zmaniv

Several people have told me to put in a power commander to really make it scream.
Then I tell them it is carbed and they say Oh. (you can see the look in their eyes of dislike)

Truckinduc

I had the heads off my ducati and my girlfriend and her dumbass friend came over.

She said "look it has cupholders" pointing at my cylinders. I shook my head and ignored her for the rest of the day.

L8RGYZ

Brilliant!

zmaniv

You should have told her that her mouth is a dick holder.

usmc7051

Too far.

Truckinduc

Actaully I think I remember saying, "go check out my 4runner, ITS GOT 6"

I was fixing a few bent rods.

Little_Horse

that look is because now to talk performance mods they would actually have to know something.

HawkFanatic

my friend (a squib) with an R6 said "Dude! what happened to your lower fairing?!?"

I wish I would have said somehting smart like "There was a recall last month"

But I just explained, very slowly, that not all bikes have full fairings...sigh

VTRsurfer

What's a squib?

jbeber

I think they are the things used in movies/tv for special effects like getting shot...it blows up and the fake blood files.

HawkFanatic

Squid, noob, no talent hack, etc.

ever heard of a squib kick in the NFL?

ali_squidz

LOLOL!!! Man I have had that one a lot!! My Duc was the slowest bike I have ever ridden!

MLB

So did they work on it?

And did you let them??

MLB

It certainly IS true, for me at least. And lots of other riders I expect. ONLY because you know you aren't riding a sport bike so you slow down and enjoy the view more. I don't push a cruiser and that means slower and almost certainly safer.
On my SH I love run up through the gears, that means 20+ speed limits fairly often. Putting myself in more dangerous situations because I'm having fun with the ride.

Ride them both the same and of course you're right.
But nobody does.

Hotbrakes

I get "dude! you've got a light out!" on the RC51 and my old F4i.

Another "Does it have powerbands?" Then I try to explain a powerband and am met with glazed over eyes while their jaw is still yakkin away.

VTRFISH

Catch a lot of crap from HD guys at work for riding a "Crotch Rocket" Told one of'm his wife didn't mind it......

raptorrider

I tell people that i bought a v-twin honda, when they see it, they say, i did not think it would be a crotch rocket. I kindly explain, CR stands for cafe racer. as i am 50 years young, i get asked why i did not get a hog. I explain that hogs are slow and heavy!

CentralCoaster

Happens every time I walk into some place in full gear:

"Do you ride a motorcycle?"

"No, I drove my car and just like the extra protection."

Here's your sign.

swordfish

your speed has nothing to do with your safety. you could be going 300 and be safer than walking. what you do with your speed can be dangerous. I am far safer weaving my way through traffic than I am if I'm sitting behind a semi doing 45. and while you might not be going very fast, whose safer? the guy on the cruiser doing 40 with 5 cars lined up behind him staring off into the distance cause "the view is so pretty"? or the guy doing 65 who is focused on the road?

Little_Horse

the point of the safety thing isn't what you can and can't do safely on a bike its about a motorcycles qualifications of safety, ie maneuverability, stopping distance, and even acceleration. We aren't trying to measure the ease of stupidity for the bike, or whether its "unsafe" because it brings out your inner hooligan . But I digress.

Back on track, I hate it when people treat me like a squid because of what I ride and my age. I don't ride like one, I don't own a gixxer, and I've ridden more miles then a lot of people twice my age. So the comment "you are going to kill yourself on that." is stupid, I know the risks, back off.

CentralCoaster

I wouldn't go that far. Speed is always a factor.

The guy riding faster but paying attention may be less likely to crash, but is still at risk of getting knocked off by an incompetent cager. And hitting the pavement at 65 always hurts more than 40.

mikstr

People who makes statements like "crotch rocket", "you'll kill yourself on it" and the like have no expertise or knowledge. The world is full of self-appointed (and annointed) experts (and, curiously, many of them ride Hardleys) who have no clue what they are speaking of. Having spent considerable saddle time on a bunch of cruisers in my last job, I can objectively state the VTR is quicker, better handling, brakes better, more comfortable, more responsive and more fun to ride than any of them, and by a very significant margin. I have ridden 1000+ km days on my VTR, something I would NEVER attempt on any of Milwaukee`s crap (or the Japanese imitations).

I dream of a Harley-free world, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

tbartley

To All...reading all the posts up to this point has been the highlight of my day. I thank you all. I've been LOL since I started reading the thread.

Johnny_Rocket

My agrivation starts with the clever little play on words that everyone seems to think they thought of first...

Super chicken
Super ****

Then we get to.... Wow! Thats the biggest one lunger I've ever seen!

....moving on to.... Couldn't afford a duc?

On to... Why did you make it sound like a HD?

ending with... you should turbo/nos/supercharge/flux capacitor that thing!

I just pretend I can't hear people if I hear them ask something now... Unless it's a hot chick... I can oblige a little ignorance from a hottie...a little...

yruyur

I am always up for having a hot chick on the back. And I am still in the market for a god damn flux capacitor that will fit on the bike.

Otto Man

Have any recruits tried jumping on your superchicken and making a run for it?

bigpat123

Best question I ever got...
"So you ride huh?"

No i walk around with a jacket, helmet and gloves just cause i am scared i may fall down.

I kid you not i got this from a cager as i lifted my leg over the bike on my way into work...

mikstr

you could have replied: "No, I was just taking my jacket, helmet and gloves for a walk when I spotted this bike. Thought I`d see what it felt like to sit down on one"

sumthin_major