Folks liking the M50 - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

bikeless jon · 11-01-2006, 02:08 PM

I never expected the reactions I've been getting to this (red) bike- total strangers coming up to me and being completely awed by it. People are really inspired by it.

Rockhead · 11-01-2006, 02:55 PM

Just think the attention you’d be getting had you bought the Blue

aussierider · 11-01-2006, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockhead

Just think the attention you’d be getting had you bought the Blue

On the black I'm signing autographs all day. Can't get to ride anywhere! (LOL)

Firedog · 11-01-2006, 04:04 PM

Why is it when I saw the title, I thought it said, "Folks licking the M50"?

I think that people just can't believe it's not an HD... "Wow, there are other brands out there???"

Mavman · 11-01-2006, 04:10 PM

It's the look that draws the attention...

...but yes, unfortunetly, HD is usually the first thing that pops into their mind.

gar4mayor · 11-01-2006, 04:16 PM

with the grey one, so many people think its a modified v-rod.

foolish mortals.

RicoChet · 11-01-2006, 04:22 PM

you see if you had the BLACK one youd be getting chicks wanting to ride with you all day and men would be giving you the evil eye... black is best!

Smurf · 11-02-2006, 09:09 AM

Everybody thinks mine is the fastest red Softail they have ever seen.

I just tell them no, I'm sorry but it's the fastest Suzuki M-50 they have ever seen.

Apertureguy · 11-02-2006, 09:31 AM

Yeah, I got looks all summer long.

Course...there might be "other reasons" why I was getting those looks too.

djump · 11-02-2006, 07:06 PM

I does make you feel good when someone comes up to you in the supermarket and say's...."Hey buddy, is that your bike out the front? Very nice, took a while to workout what it was, its a Suzuki right...very nice"

Petcop · 11-02-2006, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Apertureguy

Yeah, I got looks all summer long.

Course...there might be "other reasons" why I was getting those looks too.

Try pulling up your pants once in while, Aperture

geoffsimpson · 11-02-2006, 09:39 PM

Maybe it was your long flowing mullet....?

Apertureguy · 11-03-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Petcop

Try pulling up your pants once in while, Aperture

But sometimes...it's just so nice out...ya know?

Nico · 11-03-2006, 11:43 AM

I love it when people think my M50 is a HD. I tell them "you can tell it's not a HD because it is actually running!"

I've heard that you can't put a price on "cool" apparently this is not true. I've determined that "coolness" costs ~$5-7k -because that is the price of a HD over a comparable ride! (Not to mention no shaft drive, but eh)
Wow oil leaks, monthly payments and higher insurance really is cool... Ok I've got my HD bashing out for today.

SNAFU · 11-04-2006, 02:09 AM

Sometimes when you pull up next to another bike at a light, they pretend to look straight ahead but I can still see them eyeball the bike behind their sunglasses.

Sleddog · 11-04-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nico

I love it when people think my M50 is a HD. I tell them "you can tell it's not a HD because it is actually running!"

LOL.

I have had great coments off people.
But the other night a old guy ,said some thing along the lines off.

Who own's the want to do HD , why don't the Japs just give up blah blah blah.
I wasn't near my bike at the time but a mate told me what he said and I wondered what I would of said back.
Anyone got any other good smart ass coments,????? to shut these guys down ,that bag the other cruiser ,you know the guys that would only ride a HD but don't even own or ride a bike.

Petcop · 11-04-2006, 09:10 PM

Sleddog, try something like this....

"Well let's see the choices...own a bike with new technology, better gas mileage, cheaper to repair (for the fewer times something actually goes wrong), and half the price to buy....OR...bike an overpriced gas guzzler, whose company holds on to old technology, JUST to say you bought American...when every piece of HD clothing and probably their accessories are made out of country....hmmm....I think there are smarter ways to say I'm patriotic".

Should shut up a couple of diehard HD people, since you know they will have at least one, but probably more, piece of HD clothing on them! Oddly, I've gotten more "wow, cool" remarks when I say I didn't get an HD, it's a Suzuki...didn't expect that, but I love it!

djump · 11-05-2006, 12:44 AM

How about...."So your a member of the Harley Davison's T-shirt owners club too then....Cooooool. I wanted to become a member too; but unfortunately I already own a bike and so don't qualify

"

Really I tend to get the one's that say "Why would anyone buy a Harley now'er days when you can get one of these?"

Apertureguy · 11-06-2006, 09:29 AM

I just think it's nuts to spend that much on a bike. The only way I would ever own an HD is if someone bought it for me.

Low&Slow · 11-06-2006, 03:02 PM

I thought that I wanted to get a HD one day until this weekend, 13 us of went to a bike rally 8 of the bikes were HD's and every night when we got back to the hotel we had to fix one of them and when we were stuck in traffic they would over heat really bad, one of the bikes had to be push start about every other time because something was wrong with his new starter.

11-01-2006, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
bikeless jon Where Am I ? Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: red '05 M50 Location: Santa Fe Posts: 38	Folks liking the M50 I never expected the reactions I've been getting to this (red) bike- total strangers coming up to me and being completely awed by it. People are really inspired by it.

11-01-2006, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Firedog Foil Inspector Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: BMW K1200LT Location: West Lafayette, IN Posts: 961	Why is it when I saw the title, I thought it said, "Folks licking the M50"? I think that people just can't believe it's not an HD... "Wow, there are other brands out there???" __________________ "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln

11-01-2006, 04:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
gar4mayor Kickstand Operator Joined: May 2006 Bike: '02 dyna fxdx; was a black M50 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 254	with the grey one, so many people think its a modified v-rod. foolish mortals. __________________ I have no idea what you're talking about.... ..so here's a bunny with a pancake on its head.

11-02-2006, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Smurf Quiche' King Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: 2005 Red Flamed M-50 Location: McDonough Georgia Posts: 4,287	Everybody thinks mine is the fastest red Softail they have ever seen. I just tell them no, I'm sorry but it's the fastest Suzuki M-50 they have ever seen. __________________ "I would rather be lucky than good!"

11-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
djump Kickstand Operator Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: VZ800K M50 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 280	I does make you feel good when someone comes up to you in the supermarket and say's...."Hey buddy, is that your bike out the front? Very nice, took a while to workout what it was, its a Suzuki right...very nice" __________________ I CHOSE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AND NOW WHERE THE HECK AM I?

11-01-2006, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rockhead M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Bike: M50 Location: 1060 West Addison, Chicago Posts: 3,759	Just think the attention you’d be getting had you bought the Blue

11-01-2006, 04:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
RicoChet Fender Buffer Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2005 Black M50 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 436	you see if you had the BLACK one youd be getting chicks wanting to ride with you all day and men would be giving you the evil eye... black is best!

11-02-2006, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,187	Yeah, I got looks all summer long. Course...there might be "other reasons" why I was getting those looks too.

11-02-2006, 09:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
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11-03-2006, 11:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nico In Training Joined: Sep 2006 Location: NoVA Posts: 134	I love it when people think my M50 is a HD. I tell them "you can tell it's not a HD because it is actually running!" I've heard that you can't put a price on "cool" apparently this is not true. I've determined that "coolness" costs ~$5-7k -because that is the price of a HD over a comparable ride! (Not to mention no shaft drive, but eh) Wow oil leaks, monthly payments and higher insurance really is cool... Ok I've got my HD bashing out for today.

11-04-2006, 02:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
SNAFU Leaned over, knee down Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 4,876	Sometimes when you pull up next to another bike at a light, they pretend to look straight ahead but I can still see them eyeball the bike behind their sunglasses. __________________

11-04-2006, 09:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
Petcop Puddle Runner Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: 2005 Red M50 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 358	Sleddog, try something like this.... "Well let's see the choices...own a bike with new technology, better gas mileage, cheaper to repair (for the fewer times something actually goes wrong), and half the price to buy....OR...bike an overpriced gas guzzler, whose company holds on to old technology, JUST to say you bought American...when every piece of HD clothing and probably their accessories are made out of country....hmmm....I think there are smarter ways to say I'm patriotic". Should shut up a couple of diehard HD people, since you know they will have at least one, but probably more, piece of HD clothing on them! Oddly, I've gotten more "wow, cool" remarks when I say I didn't get an HD, it's a Suzuki...didn't expect that, but I love it!

11-05-2006, 12:44 AM	#18 (permalink)
djump Kickstand Operator Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: VZ800K M50 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 280	How about...."So your a member of the Harley Davison's T-shirt owners club too then....Cooooool. I wanted to become a member too; but unfortunately I already own a bike and so don't qualify " Really I tend to get the one's that say "Why would anyone buy a Harley now'er days when you can get one of these?" __________________ I CHOSE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AND NOW WHERE THE HECK AM I? Last edited by djump; 11-05-2006 at 12:47 AM.

11-06-2006, 09:29 AM	#19 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,187	I just think it's nuts to spend that much on a bike. The only way I would ever own an HD is if someone bought it for me.

11-06-2006, 03:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
Low&Slow Fifth gear streak Joined: Sep 2006 Bike: 07 Vulcan 1600 Classic Location: Bell City, Louisiana Posts: 1,411	I thought that I wanted to get a HD one day until this weekend, 13 us of went to a bike rally 8 of the bikes were HD's and every night when we got back to the hotel we had to fix one of them and when we were stuck in traffic they would over heat really bad, one of the bikes had to be push start about every other time because something was wrong with his new starter.

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