By LongRoofian
So this week is BikeWeek down here in the World Center of Racing that is Daytona Beach, Florida. As this olelongrooffan gets a chance, I am going to capture some images of the bikes that ride into our parking lot to share with my fellow Hoons. As I don’t know crap about motorcycles, that’s from me.
Jeff Glucker 
Peter Tanshanomi
V8 motorcycles: because you can't possibly kill yourself with only 2 cylinders…
or 1.
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There's nothing wrong with V8 motorcycles…when they don't have car engines.
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Ah, Morbidlyobeselli!
I'm just trying to figure out the peg placement. It looks like there are three foot pegs on both sides. One at the top, front of the header that would leave your feet even with your hips, which doesn't sound comfortable. OTOH, the burn-the-snot-out-of-yourself rating on that peg is probably "leathers and you're Ok."
The ones at the back look like they're for the pillion, not the driver. They're burn-the-snot-out-of-yourself rating is: "I hope you don't care about your shoes and they aren't made of anything that melts."
And then there's the bottom one. That one looks comfortably positioned. Except for having the worst "burn-the-snot-out-of-yourself" rating of "they don't make welding gear that will protect you from that." Your shin or knee is going to be right on the pipe.
Two wheel guys: Is this thing even ride-able? It looks like you'd burn the flesh off your lower leg if you tried.
The two up front peg positions are so that the rider can switch back and forth from the "oh shit my thigh is burning" to the "oh shit my hip is about to dislocate" positions whenever one becomes unbearable. It's like when you're walking outside in the cold, you forgot your gloves, and you have something to carry that requires one hand. You put one hand in your pocket and carry th item with the other, then change hands when the one gets too cold so that you can put that one in your pocket instead and warm it up a little. Yes, both option suck, but you can deal with them a little longer being able to switch between the two than if you were stuck with only one option.
That sounds reasonable. It also goes with the "looks like it's never been ridden" look they've got going for it.
I don't know if that's actually the reason, I pulled it completely out of my ass, but it does kind of make sense.
What purpose (besides completely ruining the handling) does extending a swingarm 10" on a sportbike accomplish?
Not only does it look terrible, these bike are almost always being ridden by a thug-wannabe who doesn't appear to know the first thing about modifying a sport bike…
It's easier to do a drag-style launch with a longer swingarm.
Keeping the front end down during extreme acceleration.
Of course like anything else that starts as a performance aid, it can get co-opted as a stylistic element.
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What on earth is wrong with me that makes me want the bog-stock BMW RT more than the others?
You like actually riding a motorcycle and not posing with your fashion accessory? Nah, that couldn't be it…
^ What dculberson said.
I don't like the look of BMW motorcycles- I don't know why, they just don't do it for me. That said, that's the only bike pictured that I could see myself riding.
I don't think my K1600GTL is exactly good looking, but it is a hell of a mile eater. Of course to me, the most beautiful thing about it is the straight 6.
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Nothing, the Oilhead is the only built for serious riding. The rest are just for looking at or showing off on.