NEONS

[696DCRider]

Well I'm not down with neon, but that could actually be pretty cool on the right bike.  Iono, call me tacky I guess, lol.  If you had an all blacked out monster and you were trying to make it look mean, it could go with the scheme.  I've some streetfighters with brass knuckle heel guards and such.

[ducatiz]

I say "big man" because you'll need a pretty thick skin to handle all the well-deserved abuse heaped on you for having such a tacky bike. 

...and a clown hat and you're in business...

i think the clown hat would help avoid the abuse.  it will throw people off as they won't think it's a serious effort.  sort of like calling a nun "pregnant dog" but then saying "JUST KIDDING!"

[slauster]

Well I'm not down with neon, but that could actually be pretty cool on the right bike.  Iono, call me tacky I guess, lol.  If you had an all blacked out monster and you were trying to make it look mean, it could go with the scheme.  I've some streetfighters with brass knuckle heel guards and such.

For sake of ridicule...here is my all blacked out bike with neons! Call it tacky if you want. It helped for visibility sake for night time riding.  I liked it. But, I have taken them off just because...I no longer wanted them on.  I say do it...just be tasteful.  Remember, it is your bike so do with it what you want. There are alot of people on here that have done some absolutely hideous things to their bikes...but as long as I don't have to ride then they can do what they want!

[junior varsity]

boooooooooooof



http://www.hulu.com/embed/gQZU7xRITI34GicNkk34LA?

[slauster]

Nice!  You used to many "O's" in BoooooooooF! It's spelled with 9!

[junior varsity]

damn! i fail.

[tonkoshala]

I knew this would be a flame war haha

[Monster Dave]

If you do put them on your Monster, may whatever motorcycle god you belive in have mercy on your soul.

[junior varsity]

if you watch spartacus, (or even if you don't), I encourage you to frequently yell "JUPITER'S COCK!" because it will certainly turn heads.

[Buckethead]

It's like plastic surgery. If it's done well, people will think it looks great without really realizing what work you've had done.

If it's done poorly, people will look at you and think "Jesus, those tits are totally crosseyed."

PERSONALLY: on the old monster, I think that the two places to mount the strips are on the underside of the tank and on the inside of the "side panels." slauster gives a pretty good example. I think it would look even better if you had pod intakes and color-coordinated with the pods and/or the rest of your bike. That is, if you've got the red K&N pod filters, using red neon/LED on the underside of your tank.

But as several have mentioned, it's YOUR bike. You're free to do as you choose. As painful as it may make your bike to look at and/or ride.

[Monster Dave]

if you watch spartacus, (or even if you don't), I encourage you to frequently yell "JUPITER'S COCK!" because it will certainly turn heads.

[slauster]

Well, Jett, you can see the kind of reaction you will get if you do. 
I did the same thing, in asking, before I put them on myself.
But, I figured try'em if i like them keep if not take them off.  No big deal.
But as you see the "purists" of the bunch will scoff and those who want to create will create.
As for me i no longer have them on the bike.  That is the beauty of customization, it is a constant refinement.  And once you think you have "arrived" with your final design...someone will be a critique and you then start all over again or say "screw it and just ride!"

[rgramjet]

I think they could be cool if properly applied.  [Ducks!]

[Punx Clever]

I'd classify it about the same way I would a 696/1100 monster....

They look good when done right.

Most look like ass.

Some people like them.

[thought]

everytime i see the title of this thread, i get this song stuck in my head >.<



i blame you all for that.  haha