Does a 1994 sports bike look really old to you?
Discussion
Hooli said:
Yes they do 
There is probably less differences in naked bikes than faired ones over the same time. Only real I can think of is incomplete frames (no bars under the engine) which look wrong to me. I know they work but they look like the engine will fall out.
I like all bikes, I don't rubbish them or turn my nose up at them because they're old, new, faired, naked, crusers, off road, etc.There is probably less differences in naked bikes than faired ones over the same time. Only real I can think of is incomplete frames (no bars under the engine) which look wrong to me. I know they work but they look like the engine will fall out.
Yes, things like the rear ends on SRADS, ZX7-R's and FireBlades that have already been mentioned.
Naked bikes from the early 80's for some reason look younger to me than the early 90's.
ks sake, it wasn't a dig at anyone.Yes I think that 90s bikes look dated, it doesn't mean I don't still like them.
The ZX7R a friend recently bought looked and felt huge to sit on and made my bike look like a 125, doesn't mean I wasn't itching to have a go on it though, I always loved the look of the front end in them when they were new.
The original R1 does a good job of hiding its age, and with the Fireblade, although it's only 10 Years old I think the 954 still feels and looks modern.
The ZX7R a friend recently bought looked and felt huge to sit on and made my bike look like a 125, doesn't mean I wasn't itching to have a go on it though, I always loved the look of the front end in them when they were new.
The original R1 does a good job of hiding its age, and with the Fireblade, although it's only 10 Years old I think the 954 still feels and looks modern.
John D. said:
I like the 90s bikes for their colour schemes more than anything.
Least favourite features are those funny frame things over the dash/behind the screen.
Precisely why I love my ZX7R, this was the bike I couldn't afford as an impoverished student at the time, but picked up for an absolute song a few years back. It does look a bit dated compared to modern metal, but I'm not bothered in the slightest. Still more than handy as a road bike and I will run out of talent before it does! Least favourite features are those funny frame things over the dash/behind the screen.
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Edited by PurpleTurtle on Thursday 16th October 15:03
podman said:
One thing is for sure, a well maintained and healthy 90s sportsbike , has enough performance ,even compared to a new sportsbike, to make the better rider, the "faster" of the two.
Yeah...its not what you ride, but how you ride it 
I went on a trackday on my 25 year old ZXR 750 and ended up in the fast group and was feeling good for the first few sessions keeping pace with most people on newer sportsbikes ...then I cooked the brakes and went into a corner too hot and fell off ...doh...still, Id be bored without a "project" bike in the garage to get looking smart again Rat_Fink_67 said:
There's no doubting that a 20 year old bike looks dated, although whether that is a good or bad thing is a very subjective question. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that. Older bikes are great, nice big fairings to paint fag packets on 
That's a great colour scheme... 
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