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Old 06-19-2011, 06:22 PM   #1
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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?

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Old 06-19-2011, 06:26 PM   #2
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Old 06-19-2011, 07:13 PM   #3
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"Is that a Harley?"

I get "How fast does it go?" constantly.
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Old 06-19-2011, 07:57 PM   #4
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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
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:23 PM   #5
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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?
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:37 PM   #6
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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....
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:56 PM   #7
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People don't know what the hell my vfr is. I just laugh when I see their face expressions just know they're trying to figure out what it is.
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I hate the wheelie requests.... From kids I don't mind though....
ooohhhh, and burnout requests
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:04 PM   #9
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ooohhhh, and burnout requests
I love how people think that a burnout = pure raw power. Golf carts can do burn outs.
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:06 PM   #10
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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
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