opera around. Keep em flaming. Its so entertaining.

[beby99]

I like the "L".....but than again, what do I know....all I own are non GS twins...-1 :-D

[renobruce]

Your exempt from this thread. Its an "L" rant and as we all know, Red Silver or Blue the "Es" were then and are today the coolest looking bikes around. Sorry Ls.

I like L's. And I don't think they need to be customized to look good. But they look good customized, too! Here's me on my GS850L back in 1982. All stock and beautiful! :-D

[Commodus]

You just came off as a world class jackass. I especially like the use of the ellipsis for dramatic effect during your "..." half-assed, e-testically fueled tyrade about why my opinion, being different than yours, makes it both A: factually incorrect and B: worthy of your unsubstantiated derision.

No I didn't. Read it again. This time, perhaps, more slowly. Well maybe first sentence is OK, I probably did come off as a...well probably not a jackass, but certainly a jerk.

You made several very strongly worded statements with zero detail or evidence, and presented them as fact.

This is "just my opinion"? I said that myself twice in this thread already.

I don't like how high the guages are. That makes me "ignorant of motorcycle aesthetics"? That's like calling me "ignorant of people aesthetics" just because I don't like the way a certain chick's nose looks.

After my initial post failed to bring about a decent debate, I left simple ****ing instructions, and then I repeated them. You need to read them again.

You're just making stuff up. None of what you've written has anything to do with what I've written.

If you try what you did again, anybody who reads this might agree with your love of GSs, but they're gonna think you're some dumb kid who found a tall rock to stand on.

Let me try again. You want to debate a particular subject, motorcycle aesthetics. And it is a worthy subject, one dear to my heart and several others who post here, I assume anyways. BUT you preface this debate with statements that come off like..."Hey, I know bugger all about this topic, but let me rubbish a bunch of the stuff you guys like and then you can justify what you like to me!! What fun!"

[tconroy]

I forgot the * thingee on the end of my post... it was an expression. And, now that you mention it, I wish I had had sex twice AND ridden MY motorcycle four times today...)

Please don't blow a gasket Dude. You had some valid points regarding the term 'modifications'. Honestly, though, most of us are de-facto told that putting things back to original (at least mechanically regarding engine matters) is the correct thing to do. And, some of us actually like the way the originals looked... (although I think we ALL DESPISED the stupid pullback bars...)

But, now that I think about it some more, it begs the question: How is that you came to buy two of them if you didn't like the looks of em? And, do you have pics of your that are (I assume) highly modified much more to your liking to show us?

Educate us, oh wizard of metal and rubber. Show us our mis-steps...

(edit: I forgot to mention maybe the reason a lot of us don't highly modify our bikes are financial or logistical; it costs BUCKETS of money to buy/own/use metal fabrication gear, torches, welders, presses, etc... and other than stripping a bike (ala Capt. America's direct descendents) of brakes, fenders and horns/electrics, sometimes its out of most of our grasp...

But then, that doesn't change your initial thought offering...)

You said it Wayne,The hanldebars suck and my bike is all original,I like it that way.If I could wihout numerous other changes I would put "E" bars or drag bars on but I have a vetter fairing and would have to change a lot of things like shorter brake line and cables.I try to keep it looking good without spending a lot of money on it unless I need something that is actually broke.If i was younger and not married i would sock a lot of money in it and change a lot of things,but for this 47 year old man it as good as it gets the way it is.Another thing....CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG!!!!!!!!!Or we could start a new topic like...I married a Blonde and hate redheads or something LOL!!!!!!

[tconroy]

Maybe if you clean your bike up and get some valve cover chrome rings you would like yours better Isaac, just a thought.