Should i feel embarressed in the company of supersport 600s?

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Balky001

Now, that's embarrassing. Not that he would know it

Couldn't agree more!

I ride a bandit 6, I have no illusions, I was at Silverstone with Ben and his R6 and he was off into the distance. But I had nothing to prove, and the moment I Outdragged the guy on his fireblade and another on a TL1000R just because I was coming out of the corner properly I will remember for a while to come.

Brands hatch Indy circuit was my 1st track day ever this year, I was taking anything up to 2 or 3 bikes a lap on the brakes at the end of the straight into paddock on my bandit, with it's 2 pot sliding calipers, and 020 tyres (Blistered quite badly by the end of the day). I had a great time, but when a better rider on a better bike came along they were off and I couldn't do much about it.

Nothing to be embarressed about on a budget bike, it's up to the supersports guys to prove they're better than you not the other way round.

Thinking of getting something faster this year as I've started to find that I'm more intrested in track days and such things where my bike isn't that good, but will not be going for the latest and greatest bike as I kinda like the underdog image. You only need to beat a couple of people on more focused kit to feel you've done really well, especially if there was a battle to get past them :P

Originally Posted by Balky001

Brand new R1, in Rossi colours, leathers in Rossi colours (with leather outside the boots alla Rossi, and a AGV Rossi lid.

I heard a great story of a guy at a track day with his mates. Walking in the pits he sees a red 916 and a guy in foggy rep leathers leaning over it. He says to his mates ( abit too loudly) "Who's that **** in foggy rep leathers....."

Just as he is finishing his sentence, the guy in Foggy rep leathers, stands up turns round and smiles. Turns out they werent Foggy rep leathers and they were worn by the real Foggy.

Necro post!

SV is girly bike and if you're a rufty tufty male biker you should be ashamed of yourself...

Originally Posted by Razor

SV is girly bike and if you're a rufty tufty male biker you should be ashamed of yourself...and part ex for a good Harley!

The long and the short of it is not bike statistics but rider performance

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Baph

What is this mythical beast "A Good Harley" you speak of.

Provide proof of its existance or go forth from this place, never to return, upon pain of death

David

This whole thread is a perfect demonstration of how biking has been taken over by cagers especially in the last 10 years or so. Unfortunately they have brought their culture and bad attitudes with them.

15 years ago no one would have cared what bike you turned up on. Nowadays everyone is worried about does their bike have the street cred, do they have the right leathers, the right helmet and of course if your boots costs less than £150 you are a nobody.

In worrying about whether you should be embarrassed you have demonstrated that you have more in common with cagers than real bikers and that really is embarrassing!

my 650s used to hold its own up to 90-100 in real road riding.

A good harley (for a 40 od year old one), can be found here.