"Is that a 250?"
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the Ferret
Road warrior
:rofl:
At least he showed an interest
At least he showed an interest
His follow-up comment...
"I once had a crotch rocket like that...a Ninja 600. I crashed it in some oil, literally thirty seconds into my first time riding it. Now I'm looking at a Harley V-Rod. What do you think of those?"
Somewhere deep down, I think Monica had to get a kick out of being called a "crotch rocket."
"I once had a crotch rocket like that...a Ninja 600. I crashed it in some oil, literally thirty seconds into my first time riding it. Now I'm looking at a Harley V-Rod. What do you think of those?"
Somewhere deep down, I think Monica had to get a kick out of being called a "crotch rocket."
LongRanger_imp
Road warrior
I get "nice Jap bike" when folks see my K1200RS. Uh, yeah.
Houtman_imp
Road warrior
That guy better stays in the office near the water cooler, do not let him on the road !VLJ_imp said:
I feel for him...new co-worker, probably trying to make points with you about a subject he knows faintly, but yeah, confused with a 250! Is it better to keep your mouth shut and seem ignorant, or to open your mouth and remove all doubt?
c-breezy_imp
Been there
So good!
4 Paws_imp
Road warrior
Sounds like upper management material to me.
dbarkdoll_imp
Been there
Sounds like someone who should not be piloting a motorcycle, much less a big HD, on public streets. Sorry but there are enough people on the road who have no business being there.
emptysea
Road warrior
Sounds like a lot of standing around talking and gawking when people should be working. <--- there's what upper management sounds like, 4 Paws. 
Django
Road warrior
I'd say, that was totally agreeable.
Don't ask a lady for her weight. If you do it anyway, make a compliment: "Is that a 250?"
Don't ask a lady for her weight. If you do it anyway, make a compliment: "Is that a 250?"
glenncal1_imp
Running like a top
"Is that a 250?"
My new co-worker's question, while staring out the office window at my bike.
Reply: "Yes if you are looking at the number 1 (or 4) cylinder....
My new co-worker's question, while staring out the office window at my bike.
Reply: "Yes if you are looking at the number 1 (or 4) cylinder....
the Ferret
Road warrior
:rofl:
bigsheep_imp
Been there
Yup, each cylinder is a 250, now lets count them together....
Bheezy27403_imp
Road warrior
I had one of my employees tell me the other day that he didn't know I had a 250. And I don't.
I don't know what is is about motorcycles that make people that honestly have no idea about them try to make conversation about them. It's the strangest thing. It doesn't bother me and I don't speak to them condescendingly, I just go ahead with my comment/reply that contains factual information.
It doesn't happen with any of my other hobbies. So what is it about motos that make people do this?
I wouldn't go up to someone playing a guitar (a subject I know little about besides I love the music) and say "so, got yourself a 6 stringer there eh? I used to have a 9 string. It was awesome."
People are weird.
I don't know what is is about motorcycles that make people that honestly have no idea about them try to make conversation about them. It's the strangest thing. It doesn't bother me and I don't speak to them condescendingly, I just go ahead with my comment/reply that contains factual information.
It doesn't happen with any of my other hobbies. So what is it about motos that make people do this?
I wouldn't go up to someone playing a guitar (a subject I know little about besides I love the music) and say "so, got yourself a 6 stringer there eh? I used to have a 9 string. It was awesome."
People are weird.
Banned_imp
Been there
That hasn't happened to me yet on my CB but I have been asked a number of times is my Night Train a Sportster.
But it does happen with my cars and firearms at the range as well - "that's a nice rifle you have there (Bushmaster ACR) I used to shoot my grandfather's Lee Enfield all the time".
But it does happen with my cars and firearms at the range as well - "that's a nice rifle you have there (Bushmaster ACR) I used to shoot my grandfather's Lee Enfield all the time".
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
Motorcycles are inherently captivating, especially to Americans. there's a whole mythos built around them. When people see you on one it frames their whole perception of you. Every acquaintence in my life knows me as the guy who rides a motorcycle everywhere. People i encounter as part of work, when i show up to a jobsite on my CB, all basically identify me by that one feature, whatever other defining features i might have at the time. not the guy with glasses, not the guy with the curly mustache, not the guy with the sparkly shoes, no, i'm the motorcycle guy.
So when you ride people see you as some kind of personality, because to them it's not just a vehicle. To the person that's never had a bike, when you pull up on one you might as well have landed in the parking lot on a pegasus or a dragon. to us, it's just our wheels, so it's strange when people want to talk to us about it. I always take those opportunities to show people things. the guy who asks me "is that a 250?" would get a full rundown on just how big the engine is, and what it's capable of. People that tell me they "used to ride." always get a "well why did you stop? what's stopping you now? life is calling you man!"
So when you ride people see you as some kind of personality, because to them it's not just a vehicle. To the person that's never had a bike, when you pull up on one you might as well have landed in the parking lot on a pegasus or a dragon. to us, it's just our wheels, so it's strange when people want to talk to us about it. I always take those opportunities to show people things. the guy who asks me "is that a 250?" would get a full rundown on just how big the engine is, and what it's capable of. People that tell me they "used to ride." always get a "well why did you stop? what's stopping you now? life is calling you man!"
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