Happy Holidays Everyone!
I apologize for the late post here since it's now the day after Christmas, but at least got in before the new year. It's been a little crazy in Washington as of late and with the temperatures dipping in to the 20s during the day and the snow cover rivaling Canada's (ok not really) riding has become near impossible, or at least suicidal. I still haven't collected all the parts I need to convert to handlebars so I've continued riding the bike with the Cyclecat 954 clipons. Oddly enough it actually seems more comfortable now that the bike is naked. I think the extra wind pushing against my chest helps hold me upright.
In recent news I went to the motorcycle show at the Seattle expo center a couple weeks ago and got to see all the new hotness. I actually found that it wasn't nearly as exciting as it was last year. Part of it may have been that my buddy Peter wasn't there to enjoy it with us, but more than that I think I just had a lack of excitement for this year's bikes. Last year there were a lot of exciting new models to look forward to. This year however, I felt like the biggest changes at most booths were paint schemes. This is far from the truth, but it marks how I felt about the show.
The bike I looked most forward to seeing was the new Ducati Monster 696. It was, of course, awesome. The bars were a little flat and far forward, but the seat height was incredibly low even for a bike sitting up on a rear stand. Everything else on the bike felt very smooth and well put together. Something about trellis frames just gets my juices going. If I ever get bored of my SV and want to just buy a bike that I don't have to do anything to, it will probably be the Monster 696.
The show stealers were the Ducati street fighter, which is basically a de-faired 1098 and oh so hot, and the Yamaha V-max. The v-max was designed by Chuck Norris when he was cranked up on the juice. He drew the plans with a sharp stick on the back of one of his fallen opponents after defeating 72 men in a no-holds bar street fight. He called for engineers to build the entire bike out of masculinium, a nearly indestructible alloy that actually endows whoever touches it with Chuck Norris like manliness and a featon level higher than Tom Cruise. The point is, the bike is all that is man. Unfortunately the price is all that is unobtainable so don't expect to just stroll out of dealership with one on a whim. If I sell an organ to UW medical I may be able to afford one. I guess the bonus would be if I sell a testicle to UW to buy a V-max at least the bike will give me two back because that's just how bad ass it is.
I digress.
What I really came here to say is that I hope everyone has a happy holidays and a great new year. Be safe out there, and if you've got the stones to be riding in this weather, my hat is off to you.
In recent news I went to the motorcycle show at the Seattle expo center a couple weeks ago and got to see all the new hotness. I actually found that it wasn't nearly as exciting as it was last year. Part of it may have been that my buddy Peter wasn't there to enjoy it with us, but more than that I think I just had a lack of excitement for this year's bikes. Last year there were a lot of exciting new models to look forward to. This year however, I felt like the biggest changes at most booths were paint schemes. This is far from the truth, but it marks how I felt about the show.
The bike I looked most forward to seeing was the new Ducati Monster 696. It was, of course, awesome. The bars were a little flat and far forward, but the seat height was incredibly low even for a bike sitting up on a rear stand. Everything else on the bike felt very smooth and well put together. Something about trellis frames just gets my juices going. If I ever get bored of my SV and want to just buy a bike that I don't have to do anything to, it will probably be the Monster 696.
The show stealers were the Ducati street fighter, which is basically a de-faired 1098 and oh so hot, and the Yamaha V-max. The v-max was designed by Chuck Norris when he was cranked up on the juice. He drew the plans with a sharp stick on the back of one of his fallen opponents after defeating 72 men in a no-holds bar street fight. He called for engineers to build the entire bike out of masculinium, a nearly indestructible alloy that actually endows whoever touches it with Chuck Norris like manliness and a featon level higher than Tom Cruise. The point is, the bike is all that is man. Unfortunately the price is all that is unobtainable so don't expect to just stroll out of dealership with one on a whim. If I sell an organ to UW medical I may be able to afford one. I guess the bonus would be if I sell a testicle to UW to buy a V-max at least the bike will give me two back because that's just how bad ass it is.
I digress.
What I really came here to say is that I hope everyone has a happy holidays and a great new year. Be safe out there, and if you've got the stones to be riding in this weather, my hat is off to you.
posted by Courtney Bodett at 9:55 AM
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