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

i know some harley riders i work with always refer to my rwb vfr as a crotch or rice burner..sometimes i have to remind them or their air cooled push rod old news engine are hi priced work on it to ride, ride to work on it.:hangme: they all have had some issue with them even brand new ones.. lol just gets old :vader:wondering if anyone else has a weekly debate of why they got ripped off and i will never have to do anything to mine but change oil and put gas in it.:bootyshake2:

 

I hear it om occasion and I always point out it is a sport-tourer, not a "crotch rocket". I don't even call super sports that. I call them sport bikes. I hate the term crotch rocket. I think it sounds silly and stupid.

 

i tried to explain sport-tourer and got a blank look like the was a made up word..:unsure:

 

mine is Liquid cooled v-twin, like your crotch rocket

 

so are john deere's.........just kidding speed.

 

Only had it called a crotch rocket once but it was by a hottie wanting a ride because they turned her on. I didn't bother to correct her but most of the time I get the "nice bike" comment. General yes but it still puts a smile on my face. Most of the HD riders I've encountered act like you are invisible refusing to even look your way.

 

Next time just ask them if they want to go for a ride and find out who is in more pain at the end of the day.

 

I had to point out one day that my bike started at the first push of the button while my co-worker's HD sputtered and coughed and took several tries to start. I show up on mine everyday and he rides his when it is running.

 

When I had my VF500F I had one Harley guy with the tats, leather vest, facial hair and skull cap call my bike something along the lines of a Japanese Altoids tin with a motor. To which I responded, "Hey, at least I can lean more than 5 degrees at speed without becoming a drag queen." as I pointed towards his copious amounts of chrome.

Normally, all 130 pounds of me would be afraid of saying something like that to a a big scurry harley guy, but my bike was already on and I was geared up. :ncb:

 

I get both 'crotch rocket' and 'rice burner' from people at work. But they're almost all non-riders. They are generic terms and I don't even try to correct people anymore. It's not worth my time, I just say "yes it's a japanese bike" or "yes it can go quite fast". People have those terms stuck in their head, and as long as there are squids keeping the idea of the crotch rocket alive, that term will be there.

 

mine runs perfect and has zero issues and starts perfectly every time no matter what the elevation or temp outside.

it never needs valve adustments, it never needs chain adjustments, it never gets low on water, it never needs a new thermostat, gee what else

 

:lol: A lot of people have never heard of the term "sport-touring" so what I do is just say it's a comfortable sportbike that I can ride for hours unlike those crouched over crotch rockets that require a chiropractor.

 

I laugh at them,though certain daughters have chastised me for calling my vfr a crotchrocket in front of their children(bad language).My x girl now wants a HD or a shadow,it's not my fault.What is wrong with that female mind?Why do they go for the poser/jerk types that treat them like crap?

 

Can the american bikes compare?%&$#chrome?Noise?What is the 'REAL BIKE'? ie...(Get a real bike).

 

Johnny:

You Buell owners are different than the "Orange and Black" slathered turds on cruisers. At least in my limited experiance.

Every Buell rider I have met has been nice. Granted its only been 4 people personally, but since they are a sport bike you have more in common with them.

And to answer your question elf, yes the HD crowd seems to single me out in Delaware and I hear completely retarted comments from them all the time.

BZ

 

That's easy, they have no self-esteem.

When you meet a female like that you need to RUN!

BZ

 

BJ I hear ya loud and clear. Sounds like we work in the same office. I'm like you, I don't even try to correct them anymore. Does no good, and gets me fired up. Do you ever get these statements...."that is irresposible"..."why did you buy THAT"...

 

Being a former Harley owner I get my fair share of uneducated comments from people I know as well as some of the parking lot posers that stand there holding their breath and crossing their arms, my response, throw 'em the key, the ones that have had the balls to ride it usually come back with a blank look on their face and under their breath will say" geez , it ain't a hog but man is it ever nice to ride". Actually , 2 days ago I did this to a good friend of mine and guess what he's looking for at this very moment.....07 RWB.
It's also super cool when a hottie comes up and wants a ride and nine times outta ten they want a ride on the "red rocket", anyone can and does have a harley, these bikes stand out.:bootyshake2:

 

I usually say "This sport touring bike has been riden to sturgis and back, how about you?"
eather they are intrested saying what??? or can talk about long road trips.....eather way it gets attention..

And if that fails "whats better than a V-twin?....2 of em" oh ya.

 

My neighbor has a Harley. Every weekend, while he is polishing his bike, he watches me ride away and see me come back some 6 hours later. He knows how far I ride. He's smart enough and probably too embarrased not to say anything about my "crotch rocket"!

He probably even thinks to himself, "Ah, so thats what a Sport Tourer is!"

I feel sorry for those kinda of guys. All the time polishing crome and just talking about riding.