Owners of nice bikes who can't ride

[Mountlocal1]

Hey MotoGirl, Thats bloody intersting. Ive only been on this site for a few months now but have realised one thing pretty quick.. There are some bloody awsome down to earth people on this site.. (like me of course..) however there are also some absolute toss pots... I think its farken awsome that you own the bike you do-you are far braver then me. Dont let those toss pots wreck you enjoyn your bike...

[inlinefour]

I reckon its more their problem than what it would ever be the owner of the bike in question. Would make me wonder why they have to bring up silly shit like that though, maybe they should go work harder and buy the bike that they really want, or shut up.

[saul]

Yeh I know what you mean MG and agree totaly, thats why I bought the Poulan

[jrandom]

So you got the K7?

Just wait until you see the mighty Snail in all the glory of its matt black spraypaint, bog, and cracked race fairings with indicators stuck on.

I heard once that guys on shitty-looking bikes are generally expected to surprise riders of flash new motorcycles with their superior skill and hidden horsepower.

I hate stereotypes, so I make a very particular point of riding it very slowly all the time and then forgetting to change the oil. Sometimes, just to add variety, I fall off.

[Chrislost]

i love ripping past 600s/1000s at taupo on the VFR.
even if they do pass me down the back straight

[James Deuce]

She looks beauuuuuuuutiful! Should be a quick sale surely!!! Dissing that would be mean and spiteful!

Want to come riding with us?

PS: did I miss something and someone dissed your ride, (as opposed to pimping it of course) ?

I already gut punched Mr Melon when I saw him outside Westpac on Cuba Mall. Problem solved.

I'd LOVE to come riding with you guys, so long as you don't laugh at my chicken strips and ramrod straight back!

[Skyryder]

If there's one thing that all bikers have in common reguardless of age, sports or cruisers you don't have to be able to ride the bike to it fullest potential..........."just look like you can." It's been club rule number one ever since I have been riding and that's more years than I care to mention.

Skyryder

[AllanB]

Better to ride at 70% of the bikes ability than push it along at 110%. The later is only going to hurt sooner.

[mrchips]

I drives my SS like a nana & i don't give a poos, cos i can.

In 8 months & 11 days i'm gonna get my full licence (can't wait) & i can't wait to get me a SV or VTR 1000 & to be bloody honest here people, i can't friggin wait ! & i will still probly ride it like grandad & not thrash it to within an inch of it's life , but i won't give a shit (can't wait).

did i mention i can't wait !

[325rocket]

interesting how some people feel they have to shoot others down over things like this. normally they are trying to cover their own inadequacies, or they are just nobs.
I can tell you rite now the next bike on my radar will be way to good for me and my skill level. Really don’t care to be honest, people are more then welcome to talk / laugh behind my back … as I ride off on my brand new 600.

[Mom]

I already gut punched Mr Melon when I saw him outside Westpac on Cuba Mall. Problem solved.

I'd LOVE to come riding with you guys, so long as you don't laugh at my chicken strips and ramrod straight back!

Ok fair enough! I wont laugh about your chicken strips, if you dont laugh about my faffing around finding a flat place to stop, cos my feet dont reach the ground.........and if you laugh about MY chicken strips you will be the one gettting gut punched, trust me........lol

[pritch]

Better to ride at 70% of the bikes ability than push it along at 110%. The later is only going to hurt sooner.

The current crop of litre sportsbikes are of such standard that there are very few who can ride them anywhere near 100%. Those who can are actually quite well paid for doing so and have names like Bayliss, Toseland, and Biaggi.

I was going to say it's highly unlikely there is anybody on KB currently who would qualify but there is maybe just the one. (No! If your name isn't Shaun I didn't mean you :-)

Some people seem to equate the worth of a bike in purely dollar terms but that misses the point totally. I'm not wealthy, but dollars were not the primary consideration in either of my last two purchases. The choices were made because of what I wanted from a bike at the time.

To plagiarise the motto of the local wine club,
"The best bike is the bike you like best."

[Unit:Me]

When the hell am I ever going to outride an 07 ZX14. Im probably the slowest in the country riding one (except maybe a little on the straights ) I agree there are very few if any at all in this country that can ride to the full performance of the current (and past few years) crop of bikes.
Its about what you enjoy riding, that doesnt mean you have to outride it

[Her_C4]

Ok fair enough! I wont laugh about your chicken strips, if you dont laugh about my faffing around finding a flat place to stop, cos my feet dont reach the ground.........and if you laugh about MY chicken strips you will be the one gettting gut punched, trust me........lol

I assure you that he will be the soul of discretion - if there is any rueful laughing to be done, it will be done together....

PS - I can SOOOOOOO relate to the 'finidng a flat spot to stop' ....

[Kiwifire72]

It seems like a few KB members have issues with those who own a nice bike and can't ride it to its full capacity. Some would consider the bike to be wasted on its owner.

At the end of that day, if someone wants to spend ludicrous amounts of money to mount their V-rod to their wall, good on them. Same goes if they want to own a 1098 and cruise at 90kph. If you want to ride slower, it doesn't dictate that you have to ride a cruiser or something with less power. The bike you buy and what you do with it is your prerogative.

I know I can't ride my RSVR like Valentino but I'm not going to apologise for having the money to afford it. I love the look of my bike and it suits my purpose. What's it to you if I never "master it"?

I have to agrree
but also what makes a nice bike??????
What I may say is a nice bike one may say is a piece of shit.
and vice versa
so to all that have a nice bike good on ya my Hyosung may be a peice of shit but as far as I am concern it is the best looking bike in NZ