Is the monster a sportbike?

[Kit]

Can't categorize all monsters the same.  There is as much difference between the full range of monsters as the full line of Kawasaki Ninjas.   A similar look and the same name does not make the bike the same.    So we have full-on sportbikes all the way to your second-grade girl bike but they don't all fit under the same umbrella.

+1
but my M620 isn't a second grade girl bike... it's the coolest.

[MuscovyDuc]

Everybody makes their Monster into a different beast. I threw a pair of clipons and a 14t sprocket onto mine and it's definitly a sportbike.

[Popeye the Sailor]

I'd also be very concerned what people thought of my bike if I spent more time posing on it and less time riding it.

[Statler]

+1
but my M620 isn't a second grade girl bike.

our 620 isn't either.   

[Bun-bun]

I voted for regular .
See, I remember when the CB750 was being sold new at the dealer.
And I remember when the GPZ750 first came out. I consider that to be the genesis of the sportbike, or crotch rocket.
I bought my 620 bc it was one of the only regular(read "naked") motorcycles currently being produced, and I didn't want to deal with a plastic bike, and all of the squidlyness that the crotch rocket label carries with it. I just wanted to ride.

[ArguZ]

My insurance claimed its a sports bike.
But then I showed them a picture pointing out the missing fairing, the high bar, the low footpegs and of course analog instruments.
So the girl was like : of course, this is just a normal street bike.
And my insurance dropped from 5100 to 3600 

[monsterista]

It's a PASTA ROCKET!!!!!!

LOL!!!!!!!! Love that one!

[monsterista]

My insurance claimed its a sports bike.
But then I showed them a picture pointing out the missing fairing, the high bar, the low footpegs and of course analog instruments.
So the girl was like : of course, this is just a normal street bike.
And my insurance dropped from 5100 to 3600 

WOW!!!!  That's alot of  $$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a quote for $341 tax in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FULL coverage!

[monsterista]

My insurance claimed its a sports bike.
But then I showed them a picture pointing out the missing fairing, the high bar, the low footpegs and of course analog instruments.
So the girl was like : of course, this is just a normal street bike.
And my insurance dropped from 5100 to 3600 

Pet peeve:           SHOWING other people how to do their jobs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Why do we always have to prove and explain and what not??  Seems alot of people get ripped off in many situations just because people simply don't give a hoot and are waiting for the 5:00 bell to ring........

[johnster]

I voted "something all its own".

-IMHO, the Monster is whatever you want it to be. Or should I say it's there to be made into whatever you want it to be. Some performance mods combined w/a 14T sprocket + clip-ons definitely nudges mine closer to a "sport-bike" type motorcycle, but there are plenty of things you could do to make it more suitable for touring purposes.

-Also, I would venture to say that rake/trail, front/back tire size, and gearing are the main characteristics that make a sportbike a sportbike so i that respect, it would be more sportbike than not.

-Then there's the whole fairing business... 

[Triple J]

And my insurance dropped from 5100 to 3600 

  Is that your premium for the entire decade?

Nevermind...just saw you're in Denmark.  What's that in US$?

[somegirl]

Nevermind...just saw you're in Denmark.  What's that in US$?

XE.com is my favorite currency conversion site.

5100 Danish Kroners = $1,074.47
3600 DKK = $758.76

[hyphen]

Well, if it were considered a sport bike I'm sure the insurance premiums would really be up there.  I only pay $600 a year for full coverage in Los Angeles.  Whereas a quote for a Daytona 675 from the same company was $1800 a year.

[Vindingo]

I'd also be very concerned what people thought of my bike if I spent more time posing on it and less time riding it.

People would think it's normal.  Do Ducati owners even ride their bikes? 

[hypurone]

People would think it's normal.  Do Ducati owners even ride their bikes? 

Some of us do!