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I was hit with a pretty good one yesterday.

Bystander: Nice bike! What kind is it?
Me: Triumph Street Triple
Bystander: Cool, who makes it?
Me: Uh, lol, Triumph
Bystander: Oh, OK, I thought Triumph just made cars?
Me: I just laugh a little and go about my business.
 
#1,288 ·
I shit y'all not; Ive gotten this eight times in the last month.

Dufus on a literbike: "What is it?"
Me: "Triumph Daytona 675. Three cylinder."
Dufus: "Three cylinder? Whas that?"
Me: *blank stare* "cylinders.. the combustion chambers in the engine... you have four, I have three."
Dufus: "so mine goes faster. Haha"

And then my left side goes numb, and I weep for humanity...
 
#1,290 ·
a friend of mine was using the dumbest logic to justify why he bought a gsxr 750; i can turn in 2nd gear at extremely low speeds without bogging, can your bike do that?

he always tries to ask me to ride my bike (this is his way to find a way to talk shit about things he doesnt own via comparing it to his own shit)\

funny thing is when i got the daytona he didnt know wtf kind of bike it was, weeks later when he saw it in person he was like, it was a toss up between the 750 or the daytona. sad to admit to having such a squidly friend.
 
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Glocken said:
a friend of mine was using the dumbest logic to justify why he bought a gsxr 750; i can turn in 2nd gear at extremely low speeds without bogging, can your bike do that?

he always tries to ask me to ride my bike (this is his way to find a way to talk shit about things he doesnt own via comparing it to his own shit)\

funny thing is when i got the daytona he didnt know wtf kind of bike it was, weeks later when he saw it in person he was like, it was a toss up between the 750 or the daytona. sad to admit to having such a squidly friend.
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Wait wait, turn in 2nd at low rpm?

Uh... shift down??
 
#1,295 ·
Niqui said:
Just filled it up at a gas station an hour ago and got a:

"It's a Phazer right? Nice bike I had one"

Then he continued to say when I'm like it's a Triumph;

"It's a Yamaha definitely right?"

I'm like no it's a Street Triple R? He's like oh whatever nice Yamaha..

Some people I tell you...

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i had a guy ask me if a fz8 was a ducati monster, even though it wasnt my bike
 
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#1,297 ·
I've had this thread bookmarked for months waiting, just waiting to contribute.

I had a kid who was maybe 17 ask me what bike I rode. The conversation went like this.
Kid "What bike do you ride"
Me "Street Triple"
Kid *blank look*
Me. "er, Triumph Street Triple"
Kid "Is that a Japanese bike?"
Me "Nahh they're English"
Kid "Is it fast?"
Me "Yeah mate it goes alright" *insert a smirky smile*

I then tried too end the conversation but was polite to ask him about his old man's bike when he brought it up. I felt like the social etiquette dance meant I should :)
 
#1,307 ·
I was filling up gas this summer in a small village 40 minutes northeast of stockholm and a family of three walked by, the dad was laughing nervously and said nice bike and his son who was around 8 asked if he could drive it :wtf: I said no, never so the little shit started kicking my rear tyre and pulled on the left rear indicator like he tried bending it off, his dad kept on chuckling and didn't reprimand him or tried to stop him.

I pulled the pest away and handed him to his father, he said a sorry under his breath and walked away, his wife and the kids mother seemed to wish she was somewhere else and didn't even look me in the eye.

Yay for poor parenting..
 
#1,311 ·
Yea i know, i allmost did aswell but then i realized that it wasn't really the kid's fault that his parents were douches and didn't teach him right from wrong.

Had he scuffed the rim or snapped the turnsignal off i can't say what i would have done though but screaming and flying children would probably be part of it ! :coolgleamA:
 
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I don't think I like you ^
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Is that thing supercharged?

So I was riding up on Hwy 421 "The Snake" in Tennessee with a buddy of mine, maybe a month after I got my 2012 Street Triple R. I pull up into a very crowded diner/gift shop and immediately have no less than four people walk my way with confused looks on their faces. I take off my helmet and...

Them: Yo man, what kind of bike is that?
Me: Triumph Street Triple
Them: What size engine is in it?
Me: 675
Them: So, uh, that bike sounds awesome- is it supercharged?
Me: Haha, no, it's not supercharged.
Them: So what's with that noise it made when you pulled in? Sounded like the whine of a supercharger.
Me: Hell if I know, I've only had the bike a month and it's my first bike. I never thought about it.
Them: Dang, well it would be cool if you did supercharge it.
 
#1,324 ·
TDFbound said:
So I was riding up on Hwy 421 "The Snake" in Tennessee with a buddy of mine, maybe a month after I got my 2012 Street Triple R. I pull up into a very crowded diner/gift shop and immediately have no less than four people walk my way with confused looks on their faces. I take off my helmet and...

Them: Yo man, what kind of bike is that?
Me: Triumph Street Triple
Them: What size engine is in it?
Me: 675
Them: So, uh, that bike sounds awesome- is it supercharged?
Me: Haha, no, it's not supercharged.
Them: So what's with that noise it made when you pulled in? Sounded like the whine of a supercharger.
Me: Hell if I know, I've only had the bike a month and it's my first bike. I never thought about it.
Them: Dang, well it would be cool if you did supercharge it.
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ive gottin that before my friend says it sounds like its turbocharged
 
#1,335 ·
Putting on my gear and about to start my bike, a young dude walks up to me and says:

Him: Hey. Is that a Ninja?
Me: Umm... not really.
Him: Cool. How fast is that engine? 1000?
Me: It's a 675, if that's what you're asking. It's plenty fast for public roads.
Him: Oh. I had a 1000 but the cops took it away because I didn't have a license and got popped for doing 140 in a 35. THAT was fast!
Me: Wow. I'd love to keep talking to you but I gotta take a gigantic creamy SH*T.

That ALWAYS stops a conversation with strangers in its tracks. Couldn't stop laughing in my helmet as I pulled away!
 
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TL2Bass said:
Putting on my gear and about to start my bike, a young dude walks up to me and says:

Him: Hey. Is that a Ninja?
Me: Umm... not really.
Him: Cool. How fast is that engine? 1000?
Me: It's a 675, if that's what you're asking. It's plenty fast for public roads.
Him: Oh. I had a 1000 but the cops took it away because I didn't have a license and got popped for doing 140 in a 35. THAT was fast!
Me: Wow. I'd love to keep talking to you but I gotta take a gigantic creamy SH*T.

That ALWAYS stops a conversation with strangers in its tracks. Couldn't stop laughing in my helmet as I pulled away!
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