How much public attention do you get?

[babysteps]

Shitloads!!! Everyone has a Vespa story

[Manxman]

A friend on KB "Babyblade250RR" (Hmm havn't seen him for a while... where you at?) who rides an R6 once told me that he recieves alot of public attention when he is with his bike...

Me: "So whats it like riding an R6? It's a good looking bike isn't it?"
BB250RR: "*snip*...the bad thing is that you get alot of public attention..."

*Someone walks by saying to him "Nice bike!"*

Me: "Alot?"
BB250RR: "ALOT!"

So is it true? Tell us your story.

Yeah, real chick magnet...can't shake 'em off. Want some?
<gotta go, wifey's just walked in>

Actually, the only person who's said "nooooice bike" is a 50y.o workmate, who looks like Jack Duckworth off Coro St.

[Taz]

I don't ride around going "look at Moi!!" look at Moi!!!".... So I want and recieve very little attention.

[McJim]

I don't ride around going "look at Moi!!" look at Moi!!!".... So I want and recieve very little attention.

So you wheel around the 900FE with the engine switched off. Seriously - the sound of an aircooled desmodue is an attention grabber all by itself.

[KingJackaL]

Heh - well I get a fair bit, and just occasionally a stupid amount. Doesn't hurt that the bike's painted in harlequin .

And while bikers aren't overly interested in my bike, they can't help asking after a while. There are NO badges on it, so most don't know what it is (or even what brand it is), and then I open the boot to put my helmet in... love those 'WTF?!' looks .


Most insane moment was a couple of months ago when I pulled up at a set of lights... then next to me pulls up a bus with 'Timaru Girls High School' written on the side and a couple of netball teams inside. TBH that's about the only time I've seen so many girls hanging out a bus . Twas a bit awkward though...

[Sable]

Frequently when I park my bike and come back to it there's some guy looking at it and saying 'I had one of these' or 'I had a kettle' or H2 etc.

Once I broke down at traffic lights and this chap on a bicycle appears out of nowhere - "cool bike man", prods around a little, suggested all the things that I'd already done to try and start it, I bump-started it and then he disappeared with a thumbs up lol

[wybmadiity]

The only attention mine seems to get is

[MarkH]

Mine gets quite a bit of attention, both from bikers and from non-bikers. I think the scooters with bigger engines are still a bit of a novelty to many people, most are familiar with 50cc & 125cc scooters but haven't seen a 400cc scooter before.

[EJK]

Mine gets quite a bit of attention, both from bikers and from non-bikers. I think the scooters with bigger engines are still a bit of a novelty to many people, most are familiar with 50cc & 125cc scooters but haven't seen a 400cc scooter before.

You've got some attention last night! haha

[Taz]

So you wheel around the 900FE with the engine switched off. Seriously - the sound of an aircooled desmodue is an attention grabber all by itself.

Only the cows care on the back roads....... Plus like any good Ducati it's in a thousnd bits at the moment.

[OutForADuck]

Middle-aged, middle-sized bloke wearing a black riding suit and a high-vis vest, riding a Scorpio: how much attention do you think I get?

Actually, when I've been parked one or two people have said how shiny and new the bike looks. But no-one has said anything nice about me.

Yeah, my bike attracks alot of attention but you can almost hear the audible sigh of dissapointment when I take my helmet off Good job I have a strong sense of dillusional self image

[vgcspares]

Got a 2 year-old Black Bonneville that always (and I mean always) gets someone looking at it while parked, but as the comments are generally of the type "she's in good nick, how old is it?" I'm not sure it's a compliment

[Seraph]

so many people comment on my lil rgv at the bar, It sits outside the smokers area... So when i arrive and take any smoke breaks people always seem to have to say something..as incoherant as it might be...gotta love the "heyy...you ride a bike?!... wow....hott" comments....
Riding down the street people have a nice lil look too.....the cloud of smoke and 2 stroke rattle may be a large contributing factor....
and at lights....well...boy racers get the iridium stare of death.....

[Dodgyiti]

because i pimp out my bikes they always get plenty of attention. not that i seek it, i pimp because i like it.
oh, if you have ever heard a guzzi with lafranconi competitioni 'mufflers' on it... it is an ear bleading experience

[Number One]

Well if you ride in a squid suit you get heaps more attention. Felt rather conspicuous but then I was soo much better protected than in my corduras so I just sucked it up.

BUT everytime I stopped in the last two days there was always at least one person wanting to chatter to me and being a good motorcyclist I was friendly and chatty back