Lost Cause Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Went riding this weekend and I went with some friends from work. I was the only sport bike there (Man were they slow:(). Well, if you know me, you know that I don't care what you ride, what year, manufacturer, color or size bike you ride. It's about the ride! So anyways, everyone else there was there on a Harley and there was one Honda VTX1800. Anyway, a Harley guy started giving me shit about having a rice burner/sportbike and said I needed a real bike (I don't work with this a$$hole). I asked him, how much did you pay for that? He said $24,000.00. I said, do you owe on it still? He said yes. I said, mine is paid for, mine will run high 10's in the quarter mile, mine will start everytime I want to ride, I don't have to take hours to clean and polish, I wash and dry and go. So we ride for a while and he keeps pulling up alongside of me revving the engine to the moon (I think the moon is about 7,000RPM for his ride) and I just ignore him. We stop and eat, I'm talking with my co-workers and he comes over and starts the rice burner stuff again and says how fast his bike is (It's a street rod) and how he has the "Big Bore Kit" in it with the 6 speed tranny, and the renegade exhaust and he doesn't think mine will run with his. I'm nice about it and said, wow, with all of that stuff done to your Harley, you are probably right (I think he had been drinking too, not to mention I think he had only been riding maybe a total of 3 years). So the day goes on and he continues his shit with me. My boys from work finally told him to back off before he got smoked and thats when he went nuts. Riding down 71 south he came up along side me and kept looking at me while revving the motor to the rev limit and I kicked her into third and started to walk away. I backed off and here he came. We are going about 65 to 70MPH and he is still at it and saying is that all you have? So I was nice, I kicked it into 3rd one last time pulled her right up into a sit down wheelie, gave him the bird (still on one wheel) and rode it out. Here he comes, (still got her up) I looked over at him, shifted to 4th, stood up and I didn't see him till the next stop. He didn't say a damn thing. At the end of the day, he apologized for being an A$$ and I went on my way. My co-workers said he told them, I think I messed with the wrong rider today, that guy can ride. But the moral of the story is this. I make damn good money, I can have just about any bike I want (Harley, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki etc..) but my family will always come first, so I budget in order to keep my wife at home with the kids. I choose my ride based on what I want, not the status quo, not what everyone else has, but what I want out of my bike, and what I want my bike to do for me. Like I stated earlier, I don't care what you ride, it's about the ride, it's about what you like, not what everyone else has or what everyone else thinks you should have. You have to be happy, you have to take care of you, nobody else is going to. I just hate the "Harley-Davidson Mentallity" that some of these A$$HOLES have. Not everyone, just some of them. But I have to say, I might buy that new Yamaha Raider in 2009, man that bike is sweet (For a Cruiser), that way I have the best of both worlds (No! The Gixxer will not be sold!). Later guys/gals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I hate those things. Good job. a 600 could have taken care of him, there's a certain 250 on the board that's wiped up a stock HD thats pretty sad when a 250cc rice rocket can mop up a 1200cc Hardley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleaner Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 good story. I got a chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Wheelie with the finger did it for me.Idiot...glad he at least apologized after his buzz wore off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12oclocker Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 remind me to shake your hand next we meet . nothing crushes their spirits like pulling away on one wheel ,way to put him in his place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Excellent 3rd post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarhonda Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 good story:popcorn: I like the part "i clicked into 4th stood up and left him. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleCock Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 pretty sure you could have walked him without shifting, but good story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzukisportrider2004 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 i love my vtx and i am glad I dont think like the Hd guys! i started riding with a katana 600 boy do i miss the power from something more sporty but the tourqe from the vtx is unreal and its so nice to have the power always on tap un like the kat i had to downshift all the time. for anyone who hasnt seen it a great vid showing that stump pulling power of a HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 There was a Raider in front of the Pony on Saturday...omg...This type...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarhonda Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 There was a Raider in front of the Pony on Saturday...omg...the raider is an incredible machine. the best looking most comfortable cruiser available in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 ...I just hate the "Harley-Davidson Mentallity" that some of these A$$HOLES have. Not everyone, just some of them... Being on a scooter I deal with some of this same attitude from some sportbikers, so think about that too, would you treat me as your equal if I rode along with you or would you give me shit for riding a scooter? You might treat me as an equal, but there are plenty of guys that won't. There are genuinely nice bikers in all of the different "clicks" but there are also plenty that are stuckup assholes that think their group is the only group that should be out here.I feel it will always be this way. All we can do is try to be nice to our fellow bikers no matter what they ride and hope that sometime that niceness comes back at ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Being on a scooter I deal with some of this same attitude from some sportbikers, so think about that too, would you treat me as your equal if I rode along with you or would you give me shit for riding a scooter? You might treat me as an equal, but there are plenty of guys that won't. There are genuinely nice bikers in all of the different "clicks" but there are also plenty that are stuckup assholes that think their group is the only group that should be out here.I feel it will always be this way. All we can do is try to be nice to our fellow bikers no matter what they ride and hope that sometime that niceness comes back at ya.Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 i <3 d-bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 the street rods are pretty fast tho for a cruiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1_MP Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 My boss has a lowered 05 Raider and it's absolutely beautiful. I wouldn't mind have it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 There was a Raider in front of the Pony on Saturday...omg...This type......im confused. i thought the above pic was a warrior. is the raider an upgrade version or a replacement of the warror? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 That pic is a warrior... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 warriiooorrssss, come out to pllaaayyyyyyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 phop5 has been trying to get me on a cruiser. and i was seriously looking at a warrior. but i dont think i could deal with being comfortable riding all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarhonda Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 There was a Raider in front of the Pony on Saturday...omg...This type......thats a warrior not a raider this is a raider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleCock Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 My boss has a lowered 05 Raider and it's absolutely beautiful. I wouldn't mind have it...why lowered? aren't those things 2.2 feet off the ground anyways? anytime I see a cruiser like that style, I think I could bunny hop it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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