Ivan is going to love this. Had a great morning's running out cross-country to Betws-y-Coed on the Crosstourer this morning (sorry, left the TDM in the garage ). For the last 20 miles or so, I caught up with a pair of BMW GS1200 riders, same bikes, matching BMW textile suits, helmets & boots. Followed them all the way into the car park opposite the station, parked up next to them, took my lid off, smiled and said 'Hi'. They both completely blanked me . I followed them out of the car park on foot and they passed another GS rider dismounting, and they stopped to talk to him. I popped back to the bike 5 minutes later to get a fleece out of the top box and they were still talking, about lowered seat options now. Grabbed a coffee & cake went back to the bike after another 20 minutes and they're still yapping, though they'd moved onto other aspects of the BMW accessory catalogue by now . Each time I passed them, they ignored me. I got on the bike & rode past them, ignored again. I know not all BM riders are like this, but what is it about that bike that seems to attract this type of arsehole?
#2
Posted 26 June 2016 - 09:48 pm
#3
Posted 26 June 2016 - 10:24 pm
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Gorn
#4
Posted 27 June 2016 - 07:12 am
They are motorcyclist not bikers there is a difference.
Summer riders matching everything bikes toooo clean are a sign.
Also the superiority look when you nod at them.
#5
Posted 27 June 2016 - 07:45 am
They, (BMW motorcycle owners), don't wave cos they're too busy keeping everything crossed against machine failure.
BTW do we have to allow import of BMW now?
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#6
Posted 27 June 2016 - 08:27 am
To be fair if it had been a couple of TDM riders they'd have been standing around yapping about cake and the menu at the café for at least half an hour.
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#7
Posted 27 June 2016 - 08:33 am
Blimey Chris they talk to me ya know, must have an aversion to Honda's
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#8
Posted 27 June 2016 - 08:55 am
To be fair if it had been a couple of TDM riders they'd have been standing around yapping about cake and the menu at the café for at least half an hour.
"Yapping"? I think you mean a prolonged, balanced and worthwhile discussion of the cake available.
Blimey Chris they talk to me ya know, must have an aversion to Honda's
Clearly they were intimidated by the v4's awesome power. I know I am
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#9
Posted 27 June 2016 - 09:12 am
They'll have been on their interphones trying to decide if you were a stealth copper for the last 20 miles. Then found out you weren't when you pulled up. F**k 'em, I say.
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#10
Posted 27 June 2016 - 11:42 am
Yeah, but they be Norverners, an entirely different breed, unless they're Yorkshire toffs.Blimey Chris they talk to me ya know, must have an aversion to Honda's
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Gorn
#11
Posted 27 June 2016 - 12:38 pm
#12
Posted 27 June 2016 - 04:34 pm
To be fair if it had been a couple of TDM riders they'd have been standing around yapping about cake and the menu at the café for at least half an hour.
Only discussing cake? Eating it is a far more favourable option.
#13
Posted 27 June 2016 - 06:05 pm
Only discussing cake? Eating it is a far more favourable option.
+1
#14
Posted 27 June 2016 - 07:56 pm
So things have not changed yet, bunch of no good fookin tossers. In my local RoADAR group they out number every other bike 2;1.
One of the members has rejected three GS's with things going wrong AND then he buy's another one. I just do not get it. They ignored you Chris because they have nothing in common with anyone who has a motorcycle. they don't have a motorcycle they have........ a burden.
Knob heads, they deserve each other.
I voted GS-exit !
can we now deport all the BM fookin W's and the owners !
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#15
Posted 27 June 2016 - 09:08 pm
I will wave to any one, especially Harley owners (One waved back once).
I have now moved on to a GS. I have not changed, and am enjoying a great bike, as do many others. All bikes have some odd owners (As do TDM'S) with interesting views of other bikes, but hey....everyones welcome to an opinion.
Those who wave, Tin Tin, carry on. A Frost Blue one might nod back, and it might be me!
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#16
Posted 27 June 2016 - 09:10 pm
I knew when I saw that Chris had started this and Ivan was the last poster that this would be good - and I was right!
Vote GS-exit
#17
Posted 28 June 2016 - 06:37 am
Ironically I found when in the Highlands mid summer, a lot of German, Belgian, Dutch GS owners populate the roads up there and I mean lot's! and a very big percentage wave when you look in the mirrors they have white number plates! It's the ones with our "yellow" plates that don't wave!!!!!!
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#18
Posted 28 June 2016 - 11:50 am
Then I drove it into a hedge to park it cos I couldn't reach the ground. (True story. He was a knob anyway and I hated the GS.)
Edited by Kelpie, 28 June 2016 - 07:47 pm.
#19
Posted 28 June 2016 - 04:08 pm
Hooligran strikes again !
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#20
Posted 28 June 2016 - 07:02 pm
I briefly borrowed by ex's R1200 GS once and I waved like a mad thing at everyone I came across, Harley riders, Jap riders, sport bike riders, children, nuns etc etc. You get the picture.
Then I drove it into a hedge to park it cos I couldn't reach the ground. (True story. He was a knob anyway and I hated the GS.)
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