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Old 06-08-2009, 08:13 PM   #1
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Ok, part of what started this thread: We recently had a group ride consisting of all of our regulars, it just so happens that for each guy that rides, his spouse/girlfriend rides her own bike as well. So it's usually 4 guys and 4 girls and every now and then some different guys may tag along.

On this day, only my friend's wife rode. Well two guys decided to ride with us, none of us have ridden with one guy at all and the other guy had only ridden with one of us before. So we head up to some twisty roads and proceed to do our thing. Well to make a long story short the guy no one knew or had ridden with before was a BRAND new rider, had no permit or license, and did not tell anyone. He was riding a small Honda cruiser (shadow I think) but he was determined not to be out done by the only female rider in the group that day.

As you can read, several factors indicate trouble lies ahead for this guy. The only female rider happens to be the fastest female in our group and is faster than a few of the guys. Poor guy for trying to judge his talents skills off hers. Well he went into a curve too hot, stood the bike up and veered down the enbankment into a ditch filled with water. No serious injuries, but his nuts left a massive dent in the tank. Turns out the bike was borrowed not even his. His pride fully hurt he says a car crossed the yellow line, um What car? No car ever met us on that road.

I found out then that earlier at the gas station this guy had told my friend's wife that when we get to the curvy roads she should get behind him to avoid slowing him down. So after his wreck she apologized for sucking him into those curves!
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:16 PM   #2
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Ooooh....what an idiot!

My first reaction is to always be pissed at the "you're fast..for a girl" type comments. But for the most part I laugh them off and let my riding speak for itself.

I'm not the fastest out there, but I'm sure as hell not the slowest and I'm smooth and consistent.
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:33 PM   #3
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I most often see this as guys swarm to get out of pull offs/gas stations etc a head of me then I get to ride their ass the whole time. If you are faster than me, by all means get in front or I will be the first to wave you on. But damn it if you are going to slam the breaks in every corner, I'm going to get annoyed.

I really used to experience this while on my Ninja 250. I wasn't slow on it once on a twisty road and many guys just couldn't take a girl on a "slow" bike being in front. I had trouble passing them in straights though cause that is when they would gun it. Sucked.
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Old 06-08-2009, 10:24 PM   #4
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I most often see this as guys swarm to get out of pull offs/gas stations etc a head of me then I get to ride their ass the whole time. If you are faster than me, by all means get in front or I will be the first to wave you on. But damn it if you are going to slam the breaks in every corner, I'm going to get annoyed.

I really used to experience this while on my Ninja 250. I wasn't slow on it once on a twisty road and many guys just couldn't take a girl on a "slow" bike being in front. I had trouble passing them in straights though cause that is when they would gun it. Sucked.
hey I already apologized for holding you up at the gap!
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Old 06-08-2009, 10:51 PM   #5
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I didn't mind riding behind you Tigger...you have a nice ass! ;o)
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Old 06-09-2009, 02:20 AM   #6
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I pass every Harley I see. Just because I can, I think. And something about burning rice........................
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Old 06-09-2009, 10:02 AM   #7
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I most often see this as guys swarm to get out of pull offs/gas stations etc a head of me then I get to ride their ass the whole time. If you are faster than me, by all means get in front or I will be the first to wave you on. But damn it if you are going to slam the breaks in every corner, I'm going to get annoyed.
I am the same way. It's not about egos and estrogen though, it's because if you get held up in the corners it spoils the fun!!!

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Old 06-09-2009, 10:42 AM   #8
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nope, I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself....I generally only ride with the same 2 groups of people and I know every one of them outside of riding too so there is no stupid 10yr old BS of who's faster than who between the guys or the girls.
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Old 06-09-2009, 11:35 AM   #9
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nope, I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself....I generally only ride with the same 2 groups of people and I know every one of them outside of riding too so there is no stupid 10yr old BS of who's faster than who between the guys or the girls.
All I saw was 10yr old.

It's really tough to get out there and try and be betty-bad-ass when you get your butt handed to you by a 12-year-old. Personally, I know what fast looks like - and what slow looks like - and I don't really care what category other people put me in.
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Old 06-09-2009, 11:46 AM   #10
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- those 12 yr olds don't count....

They are actually 12 and faster than almost everyone on the track...
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