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natural selection

As a 270 and 33 daily commuter I'm noticing more and more squid riders. Good example was Monday...an older zx6 flew by me while I was doing about 70mph. I look over and see him wearing a bandana over his face, tennis shoes, T-shirt, and tucked in laying on his tank. Not 10 minutes before that a guy passed me doing at least 100 wearing shorts, tennis shoes, a T-shirt that was flapping so I could see his back. At least he was wearing a helmet. When he passed he turned his body halfway around and motioned for me to follow him. That's just Mondays examples. I can see why most cruiser don't wave at me when I wave from my sport bike now, if this is the norm for the area. I've always believed in the saying to each their own, but I would have to say in these situations that the stereotype of sportbikes is fitting around Columbus and its hurting those who utilize a track for speed and learning g, where all the gear all the time, and commute on a daily basis. I've had numerous close minded people cuss me out,flip me off, or even cut me off just for being on a sport bike. Sorry for the long rant and bit h session...just wanted to clear my mind and see what others thoughts were. Enjoy the weather and dress for the slide.