intimidated by bigger bikes today

[beowuff]

Originally Posted by Elfling

There are legitimate reasons for owning a 1k.

Well, I'm actually thinking my next bike will be a BMW R1200GS. Not to get rid of the 250, but to compliment it...

So, lump myself in with my former comments :P

[DerTeufel]

Originally Posted by HKr1

Glad I made you feel better....... Iam just one big baby, seems like the R1 only see's the track anymore. Them cops seem to pick on me when I ride around here

^ lotta "seems" in there...... I must be drinking





I like #3, What the hell are they talking about??

#2 - No change of cc is needed...... they bump you up, and you just get faster!

#1 - HP & lack of skill just dont last more than a week Just one of those things that takes care of them selfs.....

Absolutely on #2..there are kids on 125cc machines that make the big guys on the bigger bikes look stupid at the track. They get eaten up on the straights, but it's in the turns that they make up all their time.

I don't pay any attention to those that think a big bike is the way to go.

[Buffalony]

Originally Posted by Kwattro

Getting harassed because you have a 250 have nothing to do with you or your machine. It has everything to do with the other guys clinical problems between the ears.

+1
Your the guy that stretches his swing arm when you'll actually be taking it to the strip.

Originally Posted by Elfling

Also, you may just plain *like* more engine. I hate seeing us stratify the sportbike world even more by hating on the people who don't ride 250s. I already hate the fact that we have the Harley/sportbike split going on; I don't like seeing the jeers against the people who don't ride the same size of bike.

I havent personally read any posts here that have hated on non-250 riders

Chill Becca its really only about the "Harley only, Harley for life" folks. Their special to us.

[CC Cowboy]

Saw a 250 on my ride this morning. I waved to them, they didn't wave back. I'm never waving to that guy again. I've never been so intimidated.

[Elfling]

Originally Posted by Buffalony

+1
Your the guy that stretches his swing arm when you'll actually be taking it to the strip.




I havent personally read any posts here that have hated on non-250 riders

Chill Becca its really only about the "Harley only, Harley for life" folks. Their special to us.

Oh trust me, I understand I've never yet gotten a wave back from the Harley riders around here. Not going to stop waving though- especially if it's actually irritating them *grin*

[Strider]

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

Saw a 250 on my ride this morning. I waved to them, they didn't wave back. I never waving to that guy again. I've never been so intimidated.

What color was his bike? You know how some colors act ... lol

[NaughtyusMaximus]

Just be friendly and assume the best. I got mobbed by a group of about 6 Harleys yesterday, turned around and gave them a wave, got a thumbs up back! They followed me for ~10k before turning off.

People are generally just out to have a good time, just like you

[lockie]

Had my first ride on a "big" bike this week (Yamaha 950 at a dealer demo). Folks like it but my heart sang when I switched to a YZF-R6. All the big bike riders were great folks and didn't bug me about my "little" 250. Most of us just like to get along.

[addy126]

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

Saw a 250 on my ride this morning. I waved to them, they didn't wave back. I'm never waving to that guy again. I've never been so intimidated.

Here's the thing.... Jeep Wrangler people have a "wave" too. Each time you pass you give them that hand on the wheel fingers up wave. I've enjoyed that comraderie crossing the country on vacations with mine. However... it is so watered down by "urbanites" buying the Wrangler that hardly anyone waves anymore.... "posers" to be sure. No idea of the "wave". I'm finding this to be true with the increase of new "poser" riders whether it be scooters, sportbikes or hog type people. True blues wave... posers look straight ahead and are totally unaware. I passed 5 today and only 2 waved. Balance were Urban Posers to be sure. Alas we are being watered down but I still initiate the wave and know I'm having a great day anyway..

[beowuff]

Funny thing, that wave...

I usually wave to everyone, including scooters (my wife refuses to wave at scooters for some reason... So I make sure to especially wave at them when we ride together :P)

BUT, if I'm on the freeway, I don't wave. Too busy watching cars. If I'm on the outside of a 4+ lane road, and your on the other side, I don't wave. I probably didn't see you all the way over there... And there's more immediate things I'm looking at (blind driveways! Yikes!) Also, occasionally, I'm working the clutch slowing down at lights. I still try to nod, though, if I see a bike.

So, if it was me, sorry. I do try my best to wave :P

[addy126]

Originally Posted by Elfling

Oh trust me, I understand I've never yet gotten a wave back from the Harley riders around here. Not going to stop waving though- especially if it's actually irritating them *grin*

I think Harley riders are to busy swinging from and "playing ape" on the handlebars that they can't afford to let their arms down to wave one for fear of "wheel wobble" and laying it down

[Buffalony]

Originally Posted by addy126

I think Harley riders are to busy swinging from and "playing ape" on the handlebars that they can't afford to let their arms down to wave one for fear of "wheel wobble" and laying it down

LOL.
this is turning into another waving thread.
On that note...I just thought about the NE group ride this month. I'm guessing any cyclist on the road at the same time we are is going to see alot of hands from our group.

[adouglas]

Back to the OP's topic...

Vive la difference!

I have a sort of personal motto: "Embrace the weirdness."

I LIKE being different. I LIKE "odd" stuff and I tend to naturally seek it out.

Last weekend here in Connecticut was beautiful, so I went for a drive through the countryside. There were so many Harleys on the road it was ridiculous. They're like the ubiquitous SUV. So much for "individuality." Pfeh.

I decided years ago that I was comfortable enough with myself to make my own choices using my own standards and to heck with what others think.

Those idiots probably think that big bikes are sexy.

Horsehockey. Confidence is sexy. Intelligence is sexy.

[tntremainiac]

http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/...g-p-16865.html

Says it all!

[Alex]

[addy126]

Todd....Love that link!

[thomason2wheels]

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

Ah, the standard mine is bigger than yours machismo. Gary - your brain is bigger than theirs! Do I hate looking like a power ranger when I ride up somewhere in full gear on my baby ninja? Absolutely! But would I hate looking like Brittany Morrow - the girl who lost most of her skin when she fell off of the back of her boyfriend's bike? Unquestionably. To me, I'd rather look over-cautious temporarily than wear the scars for the rest of my life. I've chosen a bike that does what I need it to do, and at this point in my riding, more than I need it to do. I've chosen to purchase a bike that is fun to ride and that I can use to the upper limits of her abilities. And I do it all safely.

So fine, if they want to play mine is bigger than yours, just remember, it's how you use it that counts And our brains are much bigger than theirs

Well said, Kim. Size matters, but bigger is not always better. I find it much more satisfying to exploit the performance of the 250 more completely than the 650 i ride. Whatcha think?

[subxero]

Today was at a few stops with a CBR1000, guy with a girl on the back, they had jackets and helmets, but jeans and low sneakers both. I was pretty much in full gear.
I could feel their eyes on me probably thinking, "who is this guy kidding" but after getting a look at their tender little ankles i could not help but think how easily they could be flopping down the highway...unattached.

delicious!

[the big mike]

What is your answer when people (your friends or non-bikers) start asking questions, trying to make you feel bad? questions like:

When are you going to buy a real bike?

I know there are some great phrases like: "It's not what you've got between your legs, but what you're willing to do with it'.
But it would be nice to expand my set of witty come-backs

[Jiggles]

There's one in my sig

[alex.s]

when someone intimidates you, simply fire warning shots in the air.

[Miles_Prower]

Originally Posted by the big mike

What is your answer when people (your friends or non-bikers) start asking questions, trying to make you feel bad? questions like:

When are you going to buy a real bike?

I know there are some great phrases like: "It's not what you've got between your legs, but what you're willing to do with it'.
But it would be nice to expand my set of witty come-backs

when are you going to buy a real bike?
"when you foot the bill"

[DaveTheCanuck]

When you inevitably see one of them crashed and bleeding on the ground, just pull up along side him, stare at him, rev your engine a few times and take off.

Edit: Holy old thread Batman!

[Miles_Prower]

Originally Posted by DaveTheCanuck

When you inevitably see one of them crashed and bleeding on the ground, just pull up along side him, stare at him, rev your engine a few times and take off.

Edit: Holy old thread Batman!

or you +1 that, and you help them. this will show them that gear is important, that you are in fact a good person, and hopefully that they should be a better/more aware person. Maybe they will then spread their experience...hopefully causing others to reconsider too

[DaveTheCanuck]

Originally Posted by Miles_Prower

or you +1 that, and you help them. this will show them that gear is important, that you are in fact a good person, and hopefully that they should be a better/more aware person. Maybe they will then spread their experience...hopefully causing others to reconsider too

That's one option...

lol, j/k... Of course stop to help.

[dirty nasty]

Originally Posted by the big mike

What is your answer when people (your friends or non-bikers) start asking questions, trying to make you feel bad? questions like:

When are you going to buy a real bike?

Uhm, if someone who doesn't even have a bike said that to me I'd simply laugh. Sissy girl bike>no bike at all. In fact, many of my co-workers do ask when I am upgrading to a "real bike" and I always ask "What do you know about bikes, where's your machine?". Then they go talking about getting liter bikes and their experiences with MX bikes and how "I had a 125 with CRAZY power". Ya, a 125 with crazy power...good luck on a liter bike...I mean to me a 125 MX bike is a hilarious play toy that I can keep held WFO and have a huge stupid grin on my face the whole time. Which is why I like my 250 so much. Sure, power houses are a blast too, but they're a different kind of blast.

People are idiots and they won't understand, ever.

Also, thomason, STOP UPPING DEAD THREADS DUDE! Christ! How hard is it to check the ****ing dates!?

[Monkeytofu]

I love the original post because it involves a motorcycle gang trying to intimidate another rider at a Jamba Juice.

[Sinister]

I didn't read all the posts but i can tell you i've had the same thing.. on my zx14. It's not the bike you ride, its how they think they're the baddest mofos out there on a bike. I've been rev'd on, stoppied next to etc etc.


Once i had a guy on a gsxr1000 pull up next to my STI at sheetz and asked me if i wanted to race for pink slips. I told him i would love to as long as i picked the road. He looked really confused and just left.

[ryan.chin]

I think a lot of people on this forum have misconceptions about larger bikes... The bikes aren't the issue. If someone wants a Hayabusa, get it. If you're getting it for the wrong reasons, then yes, thats the issue. The people are the issue. Not the bikes.

[IdRatherDrum]

You did the right thing to just ignore them at the scene. I wouldn't worry about it. Just be glad you have a bike I guess. The time will come when you want to get a more powerful bike. And to be completely honest, Hayabusas don't even look that great.

[Bassman]

Originally Posted by ryan.chin

I think a lot of people on this forum have misconceptions about larger bikes... The bikes aren't the issue. If someone wants a Hayabusa, get it. If you're getting it for the wrong reasons, then yes, thats the issue. The people are the issue. Not the bikes.

I agree. Some peps are just dicks, doesn't matter what they ride. I've ran in to plenty of SS jerks, Harley jerks, and er, well, never found a Goldwing jerk, bahah, but really there are all types of peps out there, too bad we all can't all connect because of the 2 wheel thing, but oh well.

[Bassman]

Sorry, one more thing. I can buy most any bike I want many times over. I pick the bike I like, screw what others think. I also hang with the peps I like. Been on the Goldwing sites and Harley sites, but I hang here because of the people. Ok, time to flame me and tease me.... go! lol. But it's true.

[eddiekay]

Stencil " It's a Hemi" on the tank

[Jim Moore]

Originally Posted by Monkeytofu

I love the original post because it involves a motorcycle gang trying to intimidate another rider at a Jamba Juice.

Reminds me of a thread on another board about guys threatening to beat people up at the Sonic on bike night. "I'm gonna kick your ass! Just as soon as I'm done with this delicious milk shake."