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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:As a Ducati owner "That's really dumb that you put a Ducati sticker on your lovely BMW"
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:As a Ducati owner When I chill at the coffee shop, people ask if my bike's a Ducati (or sometimes Norton) and then chat me up about my cafe'd Suzuki. 
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Jun 19, 2013 17:27
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"What kind of bike is that?" Street Triple R. "Yeah, but what kind?" Triumph. "So what kind of bike is that?" Six Seventy Five? "Oh that's cool. My bro has a gixxer one thousand. It's a one thousand."
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Jun 19, 2013 18:47
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"Wait what is it again?" *points to the giant gold KAWASAKI lettering* "Ohh...are you sure? It doesn't look like a Kawasaki..." I have actually had the above conversation. Also someone once asked me if my red VFR400 with giant silver H O N D A lettering on the fairing was a ducati.
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Jun 19, 2013 20:58
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Working in the garage and the mailman was dropping off a package. "What kind of bike is that?" "It's a Honda from the 80s, it used to be my uncle's racebike." "I bet that's pretty fast huh?" "I wouldn't know. It spends most of it's time stationary, still trying to sort some problems" "Oh. You should've bought a working bike!" Right. Thanks, this never occurred to me.
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Jun 19, 2013 21:34
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Mr. Eric Praline posted:"What kind of bike is that?" My brother's bike has a bigger number. That means it's better than yours. That means my brother is better than you. By association, I'm better than you. Social interaction score: 1 to 0 me. 
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Jun 20, 2013 00:03
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Dzus posted:Working in the garage and the mailman was dropping off a package. Sometimes people make jokes for laughs though
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Jun 21, 2013 00:37
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:My brother's bike has a bigger number. That means it's better than yours. That means my brother is better than you. By association, I'm better than you.  (Cause I don't have the stones to intentionally wheelie.)
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Jun 21, 2013 21:49
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Overheard at a bar: "Sorry we're late, Brian spent all day at the RMV to get his Harley license."
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Jun 23, 2013 13:35
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Strife posted:Overheard at a bar: FYI a Harley license is different from a motorcycle license. I don't know why you're surprised that you need special training to operate heavy farm machinery.
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Jun 23, 2013 15:50
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I'll freely admit to being intimidated by some harleys, mostly because they sound like they're about to fall/shake apart and I'd hate for that to happen while I'm on it. And I'll play devils advocate a bit on the harley sales guide: 1.) at least they let you demo a loving bike 2.) some people ride just because its fun with no concern for how they look, some ride solely for how they look (typically as little as possible, to the nearest bar), most people are somewhere in the middle. Riding a motorcycle is cool and you shouldn't be ashamed to admit it. I'd be happy if someone said that I had a nice bike, why shouldn't harley people like that?
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Jun 23, 2013 17:17
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ADINSX posted:I'll freely admit to being intimidated by some harleys, mostly because they sound like they're about to fall/shake apart and I'd hate for that to happen while I'm on it. I just don't really care for the focus they place on it. Generally my best riding experiences come on empty roads outside of town. But the sales manual has all those recommendations to take it to a busy convenience store, then down streets where the rider is sure to be noticed. So you get to spend a lot of time sitting at stoplights outside the coffee shop, rather than zooming down backroads. When I testroad a Triumph Bonneville, the dealer handed me the keys and sent me off (alone) on their test route. It goes back into the hills on curvy narrow roads, then back along a stretch of freeway. I wasn't going out to be seen, I was going out to zip around and scare cows. It was amazing.
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Jun 23, 2013 17:24
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ADINSX posted:I'll freely admit to being intimidated by some harleys, mostly because they sound like they're about to fall/shake apart and I'd hate for that to happen while I'm on it. Ha, the vibration isolation systems on most of them mean they shake at idle and are smooth as butter on the move. I rode my H-D powered Buell (granted, the Buell isolation system is way better than H-D's) 5000 miles over two weeks and the only thing that tried (but failed) to shake itself off the bike was the sidestand. I discovered that in the driveway after getting home. I had the spark arrestor rattle off my Yamaha on a trail and the exhaust mounting nuts rattle off my Kawasaki on the way to Sturgis, so in my experience, rattling stuff off of them is what motorcycles like to do. They make Locktite for a reason 
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Jun 23, 2013 17:30
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Had the obligatory ATGATT discussion with some dudes on a local forum. All of the standard arguments were there, such as "I already put myself in danger by riding a motorcycle, gear doesn't matter", "who cares what other people choose to do?" and "I'm only hurting myself if I crash". In the end, it more or less devolved into people screaming "You are NOT the boss of me! Na na na I can't hear you!". Goddammit. I love bikes, but I hate most of the people who ride them  The sheer unadulterated cognitive dissonance is mind-boggling. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Jun 23, 2013 |
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Jun 23, 2013 18:23
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I wouldn't bother arguing. From what I've seen, those type of people only ever change their minds when they actually crash and need to have butt skin grafted onto their arms or w/e. Even showing them the gory aftermath pics of wrecking on a bike without gear only works like half the time, cause they don't think it'll happen to them (and with an attitude like that, you know it will). I mean, read the last couple crashes in the crash thread, both the dudes weren't wearing all the proper gear and after the crash their first order of business was to get whatever they were missing. They'll crash, and they'll learn their lesson. Or they won't, and then end up dead because their pride/not admitting they were wrong was more important to them than, like, living and poo poo. 
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Jun 23, 2013 18:59
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KozmoNaut posted:Had the obligatory ATGATT discussion with some dudes on a local forum. All of the standard arguments were there, such as "I already put myself in danger by riding a motorcycle, gear doesn't matter", "who cares what other people choose to do?" and "I'm only hurting myself if I crash". Hell is other people
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Jun 23, 2013 19:34
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Pham Nuwen posted:I just don't really care for the focus they place on it. Generally my best riding experiences come on empty roads outside of town. But the sales manual has all those recommendations to take it to a busy convenience store, then down streets where the rider is sure to be noticed. So you get to spend a lot of time sitting at stoplights outside the coffee shop, rather than zooming down backroads. , I've got plenty of it -- but I suspect people who don't like the "Check me out" test ride thing may not have owned a bike that attracts attention. One of the main reasons I love riding my old BMW is that wherever I stop I make a new friend. People talk to me about it all the time. I don't agree with the principle when applied to new Harleys, but the principle is valid.
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Jun 23, 2013 23:39
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:You'll have to permit me a little smug here -- as a Ducati owner Oh, I get it both with the Bonneville and the old Honda--everybody wants to talk about the new Bonnevilles, or tell me how their first bike was a CM400 just like mine. But I like the part where we chat, more than just being seen on the bike.
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Jun 23, 2013 23:42
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I've had mixed results with people wanting to chat up my bikes. People could give a poo poo about my K-Bike which I think was the most interesting one. Like one loving random dude in Missouri was all "I didn't know BMW made motorcycles" and took a picture. That was it for like 4 years of riding. I rode my old man's GS oilhead once and had people wanting to look at it at every loving fuel stop. Mostly Harley guys interestingly enough - really friendly folks when you run into the ones out riding and not the assholes doing circles around the local coffee shop. The Triumph seems popular so far which is neat. I need to practice up my random stranger banter so I don't come off as the social recluse nerd I am.
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Jun 23, 2013 23:53
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KozmoNaut posted:Had the obligatory ATGATT discussion with some dudes on a local forum. All of the standard arguments were there, such as "I already put myself in danger by riding a motorcycle, gear doesn't matter", "who cares what other people choose to do?" and "I'm only hurting myself if I crash". I usually shut them up with something like I'm against helmet laws too, but it's because I want to see the faces of the morons so I know who's too loving stupid to ride near.
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Jun 24, 2013 01:08
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I find it amusing that I haven't received any compliments on my SV650. Two people in my apartment complex have told me to tell my friend they think his bike is awesome. He rides a Triumph Rocket III Touring and it's his only form of transportation.
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Jun 24, 2013 02:33
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XYLOPAGUS posted:I find it amusing that I haven't received any compliments on my SV650. Two people in my apartment complex have told me to tell my friend they think his bike is awesome. He rides a Triumph Rocket III Touring and it's his only form of transportation. Not to be a dick but the sv650 doesn't exactly scream "speed and sophistication" to the layman and everybody who knows bikes knows they're a dime a dozen. The rocket at least is huge if nothing else.
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Jun 24, 2013 02:41
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XYLOPAGUS posted:I find it amusing that I haven't received any compliments on my SV650. Two people in my apartment complex have told me to tell my friend they think his bike is awesome. He rides a Triumph Rocket III Touring and it's his only form of transportation. I think this deserves a fair bit of praise and recognition, unless the guy is a pathological bus/train commuter.
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Jun 24, 2013 03:02
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Covert Ops Wizard posted:Not to be a dick but the sv650 doesn't exactly scream "speed and sophistication" to the layman and everybody who knows bikes knows they're a dime a dozen. The rocket at least is huge if nothing else. This is all true but I get compliments on mine all the time. It's a relatively stock yellow 2004 naked. I ride with a buddy a lot who's on a newer triumph tiger 800 and I cringe when people comment on my bike over his. But I'm trading it in on a vstrom soon so I guess I won't have to worry about it for long.
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Jun 24, 2013 03:48
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Slavvy posted:I think this deserves a fair bit of praise and recognition, unless the guy is a pathological bus/train commuter. I was confused by this statement until I realized you think the Rocket III isn't actually a type of bus.
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Jun 24, 2013 04:36
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XYLOPAGUS posted:I find it amusing that I haven't received any compliments on my SV650. Two people in my apartment complex have told me to tell my friend they think his bike is awesome. He rides a Triumph Rocket III Touring and it's his only form of transportation. I ride a naked FZ6 mainly that no one gives a second glance. Everytime I take out my sister's newgen ninjette someone tells me 'nice bike'. Just the way it is.
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Jun 24, 2013 05:57
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The only people who seem to really like my bike are homeless people and police. Oh and the courier who chased me down to tell me it was awesome and he was saving up for a Dorsoduro.
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Jun 24, 2013 08:19
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The KTM has only ever attracted some permutation of "Oh poo poo, I (had | want) one of those but I (would lose | lost) my license." accompanied by some sort of sentiment about wishing me luck.
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Jun 24, 2013 09:12
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goddamnedtwisto posted:The only people who seem to really like my bike are homeless people and police. Oh and the courier who chased me down to tell me it was awesome and he was saving up for a Dorsoduro. The only people who ever really, truly like Italian bikes are the service managers
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Jun 24, 2013 12:32
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You guys are just doing it wrong or something. I've got two dual sports (TW200 and DRZ400) and people love the hell out of those bikes. Can't go places without having to stop and talk to half of whatever town. Basically just put some knobbies on your bike and you'll have to beat folks off with a stick. I'm going to send this to the harley sales manual dudes and tell them I want a kajillion bucks for the sweet idea.
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Jun 24, 2013 14:46
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apatite posted:Basically just put some knobbies on your bike and you'll have to beat folks off with a stick. I'm going to send this to the harley sales manual dudes and tell them I want a kajillion bucks for the sweet idea. 
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Jun 24, 2013 14:54
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Come on, you can do better than that! Can't even ride that to the coffee shop without getting arrested  
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Jun 24, 2013 15:04
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Spend a day on the trail, then just wash the dust off and ride to the coffee shop.
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Jun 24, 2013 15:18
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Met a nice older man yesterday on a 70s Harley frame w/ an 80s H-D engine. He complimented our bikes, we complimented his. (I suspect he did a lot of the owr Morale Maxim: Motorcycle mileage is inversely proportional to motorcycle douchebaggery. KozmoNaut posted:Had the obligatory ATGATT discussion with some dudes on a local forum. All of the standard arguments were there, such as "I already put myself in danger by riding a motorcycle, gear doesn't matter", "who cares what other people choose to do?" and "I'm only hurting myself if I crash". What's funny is peer pressure can work in reverse. A few years ago, some riding buddies took some kid under their wing. The kid had squidly tendencies and was resistant to wearing any gear. A few months of going on rides with people who showed up ATGATT and slowly but surely he starts acquiring gear.
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Jun 24, 2013 16:10
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MoraleHazard posted:What's funny is peer pressure can work in reverse. A few years ago, some riding buddies took some kid under their wing. The kid had squidly tendencies and was resistant to wearing any gear. A few months of going on rides with people who showed up ATGATT and slowly but surely he starts acquiring gear. How is that reverse? That's just normal peer pressure.
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Jun 24, 2013 16:35
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apatite posted:Come on, you can do better than that! Can't even ride that to the coffee shop without getting arrested These are great. They're like a dumpy Ulysses reinvention. I got another "Is that the new Ducati" about the Uly on the trip to Texas.
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Jun 24, 2013 16:36
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Backov posted:How is that reverse? That's just normal peer pressure. You are correct. My brain was just processing peer pressure to do dumb / crazy / weird stuff since that was all the peer pressure I received when I was a youngin'.
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Jun 24, 2013 16:51
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apatite posted:Come on, you can do better than that! Can't even ride that to the coffee shop without getting arrested Someone not too far away's selling something similar, but wants about $8000 for it which is absurd  
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Jun 24, 2013 17:04
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For some reason (to me at least) the price of Harleys seems to be "overheard stupid motorcycle related poo poo" in general. It doesn't amaze me that someone slapped some dirtbike forks on and thought they could double or triple or halve it or whatever that thing would sell for originally
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apatite posted:For some reason (to me at least) the price of Harleys seems to be "overheard stupid motorcycle related poo poo" in general. It doesn't amaze me that someone slapped some dirtbike forks on and thought they could double or triple or halve it or whatever that thing would sell for originally It goes for anyone trying to sell a bike they've (heavily) modded. There are a lot of squid bikes out there that are extremely overpriced. Throwing on a Corbin seat, Two Brothers carbon fiber exhaust, extending the swingarm, and adding a poorly done airbrush of your mom on a bike doesn't increase its value by $2,000.
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