Quote from: Brett on June 20, 2008, 06:32:51 AM
Let these guys be pricks, the people who know about bikes appreciate the Ducati.

Well, unforunately squids aren't limited to just Jap bikes...

-I recently posted about how this guy on  1098 Tricolore parked next to me wearing shorts, a tank-top + one of those little brain-bucket helmets. Trying to be a nice guy, I said "Wow, beautiful bike man!! You don't see a Tri like that every day".

-To which he replied, with a tough-guy look on his face, "No ya don't", and proceeded to walk past me without even acknowledging that I was on a Duc as well...

For better or worse there's all types out there.  I've never experienced any of the 'your Duc is crap stuff', nor the impromptu rice rocket drag race.  Well save for some coffee can muffler civics... They never learn

Mostly I've had good experiences, compliments, thumbs ups etc. 

Sure I've encountered the roaming squid shoals - but at least around these parts they will do their stupid things regardless of if you're there, on a bike, in a cage, or hovering on your fart gas...

I have had a few looks of shock and horror in the parking when I've come blasting into a local HD shop to visit a friend and bust a 25mph U turn.

Quote from: Johnster on June 20, 2008, 06:42:22 AM
Well, unforunately squids aren't limited to just Jap bikes...

-I recently posted about how this guy on  1098 Tricolore parked next to me wearing shorts, a tank-top + one of those little brain-bucket helmets. Trying to be a nice guy, I said "Wow, beautiful bike man!! You don't see a Tri like that every day".

-To which he replied, with a tough-guy look on his face, "No ya don't", and proceeded to walk past me without even acknowledging that I was on a Duc as well...

Well there are douchebags wherever you go, such is life.

I got the nod from a guy on a 'Zook this morning with we were both waiting for a light to change.  Shot him a thumbs-up in response.  Just two guys trying to get to work, manufacturer couldn't have mattered less.

Honestly, I get more flack from HD riders than anything else.  I had three greybeards on baggers make their pipes bark for about a minute when they were sitting next to me at a light.  I also had a younger guy on a Sporty sit next to me at a light and give me the old "wanna go?" rev'n'lurch action...  I should have taken his pink slip, now that I think about it.

I have no idea except for a couple of jap riders I know I usually have no problems with jap riders.  But every once and a while I get a reaction like this biker to these two in the car from jap riders.  Usually it only happens when jap riders are in packs.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIQQt_mX4EQ

-panthro

H8RS

I came up on a t-shirt wearing CBR rider yesterday morning sitting at a light. Had one hand on the throttle and the other on his hip looking all around him. I think he was scoping out for chicks at 7:30 a.m. Light turned green and he continued his one-handed-scoping-for-chicks maneuvering. He should know that there are no chicks out at 7:30 looking to get laid, and that there are no chicks in Merced period. We came up to a right turn and the dumb ass actually turned his front tire in the direction of the turn. I couldn't believe it. Not an ounce of leaning involved in that turn. I decided to swing wide and pass, at which point he revved up and wheelied down the street. I caught up and he was riding on the sidewalk past a couple of businesses before he turned into where he apparently worked, or lived. It was a motel. He then honked at me, presumably some sort of squidish communication of a "see you later". I ignored him and just went to work, both wheels on the ground, and leaning into my turns. 

were I live you don't see to many sport bikes tho they are growing but the seen is more freestyle or squid and these guys pay little attention to me but I get the occasional eyeball and wheelstand maneuver.                                                                                                                                                         but the hardly guys their is just no end to the silliness and unfortunately their here by the millions.                                                                                 but my favorite one was at the gp race 06 when this guy with his pink plastic mohawk pull up right next to me on his r1 at a red light and stared at me and then started to smoked his rear tire and he thought he was working me...I guess he showed me!                     me I like my tires                                       but does anybody remember the mustang 5.0 years?  them guys had to go every time would pull up next to me at a light                                 

All my buddies, minus one (who rides a 1098), ride Jap.  Actually, I still ride Jap bikes.  My beater is a '92 VFR750 and my girlfriend's Ninja 250 that sits collecting dust gets a little spin around the block on occasion from me to keep it running.  To be honest, most squids don't know what a Ducati is.  The friend that got me into riding is actually pretty pissed that I got a monster and not a sport bike.  But he can offer nothing except to say that it looks ugly, which is obviously subjective.  Atop that he just thinks it's some sort of a cruiser. 

The way I see it is the way Kat Williams sees it, "If you got a buncha n*ggas hatin' on you then you must be doin' somethin right."

Around here.... you get people who like to ride. We don't care what. Some times, the occassional Harley rider will try to keep up with us in the corners... but eventually a part will drag... and they have to back way off.    I ride my 848, but I track an SV650... knowing that my SV cost the same as the full termi exhaust on the 848... well, that is why I am tracking that and not my 848. (I won't cry if I drop my SV.)   I think that there is a time and a place for almost every type of cycle out there. No hating... just fun. If they don't like what I ride... they can buy something else. At least we are out riding, eh?

Wow.  I feel kinda left out. I've never had anyone on any other type of bike give me any attitude when I've been on the Monster or the 999. In turn, I don't give anyone any attitude either regardless of their ride or riding attire.  Then again, both of my bikes are badass.   

Look I got no grip with jap bikes or jap bike riders I might even purchase on for my next ride.  Just got no patients for idiots or people that dont respect others.

-panthero

Quote from: mac900 on June 20, 2008, 09:47:41 AM
Wow.  I feel kinda left out. I've never had anyone on any other type of bike give me any attitude when I've been on the Monster or the 999.

Well at least in my area the percentage of people on Japanese bikes who have something to prove when they see the Ducati is fairly small.  Most are just motorcyclists like us.

your trying to understand the people that like that vinyl sticker of calvin peeing on ford, chevy, ducati, etc and have replica testicles hanging from the back of their vehicle?

Goodluck.

Don't start nothin...won't BE nothin.

I think most of the people around here think my monster IS a Japanese bike. As usual real riders don't care and the asshats have to do their thing...you know ...being dick's. I have a Harley (RoadKing) and me S4RS. The Road King is great for a long distance touring. The Duke is for everything else.

I did have a douchebag in a Corvette do the rev it "let's race" move at a stoplight to try and impress his girlfriend. Blew his doors off !!!