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25-01-06, 03:59 PM

IF the SV is considered a girls bike than so be it! I love her and she takes care of me when I am riding her.

The guy reminds me of an idiot I came across a few weekends ago, he was a Sunday rider on an GSX-R750. I came across him while I was filling up after having a blast out at the petrol station and he was insulting me to his mates arround that I was on a girls bike.

Completly ignored him filled up, walked back to the bike after paying and he had left. A mile down the road, he must have been going home on his own, but he really was taking his time doing 40 in a 60 zone!

Any way, I am no ace rider, but I know the bends well on the A509, came to a stright and went to overtake and he suddenly sees me and twists his throttle and actually pulls over in protest to me over taking him so much so that I had to go back behind him due to a fact I saw a car coming in the opposite direction doing a fair rate of knots.

Not normally one to bite but this made me lose my rag a little, came to the next corner and he just could not handle the corner at high speed, he hits his brakes and takes the corner very wide!

Me.... I pull the bike into a lovely tight line and over took him on the inside and twisted the throttle coming out of the bend.

Not proud about taking the bait, but I think the bike did me proud, his face must have been a picture.

Needless to say I won't be repeating that stunt agan mind you!

Cheers

Rich

25-01-06, 04:51 PM

I don’t disagree that a well ridden SV can outperform a poorly ridden 600, 750, ‘thou or whatever, but then who would put money down on beating Mr Rossi round a track, them riding their bike, Mr Rossi in a shopping trolley?!?!?

We are talking about the bike being seen by the general populous as a girls bike. I haven’t really seen any arguments against this yet.

How many girls actually ride them?! Lets face it Speedygirl being female (or presumably a close approximation!?!

) is in a minority set to start with, so it can’t be down to number of male verse female owners as by numbers I bet more males own SVs than females?? So it is percentage of female bikers that own SVs as opposed to say GSXR thous. So of the female bikers you know, (if any) how many of them ride SVs? And how many other bikes?

I know 3 female riders (4 if you count the ‘virtual’ speedygirl

) they all ride different bikes, so no definitive bike-babe correlation could be made.

How about everyone else?

25-01-06, 05:06 PM

Well by that standard, for me the sv is not a girls bike out of about 15 bikers at our place 3 are girls, me on my sv one o a zxr400 (i think) and one on a gixxer600 All the other people i know that ride svs are blokes

25-01-06, 05:07 PM

Only 2 those wi phallic fixations!

tinpants · 25-01-06, 10:03 PM

Its not about what you ride. Its about HOW you ride it. End of story.

Biker Biggles · 25-01-06, 10:04 PM

Surely it's only the pointies that are girl's bikes?

And yellow ones.And red ones.

21QUEST · 25-01-06, 10:54 PM

Harsh but fair?
Yes

Love the bike though and I bet the guy on a fireblade was quite surprised when I went round the outside of him today. (dual carriage)

Cheers
Ben

25-01-06, 11:34 PM

To be honest the attitude if it occurs would appear to me as just another extension of the Yobbish culture in the U.K. How f*cking rude for anyone to suggest such nonsense.

What ever happened to the mutual respect between fellow bikers? The kindred spirit? This is all f*cked up! There are bikes I would not be seen dead on, but if one pulls up when I am having a coffee I will acknowledge the owner and very possibly have a chat with him.

All this peeing up the wall,nursery school idiocy is quite frankly pathetic!

Blue Flame · 26-01-06, 12:14 AM

Its got nothing to do with girls......... or boys for that matter.......

...Its the typical response to seeing something that is not classified in the 'sportsbike' category. 'Girl's bike' is just another (sexist) way to say 'not as cool as mine as it isn't in the mags every month'.

The fact that the bike is recommended in the bike mags for riders who have just passed their test (which is part of the reason why I bought it two years ago) also probably explains the comment.

As the other peeps have alluded to.... this sort of comment will generally only come from weekend bikers who have more money than common sense and have probably never quite figured out how to go round corners.

25-01-06, 10:03 PM	#35
tinpants Ubique Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Posts: 643	Its not about what you ride. Its about HOW you ride it. End of story. __________________ Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're a pillock

25-01-06, 10:04 PM	#36
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Surely it's only the pointies that are girl's bikes? And yellow ones.And red ones. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

26-01-06, 12:14 AM	#39
Blue Flame Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 1,265	Its got nothing to do with girls......... or boys for that matter....... ...Its the typical response to seeing something that is not classified in the 'sportsbike' category. 'Girl's bike' is just another (sexist) way to say 'not as cool as mine as it isn't in the mags every month'. The fact that the bike is recommended in the bike mags for riders who have just passed their test (which is part of the reason why I bought it two years ago) also probably explains the comment. As the other peeps have alluded to.... this sort of comment will generally only come from weekend bikers who have more money than common sense and have probably never quite figured out how to go round corners. __________________ Triumph Sprint GT 1050 -Sexy Phantom Black; Powerbronze Screen Previous >> K3 SV650S - Candy Copper;Lower Fairing Set;Fender Extender; Powerbronze Screen; HEL Braided Lines;

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25-01-06, 03:59 PM	#31
rwoodcock01 Guest Posts: n/a	IF the SV is considered a girls bike than so be it! I love her and she takes care of me when I am riding her. The guy reminds me of an idiot I came across a few weekends ago, he was a Sunday rider on an GSX-R750. I came across him while I was filling up after having a blast out at the petrol station and he was insulting me to his mates arround that I was on a girls bike. Completly ignored him filled up, walked back to the bike after paying and he had left. A mile down the road, he must have been going home on his own, but he really was taking his time doing 40 in a 60 zone! Any way, I am no ace rider, but I know the bends well on the A509, came to a stright and went to overtake and he suddenly sees me and twists his throttle and actually pulls over in protest to me over taking him so much so that I had to go back behind him due to a fact I saw a car coming in the opposite direction doing a fair rate of knots. Not normally one to bite but this made me lose my rag a little, came to the next corner and he just could not handle the corner at high speed, he hits his brakes and takes the corner very wide! Me.... I pull the bike into a lovely tight line and over took him on the inside and twisted the throttle coming out of the bend. Not proud about taking the bait, but I think the bike did me proud, his face must have been a picture. Needless to say I won't be repeating that stunt agan mind you! Cheers Rich

25-01-06, 04:51 PM	#32
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	I don’t disagree that a well ridden SV can outperform a poorly ridden 600, 750, ‘thou or whatever, but then who would put money down on beating Mr Rossi round a track, them riding their bike, Mr Rossi in a shopping trolley?!?!? We are talking about the bike being seen by the general populous as a girls bike. I haven’t really seen any arguments against this yet. How many girls actually ride them?! Lets face it Speedygirl being female (or presumably a close approximation!?! ) is in a minority set to start with, so it can’t be down to number of male verse female owners as by numbers I bet more males own SVs than females?? So it is percentage of female bikers that own SVs as opposed to say GSXR thous. So of the female bikers you know, (if any) how many of them ride SVs? And how many other bikes? I know 3 female riders (4 if you count the ‘virtual’ speedygirl ) they all ride different bikes, so no definitive bike-babe correlation could be made. How about everyone else?

25-01-06, 05:06 PM	#33
jenni Guest Posts: n/a	Well by that standard, for me the sv is not a girls bike out of about 15 bikers at our place 3 are girls, me on my sv one o a zxr400 (i think) and one on a gixxer600 All the other people i know that ride svs are blokes

25-01-06, 05:07 PM	#34
RayCav Guest Posts: n/a	Only 2 those wi phallic fixations!

25-01-06, 11:34 PM	#38
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	To be honest the attitude if it occurs would appear to me as just another extension of the Yobbish culture in the U.K. How fcking rude for anyone to suggest such nonsense. What ever happened to the mutual respect between fellow bikers? The kindred spirit? This is all fcked up! There are bikes I would not be seen dead on, but if one pulls up when I am having a coffee I will acknowledge the owner and very possibly have a chat with him. All this peeing up the wall,nursery school idiocy is quite frankly pathetic!