Baph

Now see, there appears to be a little confusion in this thread:

Power Ranger: Clothing matches the bike, and both consitute at least 2 colours. This doesn't reflect on the riding ability.
Weekend Warrior: Only rides when the weather is fair, and as such, doesn't gain what I consider to be valuable experience on the bike (ie, wet conditions).

Personally, I don't have an issue with Power Rangers. You have the money, you buy the kit. Who cares?

Weekend Warriors are the funny ones. Most also fit into the Power Ranger category too, but some don't.

Riding in rural areas, seeing supersports IL4s hard on the brakes when they don't need to (even taking into account the reduced engine braking), point & squirt riders who can't filter because they daren't get close to another vehicle (at any speed). Those are the ones that it's funny to pass, and it's only funny because most of them get so worked up about it.

I remember commuting back from my old job, coming over the moors. I saw a group of Weekend Warriors a couple of miles up the road from me. They were making pretty good progress, but I was in the mood for a play, so I adjusted my riding to suit & caught them up in an area I knew I could easily (and safely) pass them. So I did, and laughed as I opened up away from them.

A couple of miles further down the road, another Weekend Warrior (and he was a Power Ranger too) was bent over looking at his gear linkage. So I pulled up, hazards on & asked if they were OK. Turned out his linkage had dropped off, and he didn't have tools or a brain. I did have tools, so sorted it for him.

His mates came flying down the hill, and the only comment I got from them was "F*k me, I thought you were a copper in that high vis & riding so quick on a hard road like that." Nah, t'was just my daily commute.