How much public attention do you get?

[Number One]

When hubby takes my bike to work late at night (if a still night) I can hear him all way into Newlands from our place!!!!

[xwhatsit]

I mostly just get old farts saying `Oh, nice Superdream!', whereabouts I get shitty and snarkily tell them it is not one of those!

Several girls at uni have called my bike `gorgeous' and `cute'. I'd be happy if they were talking about my arse or smile, but when a girl says that about your motorcycle, one's thoughts turn to matte black paint and straight-through silencers.

[Big Dave]

Best attention getters / conversation starters are classic styled Harleys and Triumphs.

People wind their windows down to talk/ask about the bike at traffic lights occasionally.

[NOMIS]

My bike gets a fair amount of attention, especially due to how it sounds...I haven't yet seen another VTR250 with the custom twin pipes system I have. It also makes her look more like a Baby Ducati than a Honda.

The other day I was gearing up again after perving into Holeshot at a Street Triple, when an older couple walked past, and the gentleman nodded appreciatively at my bike, and said "Niiiiice!!" ...His wife didn't appear that impressed, but eh, their problem, not mine!

Mines not a vtr but I have the twin set up, and mine was loud as hell untill i got the silencers, Its still loud but ohwell

[CookMySock]

When I borrowed the Hyo GT250R, I got some people saying "Nice bike! how much is it?" Things like that... Oh yeah I remember, Hyosung DID got some attention...

I have lost count of the stunned looks and raised-eyebrow questions I have got. I have people get off harleys and come over and ask WTF sort of bike is THAT?!?.. and watched them stand and stare and ask questions for some minutes while I refuel. Strangely, they looked sort of perplexed when they rode away - maybe they weren't having a nice day? I was..

I think its the curiosity value - no one has really seen a GT650R before. There is one thing about the hyo's and that is they are widely TALKED about (one way or the other) so when theres one to be seen in the flesh, even seasoned bikers will gather around and evaluate it. ALL bikers IRL ask "whats it like?". GT250R riders sit on it and marvel its just like their 250. NO PERSON has ever dissed it in real life, only on this forum is it widely despised.

So in answer to your question, in public the hyo is widely waved at, admired, and generally gets me lots of love. In almost any forum on the Internet, it is widely and rudely despised - I wonder if would have bought it, or got into biking at all if I had known.

DB

[Magua]

I sometimes get people coming up to me and reminiscing about the days of old, when they owned a cb400. I had a chat with a man in his eighties about my bike, he told me he got himself a gn250 on his 81st birthday.

My exhaust gets plenty of attention, sets off the odd car alarm.

[martybabe]

The wife talked me into Golding ownership some years back, I only went in the shop for some gloves damn it.

I ain't knocking the bike here, what it does it does very well but it was short lived, I just couldn't live with the attention, good and bad. A non bikers favourite yet seemingly hated by many bikers. I used to roll up into a car park and park as far away from everyone else as I could, always drew a crowd but I felt real uncomfortable with that, grannies and kids all over it and always the same question ( how much)

Conversely, I was running one of the first ZZR 1100s at the same time and this was totally shunned by Joe public but always drew a small crowd of bikers and always the same question (how fast).

I prolly got the best bike I've ever owned now and it don't get so much as a second glance but that's OK by me.

[scumdog]

Best attention getters / conversation starters are classic styled Harleys and Triumphs.

People wind their windows down to talk/ask about the bike at traffic lights occasionally.

I bought mine for the quiet subtle anonimity it gives me....

[Switch]

I used to get alot of attention about my Hyosung (GV250), dont get as much now. Most kids ask if its a Harley, or just tell their parents "Look dad theres a Harley!"

It is kinda cool getting some attention, But on the open road trying to pass, looks pretty silly.
When its all shiny and all the chrome is reflecting on a sunny day i have to admit, it is a nice looking bike

[Magua]

I mostly just get old farts saying `Oh, nice Superdream!', whereabouts I get shitty and snarkily tell them it is not one of those!

You just wish it was.

[Ixion]

Best attention getters / conversation starters are classic styled Harleys and Triumphs.

People wind their windows down to talk/ask about the bike at traffic lights occasionally.

Nope. Best attention getters / conversation starters is a kettle. Everybody over a certain age either owned one or had a mate who did, and has to tell you about it. Everybody under the certain age wants to know 'what the hell is that ?'.

[wybmadiity]

The only strangers who have commented on my bike (only been out on it twice since I got it) was 'Did you buy that bike of a chick in Rotorua?! Man she could ride that thing!' Go Gobs!

[Big Dave]

Nope. Best attention getters / conversation starters is a kettle. Everybody over a certain age either owned one or had a mate who did, and has to tell you about it. Everybody under the certain age wants to know 'what the hell is that ?'.

There is a difference between attention and sympathy.

[vifferman]

I get absolutely no attention at all.

[Ixion]

There is a difference between attention and sympathy.

I even had the fire brigade turn out for it a while ago. I hadn't started it for a while so I was running it in the drive to clear the crankcases. Neighbours thoiught the house was on fire and called the Trumptons. Everybody notices a kettle.