when im lucky enough to get a moron to do that i totally f*ck w/em. i get down like im gonna launch real hard then when the light changes i take off just fast enough to pace em (this also keeps u from looking dumb if they really arent trying to race). then when their motor is winding all hard i look at em flip em off & pull away.
I like to laugh at them at the light, let them get about a car length ahead of me then blast by them, then slow back down just in case the cops are waiting for us up the street.
------------------
Tony
00 CBR 929rr
95 Camaro Z28
Race a cage? Where's the fun in that? Even my slow old Beemer will kick the butt of 99 percent of the cars on the road. Naw. I outgrew racing cars a long time ago. It's the Harley riders I like to tweak.
------------------
"I was born yesterday, but I was up late last night."
Gary P. Nunn
------------------
"The woodman does more by skill than by brute force; by skill the pilot guides his storm-tossed barque over the sea, and so by skill one driver can beat another."
Hmmmm.....no one has ever pulled up next to me wanting to race. My guess is that no one really has the balls to stand up to the awesome horsepower of a Mongoose Menace.
Usually I try to ignore them. But sometimes some 17 year old kid pulls up in his tricked out Civic with one of those loud ass exhaust cans. Even then, though, I let it go unless he's got his girlfriend with him, and then after he's done looking stupid, I drag him out of the car at a traffic light and start beating the crap out of him, cause I'm cool like that. Then I drive off into the sunset with the floozie behind me and a cigarette clenched firmly in my teeth as I stare out into the world with icy blue eyes, in search for that kid in the Neon who pissed me off last week...
So anyway, all this goes through my head as I wait for the light. Then it turns green, we quickly glance at each other in some kind of suedo-macho male challenge (that's when I know it's on), and I stall it two feet into the intersection.
------------------
I wouldn't be so paranoid if you all weren't out to get me.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Aril, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Luv2RideFast: Damn, no one ever tries to race me! Guess they don't want to get beat by a girl. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Or maybe they're just lookin' for some real competition.
scotty, that is hysterical.....the best reply I've read in a while....
I like the pace strategy, and then just getting on it. Very effective.
I like to roll up next to a slammed Civic, stare at the punk's girlfriend for a while behind my smoked shield, getting the ol' evil eye from the kid, then flipping up the shield, and then right before the light turns green,telling him,"If that was your girl, she wouldn't be looking at me", and then taking off.
Up here in Michigan we get alot of rednecks in big trucks that thing they're hard. They always ask to race. I just tell em I dont waste gas on cars. The one car I was happy to race (besides that cop the other day)was a nice new Viper GTS. It was easier than I would've thought to beat him.
I like to pass them doing a wheelie, now that really pisses them off! I just wish they could see me laughing through my helmet
*note- I use to have a '97 camaro highly moded including a last resort 175 shot of NOS untill it was stolen. But let me get to the point, the last bike that I raced was a sweat looking 996 and I was grinning as I thought I was kicking his butt until about 85mph he just pulled away from me. So the moral of the story is it realy dosent matter what kind of car you have (unless it can hang with a bikes top speed) they'll never truly stomp a bike. Just my opinion.
------------------
John
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein
[This message has been edited by jk6672 (edited August 19, 2000).]
I've been that guy in the cage before. I guess I just did it because I was in a racey mood or because I had the "Rocky" soundtrack cranked up in the car or because I just wanted to see how fast the bike was. I only did it when I knew the road because I don't like street racing all that much. I usually save it for the track.
But I must say from a dead stop I can usually hang with or beat some of the 600's up to at least 80mph which is about where I shut it down anyway. I have a '99 Formula that will run 11.7 @ 122 in good weather. If the rider can't launch or can't ride, he's gonna get beat. I have to say that it is a sight to see a rider that just got beat by a cage he thought he would laugh at.
As a side note, some asshole trash talking guy brought a Zx-9 out to car night and my friend Brandon spanked him good in his 95' Formula that runs low 10's on street DR's.
No offense meant here guys and girls. I know that bikes are really, really fast and usually a bike vs. a car isn't even a race. But there are those special occasions when the bike doesn't know what it's getting into.
Has anyone had an issue with Honda burning oil (i'm guessing it's burning it, because there is no leaks in sight anywhere) Bike has 6K miles on it and a two brothers slip on exhaust. There is some carbon build up on the end of pipe after riding for an hour or so. The bike seems to be running...
Well that worries me abit. I'm conserned how all this data is going to be used. Of course many others will argue against the existance of the system itself.
Luckily for some of us, the expance of putting something like that in the states will keep it from happening for quiet some time.
After going to the dark side and riding HD's for the past 8 years I've come back to my beloved sportbikes.
Brand new Ducati 939 SuperSport S.
It feels great to be back.
The AMA protects your right to ride. We fight bike bans, land closures, health-care discrimination against motorcyclists, and more. Plus, the AMA is committed to providing the best benefits possible for its members to save them time and money. We are also dedicated to amateur racing, providing...
A forum community dedicated to all sportbike owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about reviews, performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more! Open to all makes and models including Ducati, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles.
sportbikes · updated 
