Let me clear up what I said earlier. I've never had a motorcyclist give me any attitude no matter what he rides. I was talking about non-riders reaction. People who know nothing about riding seem to think sportsbike are only for insane people and my bike is a sportsbike.
The comment I made about sportsbike guys is only a feeling I get, and not any direct experiance. I notice they drool over each others bikes but not mine.
* 2003 Kawasaki ZRX1200R *
"What good fortune for those of us in power that people do not think. " Hitler - think about that one for a minute.
I'm a engine development engineer. 1400+ in our manufacturing plant. A bunch of bike nuts (and racers, both car and bike) and just about every variant from dresser Harleys to KLR650s to R1s to goofy old Motoguzzis to serious POS's (the PhDs tend to ride those). They say that gear heads love Triumphs and that would be me, our crankshaft technical lead, and a new guy in Purchasing, of all places.
I actually don't get problems with this, except from crazy donkey know-it-alls at school. As soon as they realize I don't ride an R-1 or an OCC chopper they lose interest.
Everyone else around here who rides will wave/chat at stoplights regardless of bike. It's pretty damn cool.
No matter where I go I get strange looks. Imagine a 5'4" dude on a 81 Goldwing. Now imagine he comes to a stop and has to put his feet down. Usually I am on the balls of my feet.
People think I am insane for having such a tall bike, but I like the feel of my wing.
2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic
Ural Patrol <Wish list>
All it takes for evil to triumph is good me to do nothing
I used to think the goldwing was the ugliest bike on the planet. Now I'm kinda thinking it's the bike to have if you want to ride across the country - I mean the US. I guess some countries you could just take a scooter
