Was on the highway the other day, saw some guy on a crotch rocket and he was booking it weaving in and out of traffic.....WITH A PASSENGER! I'm not sure what bike it was, but it definitely wasn't a Ninja 250 . I managed to catch up with him during one of his "rest" periods on the highway (doing about 80) and I end up going past him casually. Literally two seconds later he is all over my rear egging me on, so just for fun I tank it to see what he does. Surely with a passenger he wont take the bait, wil he........
A few seconds later, he is flying past me on the inside with acceleration that must just be frightening on a bike. He is over 100 at this point and gets a good 5 car lengths on me in just a few seconds. I decide to follow him (what else can I do?). Next thing I know his passenger is hanging off the bike looking back towards me waving me on! That's right, the passenger is encouraging me! I'm thinking both of them are crazy but you could tell the guy clearly knew how to ride this thing. We have a bit of fun, nothing too dangerous and we go back and forth for about 10 miles before he exits, at which point we (including his nut case of a passenger) exchange a hilarious wave to each other across the highway.
Now I know there is no way I could get close to most entry level sport bikes, never mind a GSXR or something similar, but damn I didnt realize some of these bikes were that fast. I mean we would be at 90 and his acceleration from 90 was extraordinary. And again this guy had a passenger! I've seen videos of these things dicking all over lambo's, ferrari's etc and he was certainly having his fun with me in my little VW.
My next car.......is a bike!
(Yes I know, it was stupid and dangerous and I'm sorry. It was bloody fun though)
A few seconds later, he is flying past me on the inside with acceleration that must just be frightening on a bike. He is over 100 at this point and gets a good 5 car lengths on me in just a few seconds. I decide to follow him (what else can I do?). Next thing I know his passenger is hanging off the bike looking back towards me waving me on! That's right, the passenger is encouraging me! I'm thinking both of them are crazy but you could tell the guy clearly knew how to ride this thing. We have a bit of fun, nothing too dangerous and we go back and forth for about 10 miles before he exits, at which point we (including his nut case of a passenger) exchange a hilarious wave to each other across the highway.
Now I know there is no way I could get close to most entry level sport bikes, never mind a GSXR or something similar, but damn I didnt realize some of these bikes were that fast. I mean we would be at 90 and his acceleration from 90 was extraordinary. And again this guy had a passenger! I've seen videos of these things dicking all over lambo's, ferrari's etc and he was certainly having his fun with me in my little VW.
My next car.......is a bike!
(Yes I know, it was stupid and dangerous and I'm sorry. It was bloody fun though)