Generalizations about specific riding groups and barf

Indeed.

Just wanted to give my 2 cents. If Barfers have felt the urge to put me into the tourer/cruiser group as one would expect them to, I have not felt that either online or in person on group-rides. I am thankful for this.

I am not the only one who treats a touring bike as if it were a sport-bike and I have seen many riders treating their sport-bike as if it were a tourer.(probably not on purpose though, LOL) There are many generalizations that can be made about groups, and you'll stand a good chance of getting most of your assumptions correct, but each individual can suprise you.

Hi, I'm a new member. How do I put a posting for members to come by and go dirl biking this weekend? Thanks Mike from the east bay.

Anybody want to go birt biking this weekend.

Anybody want to go dirtbiking this weekend? We'll come back sun afternoon or night. Mike

mikeedesign said:

Anybody want to go dirtbiking this weekend? We'll come back sun afternoon or night. Mike

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Mike,

Hit the dirty barf section to get folks eyeballs on your dirt rides.

Welcome to barf btw.

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I had the most interesting conversation with a stranger this weekend which pertains to this topic of stereotypes that i just had to share:

Him: You ride? You look like are rider.
Me:I do ride (but what does a rider really look like?), do you ride?
Him: Not really, I took the MSF course but never got around to getting the license.
ME: oh ok
Him: So are you a stunter or a racer?
ME: (stunter or racer?? WTF?) um....neither, it's just my main type of transportation and i like just like to ride.
HIM: oh cool...Are you in a club? My friend is president of "such & such" club, are you familiar with that club?
ME: Nah, i'm not really into all that stuff.
HIM: what do you ride? I was looking at getting an R1?
ME: umm...yeah, you might want to consider starting off with something a little smaller than an R1 imo.........


I was just amazed at how many stereotypes and misconceptions were brought up by this guy who seeminly had it all wrong about the "world of motorcycles".

So when I lane "share" on the freeway faster than I should with my loud exhaust and back firing bike. I make all motorcycles look bad? SCORE! Maybe I'll up the backfiring and go faster?
I even try to look like a bad ass when I punch it to pass someone. Tucking like I have a fairing and I'm racing Motogp even though I have no fairing and an only cruising at 72mph.

Until every noob that rides in t shirts on the freeway at 120mph on their bran new 600RR is killed in a tragic accident, we will all be switchblade sporting, saw'd off shotty concealing felony'd warranted bastids.

(slightly angry, clutch cable sheered in half today. Poops)

B-Cuz said:

+1 here, makes sense to me and as always a enlightening point of view.

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Likewise :thumbup

I don't really ride, I just pose because I'm a chick. Meh. Down with stereotypes for sure, but making of fun of squids are my guilty pleasure. How can I overcome this immaturity? Great words of wisdom as always Dennis. :thumbup

So what do us supermoto riders get classified into? hehe, the sportbike guys look at me like i'm retarded, the cruisers are like wtf is that thing and the tourers usually, look over then nose to the sky as they go on thier merry little way. Only guys I've actually ran into on the street that almost always wave are the dual sport guys, other supermoto's and nor cal bro's in thier white trucks and metal mulisha stickers. Gotta say though, I don't really care, it's nice being an "outcast". hahahaha! I stand up and wave like crazy at large groups of harley guys.

enjyursins said:

So what do us supermoto riders get classified into? hehe, the sportbike guys look at me like i'm retarded, the cruisers are like wtf is that thing and the tourers usually, look over then nose to the sky as they go on thier merry little way. Only guys I've actually ran into on the street that almost always wave are the dual sport guys, other supermoto's and nor cal bro's in thier white trucks and metal mulisha stickers. Gotta say though, I don't really care, it's nice being an "outcast". hahahaha! I stand up and wave like crazy at large groups of harley guys.

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Supermoto riders are my hero!!!

enjyursins said:

So what do us supermoto riders get classified into? hehe, the sportbike guys look at me like i'm retarded, the cruisers are like wtf is that thing and the tourers usually, look over then nose to the sky as they go on thier merry little way. Only guys I've actually ran into on the street that almost always wave are the dual sport guys, other supermoto's and nor cal bro's in thier white trucks and metal mulisha stickers. Gotta say though, I don't really care, it's nice being an "outcast". hahahaha! I stand up and wave like crazy at large groups of harley guys.

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bah :hand you think motard guys have it bad...try riding a buell. :x

I wave at everyone I see, harley's, sportbikes, tour bikes, w/e. Now whats really funny is when you wave to girls on scooters. They think you wave at them because they're hotties or something... Sometimes they wave back, but most the time they are confused.

I recently stopped a pretty lady on a scooter, about 50cc's by my guess to, warn her that showing off her pretty legs in a skirt and stockings was going to make me sad when I saw them some day after she fell off in sandles and T'shirt. She gave me a perplexed look, kinda like a deer in the headlights. I was speaking gibberish to her and I don't think I scored any points with her by just comming up out of the blue (I don't drive a car in S.F., just ride a bike because its faster, cheaper, and better excercise). She said, "Oh, I'm just going a few blocks it doesn't matter, I'll be fine." I thought about all the stats about people being more likely to crash within a few miles of their homes than further away.

O well, I still wave at everyone I see, unless I'm mid corner or something!

911NeverForget said:

I wave at everyone I see, harley's, sportbikes, tour bikes, w/e. Now whats really funny is when you wave to girls on scooters. They think you wave at them because they're hotties or something... Sometimes they wave back, but most the time they are confused.

I recently stopped a pretty lady on a scooter, about 50cc's by my guess to, warn her that showing off her pretty legs in a skirt and stockings was going to make me sad when I saw them some day after she fell off in sandles and T'shirt. She gave me a perplexed look, kinda like a deer in the headlights. I was speaking gibberish to her and I don't think I scored any points with her by just comming up out of the blue (I don't drive a car in S.F., just ride a bike because its faster, cheaper, and better excercise). She said, "Oh, I'm just going a few blocks it doesn't matter, I'll be fine." I thought about all the stats about people being more likely to crash within a few miles of their homes than further away.

O well, I still wave at everyone I see, unless I'm mid corner or something!

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Hahahah hopefully she'll remember you and what you said when she gets crashed! That's so true that you have a higher chance of crashing while within a few miles of home because you become relaxed about the familiar surroundings and think everything is picture-perfect on the way home.

I don't understand..

Why is motorcycling an act and stage performance to so many people?

I don't pick on the bikes people ride.. cause i'll ride it too.. I pick on the riders cause they're so sensitive about the bike they ride.

Just ask anyone on any bike.. What year Honda Shadow they're riding. :laughing Watch the response.. it's quite comical..

Have to ask yourself why they get upset.. cause they don't know any better. They're caught up in the hype. If they don't quit riding, they'll quit caring about this.

Just ride.. go racing too.. Support our sport. Teach riding.. get involved with our community.

Ironbutt said:

Just ride.. go racing too.. Support our sport. Teach riding.. get involved with our community.

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The Brotherhood of the Road by Shalom Auslander

I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community, a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan.

Except when I pass Harley guys. I hate Harley guys. Hate, hate, hate. When they pass me on the highway, you know what I do? I don't wave. With their little tassle handlebars and the studded luggage and the half-helmets? God, they drive me crazy.

You know who else I hate? BMW guys. Oh, I do hate those guys. I don't wave at them, either. They think they're so great, sitting all upright, with their 180-degree German engines. God, I hate them.

They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.

Ducati guys? I don't wave at them either. Why don't they spend a little more money on their bikes? "You can have it in any color you want, as long as it's red." Aren't you cool! Like they even know what a desmo-whatever engine is, anyway. Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.

Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. They always have those stupid helmets sitting on top of their stupid heads, and God forbid they should wear any safety gear. They make me so mad. Sometimes they'll speed by and look over at me and you know what I do? I don't wave. I just keep on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way.

Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at those guys with the helmets with the loud paint jobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet? Like I'm going to wave back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots.

To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special?"

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Feel the love :laughing

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High-Side said:

The Brotherhood of the Road by Shalom Auslander

I love motorcycles, and I love riding. Like many of you, what first drew me to bikes was not just the experience of riding, but the feeling that I'd become part of a special community, a brotherhood, really. Nothing calms me more than a long ride down the interstate, waving to the members of my beloved clan.

Except when I pass Harley guys. ......... God, they drive me crazy.

You know who else I hate? BMW guys. ........... God, I hate them.

They're almost as bad as those old bastards on their touring motorcycles. You know what I call those bikes? "Two-wheeled couches!" Get it? Because they're so big. They drive around like they've got all day. Appreciate the scenery somewhere else, Grampa, and while you're at it, I'm not waving to you.

Ducati guys? ..........Try finding the battery, you Italian-wannabe racers! I never, ever wave at those guys.

Suzuki guys aren't much better, which is why I never wave at them, either. ........... I just keep on going. Please, don't get me started on Kawasaki guys. Ninjas? What are you, twelve years old? Team Green my ass. I never wave at Kawasaki guys.

I ride a Honda, and I'll only wave at Honda guys, but even then, I'll never wave at a guy in full leathers. Never, never, never. Yeah, like you're going to get your knee down on the New York Thruway. Nice crotch, by the way.

Guys in full leathers will never get a wave from me, and by the way, neither will the guys in two-piece leathers. And I'll tell you who else I'm not waving at those guys with the helmets with the loud paint jobs. Four pounds of paint on a two pound helmet? Like I'm going to wave back to that! I'll also never wave at someone with a mirrored visor. Or helmet stickers. Or racing gloves. Or hiking boots.

To me, motorcycling is a like a family, a close-knit brotherhood of people who ride Hondas, wear jeans and a leather jacket (not Vanson) with regular gloves and a solid-color helmet with a clear visor, no stickers, no racing gloves and regular boots (not Timberlands). And isn't that what really makes riding so special?"

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