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stily1
06-12-2005, 06:05 AM
So, what's up with everybody using "naked" when they mean standard (riding position)??? There's nothing "naked" about a bike being a standard, and there's nothing about a bike with a standard riding position that says it has to be naked. My TL1000S was a deliciously naked SuperSport bike. If your bike's a naked standard, call it that. Language matters.

<end rant> :banghead
sprinter 27
06-12-2005, 06:16 AM
i perfer standard naked,but then i like to nit-pik
Bora20
06-12-2005, 11:44 AM
So what you going to call your Zed?

I think it is a naked, it is not a standard.
radmtrbkr
06-12-2005, 12:16 PM
pms???????????????
Betamax
06-12-2005, 05:15 PM
Language is fluid. Get over it. :D
TeeTee
06-12-2005, 07:34 PM
So what you going to call your Zed?

I think it is a naked, it is not a standard.

a HOT RIDE..... :D
iceneweb
06-12-2005, 07:34 PM
i always thought bike's like the tl1000s weren't naked, but 'bikini-faired'. for a truly naked bike there's no fairing at all . . . .
TeeTee
06-12-2005, 07:38 PM
i always thought bike's like the tl1000s weren't naked, but 'bikini-faired'. for a truly naked bike there's no fairing at all . . . .

Just think of bikes like the Z with a headlight fairing as being like crotchless panties...... :D
FJRpilot
06-12-2005, 07:45 PM
Well I hafta stand behind stily on this one ... a 'standard' is a Honda CB 750 ... a TL is a half-fairing (I can live with bakini fairing) sport bike. Wanna know the difference?? 'Standards' look best wif a milk crate bungeed on the back. :roflmao :roflmao :roflmao :roflmao
arcrz
06-13-2005, 12:53 AM
Just think of bikes like the Z with a headlight fairing as being like crotchless panties...... :D

Now I know why I like that bike so much.
FlimFlamvanHam
06-13-2005, 09:33 AM
So what you going to call your Zed?

I think it is a naked, it is not a standard.

Based on Stily's definition, it's a standard. Ouch.
SilverSV650S
06-13-2005, 10:11 AM
Very confused, what is official definition of:
Standard -
Naked - this I can guess, bike with no fairing at all. So bikes with 1/2 fairing, bikini fairing are not technically naked?
feliz
06-13-2005, 12:47 PM
I always thought "standard" had more to do with riding position than fairings??
audiophile
06-13-2005, 02:01 PM
who gives a fuck?
crazycharlie909
06-13-2005, 02:43 PM
who gives a fuck?

AGREEEED!!!!
TeeTee
06-13-2005, 08:32 PM
who gives a fuck?

No one really. But it's at least as pertinent as some of the other drivel around here.
stily1
07-30-2005, 05:50 PM
So what you going to call your Zed?

I think it is a naked, it is not a standard.

What are you talking about? Yes, it is a naked standard. The motor is visible (naked) and the bars are high resulting in an upright seating position (standard).

Kapisch?
kenneth900
07-30-2005, 07:04 PM
wow. ..im fairly new to riding and the lifestyle as well and it apears i have alot to learn when it comes to bike lingo."standard","naked". im lost.
slam
07-30-2005, 09:25 PM
wow. ..im fairly new to riding and the lifestyle as well and it apears i have alot to learn when it comes to bike lingo."standard","naked". im lost.

Basically, if the seat and handle bar position have you riding in a pretty upright position (kinda like sitting in a chair) then that's a standard.
If the bike has no fairings at all, then it's a naked.
Architeuthis
07-30-2005, 09:51 PM
I prefer UJM, it is what you want it to be.
Tattoodles
07-30-2005, 11:23 PM
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