Upper class riders

**WINJA** · 23rd January 2006, 13:09

Originally Posted by Fishslayer

Agree with ya on that mate. All bikers deserve a nod or wave no matter if they are on a GN or an MV Augusta.

OR EVEN A CBR1000RR FARTBLOOD

**WINJA** · 23rd January 2006, 13:11

Originally Posted by bladez

Whats with the new breed off riders of today. Because you are on a old bike they look down on ya to me its not how it looks or how new it is its that you are on the road . so give a wave or nod to all as they might pick ya up one day

ITS NOT JUST AN OLD BIKE THING , I NOTICED PEOPLE NEVER RETURN MY WAVES WHEN IM ON THE MAGIC BUT WHEN IM ON THE GIXXER1000 ITS A DIFFERENT STORY

**inlinefour** · 23rd January 2006, 13:37

Ive allways had older bikes prior to the purchase of the CBR. I dunno about others, but I'll ride with anyone, even a scooter rider. At the end of the day, a bike is a bike. Not into attitudes and opinions really. Anyone who says otherwise about me can tell a p/t from the end of their nose. Although I do agree with the fact that the attitudes are out there, as I notice it at times when I'm riding on the TT350. I get shunned by people who are friendly when Im riding the CBR. Kinda pathetic really, IMO.

**In The Breeze** · 23rd January 2006, 13:42

Yeah man I've cum across them styles of peeps many times,their lose not mine.

Never know one day they may even grow up

**98tls** · 23rd January 2006, 15:46

i love seeing older bikes on the road,there is a heap of older jap bikes that are becoming classics these days,a while ago i met up with a guy on an old suzuki waterbottle,restored and looking beautiful,thumbs up to them i say.

**Toast** · 23rd January 2006, 17:16

Plenty of dicks with big egos around, for sure...

Funnily enough, I've found Ducati riders on average to be the friendliest of the bunch...

**Gazzar** · 23rd January 2006, 17:45

I love seeing the old bikes out there. I know that sum will see that i have just picked up a new bike but its only because i am going to start takeing the wife and do not want a brake down or would have picked a older bike.
i wave and ride with enty one as long as there bike is safe.

see you on a ride soon

gary

**Macktheknife** · 23rd January 2006, 18:15

Originally Posted by rasty

I'm sorry to say there's nothing new there bladez. When I bought my first old dunger (and it meant a lot to me) there were quite a few guys in the club I was in who didn't want my mate and i on club runs. Fortunately the "good" older guys stuck up for us impoverished young ones and made us welcome. Bike riders are bike riders and we ride what we can afford/want as the case may be.

Damn, good on the older riders but shit what club was that?
I have always maintained that if its got 2 wheels then good onyer for having a go. Scooters, magic, mini, whatever, as long as its not a car! If its in shit condition or really dirty then you could maybe expect a bit of PT for your maintenance skills but you gotta live with that. IMHO if a person or group cares more about what you ride than the fact that you do ride, dont ride with them they are clearly a bunch of wankers.
Rant over, have a nice day.

**rasty** · 23rd January 2006, 18:20

That was the Centurions in 1963 (I said I was really old didn't I?). To be fair most of them were good guys.

**shaymas** · 23rd January 2006, 19:41

not all ducati riders are like that but some are and it goes to there head (look its a ducati) but to me its only a bike

**terbang** · 23rd January 2006, 19:43

I got a 1982 1100 which I personally think has heaps of street cred. Its an ugly old brute with stacks of wick, handles like shit and doesn't stop. It certainly reminds you that you have to ride it to stay alive and one day arriving at a service station in Tekapo a bunch of (smallish) sportsbike fellas had a huge joke at my expense. The mistake they made was not realising that on a straight road the old girl can fly and that area has a lot of longish straights. Grinning from ear to ear I steamed past them with 240 (about all she could give) on the clock and they never seemed to catch up untill much later with lots of approving waves and thumbs up..

**thehollowmen** · 23rd January 2006, 21:13

Every clique seems to look down on everybody else.

the sprosters look down at the slow HD'ers.

the HD and English look down on the sprotsbikers who ride sewing machines with no soul that don't require "unschedualed maintance"

The offroaders say the road riders lack skill and finesse..

Even though we're all part of the same family.. we seem to have a lot of infighting

**sennandy** · 24th January 2006, 06:54

Originally Posted by shaymas

not all ducati riders are like that but some are and it goes to there head (look its a ducati) but to me its only a bike

Now this is an age old arguement, I lived on the Isle of Man for 5years and was a member of a "Bike Club", 2 rules all member were to own any bike over 150cc(so that ride outs didn't take an age), the other you were to have fun on and off the bike. Some who have been to the Island may know the Moddey Dhoo MC.

There was Harleys, Hondas, Ducatis, Yamaha's Kwakers the lot, however I would not say a bike is a bike, no there is no class system, but a MV is nicer than a CG125, scooters are a root to a big big so should be encouraged.

Bikes are not "just bikes", bikes are a dream, each to there own, I love my ducati senna more than I loved my 916 Biposto and that more than my Thunderace and so on right down to my AR125. A Ducati 916 is a piece of history and mechanical genius.

This is not a "snob" thing I love bikes because it gives you a connection with someone you don't know, I could talk for hours about RD's, racing and oil leaks greasy roads, near misses and hits.

I acknowledge all bikers because I have been around and seen all types of bikers and I feel at home with them, the world wide.

Sorry for the rant!