Contender or Pretender

[tached1000rr]

I'm just in from a quick 120 mile ride and had a gas station experience that made me want to start this thread. It is almost a guarantee that while stopped for gas or to take a quick stretch that someone walks over to me to talk about riding, my bike, their bike etc... I've actually met some great folks this way(Contenders) then I've also met some tools(pretenders) W/o doubt it seems that as someone is approaching I can sift out who can ride and who's full of shit.

Just wondering what visual, verbal, audio, cues let you know that it's time to put the tall boots on or to not accept that invite to ride along? Based upon your experiences

What weird or cool experiences have you had just kicking it at the gas station?

[tallywacker]

I have turbos on my bike bro

[Particle Man]

"Is that a Harley?"

I get "How fast does it go?" constantly.

[Mr Lefty]

with the DRZ, it's quite rare, but I'll get anything from "how fast does that go?" to "is that street legal?" to "what size is that" all honest questions with only the street legal one seeming like a stupid question

when I had my RR... it was 90% "how fast does that go" with the other 10% being "how fast have you gone... I'd kill myself on one of those"

now I tend to not pay people any notice while at the station... well... actually the DRZ is dead ATM so... LOL

[derf]

Originally Posted by Mr Lefty

with the DRZ, it's quite rare, but I'll get anything from "how fast does that go?" to "is that street legal?" to "what size is that" all honest questions with only the street legal one seeming like a stupid question

when I had my RR... it was 90% "how fast does that go" with the other 10% being "how fast have you gone... I'd kill myself on one of those"

now I tend to not pay people any notice while at the station... well... actually the DRZ is dead ATM so... LOL

Pretty much the same experiences with me, and add:

on the CBR - Can you wheelie/will you wheelie/how far can you wheelie

on the KLR - does that do highway speeds?

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by derf

Pretty much the same experiences with me, and add:

on the CBR - Can you wheelie/will you wheelie/how far can you wheelie

on the KLR - does that do highway speeds?

I hate the wheelie requests.... From kids I don't mind though....

[derf]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I hate the wheelie requests.... From kids I don't mind though....

ooohhhh, and burnout requests

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by derf

ooohhhh, and burnout requests

I love how people think that a burnout = pure raw power. Golf carts can do burn outs.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I hate the wheelie requests.... From kids I don't mind though....

see those, I got while riding... not while stopped... they'd put their hand out the windows and kinda give a open hand wheelie motion...

uh.. not so much dude

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by Mr Lefty

see those, I got while riding... not while stopped... they'd put their hand out the windows and kinda give a open hand wheelie motion...

uh.. not so much dude

smh