...and whilst nicely banked-over on a right hander....
...a Baby Blade etc [CBR/VFR400] rips past on your inside, holding a tight line - his left hand indicating a reverse-facing middle finger.....
Do you...
1. Cog, cog, whaaa! And 'put the world back to rights'....[thinking - the cheeky barsteward!]
2. Swallow the insult.
Personally, I'd 'ride the edges of my rims' to correct this one!
2006-12-19 19:05:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Guys / gals....
This is just a hypothetical situation. I wrote it just to see how YOU would react in that type of situation....you already know what I'd do...
Some great answers though....
2006-12-20 09:03:38 · update #1
Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war. Let England say I died trying...
2006-12-20 09:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Darren R 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Personally I'd be impressed. The baby blade would obviously be having a bit fun at your expense. There's nothing better than passing a sports bike on something a bit "lesser". I regularly do it to GSXR's with my 600 Bandit. There's too many sports bike owners out there who don't know what the bikes are capable of. No need for the hand gesture though, but that's where the other 200cc comes in on the straight.....
2006-12-21 05:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lets get something straight.... You've been done by a 400? ..
OK... Heres some advice. Get a ZX10R, right?.. Have some cans put on it just so it sounds like death from above when it comes past at 13000 revs.... get some sliders.... plastic ones are best... dont bother with sparklers.... too gay... learn to feel when the rear is J.u.s.t.... about had enough.... remember that, its important..... then wait...............
.... keep waiting.......
and here he is... yer' man on his babbie blade or whatever.....
He thinks he's gonna do you right on the apex......... wait for the little scamp to nip up the inside and let him drift out to the outside of the bend......
you unweight the rear and start to add gas..... get it spinnin'... smokin',........ and take the 400 schmo' into another world of smoke, noise and hedges.....
He he he...... "Its a smokescreen" he thinks .... as he eats hot sportmax..... "the hedge looks friendlier than that man on the superbike!"...... ...... Gmmph!! .... Earth, sky,earth, sky, .... ambulance...
" AND THE ROAR OF JESUS' TRIUMPH WAS HEARD IN THE VALLEY BELOW".....
And he said " I may be the son of god but no little schmo will EVER do me on a bend when I have a 10R between me thighs.......... AMEN..... mofo...
2006-12-21 10:30:59 · answer #3 · answered by andy2kbaker 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Swallow the insult. I know I'm still a newbie when it comes to riding, and can accept that there are faster riders than I am.
Of course, in a couple years down the road, I aspire to be the jerk who blows past a superbike on something inappropriate with half the horsepower. :) Sans flipping the bird, though - I wave with at least two fingers. And even if I do reach that level, I intend to keep my limits in mind and remember there's always a faster rider.
Ride your own ride.
2006-12-22 13:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it happened on a road i know well i would catch it up and stalk it for a while just to show i can keep up around the twisties, then when we get to a straight snick third gear overtake give them the finger right back and power wheelie away.Best not try this approach on a road you don't know though or it could be good night Vienna.
2006-12-22 09:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by plumbob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If anyone was able to do that to me they're either:
1/ a far better rider than I am (and I'm pretty damn good!), so let them go.
2/ a total nutter, so let them go.
But something that would top that, which happened to me, was early hours of the morning, riding home along a road I know really well, taking it easy, when a ZXR9 flys past! Engage racing brain and set off in hot pursuit!! An hour of enjoyable madness follows, with me being able to catch up, but not quite over take! This other rider is really Fu*king good! We pull up at a set of lights, I turn to look at my adversary, and SHE lifts her visor and smiles! From that moment I was in love!!!
2006-12-20 23:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, or just old, but I don't care. I ride for my own enjoyment, not to keep up with the Joneses or take the bit from every dumbass out on the road today. There are old bikers, and there are bold bikers, but there aren't any old bold bikers. I aim to be an old biker. Now, if the road straightens out (let's say into a nice valley) where I can see everything, it's on. I'd dust that little bastard, you can count on that.
2006-12-21 01:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by john_eitel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I'm out "givin it some" and he comes past on the inside, going faster than me and holding a tighter line and is able to hold the bike with one hand while he gives me the finger.
I would either wait to pick up the pieces as he high-sides it on the next corner or bite my tongue and wave to the spirit of Joey Dunlop
2006-12-20 03:32:03 · answer #8 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid this idea of CBR 600 and CBR 400 dicing on country lanes belongs largely on Video games, in the real world glancing in the mirror when cranked over on a CBR 600 will too often reveal an old Metro, or something else equally boring being held up, you want torque for country lanes, Ducati springs to mind, and keep your CBR for the track or bypass
2006-12-20 10:46:32 · answer #9 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This reminds me of a a game called road rash and this is exactly the scenario that calls for such an extreme reaction.
Unless you want to put your hands down the front of your pants in a futile attempt to feel your manhood you must retaliate and salvage whatever vestige of your soul remains.
If you fail to redeem yourself you will live with the secret shame of this event turning upon those around you in a sullen and unprovoked mood swing, you will then find comfort in the bottle , for at least that willl not judge you and your shame. Then maybe turn to hard drugs and be found prematurly aged and mumbling , homeless and unremembered .
And the shame will linger, unrelenting , unforgiving.
The future is grim unless you act now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-19 19:17:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Thats definitely a wind up and red mist material! Im a female so Ive had years of that which slowly over time,gave me enough practice to pretty much hold my own nowdays. Not that I can remember when I was dusted by a 400 last though. ;>)
2006-12-22 14:40:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋