massey130 Posted August 18, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 18, 2009 yesterday i was leaving my little rural town headed for the bigger city 32 miles down the road. i was sitting at the last red light in town with a PTCruiser next to me - the light turned green. i was no more thinking about racing than the man in the moon. reaching nornal end of first gear, i pulled in the clutch when this PTCruiser comes roaring up ( not really roaring, but doing its best) with that "I am gonna take you on" attitude. i know the driver can't see the smile on face, but it is there as i think "WTF is this?" thank goodness for the gradually getting faster speed limits heading out of town. as i nailed the throttle - hit 2nd gear on up, i saw the PTC get smaller in my mirror till it disappeared. all this in a matter of about, oh, 5 seconds. What is the deal with some drivers? anyone have a similar experience? Dale in Louisiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerCPO Posted August 18, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 18, 2009 There are more than a few Harley riders around here who have tried that with me. Boomer.....who does not see them doing it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted August 18, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 18, 2009 yesterday i was leaving my little rural town headed for the bigger city 32 miles down the road. i was sitting at the last red light in town with a PTCruiser next to me - the light turned green. i was no more thinking about racing than the man in the moon. reaching nornal end of first gear, i pulled in the clutch when this PTCruiser comes roaring up ( not really roaring, but doing its best) with that "I am gonna take you on" attitude. i know the driver can't see the smile on face, but it is there as i think "WTF is this?" thank goodness for the gradually getting faster speed limits heading out of town. as i nailed the throttle - hit 2nd gear on up, i saw the PTC get smaller in my mirror till it disappeared. all this in a matter of about, oh, 5 seconds. What is the deal with some drivers? anyone have a similar experience? Dale in Louisiana how do you know he was racing. sounds like you were the one racing. :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jneed53 Posted August 18, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 18, 2009 Happens all the time. Not sure what the cagers are thinking (HD guys, too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey130 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted August 18, 2009 Snarley Bill: how do you know he was racing. sounds like you were the one racing. we all know the signs. there is a difference between that & someone in a hurry. I could have just let him roll on by. then again, i didn't want the driver going around with a story that was not accurate. this is a small town. i have the only RSV here among the 3 or 4 crotch rockets & 2 harleys. i'd rather not race. i just want to enjoy my ride. when younger, i have a camaro Z that was quick. i learned a lot from those dayz. Don't get me wrong, it was fun. it just won't be habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted August 18, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 18, 2009 I do that when 2nd genners are around, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loehring Posted August 18, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 18, 2009 I do that when 2nd genners are around, too! It was just a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted August 18, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 18, 2009 I never let them get that far, I like taking off quick and staying on it till at least 6k. By that time most cages don't even think about it. But they will pass me later blowing the speed limit away . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted August 18, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 18, 2009 thats the neat thing about drag racing on the street now with these new cars. no one knows your having an all out drag race accept you and the other guy. i figure if i happen to find some one that can beat my majesty scooter,(and there aren't many that can), i will go get the big guns out. i have put a scooter job on some harleys and lots of cars. i beat a superglide good with the vangaurd powered cushman eagle that i had, and an 1800 vtx. how embarracing, to get blowed off by a cushman scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 18, 2009 thats the neat thing about drag racing on the street now with these new cars. no one knows your having an all out drag race accept you and the other guy. i figure if i happen to find some one that can beat my majesty scooter,(and there aren't many that can), i will go get the big guns out. i have put a scooter job on some harleys and lots of cars. i beat a superglide good with the vangaurd powered cushman eagle that i had, and an 1800 vtx. how embarracing, to get blowed off by a cushman scooter. A cushman scooter blowing away an 1800VTX or a Superglide??? I gues I have a lot to learn about scooters LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted August 18, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 18, 2009 Only problem with drag racing like that...is that you put a possibly pissed off idiot in what is called your 'six'....not good. I prefer to let the idiot pull just in front of me then I shadow him or her for what can sometimes be miles. Of course I have speed in reserve to blow them away if needed, I get to watch them do stupid things, AND I have half a chance of evading getting nailed by radar that might be ahead of us on a cross street or opposing lanes. When it comes to the cat and mouse game, I'd rather be the cat! I say, let HIM sweat it, not me. If your gonna act juvenile ( and we all do it now and then!) its best to have the upper hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2009 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2009 hmmmmmm... and we wonder why cagers don't like us....(I'm an offender too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest curtismiller Posted August 18, 2009 Share #13 Posted August 18, 2009 Back in the early 60,s I rode fast English bikes.Rode with an attitude and every intersection as far as i was concerned was the starting line.Now I am 67 and I will be derned if I dont still have a little of it left in me.What the heck.Have some fun,we are all just passing through. Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvbailey3 Posted August 18, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 18, 2009 Whew, I thought it was a Louisiana thing. Got challenged at a red light by a girl in a Mustang. Wishful thinking was she was flirting - not likely. - as you can tell fom my photograph - lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Posted August 18, 2009 Share #15 Posted August 18, 2009 I get the same thing on the bike but not as bad as when I was driving a hot rod. Fat old guys in Cadillacs think they can challenge a hot rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1rooster Posted August 18, 2009 Share #16 Posted August 18, 2009 yesterday i was leaving my little rural town headed for the bigger city 32 miles down the road. i was sitting at the last red light in town with a PTCruiser next to me - the light turned green. i was no more thinking about racing than the man in the moon. reaching nornal end of first gear, i pulled in the clutch when this PTCruiser comes roaring up ( not really roaring, but doing its best) with that "I am gonna take you on" attitude. i know the driver can't see the smile on face, but it is there as i think "WTF is this?" thank goodness for the gradually getting faster speed limits heading out of town. as i nailed the throttle - hit 2nd gear on up, i saw the PTC get smaller in my mirror till it disappeared. all this in a matter of about, oh, 5 seconds. What is the deal with some drivers? anyone have a similar experience? Dale in Louisiana Some PT Cruisers are faster than most,especially my SUPERCHARGED Cruiser..Surprised several bikes and cars and trucks. http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1235759073037297848ausDKY http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1053916419037297848XpFTRa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJ Posted August 18, 2009 Share #17 Posted August 18, 2009 Only problem with drag racing like that...is that you put a possibly pissed off idiot in what is called your 'six'....not good. I prefer to let the idiot pull just in front of me then I shadow him or her for what can sometimes be miles. Of course I have speed in reserve to blow them away if needed, I get to watch them do stupid things, AND I have half a chance of evading getting nailed by radar that might be ahead of us on a cross street or opposing lanes. When it comes to the cat and mouse game, I'd rather be the cat! I say, let HIM sweat it, not me. If your gonna act juvenile ( and we all do it now and then!) its best to have the upper hand. That is until they slam on the breaks an you end up a bumper ornament. Seen it happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted August 19, 2009 Share #18 Posted August 19, 2009 That is until they slam on the breaks an you end up a bumper ornament. Seen it happen! Did I say I was tailgating the cage? Nope. Shadowing is best done at a steady but respectable distance. You should have been able to tell from my post that I was in control of my actions. And plastering myself on the trunk is not on my agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted August 19, 2009 Share #19 Posted August 19, 2009 I don't give a rats A**, when people do that to me, go buy me, buddy, and leave me alone........ Happyness, is riding at my pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethroish Posted August 19, 2009 Share #20 Posted August 19, 2009 Going to work, there is a traffic light 1/4 mile from the right hand x-way on ramp. I was firts at the light in the left lane with a mustang next to me in the right. He thought he was going to keep me from getting in front of him to hit the ramp. NOT! Once on the freeway, he roared passed me as I was doing 60mph in a 55 zone. All I could do was laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoyinMS Posted August 19, 2009 Share #21 Posted August 19, 2009 I had a redlight incident myself in Biloxi when we rode to the Coast M&E 2 weeks ago. Two of us were caught by a redlight and the other two were waiting about 1/4 mile ahead. We were in the right lane and a newer Mercedes was in the left. When the light finally changed I pulled away and normally I never see a car beside me after that but I noticed the Mercedes was staying with me. I looked over and the occupants were laughing and looking over at me. I realized they were trying to pass me. So I twisted the throttle (still in 1st) and ran it to the rev limiter then shifted... and that's when I remembered I had my wife with me! At that point I forgot the Mercedes and kept waiting for the blow up side my head! Luckily she calmly made a comment along the lines of "You shouldn't be racing your bike". I think that calm comment shocked me as much as anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted August 19, 2009 Share #22 Posted August 19, 2009 A cushman scooter blowing away an 1800VTX or a Superglide??? I guess I have a lot to learn about scooters LOL there are some fast cushmans out there. i have one i'm building now, a 58 eagle with a 750cc crosely 4 cyl in it. just built a four speed vanguard v-twin that will break 100 mph. there is a bunch in texas that have some very hot eagles. a friend of mine has a twin engine vanguard triked eagle. theres a few sporster powered eagles running around. got to love those cushmans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 19, 2009 Share #23 Posted August 19, 2009 Up until a few weeks ago my primary bike was a 1999 VMAX. For those of you who know what this is, in a dragrace between red lights it's probably unbeatable. Even now since I bought the RSV I have to restrain my right hand. It's a tough habit to break. Lot of fun though. Some of the other bikes are pretty fast, but autos stand little chance. For the most part, I have to remember "I'm not on the Vmax so just let it go". I still have the Max so on special occassions I put on the fullface helmet and start grinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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