Oh... NOW I get it!

[vifferman]

Summat has been bothering me for a wee whiles now. Every so often, I'll be riding along, enjoying being a biker, when I'll see a bike headlight in the rear mirror. This causes pleasant anticipation at the thought of seeing a fellow biker, exchanging nods, maybe having a quick helmet-garbled chat at the next stop sign / traffic light, etc. But almost invariably, what happens instead is that the biker obviously notices there's another biker ahead, as there's a noticeable increase in the rate at which the bike approaches, then having caught up, the biker races off at the first available opportunity. :spudwhat: :unsure:

Last night, it happened again: a YamaKawazuki 250 (I think) catches up to me at the Stafford Rd offramp, then he's all over the rear of my bike, before racing up the inside of the line of traffic and off into the distance. Then the penny dropped: penile inadequacy. He / it had to get past me as quickly as possible before someone noticed he / it had a very, very small member.

I don't have this problem. But even if I did, my bike is big enough that it is more than compensatory.

Here's a tip to anyone else out there who does this:
It doesn't prove anything.

If I'm not racing you, it's not a race, so you didn't win anything. And even if I do seem to be taking up the gauntlet thrown down, it still doesn't prove anything, except that I've chosen to be as big an idiot as you. The road is not a racetrack, it's not a level playing field, and racing games are pointless (apart from the points you might get if caught being stupid And I've already got enough of those).

Maybe I should just get a big flashing sign made up that says:
"My dick is BIG enough", or
"Give up already! My dick is bigger than yours, so I'm not interested in racing you!"

And to Mr YamaKawaZuki 250 I say this: "Dude, get yourself some decent gear to replace your jeans and sneakers, and stop treating the road as a racetrack. Even if you don't get nearly dead soon, you're giving bikers a bad reputation."

[zadok]

Well said there Vif.

[hondacmx450]

hahhahaahahahaahahhahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahaha hahahaahahahahahaahahahahah pitty he did not fall off and skin his knee his mom would be mad at him hahahahaahahahah

[placidfemme]

I agree well said... Thing that gets me is that I get people on bigger bikes doing that to me... I'm like "what ya proving? Your bikes bigger than mine anyway... twat"

[Sniper]

I've been there once but was put in my place by another rider (Stevo Cough cough) so I dont plan on doing it again

[outlawtorn]

couldn't agree more Vifferman, well said....

[bugjuice]

I think they call it 'natural selection'.. shame it'll carry the rep of decent bikers with it..

[unhingedlizard]

i hate it too. You see another biker and he completely fucking ignores you. Twats.

[Str8 Jacket]

Yea, I get this all the time. Quite frankly I piss myself laughing everytime it happens, I mean what a winner - Yay, you beat a "L" plater on a GN250, bet you feel cool. Wanker.

[Flyingpony]

When I happen to catch up with a bigger cc'd bike and they're not filtering or speeding, actually staying behind them is a good learning experience. It's nice to ride behind somebody else and trying to learn from his or her wisdom and mistakes

The last big cc'd biker followed reminded me of a tip already known. When flipping up visor with left hand, don't drift to the left under brakes on a wet road. This Kawa V-Twin HD styled bike with its big fat tyres had a good old slip and slide experience when they hit the massive white paint arrow

Also like it when I'm followed by a bigger cc'd bike, good for learning road position and following distances unfortunately none of them have stopped me to correct any mistakes made

Thinking of joining one of these Chch slow self paced rides and hopefully getting some negative and positive feedback from the other riders. Only concern is might be told to go home since I'm not fully kitted up for 100km zones. Shops, when you've having your at least 50% off sales

[skidz]

Yeah, well said Vif, as with having an HD, I tend to get a bit of this as well. I like cruising around the 120 mark and then some Japper comes up, slows for a sec, then just blats off without a wave. People think Harley owners are ignorant, they want to have a look at themselves. I wave to every bike out there, be it road or trail bikes.

[sAsLEX]

a YamaKawazuki 250

typical attitude of a non Honda rider

[vifferman]

I wave to every bike out there, be it road or trail bikes.

Good for you.
What about scooters? I've given up on those myself - complete waste of time waving to them because they are either snobs (especially around Ponsonby) or just don't get the whole biking thing.

[vifferman]

... that most bikers are individuals, if not outright loners, apart from those that ride bikes just to be "gangster outlaw wannabes" or hoons ('looners').

I'm beginning to wonder too about the "250 thang" - I had one guy on a GN250 this morning desparately trying to get away from me on the bridge (unless he was just in a hurry to get to work) and another guy on a 250 Hornet not-quite-so-desparately trying to get past me. Perhaps I should just chuck an L-plate on the bike so these guys don't feel intimidated by my power and manliness .

Oh dear, I'm such a scream...

[Eurygnomes]

I haven't had any biking company going the same direction as me that I haven't asked for (Sels1 and DarkLord). So I can't say as I've had anything like the same experiences as you guys. But I'm little-miss-friendly on the road...have started waving at people not just nodding (I'm guessing some people think that the winds moving your head slightly - so they don't know whether to respond) provided I'm in a bit of road that doesn't do anything surprising. I get a good nod response from one guy I see each day - but the three scooter riders are too busy worrying whether their latte will be cold when they reach town to bother with a handwave. And they're on 'automatics'!!!

I think it's probably time I learnt/heard what I was doing wrong - and hopefully had something on the opposite side of the page to balance that too. I'm not as freaked out by everything as I was (hands and feet are actually responding in coordinated manner...yay!) so I can start to take the finer points on board now! Maybe...