Do you prefer American, European, or Japanese motorcycles?

Answer 1

Easy, no American bikes.

Answer 2

American

Answer 3

Ducatti's and Buell's are poser bikes. The best bike's are Yamaha's, especially if you can get your hands on a limited edition YZF R7. Yes, an R7. There is the R1 and the R6, but R7 is for the serious rider. They produce only a few hundread a year for the public. It is the main engine they use in the Moto GP circuit. R1 are still a very nice bike with good pick up and torque. If you want a serious street bike that will be straight up power, try the Suzuki Hayabusa, the world's fastest street legal bike. It has killer power, but you better be ready to ride something like this or you'll turf it and destroy the bike. Ducatti's are not worth the money, you can spend it on the Suzuki.

Many guys get Ducatti's thinking they are hot bike's because most rider's don't have them. Most bike's you see are Ninja's, or CBR's, or GSX's. So guys thingk they are the stuff when they own a Ducatti, but on the road, those bike's are owned by everyone else!

Answer 4

Well, if you say "American" you are either admitting to owning a Harley or a Harley knockoff, and I have never been a fan of the potato-potato-potato V-twin.
I have owned Japanese machines, and they have always been fast, dependable and fun ... but they have no soul for me. I have never pined for a deceased Yamaha. They are efficient appliances.
On the other hand, I know have an ancient BMW R80/7 that I tinker with, ride, think about, plan on. I have always had a fondness for the (to me) wierdly unique in engineering and concept. Compare the inclined V Ducati to the upright twin Britbikes to the opposed twin Beemers to .... well, you get the idea.
Plus, the European bikes look so good out of the box. You don't have a lot of pre-drilled holes for hanging the chrome that should have come with it (but didn't, because the manufacturer knows you will have to "personalize" the machine).
So give me individuality by design, performance, and character. Give me a European bike.
Please.

Answer 5

European by far!
American bikes unfortunately tend to be 20 years behind the rest of the world in design and engineering. However they have soul, and more personality then Japanese bikes.
Japanese bikes have great engineering and development. You can't help it when you are competing in the professional race area. Bikes are going to get faster and smoother.
European is the good mix. Engineering is great, and you can find bikes that definitely have their own personality. Whether it's an older twin or one of the newer triples. And yes some of the Italian bikes are brutally expensive to own, but they'll talk to you in away no other bike does. Quite honestly nothing on two wheels exudes sexiness like a Ducati, or screams I am gonna eat that other bike and spit out the parts like a Speed Triple.

Answer 6

I'm pretty old school here. I was into British bikes 30 years ago. I owned a 1972 Norton Combat Commando Roadster. Nothing like stock. It was stripped for flat track racing. 750cc bored to 810.............It had all the racing mods. Weighed 440 lb. Made 84HP. Nasty wheelie machine! Very uncomfortable to ride. Very fast! 160 Mph. A fast street bike is not a good touring motorcycle. First rule of motorcycles...........if U can't pick it up from laying flat on one side U shouldn't ride it. That said I like the Yamaha Star bikes, The triumph adventurer, and most any 2 cyl bikes. V twins are good. Any bike over 1,000 cc is overkill. Harleys are Loud and slow. I did my first 100,000 mi on a Suzuki 250 cc twin cyl street bike. Wish I still had it. It was a very agile well balanced bike. Fast enuf.......10.4 sec 1/4 mi and 124mph top end. 33 HP , 65 mpg. Bike weighed 265 lb. Chioce of bike depends on what U want to do. In my mind first thing is comfort. Do U want to ride 14 hrs a day? Don't buy a Ninja bike! U wanna ride all day sit upright, feet out forward, lean back on yer MC Momma, Hunch yerself over the tank leaning forward and get tired in an hour or so. OH Yeah! I t go fast! If U wanna ride an hr a day U can be spectacular! If U wanna race a Porche 200 mi over a 2 lane mtn road and win I suggest a twin cyl 900 cc bike with disc brakes front and rear, A sit up riding position with no windshield, medium wide handlebars. Collapsable footpegs so u can do 90 in the 35 mph corners..........and a big bucket fulla balls! I broke my back in 5 places wrecking the Norton in 1974. Any motorcycle is one wreck away from a wheelchair or a coffin. I was told I'd never walk again in 1974 Had nearly 140,000 mi on motorcyles then. Walked outa that Hospital in 2 weeks. I'm still risking it. No bikes anymore. I dong my thing on snowmobile........I wear a little back brace.........Ya can't go fast U dead! old snowmobile makes more Hp than the car I drive to work. You ask about Motorcycles...........U really ask about thrills. I know! In my mind U should buy a bike that can amaze and scare the hell outa U. Same bike should also be comfortable to ride for at least 8 hrs. I owned 4 bikes from 250 to 900. 3 jap one brit. All light and fAST. If U weigh less than 200# don't buy a bike over 600# or so. Balance is all on a bike. don't put too much rubber on a bike............narrow tires go faster. Buy a fast bike and outrun a few cops for me................

Answer 7

I have two Japs, and my husband has one. He's always bought Kawasaki's, and so my brand loyalty tends to be there as well, although I do have a Honda too.

There's no logic to that, I admit. I'd buy any brand that suited me.

I do tend to favor the Japs because I want 1) low cost; 2) reliability/low maintenance, 3) speeeeeeddddd, 4) speeeeeed, 5) power power power.

I'll never ever touch a twin. I prefer the looks of the jap sportbikes over the Euro ones, but there again, it's not a hard and fast rule for me.

I guess I'm a motorcycle slut!

Answer 8

I like them all. But if I had to pick, Japanese!! By the way, someone answered that the Hayabusa is the fastest bike. It used to be, check out the Kawasaki ZX-14. I sell another brand, but you have to give credit where it is due. There are still a couple other bikes that will outrun the busa. But don't want to start any arguments.

Answer 9

Japanese for me. If you want the best bang for the buck, go with the Japanese bikes. If you want to pose with a $20K+ bike and willing to pay $$$ for repairs, then go with the European bikes. American bikes? Oh well, yeah I guess Buells are ok.

Answer 10

My brother and I bought 2 new bikes for a summer vacation. His 1200 Bandit leaked gas and ruined the motor before it got 2000 miles. We asked Suzuki to replace the motor so we could go on vacation. They said it’s to expensive and would cost $3000. After 4 months and the vacation gone they got the motor rebuilt at a their cost of $3700. The dealer wanted to replace the motor but Suzuki squashed that. The gas stained cases and burnt exhaust pipes were not replaced. The bike got nicked and scratched all over from being apart for so long. The rep rode it and looked at it, then said it’ good as new. It ran like crap and looked worse. We called Japan for nothing, and even wrote the US CEO all for nothing. We spent $15,000 for the bikes to get Fd. We spent our vacation hassling with Suzuki, and not one person there gave a F! Beware Suzuki’s warranty is not worth the paper it’s printed on! Buy one of their lemons are get Fd like we did!

Answer 11

Simple. The best bike in the world is the one YOU want...
I wanted a bike that goes, handles and stops. I bought a Triumph 900 Triple. A sports tourer.
It handles the hills, the curves, tha flats. And I've done the Melbourne/Adelaide run many a time (that's in Australia, capital cities for Victoria and South Australia - check the distance in your atlas...)