I've had it go either way from both HD and I4 riders. The funniest was a gixxer 750 with something to prove at a light. He rolled up beside me and I gave him a nod. he nodded as well.

Me - nice day for a ride
Him - even better on this
Me - what?
Him - Must suck paying that much money for a slow ass bike
Me - Sorry, I can't hear you, I think my clutch is falling apart and there seems to be something wrong with my exhaust!
Him - Exactly (now yelling), your bike is a waste!
Me - Sorry, now I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome you are!!

He fires off barely able to keep it straight because his take off was terrible. I roll up to the next light and a harley pulls up beside me. He was behind me at the last light and saw the guy beaking off and his awesome take off.

Him - how's it going?
Me - good man, how are you?
Him - Not bad, What the hell was that?
Me - not sure
Him - I guess I'd be an ass too if I woke up one day without any class
Me - laughing
Him - Have a good one

Then he rolled off the light with me and turned off. Nice guy.

Another thing I find funny is that when I'm in a parking lot with a mix of bikes and some I4 riders will actually walk by just so they can pretend they don't see it. Like I care. I'm out for the good ride and some ice cream. 

Quote from: porschaholic on June 23, 2008, 10:44:57 AM
The BMW and goldwing guys are the ones who seem to be too good to wave.                                                                            

The BMW guys are too busy calibrating their GPS, and the Goldwing guys are on the CB radio asking truckers where the nearest Hardees is. 

Had a fun international encounter yesterday morning at the Skull Valley Diner here in central AZ -- pulled up for breakfast with my partner on our (OK, by now it's HER) Monster, me on the ST2 and another couple on a Suzuki cruiser. Parked out front next to the Goldwing, CBR & a nicely modded Gixxer, and a showroom new BMW GS. The  CBR & Goldwing riders came out the door  together ready to ride off (kind of a cool pairing in and of itself). All six of us started ooohing & aaahing over the two bikes on the other side of the Ducs -- two Harleys, one from the late 1940s and the other from the early 1950s, both with the patina that only comes with decades of high mileage and loving care. When we finally tore ourselves away, we went inside, said Hi and complimented the Harley couple who'd clearly put a lot of the miles on those bikes.

And on the way out, an old guy steadying himself with a walker asked me lots of questions about the Ducatis, and we got to talking about the Norton Commando 850 he used to ride, just like the one in my neighbor's garage that I keep bugging him to get started with the restoration -- and let me help!

Pretty much a perfect morning, with clear skies and twisty roads on either side of breakfast.

Quote from: Buford on June 23, 2008, 10:49:09 AM
The BMW guys are too busy calibrating their GPS, and the Goldwing guys are on the CB radio asking truckers where the nearest Hardees is. 

Thats the funniest sh!t I have heard in a LONG time 

I was a "Jap" bike rider before I bought the Duck.  No hard feelings here from any bikers but then again I don't subscribe to the brand vs. brand bs - I ride a Duck because I like the way it look,  sounds and steers.

Next time you see them, give them a thumbs up and move on 

Took my new monster out for a spin the other day in the twisties and along the pch for the first time.  Jap bike riders all waved, even cruiser guys waved.   Also, I was on highland ave in hollywood for a little cruise.  A guy on a zx6 passed by and gave me a nod.  We stopped at a light next to each other, he flipped up his visor and said "nice bike".  I replied, "ditto, I love the zx6 and 10s".  Then we rode off onto the freeway.

Maybe I've just had a little better luck on a duc than others?  Seems like people are nicer to me on the duc than when i'm on my vfr.

There are definately some jerks out there. But I think for the most part people are just happy to see other riders 

look closely



Someone posted that up in NYMMC after the NYC international motorcycle show on TOB, possibly industrialgrrrl. I'm sorry I can't give credit where credit is due.

Here it is in a nutshell:

Jap bike owner doesn't like Ducati owner because:
1.) He's a pompous ass that puts himself above other fellow motorcyclists, especially the Jap bike owners.
2.) He's a poser that can't ride his 1098S very well...at all.
3.) He couldn't change the oil or adjust the chain on his bike if his life depended on it.
4.) He probably makes more dinero than he does and is generally more successful.

Ducati owner doesn't like Jap bike owner because:
1.) He gives other motorcyclists a bad name by riding recklessly, not wearing proper gear and generally being a squid.
2.) Duc owner secretly wishes he had the same skills and feels inadequate riding his $20K bike.
3.) Kinda feels a bit ripped off for buying a bike that doesn't have the performance of a Jap bike at half the cost.
4.) Duc owner wishes he was still in his 20's with a 31" waist and no responsibilty.

Well said Randy. Definately Stereotypes, but funny as hell.  A friend of mine always says, "there is always some truth behind every stereotype". 

Quote from: Brett on June 20, 2008, 06:32:51 AM
Its just like the Supra owners with the huge turbos.... I heard one talking to a Ferrari F430 owner saying his Supra could beat the sh1t out of his Ferrari. The Ferrari owner said I am sure you could, but at the end of the day, I drive a Ferrari and you drive a Toyota.

I had an encounter last friday night with a couple of squids. I was cruising the strip but nobody was out at all cause the weatherman thought it might rain. Seen a couple of really young guys on Kawi middleweights sitting in a parking lot. As I rode by I nodded and they nodded back so on the way back up the street I pulled in to say hi. First ting they asked when they seen it said ducati was "where's all the fairings at ?" I said it's a naked bike, it don't have them. Then they hit me - "is it fast?"

All I could do was laugh and tell them it does good to get out of its own way. Being young and inquisitive they asked all kinds of questions about my bike, they were genuinely interested it which is a nice change.

I agree with the goldwing quotes, everybody waves but them. Here though it's all OLD guys that ride them, like well into retirement old. At least they ride though so I wave anyway even if they don't. I haven't really at all had any negative interaction with any sportbike riders at all. Most bikers around here ahve heard of ducati, but bever really seen one. Once I tell them I got the bastard stepchild of the lineup then we're all good.

The goldwing riders are just too scared to let go of the handlebars  [laugh]coz their bike is too damn huge it might fall.

Except this GW rider....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrMQ3QwyPo

First signe of fear and intimidation is to show aggression you know like the little dog syndrome could be also little dick.
I think they are just trying tp say  "hey mate you spent twice as much as me and i can go faster"