Motorcycle Personality Test

Friday, September 30th, 2005 at 12:49 pm by retrorider

A cute, work-safe diversion, the Motorcycle Personality Test will tell you the right bike for you based on your responses to 31 questions. My results:

Yamaha FJR1300

You scored -1 moxie, 8 zeal, and -3 pomp!

You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.

You need a bike that can handle your addiction to the twisties as well as comfortably carry two on a weekend trip through the mountains. Your bike is the FJR1300. Can I borrow it someday?

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 10% on moxie
You scored higher than 78% on zeal
You scored higher than 1% on pomp

4 Comments

On the seventh try I fionally got the results I wanted. ;) I did previously own a ‘99 R1 and do like track days.

Yamaha YZF R1

You scored 7 moxie, 6 zeal, and 5 pomp!

You’re addicted to speed, but have the knowledge and experience to match. Although you like to win, you don’t really care so much about competing with others as much as competing with yourself.

Your bike is the Yamaha YZF R1. Given how easily the rear wheel on this beast spins up coming out of turns, it is fortunate that you constantly work to improve your skills. (I’ve seen more R1s crash at track days than any other bike.) It was a close decision with the Suzuki GSXR1000, but your personality seemed a bit more R1-ish. (But hey, I could be wrong. Its only a silly test.)

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 80% on moxie
You scored higher than 74% on zeal
You scored higher than 84% on pomp

Comment by angrybob | September 30th, 2005 8:58 pm | Permalink

Harley 883 Sportster
You scored 2 moxie, 5 zeal, and -2 pomp!
You scored dead center average, lacking any of the personality quirks that normally drive people to motorcycling.
However, if you do ride, statistics would suggest that you are destined for a Harley-Davidson, probably something in the Softail line.
You might have noticed that’s a lot of moolah for an (arguably) obsolete piece of machinery, and you’re too rational and attitude-free to need the Biggest and Baddest that the marketeers tell you to buy. A far more reasonably priced taste of the Harley Kool-Aid is the 883 Sporty, a fun little beast that leaves you with plenty of cash to customize.
Thought experiment: if you were the only person left on earth, and you could pick any motorcycle you wanted, what would you choose? Best looking or best engineered? Your test results don’t really point in any direction strongly, so I’ll try to nudge you towards substance over style.
…
You have the potential to be a great rider. Take the MSF class, and choose a bike that won’t hold you back!

WTF ? I want a BMW 1200GS ! And I’m a great rider !
Of course, I’ve answered ‘Duh’ when asked ‘Bling ?’… Some colloquialisms are lost on me…

Comment by philippe | October 3rd, 2005 6:14 am | Permalink

Yamaha FJR1300
You scored 1 moxie, 8 zeal, and 1 pomp!
You have the characteristics of a master street rider. On the way to work, your love for riding sometimes leads you to take the long way. The 50-miles-of-back-roads long way. You live for the perfect road, and plan vacations around riding.
You need a bike that can handle your addiction to the twisties as well as comfortably carry two on a weekend trip through the mountains. Your bike is the FJR1300. Can I borrow it someday?

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 19% on moxie
You scored higher than 79% on zeal
You scored higher than 40% on pomp

Hmm, I wasn’t sure what to expect here. Just glad I didn’t end up with the Harley! :-)

BTW: I got the FJR on my first try. :-0

Comment by speed 4 | October 3rd, 2005 8:21 am | Permalink

I got the Yamaha YZF R1 too.
My score was 7 moxie, 9 zeal, and -2 pomp!
I scored higher than 81% on moxie
I scored higher than 88% on zeal
I scored higher than 10% on pomp
Great time waster on a Friday at work… (should be out on my mtn. bike on this sunny California day!)

Comment by Michael in Los Angeles | October 7th, 2005 9:50 am | Permalink

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