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**Aryan** · 11-23-2008, 11:33 PM

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**Xenologik** · 11-24-2008, 12:00 AM

I think i face this situation every day

well since now as my daijya and Dsg primal gloves constantly pamper my head and hands, i get "challenges" by every freaking modded bike or rx-posers (tumkur has LOADS of rx 100's and 135 and adorned with crazy mindless and hence lidless riders, probably I am the only one in tumkur who wears a helmet (rest who wear mostly do it cause they are going to bangalore) and with gloves its a sight at every signal. a guy said in rather crap hindi that he could beat me at racing anyday with his rather shit like condition (which i observed) rx-100. i simply said "tu toh rossi hai India ka, chennai track mein tere liye torphy rakha hua hai" (you are the rossi of India and there's a trophy kept for you at the chennai track"

well its now a ... test of patience and ignore the fellas (like you're an elephant who goes his way without bothering at the smaller insignificant dogs barking around him ) (no offense to any dog(s) )

of course when it comes to the hills (DD hills) these posers cant keep up with me, i've been practising cornering quite often there and I am better than them, but still not good though.

so i conclude that, its best you pass on a sarcastic remark if you can, and simply go on your own way. keep your standards , and dont stoop down to an mindless, lidless raving idiot who considers himself the rossi of the streets (Mr.Rossi if you're reading this , i humbly apologise)

**sam92** · 11-24-2008, 12:23 AM

well i am the opposite of you guys .. when every someone try to mess up with me ..
i downshift and smoke them up .. i dont care if they are riding a rx or a comet 250[yeah you heard it right comet 250]!!! ,,i am sure that i will smoke them and after overtaking them i wave a flashing middle finger at them

i dont know if i am right or wrong but many times i leave few kids who enjoy overtaking a fully geared RTR

**Xenologik** · 11-24-2008, 12:39 AM

Dude, i can say i have no right to say what should you do with your life, but yes spare the others. for all you may hit a pedestrian, another commuter or even a dog. this smoking attitude needs to be controlled. Do not think you're a rider who can do a miracle move and get out of any situation. If things can go wrong they will.

I assume you're of my age =< 19 , since with more years this feeling usually wears off. This "smoke the other" usually is the hottest in these years where the young blood can boil at the slightest provocation.

This thread reads "Road Safety" which is for everyone on the road and not just you, you may be wearing full riding gear, but that aunty crossing the street with her vegetables doesnt have any protection. Think and stop yourself.

Im not telling you off but i've seen enough of things going horribly wrong for the smallest of reasons.

street racing is for , if you have the skills show it at the track and gain respect, you arent going to get any medals for doing a signal to signal "OMG" race ..

No hard feelings here, but since you're already sensible enough to wear riding gear, be more sensible and try to control this feeling.

**niranjanvaidya** · 11-24-2008, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by Xenologik View Post

i simply said "tu toh rossi hai India ka, chennai track mein tere liye torphy rakha hua hai"

I just hope that the insulted fella knew who Rossi is

**satyenpoojary** · 11-24-2008, 01:28 AM

Originally posted by niranjanvaidya View Post

I am sure that many xBhpians must be coming across situations where one is headed for a meet or coming back and then some pesky fellow on a swanky bike sees a fully kitted rider and wants to satisfy his ego of beating the kitted rider. These are the same fellows who proudly proclaim later "I beat the s**t out of a fancy rider on a bakwaas "

Tell me about it, I have been dealing with these people like nobody's business...

They come in all size and packages.... A lot of my riding happens in the Highways and on the twisties in ghodbunder... I have a different strategy based on the type of roads...
On Relatively Empty Highways:
I smoke the hell out of them and stick to a constant speed usually 100.. knowing well that they can catch up....So I closely keep an eye on them on the rvm, and once they catch up.... I speed up with the remaining juice.... They try hard to beat me.... and then, I simply let them 'win'.... trust me 9 of 10 guys will keep on going ahead like crazy while you can comfortably go back to your cruising and disappear

At worst when I see people trying to play a cat and mouse game, I simply wait and pretend to have got a call

or stick to a ultra low speed to pi55 them off...!

On Twisties:
There is a new breed of Posers in town now (Technocrat, please note) they are with a helmet... sometimes a flashy 'off roading' helmet (i.e. a helmet which has been offroading) or something that looks like a tea cup gone bad! and a cheap Raa-Ben aviators under them.... (Ray Ban in chinese-Gujrati or something)...
For them, I wait for a turn and then I dont look back...

Just a tip, Stay away from them.... they will try and lean and can be very dangerous because of the lack of grey matter to judge a turn.... When I see them... I simply move into a different lane.... and in a different speed zone altogether....

At worst I wait for a good turn and then Repeat Step 1!

On City roads, Signal to signal race and all:
Tip to identify them, Just before the signal is about to change, they make funny throttle sounds... look at them.... and YAWN

Get into a race crouch .... and ride slowly...

if possible wave them a bye bye when they over take you

**Xenologik** · 11-24-2008, 01:49 AM

Wow

im impressed satyen bhai

those are some really good counter methods

noted. and will be applied on the roads today

**sam92** · 11-24-2008, 02:41 AM

@Xenologik--
the age factor you have mentioned is 100% true ,,
but at this age if some tries to over do it in front of me..y should i just leave him

yeah if he overtakes me when i am crusing then its 100% fine ,, but overtaking and then slowing down again slowing is not compartable with me ..
hope you understand ..

**Xenologik** · 11-24-2008, 03:03 AM

well all i can say then is "know your limits"

just play on the safe side.

**prakash_mvpa** · 11-24-2008, 06:33 AM

no more chasing requests to me! I am a mighty bullet rider!

haha!
and seriously!those chasing dramas were history during my studies ten years back !

**satyenpoojary** · 11-24-2008, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by sam92 View Post

@Xenologik--
the age factor you have mentioned is 100% true ,,
but at this age if some tries to over do it in front of me..y should i just leave him

yeah if he overtakes me when i am crusing then its 100% fine ,, but overtaking and then slowing down again slowing is not compartable with me ..
hope you understand ..

Let me put it this way....

How would you feel if a idiot rider, slams his bike into you... perhaps giving you a handicap... or at worst slamming into someone/something while you were trying to have a good race with him....

Now you have two options...

The age of the other rider is 30+
The age of the other rider is 9-30

Does it really make a difference? IMO Have your share of fun, and let them go... (read avoid them)

**sam92** · 11-24-2008, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post

Let me put it this way....

How would you feel if a idiot rider, slams his bike into you... perhaps giving you a handicap... or at worst slamming into someone/something while you were trying to have a good race with him....

Now you have two options...

The age of the other rider is 30+
The age of the other rider is 9-30

Does it really make a difference? IMO Have your share of fun, and let them go... (read avoid them)

you left me thinking about it .

**nightwing** · 11-24-2008, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by sam92 View Post

@Xenologik--
the age factor you have mentioned is 100% true ,,
but at this age if some tries to over do it in front of me..y should i just leave him

yeah if he overtakes me when i am crusing then its 100% fine ,, but overtaking and then slowing down again slowing is not compartable with me ..
hope you understand ..

Sam,I am of your age group too.Just got in a college.You can understand my plight when I once had a P200 and now run on the Gladiator which is,how should I put it,meek.And every tom dick and harry can out-accelerate it.
But I know,in my mind,that I can run rings around any another higher cc bike with the Gladiator.
I too have always felt like smoking every poser there is,but one day(one of those days when you are brooding

) it dawned on me that what would be I proving to anyone(or myself) if I smoke a poser on a Comet or whatever.....absolutely nothing.I am under a helmet,nobody knows me and nobody gives a damn. What have I to prove? Let the poser think whatever he wants. It's not like girls are cheering me up in this race so my reputation is at stake.This is what I am saying:there is nothing to be gained from this smoking and dragging on public roads.
As satyen said,slow down to a crawl when you see anyone get aggressive.It's the best way.You have to learn to be small to be great.

P.S.: Smoking posers on Highway and empty roads is fine.

P.P.S.: Drags in which your reputation is at stake are also fine(as long as you set the location as an empty road).

**kriss** · 11-24-2008, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by sam92 View Post

well i am the opposite of you guys .. when every someone try to mess up with me ..
i downshift and smoke them up .. i dont care if they are riding a rx or a comet 250[yeah you heard it right comet 250]!!! ,,i am sure that i will smoke them and after overtaking them i wave a flashing middle finger at them

i dont know if i am right or wrong but many times i leave few kids who enjoy overtaking a fully geared RTR

@sam: Guys like you will get an answer inside the helmet from me in telugu...

Pora pichoda....

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