PNW Riders

Thezach · 07-10-2009, 11:37 PM

I find it funny how stereo types are assigned, i have a CBR1000RR, and a hayabusa, and when ever i rode out to my dads he never said anything, but when i bought my ninja 600, i rode out there and i qoute... "A Ninja? What are ya? fucking nuts?" -end qoute. lol

so basically no matter who asks, i just say a slow sport bike, that way they don't try to taunt you into wheelies.

clinty poo · 07-10-2009, 11:37 PM

The ninja is really easy to explain because every dumbass thinks that a crotch rocket has to be a ninja lol.. The KTM supermoto is a lil different.. I just tell them it's a dirtbike with street tires, not like an enduro though.. And it does crazy wheelies and good stoppies haha..

Nefarious · 07-10-2009, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Grantizzle

hmmm..... let e get back to you......

but i'd rather sing around a campfire.

Nope no can do, that's Koorblah's dept.

Grantizzle · 07-10-2009, 11:43 PM

yeah, eff that guy.

Dusten · 07-10-2009, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by BLawruk

Funny question...

From day one i would always reply with "Yamaha Roadstar Warrior". Answering that question made me feel good - a proud bike owner! I felt like a new person!! Then they ALWAYS ask "what size is that?" - I say "1700" - at that point they have no clue what I mean (not sure why they asked). As of late, I have been getting tired of answering these questions. Any time someone asks I know how the conversation is gonna go and it immediately gets old. So NOW when someone asks me "what kind of bike...." - i immediately stab them in the heart with any nearby sharp object, cover their mouth and say SSSHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

i feel your pain, i tell them the same thing.
Yamaha Warrior...
Whats that?
ITs a big cruiser.
Oh, like a harley?
No, not like a harley, now go away.

guy at the yami dealer the other day(in the parking lot) asked if it was a 750... then when i told him it was a 1700, he just asked why so big?

winter rules · 07-10-2009, 11:59 PM

My answer lately has been a simple one. I just tell them I ride a bike that is paid for. That stuns them long enough for me to run away.

PulpComic · 07-11-2009, 12:14 AM

I just went through this at my new job this week. I told everyone the same thing "2007 R1". Those who know understand and those who don't usually just assume its cool. I was asked to say one thing that's interesting about me and I mentioned I rode my bike at the race track. That might be something to add if it applies.

Eugene · 07-11-2009, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Nefarious

What if I trade the sin juice in for ... sin.. cabbage?

That doesn't surprise me.

Nefarious · 07-11-2009, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by Eugene

That doesn't surprise me.

As much as I'm pretty sure that I'd still like the stuff, not allowed to have it and haven't gotten to have it in a good 10 years.

dc_sniper9130 · 07-11-2009, 12:40 AM

If "What kind of bike do you have?" Then
["CBR."]
[ElseIf "Approached-n" Then
[Continue living my life]]
If "What's that?" Then
["A sportbike."]
If "Oh, cool!" Then
[Continue living my life]
If "What size?" Then
["600."]
If "What year?" Then
["2003."]
[ElseIf "Questioned-n" Then
[Continue living my life]]
End If "Why?

"
End If "

"
End If "Sportbikes are stupid."
End If "You're gonna kill yourself on that thing."

dragracer1951 · 07-11-2009, 06:26 AM

One of the fun things about riding a tard is all the sportbike riders that just don't understand why in the WORLD anyone would give up their liter bike for one.....

Spraguepsycho1 · 07-11-2009, 07:59 AM

anyone asks what I ride, I just say "I have a couple of slow old bikes".

bcj · 07-11-2009, 08:04 AM

uh... blue one?

"I bet it's fast, huh?"

naw, it's a big softie really.

koorbloh · 07-11-2009, 08:05 AM

"it's a suzuki sv650"

"650 vtwin sport standard"

"it's basically a more comfortable sport bike with an upright sitting position and lots of smiles per mile"

"oh"

if they can't get it after that, they are dumber than these 2 guys:

Originally Posted by Nefarious

Nope no can do, that's Koorblah's dept.

Originally Posted by Grantizzle

yeah, eff that guy.

eff those guys.

and eff that koorblah guy too.

pjd · 07-11-2009, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by koorbloh

"lots of smiles per mile"

you know how I know you're gay?

now if you'll excuse me I have to go pull emokid off the picture of the sticky bud.

mgdavis · 07-11-2009, 09:24 AM

Most of the time I tell them I ride "a Suzuki". That satisfies 75% of the people. Some want to know if it's a sport bike. I tell those ones that it's more like a big, heavy dirt bike. It's very rare that someone knows what the hell a V-Strom is.

Coanflake · 07-11-2009, 09:37 AM

Hardly anyone that has asked me understands the term "sportbike". The conversation usually ends with, it's a crotch rocket or it's the red one right there

YotaSupra · 07-11-2009, 09:54 AM

I normally only get this question at work. They either come up to me: Is that blue bike yours? (It's the only bike in the parking lot and all my gear is stored at my desk) Or they see me in my gear at the beginning or end of the day: What do you ride? (That blue bike in the parking lot) Half the people at my work think I'm crazy or stupid to ride a sport bike. The other half just kind of nod and smile...nontheless, I don't try to explain anything past: "that blue bike in the parking lot" to them...waste of time. Now a checker at Safeway that I go through occasionally, I can tell him...he rides a drz400. He gets the same deer in headlights and remedies with: a street legal dirtbike.

Keef Green · 07-11-2009, 10:24 AM

with my FZ1... I say it's a "naked sport bike"

the chicks dig it!!

DragonXero13 · 07-11-2009, 11:49 AM

What I don't get is why some people .. well mainly women .. will ask what kind of bike I ride and than state that they have no idea what it is .. but it's "cool."

I don't know if that's a conversation starter/ice breaker or whatever, and I'm no date doctor, but ... why ask if you have no idea what bikes are what? If you're trying to start a conversation, do something that will attract me towards you. Like boobs.

mikeysfun · 07-11-2009, 11:50 AM

A black one...

"does it go fast"

no... top speed is 35

saread · 07-11-2009, 01:13 PM

Question usually asked by someone expecting me to say something like: ultra dyna wideslide evolutionary thermopan shovelmonster. So I just say: "I ride a Yamaha."

Sedalia · 07-11-2009, 01:44 PM

I ask a lot of people what they're riding when they come into sbux with their helmet or something.. I've never gotten *slow* anything. I'd be more inclined to believe someone would respond: "your mom." I have a hard time believing you guys don't play it up to every chick you encounter!

It is annoying when people respond "a sportbike" or "a cruiser" because almost EVERY bike has an easy way to shorten the name so anyone who knows anything will know exactly what you ride. suzuki G S X - R six hundred could actually be gixxer or gixxer six hundred, right?
Then again, a surprising number of people that ride don't know what a Speed Triple is and AFTER looking at it, ask if it's a 250..

Chechevache · 07-11-2009, 03:38 PM

I tell people that I don't really ride a bike, and that I just carry around a helmet and stand near motorcycles so people will think I'm cool.

It goes over better than trying to explain what a Versys is, and they have never even heard of it anyways.

Pointman · 07-11-2009, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by 1 RED-RR

When I'm in a work environment or with non-riders, most people know I'm into motorcycles and its always asked...

"What kind of bike do you have?"

Instead of going to the forensic answer of 2007 Honda CBR 600RR with yadda yadda mods...I'm just answering "sportbike"....or the occasional "crotch rocket"..though I dont use that one often

If its not a Harley...most people dont get it. A crotch rocket they say...what's that ???

You motard guys...I cant even imagine

Everyone deals with it at some point..

When someone asks what kind of bike you have, how do you respond?

I just say I have an old Harley..

littleq624 · 07-11-2009, 03:56 PM

i just tell people motorcycles are dangerous and walk away...

shovelrdr · 07-11-2009, 06:09 PM

Shovel. Usually get a blank stare. Then I hear is that a harley?
Then I say nope, but i won't wave at you either.

Degenerate · 07-11-2009, 07:13 PM

I just say a 1300cc vespa

TGAS-TT · 07-11-2009, 07:18 PM

When they asked me what kind of bike I ride ,.....a Naked Sexy Beast, sometimes I ride a Fully Dress Sexy Ninja...

RedVFR · 07-12-2009, 01:15 AM

First I try with, "Honda VFR." The blank stare usually follows so I then out comes, "It's also know as the Honda Interceptor." Still usually have the lost look, at which point I trot out, "A sport bike." which only creates the barest glimmer of recognition if I'm lucky. This is where I usually give up and wave toward outside and say, "it's red and it's out there." Not to diss Harley's but it's like people are waiting for you to say Harley so they can give you the knowing nod of the head, say "Cool", and relate some story about how some friends' neighbors' cousin has one.

BlackJacket · 07-12-2009, 03:23 AM

I usually just tell them straight up, "I ride a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600." I dont see any point in insulting someones intelligence after just meeting them.

lagwagonlead · 07-12-2009, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by 1 RED-RR

or the occasional "crotch rocket"..though I dont use that one often

When I told my aunt I had a sportbike she said "Oh I'm glad you didn't get a crotch rocket, I hear those are dangerous."

I usually just tell people I have two CBR 600's... Some people get it, some people just end the conversation there.

SpinCycle · 07-12-2009, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by BlackJacket

I usually just tell them straight up, "I ride a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600." I dont see any point in insulting someones intelligence after just meeting them.

Nice, I agree.

I usually just say "a Suzuki", people who don't know motorcycles stop there more often then that if they're not looking at it at the time.

starkmojo · 07-12-2009, 07:29 AM

I just say "a 500 lb flying pumpkin" and walk away when they start scratching their head..

BemmerBones · 07-12-2009, 07:29 AM

There is a Lady I know , and we make fun of what we suspect are some guys with a feeling of inadequacy so they make up for this with a red corvette or some over the top bike. She knows I ride different stuff from time to time. one day she asked me what I was on that day and I said a vespa she lit up with a big smile.

ZXWUT? · 07-12-2009, 08:16 AM

The usual goes something like this:

Them: What kind o' bike do you ride?
Me: A Husqvarna.
Them: Don't they make chainsaws.
Me: Yes.
Them. Okay...(snicker snicker pfft...mutter something about "real bikes" snicker..harley...teeheheee)

Monster4570 · 07-12-2009, 08:39 AM

I'll usually give'em make & model...if they want more they can ask...unless it's somebody that has irritated me with their presence, then I'll give them just enough info to make them feel stupid...

What is that?

GSF1200s

Who makes it?

Suzuki

What kind of bike is that?

A regular one.

What size is it?

'bout this size...(indicate size with my hand)

Shrek X · 07-12-2009, 08:56 AM

I just respond with...

"A big one... "

smile, turn, walk off.

Kinda figure anytime a guy can respond with "I have a big one"... your ahead of the game, leave it at that.


07-10-2009, 11:37 PM	#41
Thezach Endorsed Joined: Apr 2009 From: Kent WA I Ride: ZX6R, CBR1000RR, BUSA!	I find it funny how stereo types are assigned, i have a CBR1000RR, and a hayabusa, and when ever i rode out to my dads he never said anything, but when i bought my ninja 600, i rode out there and i qoute... "A Ninja? What are ya? fucking nuts?" -end qoute. lol so basically no matter who asks, i just say a slow sport bike, that way they don't try to taunt you into wheelies. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-10-2009, 11:37 PM	#42
clinty poo vrrooom636 Joined: Jul 2005 From: Spokane Washington I Ride: 2006 Black Neenja 636, 2006 KTM 625 SMC	The ninja is really easy to explain because every dumbass thinks that a crotch rocket has to be a ninja lol.. The KTM supermoto is a lil different.. I just tell them it's a dirtbike with street tires, not like an enduro though.. And it does crazy wheelies and good stoppies haha.. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-10-2009, 11:43 PM	#44
Grantizzle Superbiker Joined: Feb 2008 From: Mill Creek, Wa I Ride: '07 91niner & '07 KLR650	yeah, eff that guy. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-10-2009, 11:59 PM	#46
winter rules Pit Crew Joined: Apr 2007 From: spokane wa I Ride: 1997 cbr 600f3, kx 500	My answer lately has been a simple one. I just tell them I ride a bike that is paid for. That stuns them long enough for me to run away. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 12:14 AM	#47
PulpComic Endorsed Joined: Jun 2007 From: Seattle, WA I Ride: 2007 YZF-R1 (Current), 2002 YZF-R1 Silver (Stolen), 2003 Kawasaki Z1000 Black (Sold), 1991 VFR-750 Red (Sold), 1988 VTR 250 Red (Sold)	I just went through this at my new job this week. I told everyone the same thing "2007 R1". Those who know understand and those who don't usually just assume its cool. I was asked to say one thing that's interesting about me and I mentioned I rode my bike at the race track. That might be something to add if it applies. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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07-11-2009, 12:40 AM	#50
dc_sniper9130 Superbiker Joined: Jul 2008 From: Spokane, WA I Ride: carefully.	If "What kind of bike do you have?" Then ["CBR."] [ElseIf "Approached-n" Then [Continue living my life]] If "What's that?" Then ["A sportbike."] If "Oh, cool!" Then [Continue living my life] If "What size?" Then ["600."] If "What year?" Then ["2003."] [ElseIf "Questioned-n" Then [Continue living my life]] End If "Why? " End If "" End If "Sportbikes are stupid." End If "You're gonna kill yourself on that thing." __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 06:26 AM	#51
dragracer1951 MotoGP Champion Joined: Sep 2005 From: Bremerton I Ride: 03 Are See fiddy one, 05 DRZ400SM, 95 FZR1040, 69 Combat Commando Roadster, 73 Commando Interstate, 67 BSA B44, 71 BSA B50	One of the fun things about riding a tard is all the sportbike riders that just don't understand why in the WORLD anyone would give up their liter bike for one..... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 07:59 AM	#52
Spraguepsycho1 WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jun 2008 From: Sprague River, OR I Ride: K5 GSXR-750, '90 Katana 600, '86 FZX700 Fazer	anyone asks what I ride, I just say "I have a couple of slow old bikes". __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 08:04 AM	#53
bcj Zone Head Joined: Jan 2008 From: teh rock	uh... blue one? "I bet it's fast, huh?" naw, it's a big softie really. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 09:24 AM	#56
mgdavis Endorsed Joined: Jul 2008 From: Bremerton, Wa I Ride: 2007 Suzuki V-Strom 650	Most of the time I tell them I ride "a Suzuki". That satisfies 75% of the people. Some want to know if it's a sport bike. I tell those ones that it's more like a big, heavy dirt bike. It's very rare that someone knows what the hell a V-Strom is. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 09:37 AM	#57
Coanflake Endorsed Joined: Jun 2009 From: Renton, WA I Ride: 2007 Yamaha R6S	Hardly anyone that has asked me understands the term "sportbike". The conversation usually ends with, it's a crotch rocket or it's the red one right there __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 09:54 AM	#58
YotaSupra Pit Crew Joined: Feb 2008 From: MLT I Ride: "Scooter"	I normally only get this question at work. They either come up to me: Is that blue bike yours? (It's the only bike in the parking lot and all my gear is stored at my desk) Or they see me in my gear at the beginning or end of the day: What do you ride? (That blue bike in the parking lot) Half the people at my work think I'm crazy or stupid to ride a sport bike. The other half just kind of nod and smile...nontheless, I don't try to explain anything past: "that blue bike in the parking lot" to them...waste of time. Now a checker at Safeway that I go through occasionally, I can tell him...he rides a drz400. He gets the same deer in headlights and remedies with: a street legal dirtbike. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 10:24 AM	#59
Keef Green Pit Crew Joined: Aug 2008 From: SpoVegas WA I Ride: Fizzer 3000	with my FZ1... I say it's a "naked sport bike" the chicks dig it!! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 11:49 AM	#60
DragonXero13 Pit Crew Joined: Apr 2008 From: Renton, WA I Ride: Honda CBR F3	What I don't get is why some people .. well mainly women .. will ask what kind of bike I ride and than state that they have no idea what it is .. but it's "cool." I don't know if that's a conversation starter/ice breaker or whatever, and I'm no date doctor, but ... why ask if you have no idea what bikes are what? If you're trying to start a conversation, do something that will attract me towards you. Like boobs. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 11:50 AM	#61
mikeysfun Streetfighter Joined: Jun 2006 From: Ellensburg, WA I Ride: 2001 Yamaha YZF600R, 2002 Honda CRF450R	A black one... "does it go fast" no... top speed is 35 __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 01:13 PM	#62
saread Endorsed Joined: Feb 2008 From: Bothell, WA I Ride: 2008 FJR 1300A, 1980 SR500	Question usually asked by someone expecting me to say something like: ultra dyna wideslide evolutionary thermopan shovelmonster. So I just say: "I ride a Yamaha." __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 01:44 PM	#63
Sedalia Endorsed Joined: Jun 2008 From: Spanaway:(, WA I Ride: '02 Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph TT600, Derbi, Aprilia RSV Mille, 2 YSRs, 2 FZRs	I ask a lot of people what they're riding when they come into sbux with their helmet or something.. I've never gotten slow anything. I'd be more inclined to believe someone would respond: "your mom." I have a hard time believing you guys don't play it up to every chick you encounter! It is annoying when people respond "a sportbike" or "a cruiser" because almost EVERY bike has an easy way to shorten the name so anyone who knows anything will know exactly what you ride. suzuki G S X - R six hundred could actually be gixxer or gixxer six hundred, right? Then again, a surprising number of people that ride don't know what a Speed Triple is and AFTER looking at it, ask if it's a 250.. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 03:38 PM	#64
Chechevache Zone Head Joined: Mar 2008 From: a land in my head. Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: the 2008 Motorcycle of the Year.	I tell people that I don't really ride a bike, and that I just carry around a helmet and stand near motorcycles so people will think I'm cool. It goes over better than trying to explain what a Versys is, and they have never even heard of it anyways. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 03:56 PM	#66
littleq624 Chat Whore Joined: May 2008 From: Issaquah, WA Blog Entries: 3 I Ride: whenever i want cause i got bikey fixed!	i just tell people motorcycles are dangerous and walk away... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 06:09 PM	#67
shovelrdr Newbie Joined: Sep 2008 From: Renton, wa I Ride: shovel	Shovel. Usually get a blank stare. Then I hear is that a harley? Then I say nope, but i won't wave at you either. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 07:13 PM	#68
Degenerate Streetfighter Joined: Aug 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: Busa.	I just say a 1300cc vespa __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-11-2009, 07:18 PM	#69
TGAS-TT Superbiker Joined: Sep 2006 From: Graham, Wa. I Ride: The Sexy Beast and My Wife ZX-6R	When they asked me what kind of bike I ride ,.....a Naked Sexy Beast, sometimes I ride a Fully Dress Sexy Ninja... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 01:15 AM	#70
RedVFR Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess.....	First I try with, "Honda VFR." The blank stare usually follows so I then out comes, "It's also know as the Honda Interceptor." Still usually have the lost look, at which point I trot out, "A sport bike." which only creates the barest glimmer of recognition if I'm lucky. This is where I usually give up and wave toward outside and say, "it's red and it's out there." Not to diss Harley's but it's like people are waiting for you to say Harley so they can give you the knowing nod of the head, say "Cool", and relate some story about how some friends' neighbors' cousin has one. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 03:23 AM	#71
BlackJacket Endorsed Joined: Apr 2008 From: Beaverton OR I Ride: 2003 GSXR 600	I usually just tell them straight up, "I ride a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600." I dont see any point in insulting someones intelligence after just meeting them. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 07:29 AM	#74
starkmojo Endorsed Joined: Aug 2008 From: PDX OR I Ride: 74 cb750 K4	I just say "a 500 lb flying pumpkin" and walk away when they start scratching their head.. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 07:29 AM	#75
BemmerBones Training Wheels Joined: Feb 2009 From: Northbend,Wa I Ride: 00 BMW R1100R 78 Triumph 750 Bonni	Running joke There is a Lady I know , and we make fun of what we suspect are some guys with a feeling of inadequacy so they make up for this with a red corvette or some over the top bike. She knows I ride different stuff from time to time. one day she asked me what I was on that day and I said a vespa she lit up with a big smile. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 08:16 AM	#76
ZXWUT? MotoGP Contender Joined: Sep 2007 From: Kingston, WA I Ride: unicorns and rainbows!!	The usual goes something like this: Them: What kind o' bike do you ride? Me: A Husqvarna. Them: Don't they make chainsaws. Me: Yes. Them. Okay...(snicker snicker pfft...mutter something about "real bikes" snicker..harley...teeheheee) __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 08:39 AM	#77
Monster4570 WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Apr 2009 From: Winthrop, WA Blog Entries: 2 I Ride: therefor I am	I'll usually give'em make & model...if they want more they can ask...unless it's somebody that has irritated me with their presence, then I'll give them just enough info to make them feel stupid... What is that? GSF1200s Who makes it? Suzuki What kind of bike is that? A regular one. What size is it? 'bout this size...(indicate size with my hand) __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-12-2009, 08:56 AM	#78
Shrek X Mr. 500,000 Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland I Ride: VTX	I just respond with... "A big one... " smile, turn, walk off. Kinda figure anytime a guy can respond with "I have a big one"... your ahead of the game, leave it at that. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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