Angry rant about FXR150 rider

[placidfemme]

Yesterday I was heading home after work and I saw a rider on a blue FXR150, with no decals on the front faring (a sign that the rider has been in an accident already). The rider was heading onto the motorway at the Fanshaw St on-ramp and was only wearing a black helmet with a clear visor, no boots, gloves, or protective clothing...

Once on the motorway, I was going about 95kph and couldn't keep up with the FXR. The FXR was weaving in and out of lanes without inidcating and without even turning his/her head to check for vehicles behind. Cars were slamming on thier brakes to make sure they didn't hit the FXR which I'm sure most of them really wanted to. And I don't blame them, this rider was riding like an absolute asshole. I even wanted to smack him/her.

If your reading this YOUR AN ASSHOLE FXR rider!

[John]

Nice, you will meet alot more of them in your lifetime trust me, I always avoid fxr's because as a majority their riders cause to many problems, I had one just about ride straight into my bike - Not being 'bikest' but I always like to know whos riding a fxr before I let them be around me :lol:

Man I talk shit :)

[placidfemme]

My partner rides an FXR (my old bike) but we're planning on upgrading that in 2 months. At first when I saw the FXR I thought it was her, I was freaking out and thinking "She's gonna get it when I get home GRRR" because her bike is blue and her helmet is black, I only got close enough to the FXR as I was going off on the Onewa Rd offramp to notice it wasn't her....

My partners FXR has all the Decals. I should know I paid for them when she dropped her bike in the rain last year... $3000 FXR and $1500 worth of damage...

[Two Smoker]

Yesterday I was heading home after work and I saw a rider on a blue FXR150, with no decals on the front faring (a sign that the rider has been in an accident already). The rider was heading onto the motorway at the Fanshaw St on-ramp and was only wearing a black helmet with a clear visor, no boots, gloves, or protective clothing...

Once on the motorway, I was going about 95kph and couldn't keep up with the FXR. The FXR was weaving in and out of lanes without inidcating and without even turning his/her head to check for vehicles behind. Cars were slamming on thier brakes to make sure they didn't hit the FXR which I'm sure most of them really wanted to. And I don't blame them, this rider was riding like an absolute asshole. I even wanted to smack him/her.

If your reading this YOUR AN ASSHOLE FXR rider!

Ive seen a similar guy on a semi naked FZR250... going along lake road (takapuna) ABSOLUTE WANKER!!! doing stupid overtaking!!! If the decide to come on a real ride, ill be happy to blast past them at race distance...

[Sniper]

You get some anus lovers in this world that cannot ride for shit and just generally dont care about what happens to others.

Unfortunatly when they end up in hospital as a result of an accident they get all stupid and start blaming the other party. Im just waiting for the day someone does that to me so that I can give them a good reason to cry!!!

All that said, I think CHCH riders are pretty good

[placidfemme]

99% of the bikers a I see are all good riders, most of them better than me (not hard seeing as I'm on my learners) and I'll admit sometimes I do some stupid shit which has nearly got me killed... but lesson learned and I never do those things again. Part of a learning curve I suppose...

It people like the FXR rider I was talking about that ruin the biker reputation. I watched him/her nearly tailgate at least 6 cars just on the harbour bridge alone, not counting the cars before and after the bridge. When I first got to the lights and I saw the bike from about 5 cars back, I thought about splitting lanes and going up to the front to give him/her a nod and decided not... now I'm glad I didn't

[Lou Girardin]

Judging from your posts you're not that placid are you, placifemme? The name's a piss take isn't it?

[placidfemme]

lol my name is... an old habit... yeah I'm not really "placid" at all... I have a bad temper, I'm not physically violent (I'm far too skinny to be that stupid... I'm only 44kgs), but I run my mouth when I'm angry... lol and my eye twitches lol my boss knows when to leave me alone... the twitching eye says it all...

Maybe I should change my name to twitch lol

[Biff]

All that said, I think CHCH riders are pretty good

:yes: I taught them everything I know. :whistle:

[Big Dave]

Suggest if you are riding around on a 150cc motorcycle - you really don't care what other people think anyway....or you are horribly deluded.

Nice spotting lou. The gothic scream avatar gave it away for me.

[Sniper]

:yes: I taught them everything I know. :whistle:


Yea right, and what are you going to teach me then? :whistle:

[Flyingpony]

I just had to post in here as the first FXR150 owner while this thread is bashing another one.

We're not all :weird:.

That dude needs some gentle :mega: to.

Besides, I like my bike! :nya:
It's an awesome commuter and fulfils my requirements.

[dveus]

I saw a rider on a blue FXR150, with no decals on the front faring (a sign that the rider has been in an accident already).

While the rider sounds like a dickhead, I don't like the idea that seems to be, non standard paint, must have crashed. I have considered painting my GSX as Im not a huge fan of the grey but don't want to devalue the bike even more.

[placidfemme]

I just had to post in here as the first FXR150 owner while this thread is bashing another one.

We're not all :weird:.

That dude needs some gentle :mega: to.

Besides, I like my bike! :nya:
It's an awesome commuter and fulfils my requirements.

I wasn't bashing all FXR150 riders, my partner rides a FXR150. Which is what drew my attention to it at first... as I thought it was her...

And dveus said: While the rider sounds like a dickhead, I don't like the idea that seems to be, non standard paint, must have crashed. I have considered painting my GSX as Im not a huge fan of the grey but don't want to devalue the bike even more.

It wasn't painted a different colour. It looked like a brand new faring without the decals. Not a painted one. Usually 99% of the time this is because of damage to the bike... and judging by how he/she was riding I wouldn't be surprised if it was because of an accident. And then he/she couldn't be bothered paying the extra $150-$200 for the decals.

My partner dropped her bike on the first big-ish (more than just around the block) ride. It was drizzling, the roads were wet, and through lack of experience she failed to notice the vehicle ahead (me) slowing down due to a red light. When she did notice she was just about to run into the back of my bike and slammed on the brakes and locked both brakes... and the bike just went down.

Smashed up the front faring, smashed the right side faring, the handlebar was munched, the brake lever bent, the mirror smashed off, the muffler was damaged and the foot peg damaged, the windscreen was munched... getting it all fixed cost us close to $1500, would have been cheaper had we opted to not get the decals for the bike.

And thats why I'm saying this person on the FXR must have been in an accident before and either couldn't be bothered or couldn't afford to buy the decals. Given that this person had no protective gear on except a helmet, I'm going with the money option.

[Flyingpony]

placidfemme

:niceone: No hard feelings. :grouphug:

:unsure: Didn't know that's how high the damage bill could go :shit: for what appears to be a light low speed crash (nearly had a few :shit: like that myself). Today that can easily write one of these bikes off, unless it opted to be ridden naked without all of the plastic stuff.

Trust your partner wasn't injured. Good to see she got back on.

:spudwave:

[250learna]

when your going down the street and theres not much trafic, its 50k zone do you guys recon its ok to sway left n right? :ride:

[campbellluke]

The FXR150 rider may possibly be angry at themselves for investing $2000 on a piece of shit bike?

[Antallica]

Nothing at all wrong with an FXR. Overpriced, yes. Piece of shit? No.

[250learna]

The FXR150 rider may possibly be angry at themselves for investing $2000 on a piece of shit bike?

its not the fastest thing on the road, but thats what i learned to ride on, and it was so easy to do so. Wouldnt want to hang on to one for too long tho because they just dont have the speed

[Motoracer]

Wait till that guy gets some money and buys a GSXR1000 or similar...

[SPman]

You get some anus lovers in this world that cannot ride for shit and just generally dont care about what happens to others.
You talkin about me again??? :rofl:

A good post on this site that a lot of riders could take heed of
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=2118&Page=1

[campbellluke]

its not the fastest thing on the road, but thats what i learned to ride on, and it was so easy to do so. Wouldnt want to hang on to one for too long tho because they just dont have the speed

2 years ago I had a Honda GL145. Single cylinder, air cooled. Only 5 speed. Only reved to 13K. Was 15 years old at the time. - I raced my friend with his FXR150 and the honda had way more speed. He refused to race again.

Now this would have been ok. Except for the fact that he spent $3000 on his suzuki. And I spent $200 on my honda.

That bike put him off motorcycles for good.

I just think if learners are wise with their money they are a lot better off.

[placidfemme]

I agree, the FXR is a good bike to learn on, but a total rip off money/value wise. I paid $3995 for the FXR in 2003 (It's a 2002 model). Pretty much the Sales Rep at Cyclespot in Takapuna RIPPED me off, he lied and pushed and pushed until I brought the bike he wanted me to buy and not the bike I really wanted (A CBR250). Cyclespot also tried to rip me off again with the repairs to the FXR after my partner dropped it. They had the bike for 3 weeks, and everytime I talked to them the quote for the fixing price went up by at least $400 a time. It was rediculous. They offered me $600 trade in, and $700 for a buy now price...

Red Baron offered me $1500 trade in, with a bunch of bargins added into the deal and they only took 2 weeks to fix the bike.

If your a newbie rider looking for a bike, shop at Red Baron, firstly they don't really stock a lot of 150's and secondly they care more about what YOU want and not how much money they are getting...

But anyway... End of Rant

The FXR is a good bike to learn on, but as mentioned above, after like 4 months there just isn't enough speed, and so a bigger bike is needed. And because of this you might as well start on a 250 and not have to worry about upgrading. And I'm speaking from experience.

[Sniper]

You talkin about me again??? :rofl:

A good post on this site that a lot of riders could take heed of
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=2118&Page=1

Amen to that post

[Mr Skid]

But anyway... End of Rant
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[placidfemme]

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Huh?

*believes in UFO's*

[phiretrojan]

i have a Green FXR150 Loving it too, i dnt have protective gear as its to dear, and im saving for my Wedding, ekk, but i know where you people are coming from, i was in my boss's 4x4 going to a course in wellington, and this rider on a Ninja, (droolll) we noticed was going in and out of traffic not signalling at all, weaving in and out, and its was raining, no wonder when i crashed no cager wanted to help, its people like'em that kills us, .... i ride without protective gear, but i have about 3 layers of clothes tho as its cold, but im really careful, i just act the car's are my mum and dad, and lets them go, in traffic jams, when riding go on the side, i hate that, i just sit and wait, what is the hurry? there is no point.................. just sit and shutup and wait.. =)

[ZeroIndex]

i have a Green FXR150 Loving it too, i dnt have protective gear as its to dear, and im saving for my Wedding, ekk, but i know where you people are coming from, i was in my boss's 4x4 going to a course in wellington, and this rider on a Ninja, (droolll) we noticed was going in and out of traffic not signalling at all, weaving in and out, and its was raining, no wonder when i crashed no cager wanted to help, its people like'em that kills us, .... i ride without protective gear, but i have about 3 layers of clothes tho as its cold, but im really careful, i just act the car's are my mum and dad, and lets them go, in traffic jams, when riding go on the side, i hate that, i just sit and wait, what is the hurry? there is no point.................. just sit and shutup and wait.. =)
That's right... you don't need protective gear when you're covered in road rash... get a loan or borrow money from someone to buy some gear. It is really worth it, even if you ride safely (not every motorist will). I'd rather ride aggressively with full gear than nana along without gear... I've binned with and without gear, and with gear is a lot less unpleasant.

BTW, this is a bit of a resurrection for this thread, and while we're on the subject of FXR150's, I had this one guy on an FXR150 that I was riding behind on my way back from course... he kept looking back at my bike... I think the main reason was my exhaust....... was sitting on the bench at home :Punk: