ever had a harley rider call your vfr a crotch rocket??

It seems when I tell people I ride a sport touring motorcycle they imagine a shadow or victory looking bike until they actually see my bike and they say "well that's a crotch rocket." I just give up and say "ok fine it's an old man's crotch rocket because of the upright seating position." :drool: But most people I find have no idea what a vfr is and want to know who did my exhaust work. (I have stock exhaust no mods).

 

Yeah. But at least his will be nice and shiny while he is trying to start it or something falls off. Personally I don't give a rat's A$$ what people call mine. They don't ride it....I do. And I have a metric tonne of fun doing so while they are polishing the shiny stuff. Mine gets dirty. That's what happens when you ride. And I don't get bug stains on my teeth either.

 

This is a bunch of shit!

 

He probably feels sorry for you, no chrome and all that plastic, nothing to polish. I really dought that he wishes he had your bike, if he did he would probably buy one.

 

Most harley riders bought their bike for a totally different reason than I bought my bike. It's an "apples and oranges" conversation and their opinion means nothing. I live and work in harley country (more cruisers than any other) and I take my fair share of what THEY think is abuse. To me, it only confirms their ignorance. This harley/metric (or jap) thing has been going on since I began riding in the 70's and I don't anticipate it ending anytime soon. Besides, how would we know how nice our bikes are if we didn't have pieces of shit to compare them to.

 

Thanks for making me laugh!

BZ

 

Tim Horton's dough nuts are better than Dunk'n Dough nuts. GM rules Ford sucks. Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadians. Damned. What will be talk about now.

I think the Pearl White VFR rocks and the red ones are for commoners!

 

While I do not have the VTEC VFR I went on a ride with a guy that has a Pearl White 06 VFR and I got to say it's a very nice looking bike in person! IMO the silver wheels really seal the deal and complete the whole package.

 

i've seen my fair share of posers in every "motorcycle category"

like the several middle aged men on the VFRs or BMWs trying to keep up with me and crashing or nearly crashing

there are posers in _______ category for everything under the sun. yea its funny to make fun of people but its so cliche and so common on __________ site. its like people start these threads just to get attention

i've never really met a HD guy that was hardcore, except i see a lot of them with their mean faces riding that don't wave or look over and keep the hard look all the way past. but most of those guys are actually young.

ps: my buell is a "streetfighter" :flamer:

 

WAAGH!!! Da Red wunz go faster!

As to the merit of the tread i think it is vallid as our bike does face misconceptions from the general public as a crotch rocket and especially from HD riders as at a glance i can see there point.

It is fun to poke fun at the situations that arise from this. I love when people look at my bike and i can tell them about my sport touring bike that i ride long long distances through twisty roads just as fast as most sport bikes.

 

Funny you should say that. I am not really struck on the silver wheels and was thinking of powder coating mine but I can't think of what colour. Someone suggested white but I am not sure. Will probably leave as is.

As far as this thread goes, I will say that since I have started riding, which was only 2 years ago, I have come to learn that bikers are a dedicated sort. Their loyalties to the bike they ride are strong as is mine. I just am not fond of the cruisers. I have major back issues and I think that longer rides sitting upright to that extent would probably do me in.

But that is not to say I am not going to bark at people on Harleys every chance I can. I have fun with it. And the people I bark at bark right back.

But timmies are better than dunk'n doughnuts. It is a scientific fact.

 

Donuts give me heartburn so IMHO they all suck!

 

My last 2 bikes were Harley's, and I can speak from experience that the majority of the HD crowd I encountered is much more interested in talking about riding than riding.

Every single one of the folks I used to casually ride with are envious (when we talk privately) about my VFR, and many are trying to sell their HD's so they can get a functional, rather than a "show" bike.

Lastly, a friend who was reading up on the Hell's Angels quoted me something from Sonny Barger's book (the supposed "head" of the Hell's Angels). Sonny told a reporter who asked about Harley's that, given the amount of miles he traveled these days, he would much prefer a "real" motorcycle designed for touring, like a Honda ST1300...

What else is there to say?

Phuqet

 

"Well, I was going to buy one... but now I have a kid, so it's a different story". Or you get the, "I've been looking for years, but I don't think it's for me".

To the first, I say life is dangerous no matter how/where/when you live... just live life and enjoy yourself. I've got a buddy that is a deep ocean & cave diver; he's got four boys, but feels me on a motorcycle is more dangerous - even though statistically a higher percentage of divers die every year than motorcyclists.

To the second I say, go take an MSF class and you'll know. By the end of the class you'll either want to buy a motorcycle or it was definitely wrong for you.

SO many non-riders want to judge without a clue about what it's really like; it's not worth correcting every single one of them. But when someone comes up who's truly interested in the sport I sell it (along with it's dangers) to the best of my abilities. After a while it's easy to tell the posers from those that want to learn.

 

I hear it all the time. I got tired of trying to explain. So now I wear the crotch-rocket badge with honor.

 

I remember reading that too...Barger also said he regretted getting the Angels to take such a hard line against non-american bikes.

 

I don't see having a crotch rocket as being a bad thing.

 

We need to introduce a new derogatory term for Harleys, only to be used in retaliation for an opposition initiated offense.

I propose "Nut Rumbler."

 

i ride a harley, and have for years. i ride the hell out of it, and have scraped up pipes and pegs to prove it. i recently bought a vfr, and admittedly ride it more than the harley. as someone mentioned earlier, it's apples to oranges. it's like comparing a 60's muscle car to an '08 sports car. but calling guys who ride cruisers 'turds' or their bikes 'pieces of shit' is no different than cruiser guys calling sportbike/touring riders crotch rocket jockeys or their bikes 'jap crap'. can't we all just get along? some of my harley friends think my vfr is cool, some think i'm a sell out. frankly, i don't care either way. i've had harley guys snub my wave on the vfr, and i've had sportbike guys snub me on the harley. sadly, there are closed-minded people on both sides.

 

When describing what kind of bike I ride, I usually end up calling it a "Sport Touring" Most people still think it's a sport bike and usually get the "You stupid squid" looks in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Don't know many squids that wear boots, jeans, fully jacket, gloves, and helmet in 90 degree weather, but whatever. Different thread. I have alot more trouble describing the Hawk to people. I usually get either "Oh, a Nighthawk?" or "So, its a crotch rocket?" Yeah, a V-twin rocket with 50 hp and tops out at 103 mph. I usually just call it a "naked" and leave it at that.

I second that notion....