Looking at a new bike too.....

[MarkPBG]

I took it home on the old one...no sweat.




Funny story about the TP and salsa....my brother went to the grocery store with his wife. They were picking up something for dinner, and some toilet paper since they were almost out. When they got to the register and the cashier asked "Good recipe, huh?" they realized the only two items they had were TP and chili, they just started laughing!

[Lucky 1]

I do not even like that term"naked" when applied to a motorcycle.
It is either a regular motorcycle, or it has fairings and bags. Just skip the "naked" stuff.

Of course all young people have to change the name of everything we taught them.

Chopper=Long bike.
Modified motorcycle=Bobber.
Dirt track bike with lights= Street tracker.
Modified street bike = Brat style (white walls)(in extreme cases... plaid seat)
Modified street bike= Steet Fighter.(drop seat)
A junk motorcycle..."Rat Bike"
Bike with no fairings or plastic panels= "naked"
Road Racer= Sport bike.
Etc.,.

[MarkPBG]

Actually the old name for a bike with no fairings or plastic panels was a "standard". Of course, now most people don't want to apply that name to one of the new breed of fairing-less sport bikes, but only to actual standard frame bikes. There's so much hybridization now.