Shit bike = poor income?

[browny]

i voted yes.its a common perception, if yove got flash shit you must be rich.it doesnt matter that you may not be.

[HungusMaximist]

i voted yes.its a common perception, if yove got flash shit you must be rich.it doesnt matter that you may not be.

No.

There a fuck load of poseurs out there who buy shit on borrowed money, who can't even afford to support the debt.

So what happens is, their possession/bike/car/boat/bach/house owns them, not the other way around. Chipping away at their 45 hour a week job just so they can pay the bank, their bank manager and their credit card company.

Yea?

[h_tron]

No.

There a fuck load of poseurs out there who buy shit on borrowed money, who can't even afford to support the debt.

So what happens is, their possession/bike/car/boat/bach/house owns them, not the other way around. Chipping away at their 45 hour a week job just so they can pay the bank, their bank manager and their credit card company.

Yea?

i personally, borrowed money for my bike mainly cause yamaha had a real good deal on finance (4.99 compared too 11.99-ish) and can afford to make payments etc cause i manage my money. i must say thou that you are right, there is also alot of finace companies giving money to these "poseurs" (well atleast there used to be untill they all fell thru).

[Nik]

I voted "no coz I have a pretty average income I guess and have owned some fairly average bikes. Recently had a choice... new carpet or gorgeous brand new bike...just bought a cheap mat to cover the holes, not planning on being home enough over summer to worry about it!

[browny]

No.

There a fuck load of poseurs out there who buy shit on borrowed money, who can't even afford to support the debt.

So what happens is, their possession/bike/car/boat/bach/house owns them, not the other way around. Chipping away at their 45 hour a week job just so they can pay the bank, their bank manager and their credit card company.

Yea?

absolutly.im not saying everyone with a flash car/bike evens owns it they most likely dont.im sayingits acommon perception,or at least i thought it was,look at the tossers you see wearing $500 sunnys or wont wear it cos it doesnt have alabel,why?,to look like they got money

[scracha]

Well, the bike will at least give you an idea of the minimum net worth of the owner... I mean, someone riding a Desmosedici isn't likely to be starving, no matter what priorities they may have made.

Nut. Seem to recall a tale of some poseur trying to break a top speed record on a flashy Ducati. Trouble was he was in debt up to his eyeballs and left his creditors high and dry.

Whatever you earn, the bike you have/own is the best you can afford given your financial circumstances at any one time. Shit or not, its a bike and you own it

Totally and utterly disagree with that statement. Lotsa peeps own a bike they can't afford and lotsa other peeps own a bike that's way cheaper than "the best" they can afford.

Hands up those who, if the had available disposable readies, would up grade their bike?

Nope. Better things to spend money on*.

I would be shocked to find a busted seat o the pants student, riding around on the latest top shelf bike and likewise a high income earning sports bike fan getting around on a GN 250...

I had a flashy sportsbike as a student and it was all on finance...couldn't afford fark all else though. Conversely, as a "high income earning sports bike fan" I ran around on a $1000 fooked XJ550 that had about 250,000Km's on the clock. One of the senior programmers (a.k.a. very bright, very high earning uuuber geek) ran about on a CB100. He would rave about how he could ride it for 2 weeks on 5 quid's worth of petrol.


* If I won the lottery I'd do le' grand tour of every track on planet earth.

[smoky]

I'm not sure which is more tragic, that you got upset about it, or that you felt the need for some warm fuzzies from KB.

You miss understand - where do I say I got upset?
I don't get upset about red rep at all (I get so much of it I'd be upset all the time)

But it did intrigue me why some people would jump to the conclusion I must be a poor bugger and not earn much money - and presume it was because my bike wasn't as flash as there's?

I have thought about changing it because I love the mean look of some of the sports bikes I ride with, but in reality - the bandit does everything I want it to do (after a few mods).

I guess I could upgrade to a 'flasher' bike, but I actually get a bit of pleasure riding with some nice sports bike, keeping up (almost) on my POS $4000 bike

[scumdog]

In my experience mate, flash bike probably means a big HP debt or a great lease deal, it has nothing to do with income at all.

True.

Had to scrape and save and sell my car AND get a loan to get my first then 12 year old and tired Harley.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I have a shit job... and a shit bike... but its my shit bike... and its what I wanted...

[Mom]

True.

Had to scrape and save and sell my car AND get a loan to get my first then 12 year old and tired Harley.

Luxury!

I had to get my man to buy my blue lovely for me

[MarkH]

have both made comments on how much they earn compared to me?
And then insulted my piece of shit 1998 Bandit

*shrug*

If someone wants to look down on me because they earn more than me then so what? I will just look down on them because they are a cunt!

Insulting your bike? No one needs to like a bike apart from the person that owns and rides it! I like some bikes more than others - but that is only my personal preferences, when I go to buy a bike I will decide what I want to ride and wont be giving a rat's arse what anyone else thinks of any bike.

Ride your own ride mate!

[modboy]

I agree with a lot of the comments here smokey, just ignore the tossers.

I rode a vespa for 4 years before I got the Triumph, I didn't give a toss what people thought - I still think the vespa (PX200) is cool. I saved hard for a year, got rid of my credit card debts and stuff so I could get the triumph, I earn a pretty modest salary, I bought what I could afford. But then, at the moment at least, I can't think of any other bike I'd rather have.

And - here's something to laugh about. First bike - Honda CB100 (hardcore!)
I rode it for years like a dirtbike, I got pinged for doing a wheelie up Waiwhetu Road (Lower Hutt) It was a dog of a bike, haha, but I still loved it at the time.

oh yea - for those wondering how tf you wheelie a CB100, full revs in second, clutch flick and pull up hard - haha.
(I haven't even thought about it on the thruxton

[smoky]

Good points

What most of you are answering is "Does my bike reflect my income?" That isn't the question - its about other peoples perceptions, not your own.

When I got back into rallies in 2005 I was gob-smacked at the machines which arrived. Back in the 1980s rat-bikes were common, of all ages and descriptions. Expensive bikes such as HD were unusual and drew attention.

Now there are millions of dollars of bikes casually strewn around on site and no-one pays much attention. In fact the rat-bikes are more likely to draw grins and admiration.

The simple explanation is bike buyers are older and wealthier than years ago. Our incomes (and/or savings) are higher. ....

And it's been very easy for people to get credit
People today aren't afraid to borrow thousands - it use to to be considered foolish to borrow a lot of money for a bike

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[smoky]

The exception that proves the rule....

I must be the other exception

[smoky]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Sounds like smoky is a broken arsed coont with no money and a POS bike.....
Get a haircut and get a real job.

nah - I haven't even got enough hair to get a hair cut