Cars are known for ??? What are bike brand equivalents ???

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What do you think?   What would you say in one or two words would lump an bike manufacturer into?

-Toyota : Reliable.

-Honda : Toyota’s sportier cousin.

-Nissan : Toyota’s unique cousin.

-Mazda : Toyota’s stylish cousin.

-Ford (Europe) : People’s car, the Focus.

-Ford (US) : ‘Murica !

-Ford (Asia) : Cool “American” stuffs.

-Chevrolet : ‘Murica !

-Buick : Old people.

-Chrysler : 300.

-Dodge : Charger and family cars.

-Cadillac : Bling-bling.

-Volkswagen (US) : German Toyota.

-Volkswagen (EU) : People’s car, the Golf.

-Volvo : Safety.

-Opel/Vauxhall : Underrated competitor to Volkswagen.

-Skoda : More affordable VW.

-SEAT : VW with Spanish skin.

-Mercedes-Benz : Quality and comfort.

-BMW : Mercedes’ sportier cousin.

-Audi : In the middle between BMW and Mercedes.

-Jaguar : Unique alternative to German cars.

-Lexus/Infiniti : Reliability.

-Acura : More affordable than Lexus/Infiniti.

-Kia/Hyundai : Cheaper alternatives to Japanese/German cars.

-Mini : Fashion cars.

-Suzuki : Off road cars and small cars.
(Dead in the US)
-Daihatsu : Small cars.

-Isuzu : Collapsing.

-Subaru : Off road.

-Jeep : Off road.

-Mitsubishi : Off road.

-Land Rover : Off road.

-Citroen/Renault : Innovation/eccentric.

-Peugeot : Unreliable.

-Alfa Romeo : Passionate.

-Lancia : In the middle between Alfa and Fiat.

-Fiat (EU) : Italian Volkswagen.

-Fiat (US) : 500.

-Rolls Royce : Ultimate luxury sedan.

-Bentley : Continental GT.

-Ferrari/McLaren : Racing inspired supercars.

-Lamborghini : Trendier than Ferrari.

-Aston Martin : Comfortable GT, James Bond.

-Porsche : The 911 and Cayenne (lol).

-Maserati : Sport-luxury.

-Bugatti/Pagani/Koenigsegg : Expensive high end hypercars.

-Tesla : Trendy, innovative, electric.

Just spitballing...............

DG

[Jubby]

Only owned 3 brands

Suzuki reliable as fuck
Yamaha that bit more thsn most in same class
Aprilia owners have fuckoff balls and cocks!!

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Mar 30, 2017 20:59:43 GMT 10 Jubby said:

Only owned 3 brands

Suzuki reliable as fuck
Yamaha that bit more thsn most in same class
Aprilia owners have fuckoff balls and cocks!!

hahahaha pmsl as i have all three brands !!!!

[Camo]

Honda - built to work
Yammy - solid built at budget
Beta - A KTM in disguise
BMW - Refinement, expensive
KTM - Performance, a riders bike

As for cars, I'm a fan of Toyota, Honda and anything that has a history of relibility and is functional.
Much the same as my bikes.

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- Yamaha-I cant kill one. Yet!
- EBR = gone
- Buell = gone
- CZ = gone
- Victory = gone
- Ariel = gone
- American Choppers = hunks of shit
- West Coast Choppers = thank god - gone
- Bultaco - fond farewell
- Triumph - electrical
- Harley Davidson - diaper and a cargo net required. And less than 10,000 miles.
- MV Agusta = unobtanium ($$$$)

[nightttime]

Yamaha = bang for buck power and reliability in a basic trim package. Some find this fun to mod and make their own.

Suzuki = reliable but limited cool bike selection. Much is too this or that aka underpowered, or heavy, or ugly designs.

Kawasaki = bang for buck trim package and hard parts in breaks and suspension. Engines always interesting, long tradition of quality and power.

Honda = traditional reliability and rider experience. Surprising quality and finishing touches up close, even though gets a so so rap on looks and finish quality.

All big four Jap brands come with heritages to back up their bikes and a rider can't go wrong choosing one brand over another, there is so much quality variety and price points out there that discussions mostly end up opinion
based.

Italian brands: Ducati, Aprilia, MV Augusta ... heaps of money for red bikes. No other colors sold. Fast shit, expensive money buys expensive repairs and mods. If you own one, more power to you.

BMW: bland liner reliable and costly. Most bikes are behind the times on everything besides technology (I'm talking weight to power ratio sans S1000R and RR). Some new offerings beginning to make sense aka that G310R.

KTM: toss USA Beta here too - agree with previous posts. Riders bikes. Wicked power, strangely light and nimble. Ultra cool factor (personal opinion). Not for beginners seriously don't start on a KTM.

Gas gas and Husqvarna- awesome stuff keep it coming. Dirt all stars behind KTM.

Everything else - including American hogs not as shitty as non- fan boys say. But still, though. They aren't quite par, would still ride several choice models since I peronsally have not owned one or ridden any. Triumph for example, would try a modded to shit Thunderbird variant or their street bikes.

Hope you enjoyed reading my opinions on some brands, great topic!