Red Rag to a Bull? Red Bike to a Dork?

[Mongoose]

Guess it all depends on what side of the fence you look at things from. Ever wondered how often a cage driver sees some antics done by M/bike riders and thought "Tosser" ?

[aff-man]

with the way i ride sometimes i suppose almost every day .

[vifferman]

Um er um er firestormer me ol buddy mate pal
Was one of those "dorks" in a blue legacy GTB -possibly with one tailight missing ? Wairau road -yesterday.
If so I'm sorry mate -I was trying to admire your bike.

Nah, it wasn't me: (a) I wasn't on Wairau Rd yesterday, and (b) my bike isn't especially admirable.

ooo that's gotta hurt...

It was a 'joke', Matey - an obscure quote from "Derek and Clive Alive".
And to show I am not sensitive about genital size aspersions being cast.

Guess it all depends on what side of the fence you look at things from. Ever wondered how often a cage driver sees some antics done by M/bike riders and thought "Tosser" ?

But of course (mais certainment). It was entirely subjective. I do look at the antics performed by some bikers (including myself) and shake my head bemusedly. And I do worry about the bad rep said ill-conceived activities are likely to give us.
Sometimes.
And sometimes I just don't give a toss.

[Jackrat]

I don't mind the odd race with cars.
Mainly cos' I usualy win.

[loosebruce]

I also don't quite get the stickers down the doors on WRX's.. Momo Apexi? Trust Greddy? are these like the driver and co-drivers porn star names or something?

Stickers make you go faster, fact! Really need to get a plastic number plate surround with something like "unless you got 600+bhp under that bonnet don't bother".

I travel home from work in the early morning 2am kinda thing always get some interesting cages to play with, i wonder what goes through there heads when your're sitting next to them at 180 odd kph they can't go any quicker and you're sitting there waving to them as you roll it on in 6th.................

I got kinda learned once thou, BMW M3 2000 model, blitz by him on SH16 slowed down a bit and waited for him to catch up and catch up he did, bad for me is my bike was geared down, good for wheelies etc but yeah we both ended up side by side at 250kph kinda looking at each like wtf. Need a gixxer 1000 me thinks.

[Motu]

My Pajero can fair haul arse,it's got a turbo y'know.Sometimes I feel like Micheal Schumacher,I look in the mirror and see a long line of cars trying to get past....fucking wankers,their cars are too slow and they can't drive for shit,well,not when I do my 'chop' and stick them on the other side of the road.Sometimes I see bikes try to have a go at me - what a sick bunch these pricks are,when they try and have a go - I give the turbo diesel a big boot,and I see the faggots double up coughing,like,hello ,take your medicine before you leave home next time eh?

[Posh Tourer :P]

I well remember racing some guy in a ............ WRX. :P Again off the lights, not looking to race, I just took off smartly, as I always did.... Then realised he was trying it on, and went a bit harder through first and second. By that time I'd hit 60, and sat at that speed. He was *really* short shifting but trying really hard....

Thing was, I was on an MZ ETZ 250..... And 60 was 60kmh

He proved nothing by blasting past me in third gear after having proved he couldnt shift gears at the right time, and I got an amusing story about how he couldnt even beat me off the line in a far superior vehicle... I only had 10-15hp.....

it is always the people who cant drive well that are trying to prove that they can...

[Wonko]

Those M3's can haul arse. Olny time I've been convincingly beaten my a car was from on of them getting onto the southern late one night out the back of Newmarket. I had the lead from the give way sign and booted it up the on ramp. He decided to give chase. I see him in the mirrors so just kept the throtle open all the way. Passed me around the 140 mark and was still pulling away from me fast at 180.

I let him go, honestly I could have caught him, you all belive me don't you?

[Zapf]

Cars to watch out for would be...

AMG55
M3's
Turbo Supra's
RX7's
GTR's
.... Red 25T 2Dr

They are all quick down the stright line

[Lou Girardin]

Cars to watch out for would be...

AMG55
M3's
Turbo Supra's
RX7's
GTR's
.... Red 25T 2Dr

They are all quick down the stright line

Won't get near a properly ridden 600, unless you go well into 'go to jail' speeds.
Not even any of the Supercars can get close to a litre-bike up to 160 km/h

[Zapf]

Yea... its pretty much all out speed. Like going down the airport runway.... Or a closed / private motorway... :P 0 -> 250kmh

[loosebruce]

Cars to watch out for would be...

AMG55
M3's
Turbo Supra's
RX7's
GTR's
.... Red 25T 2Dr

They are all quick down the stright line

nah supra's are all sheeeet my flat mates got a JZA80 fast car in it's own right but 1700kg or so of fat to haul is asking a bit much unless it's pulling 600 odd bhp, most of the supra's in auck are non turbo, autos, my flat mate will try running me over if he see's this if he can catch me.
There are pleanty of high tuned GTR's though, and they're farking quick off the line and at top end

[tuscan]

When I'm in my car I often try to keep up with bikes. Not because I'm trying to "beat" them - for Christ's sake I drive a $3000 Toyota. But I love to see a powerful bike really go for it!

My father has a Porsche 911 Turbo and it's just the same. Every WRX etc. you ever pull up to at the lights (and I have nothing against such cars. In fact, I really like them) tries to race. Bearing in mind my Dad's a balding (don't quote me on that) accountant in his 40s, it's quite funny.

If you ever see a young bloke pull up in a black 911 Turbo and he's trying to keep up with your bike, give him a break - it's probably me

Not that I get to drive it often...

[Zapf]

Ermmm... I did beat a 911 Turbo 3 times in a row going up hobson street....
That was in a cage that puts out about 400bhp.... its in statis at the moment as it needs a cert.

I should hav said a worked Supra / GTR / "RED 25T Coupe" (cause thats me )

Oh and there are some crazy 3L Turbo VL's out there as well...

Anyone wants to buy a 400hp cage by chance? Am selling mine