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Old 12-16-2009, 02:19 PM   #31
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Some of A* boots might be made in Italy, but their jackets? China mostly. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:20 PM   #32
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Well that's a BMW too, it's fucking ugly. I will freely admit it's really fucking ugly. I have always thought it looks retarded, it could always be worse though. It could be a Vstrom or a Versys.
or a Gladius!!! Yikes!
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:21 PM   #33
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Some of A* boots might be made in Italy, but their jackets? China mostly. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
ahh perfect! So is the s1000rr
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:21 PM   #34
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Of course, I bought a V-Strom so I may be bias.
There is nothing wrong with the v-strom. It's an awesome rock solid bike, just not a fan of the looks. Which is a stupid reason to not like a bike because the performance matters more. Learned that with the Beemer.
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:23 PM   #35
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Some of A* boots might be made in Italy, but their jackets? China mostly. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
We're both off...Croatia...
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:25 PM   #36
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We're both off...Croatia...
buy yourself a springfield xd to match then
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There is nothing wrong with the v-strom. It's an awesome rock solid bike, just not a fan of the looks. Which is a stupid reason to not like a bike because the performance matters more. Learned that with the Beemer.
yea, I used to say that when I owned the 'Busa...well, that and "don't worry your pretty little head about the looks, you won't be able to see it from 2 miles behind me!"
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:27 PM   #38
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There is nothing wrong with the v-strom. It's an awesome rock solid bike, just not a fan of the looks. Which is a stupid reason to not like a bike because the performance matters more. Learned that with the Beemer.
I don't know... it's like women, you can't seem to find a hot one with all of the personality traits that you want. You always end up compromising looks for personality or personality for looks.
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:32 PM   #39
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I sat on this at the bike show...fits me well and I love the front end and the sides minus the coloring scheme.

IMO...you are paying for more expensive components (though they may not last longer) and the BMW name. I don't see this bike winning too many races, though.

And for the record, you couldn't handle the Gixxar 1milllllllllion to begin with!
Maybe you need to step down to a 600 son. lol
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:33 PM   #40
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what does it look like from the saddle? Honestly, I am at the point where I could pretty much care less what a bike looks like to people on the sidewalk - I spend my time in the saddle so that's what is important to me.
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