National Rally Bike of the year

[ST2UP]

Each year at National Rally a ST1100 or ST1300 is selected for the prestigious accolade of OzSTOC "Bike of the Year" award.


Previous winners of the award have been Dick B "Yewie" with their ST1300 from NSW in 2012, Lethal on his ST1100 from S.A in 2013 and last year was Sicman on a ST1300 and from NSW.


We have the previous years winner of the award select the bike at their discretion using the selection criteria of their choice, if they are not at National Rally then the current leadership team will select the bike of the year. We use this process as it potentially gives a different set off of guidelines each year.


This year we have asked Sicman to outline below what he will be looking for in a potential winner for this years OzSTOC 'Bike of the Year".


Temporarily locked to allow for Sicmans response

[Sicman]

So I think the guidelines for judging Bike of The Year needs to be kept simple.

For a bike to catch my eye it needs to make me want to jump on and ride it away because :-
1) It is clean and shiny to look at, with that sparkle glinting in the sun like Abe with a gold tooth  ;

2) Any modification's enhance the ride and look like they may have been on the bike when it was in the showroom i.e. diesel conversion mod 

3) The farkles don't take away from the sleek lines of a Goddess of a bike  - Picture Shiney in a toga with gold wreath 

Yep - Nice and simples 
 
  Bribes accepted in any form before the judging commences to ensure fair play during the judging process 

[Biggles]

I have a weird image of Abe, Diesel and Shiney dressed in scary clothes in a group hug.   

I might decline to participate, please.     

[Wild Rose]

I have a weird image of Abe, Diesel and Shiney dressed in scary clothes in a group hug.   

I might decline to participate, please.     

 

[StinkyPete]

So I think the guidelines for judging Bike of The Year needs to be kept simple.

For a bike to catch my eye it needs to make me want to jump on and ride it away because :-
1) It is clean and shiny to look at, with that sparkle glinting in the sun like Abe with a gold tooth  ;
2) Any moderation's enhance the ride and look like they may have been on the bike when it was in the showroom i.e. diesel conversion mod 
3) The farkles don't take away from the sleek lines of a Goddess of a bike  - Picture Shiney in a toga with gold wreath 

Yep - Nice and simples 
 
  Bribes accepted in any form before the judging commences to ensure fair play during the judging process 

I would urge you to consider that at Bike of the Year should have lots of bugs, road grime and battle scars, in keeping with a well used long distance tourer.  It might be the only way that I would ever have a chance.   

Failing that, I think your criteria are excellent. 

[Shiney]

Toga, Toga, Toga!


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[Sicman]

I would urge you to consider that at Bike of the Year should have lots of bugs, road grime and battle scars, in keeping with a well used long distance tourer.  It might be the only way that I would ever have a chance.   

Failing that, I think your criteria are excellent. 

Pete - Were you referring to yourself or the bike?

[StinkyPete]

Pete - Were you referring to yourself or the bike?

Oh Hardy Har Har...   

[Biggles]

Pete - Were you referring to yourself or the bike?

"lots of bugs, road grime and battle scars"

There's still a case to be made for the former...

[Brock]

Any moderation's enhance the ride

I'm thinking that should be modifications, not sure how to moderate a bike   

[Sicman]

Any moderation's enhance the ride

I'm thinking that should be modifications, not sure how to moderate a bike   

Well spotted that man - Bloody faulty spell check  Can you mods fix that 

[Brock]

Of course we can fix it, but will we

 

[Sicman]

I meant the faulty spell checker. I already fixed the spelling 

[Brock]

The spell/syntax check problem is well known. the error code is usually represent by this display:-

Error Code :-  1D-10T  PEBCAK

[Sicman]

Yep that was me