Convo with a van man - SV650.org

31-03-09, 08:47 AM

So i was in traffic this morning, and looking at a porsche. nice car, biiig brakes

then i turned my ehad the other way, and a driver of a blue van leans over and says "rich bi*ch!" because it was being driven by a woman. He laughed and i laughed and we agreeed it was a nice car. I demonstrated though how it dosnt sound as good as my bike (vrooom vrooom) then he said i'm robably better off since i can filter and she's stuck there.

I then told him how much i paid for my bike (£1500) and he couldnt beleive it was so cheap. I was quite suprised at his reaction...has anyone else ever had this kind of reaction when telling someone who dosnt know much about bikes things like that?

Nice chap he was, good to have a talk while waiting at traffic lights.

Dave20046 · 31-03-09, 08:49 AM

No most people I talk to have no interest in bikes. "what you paid £1000 to get yourself killed?"

31-03-09, 08:51 AM

Sort of, when I was having a traffic light gp with a Ferrar F430 I reminded the owner that my bike only cost me £3400 and it still beat his car to 60. Made me feel great.

31-03-09, 08:52 AM

my mother told me not to talk to strangers

i remember when i turned up at mogs house, his wife said my yellow curvy looked a lot better than his silver pointy=D>

Mr Speirs · 31-03-09, 08:57 AM

I had filtered to the front of at set of traffic lights and found myself at the side of an Artic Lorry. The driver wound down his window and shouted 'I'll give you a head start'

Made me chuckle.

31-03-09, 08:59 AM

i always get people ask if i wanna sell them my hilux, which is quite funny considering its a 1991 and hand painted. people even leave me notes under the windscreen!

31-03-09, 09:00 AM

oops

31-03-09, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

Sort of, when I was having a traffic light gp with a Ferrar F430 I reminded the owner that my bike only cost me £3400 and it still beat his car to 60. Made me feel great.

lol! Awesome. I was filtering down the A40 once and there were two of those ferraris side by side, drivers obviously bored because they started having a sound-off competition, engines off the limiters and everything. So i crawled in between came to a stop and looked at them both and promptly did the same thing with my engine. We were all freinds, lots of laughing and smiling. Then I just carried on and left them annoying the other people stuck in traffic.

MrS, thats funny...did you win

Hovis, my mum said she didnt like yellow bikes. The day i brought a yellow bike. booooo

31-03-09, 09:04 AM

sounds like a nice bloke, and a rarety for a van man to not be trying to kill you...in London too....is this an early april fool??!! lol

noones been surprised when ive said i bought my bike for a grand

31-03-09, 09:09 AM

Lol i dont think so! I guess it was something we had in common, both lowly paid people traveling around in vehicles designed for purpose rather than anything like what that porsche was designed for

31-03-09, 08:47 AM	#1
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Convo with a van man So i was in traffic this morning, and looking at a porsche. nice car, biiig brakes then i turned my ehad the other way, and a driver of a blue van leans over and says "rich bi*ch!" because it was being driven by a woman. He laughed and i laughed and we agreeed it was a nice car. I demonstrated though how it dosnt sound as good as my bike (vrooom vrooom) then he said i'm robably better off since i can filter and she's stuck there. I then told him how much i paid for my bike (£1500) and he couldnt beleive it was so cheap. I was quite suprised at his reaction...has anyone else ever had this kind of reaction when telling someone who dosnt know much about bikes things like that? Nice chap he was, good to have a talk while waiting at traffic lights.

31-03-09, 08:49 AM	#2
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: Convo with a van man No most people I talk to have no interest in bikes. "what you paid £1000 to get yourself killed?" __________________

31-03-09, 08:51 AM	#3
DanAbnormal Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man Sort of, when I was having a traffic light gp with a Ferrar F430 I reminded the owner that my bike only cost me £3400 and it still beat his car to 60. Made me feel great.

31-03-09, 08:52 AM	#4
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man my mother told me not to talk to strangers i remember when i turned up at mogs house, his wife said my yellow curvy looked a lot better than his silver pointy=D>

31-03-09, 08:57 AM	#5
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: Convo with a van man I had filtered to the front of at set of traffic lights and found myself at the side of an Artic Lorry. The driver wound down his window and shouted 'I'll give you a head start' Made me chuckle. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

31-03-09, 08:59 AM	#6
jimmy__riddle Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man i always get people ask if i wanna sell them my hilux, which is quite funny considering its a 1991 and hand painted. people even leave me notes under the windscreen!

31-03-09, 09:00 AM	#7
jimmy__riddle Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man oops Last edited by jimmy__riddle; 31-03-09 at 09:06 AM. Reason: double post

31-03-09, 09:04 AM	#9
Dappa D Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man sounds like a nice bloke, and a rarety for a van man to not be trying to kill you...in London too....is this an early april fool??!! lol noones been surprised when ive said i bought my bike for a grand

31-03-09, 09:09 AM	#10
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Convo with a van man Lol i dont think so! I guess it was something we had in common, both lowly paid people traveling around in vehicles designed for purpose rather than anything like what that porsche was designed for