Why do cars just wanna always take on the bike?

[skelstar]

I hardly ever get a 'race' (I live in the Hutt!!!), but until very recently I was on a commuterish looking bike... and I never look like I want a 'race'. The jap SB ridering mates always reckon they get a challenge and they are sick of it.

[avgas]

I do the exact thing to cars, sit behind them pushing them faster and faster untill the cop appears in front, i slam on the picks and the cop busts the moron in front of me.
Its way more fun than passing them.

[klyong82]

I had a guy in a silver RS4 that was behind me at the traffic lights along Quay St and he was literally revving his stupid car while waiting for the lights to turn green. When it turned green I pulled the throttle and off i went hitting 60 on my first and there he came revving his car from the back at full speed as though he was gonna take me out. He pullled to the next lane without indicating and blasted off probably doing 70-80 till the next set of lights that turned yellow....I mean what is his problem....I just cannot understand certain behaviour.

[Finn]

He was just flexing his swedish penis extension,

I think that you'll find Audi is German. Nice car, but no match in a straight line with a bike.

[Tank]

I used to get it in my old car that was visually easy to tell that it was set up primarly for the track.

I never raced them (ever) in the traffic light drag strip - it simply isnt worth the effort - there is too much chance for a kid or something to jump out and get hit.

So I used to take off nice and slow and just cruise along - whilst they are revving the tits off the piece of shit they are driving. Invariably I meet them at the next set and they are yelling "we owned you" etc etc etc.

One kid was REALLY doing this in Taupo when I was down there for a track weekend - so in front of his mates I said - "Hey - we are 5 mins from Taupo track - I bet you I can get around the track faster that you"

More bragging from the fuckwits in the WRX.

me: "OK then lets do it - how about betting $1000 on a single lap?"

them: Sheepish looks, "Nagh dude - my cars umm setup for drag like, not track ay"

Wankers - the lot of them.

[Fatjim]

The Bayliss REALLY gets the WRX's reving. This dipshit tried to race me south from the Silverstream lights. This is possibly the most heavily policed bit of road in NZ. Anyway, I do the usual, just keep my nose ahead of him, up till about 140, I think i even had my left arm behind my back pretending it was tied. Fuck it took a while to get there, Backed off as I came round the corner and we go straight passed a copper parked up.

On come the disco lights as he races passed me as I'm pissing myself with laughter. Poor little twerp got a ticket.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah that shopping basket add on TV doesn't help, (Think its the Mazda one that goes ZoomZoom, I always reach the mute button). Some urbanite is driving this little shitbox & there is a bike shown & the car pulls out & passes the bike. Gee it must be fast.

I remember this tit explaining to my Dad when he was looking at buying some Abarth Fiat ages back how the salesman passed this bike up Mount Vic in one. I imagined some petrified learner almost being driven off the road by some FW trying to prove himself.

Coming back from the racing eons ago this small dick in a Porch 911 starts tailgating my girlfriend on her GS500 around corners & everything. We were following in an old Falcon with a trailer & 3 bikes & horrified. So when there was a passing lane she kept slow to get him passed & Don gunned the Falcon which turned out to be a fairly big Cleveland & returned the favour to the Porche which couldn't seem to get away from this groady old car towing a trailer despite the elevated speeds. I think it scared him a bit, but I suspect he was still a wanker after the experience so it didn't achieve anything.

Be careful out there. No point getting crashed into by some wanker who can't slow down & thinks you are racing.

[Blackbird]

I've had a real laugh reading this thread. The tone in most of the posts seems to imply that cage drivers are willy-wavers who have the temerity to take on a bike! Doesn't this imply in reverse that the aforesaid bike riders are showing some willy-waving characteristics too for wanting to retaliate? Probably par for the course if you ride a Gixxer (cheap shot and I reluctantly apologise).

Now don't get me wrong, it is sometimes quite rewarding to show some uppity tin top drivers the error of their ways but with the Blackbird, there aren't many cars short of something like a McLaren that will give it a run for it's money on accelleration, so I normally feel much better for showing some restraint and not bothering, safe in the knowledge that there's nothing to prove. I made an exception for the fat bastard and his family in the XR 8 up the Kaimais last summer who kept speeding up and moving into my lane to block me from coming past. He was left in no doubt what performance was all about.

Oh, and what's the saying about pride coming before a fall? I'd only had the bird a few days a few years back and was intent on out-dragging a Mercedes SLK from some traffic lights in Hamilton. I was a bit handy with the clutch and bloody near looped it. Another good reason for showing restraint

[janno]

The Bayliss REALLY gets the WRX's reving. This dipshit tried to race me south from the Silverstream lights. This is possibly the most heavily policed bit of road in NZ. Anyway, I do the usual, just keep my nose ahead of him, up till about 140, I think i even had my left arm behind my back pretending it was tied. Fuck it took a while to get there, Backed off as I came round the corner and we go straight passed a copper parked up.

On come the disco lights as he races passed me as I'm pissing myself with laughter. Poor little twerp got a ticket.

Old age and cunning beats youth and beauty every time! Did you tootle him melodiously as you cruised past?

[yungatart]

Me, I'm a boring old nana. If they want to race, I refuse to play, just let them go.
I don't care what BS story they tell their mates about dragging off a bike. I have nothing to prove, and nothing to be ashamed of, so they can do what they like....don't bother me none.

[F5 Dave]

Possibly the point that has only briefly been touched on is that the Police take a dim view on racing of any sort. And with very good reason. A rush of blood will make people do some silly things & take risks they wouldn't normally.

At the risk of sounding like an old Nana it is better to just avoid it.

[Mikkel]

Yeah, let them go if they feel a need to prove something.

I tend to not accelerate too hard when in town, no reason to add to a tense atmosphere by cranking the 250 up to 19k revs just to sit at 70 km/h anyway... Sounds way too hysterical too.

If I was female I'd do the "what's this" pinky everytime! Doesn't really work for us guys though

[DMNTD:Me]

Nothing better than appearing to take up the challenge...get into possition...rev your motor hard...lights go green...make a shit load of noise...and watch them disappear ahead of you towards a waiting cop
I don't race in town ever...open road can be different though.

[Sully60]

I don't even bother, none of there twerps can launch their cars properly anyway. The amount of times I'm pull up to the lights (in my work ute)and think I'll pull in behind
the Boy racer car in the right lane because they should get off the line ok, only to have them try and take off in second and let the Echo driven by Doris on her way to the bowling club get the holeshot!

Whats the point in "learning" people when they obviously can't string enough thought processes together to know when they should just let it go?
Seems like no one else has bothered to "learn" them anything else in their lives previously, it goes a way to explaining the inversve relationship of IQ to the level of boost these ejits run in their cars.

My two (wait 1.77c, taxman has the rest) cents, anyway.

[cowboyz]

I am not into trainspooting but interesting pasttime is noting that on EVERY ride at at least one fuel stop there will be a car that will accelerate faster than usual out of the servo if they see a group of sportbikes sitting there. It gets a bit of a groan from me.

Had an interesting conversation last weekend with 2 guys argueing which of the new fords or holdens are faster. I piped in with if you want power why are you buying a vechile that weighs a ton?