Respect 125 Riders?

I nodded at a Vespa this morning, I was blanked, snobby scooters.

 

I like the idea of giving other bikes the fingers.....bit more friendly than a nodding dog.
That's it, everyone gets the fingers, I've no mates anyway so won't matter.

 

Vespas are not snobby, I've been 'spat off' two of them. They can be little b*st*rds but they didn't seem to have any particular attitude. Their owners however.....

I don't think it's just Vespas though. I've been ignored by some of the best bikes on the road but I don't think it should stop me being 'nice'!

 

I think we all need to respect anyone brave enough to sling their leg over any motorcycle nowadays no matter what they are riding.We all had to start somewhere - a lot of us on nifty 50 peds in the mid 70's when we were a mere 16 - that's everyone apart from Honda Goldwing Chesterfields with Whip Aerials,Car Stereos,Two way helmet radios,Underbike neon lighting kits etc. P.S. Oh and matching trailers - WTF are they all about??? - Like they don't handle shit enough already

 

Seems there's a genuine reason for the trailers!!

 

AH! - My mate has just pointed out that on our first visit to the Isle of Man TT in 1978 - him on a Laverda (yes it made it there but not all the way back!) moaning constantly about me stopping for fuel every 8 minutes on my KH 750 Widowmaker (2 X 1 gallon cans strapped behind me with bungees!).We got our moment to impress everyone on the circuit with our speed and skill! - when I thought I was really flying and overtaking anything I could catch I got overtaken by a bloody Honda Goldwing with a pillion sitting facing backwards and filming! When I finally completed the run and got back totally deflated with everyone taking the piss I got told that the guy riding the Honda mobile Chesterfield was Mike Hailwood! It eased the pain and at least I could stick that in when the story got repeated (I lost count of how many times)

 

I forgot to say RIP MIKE - you were my childhood hero,a fantastic rider and driver,a true gentleman through and through

 

He was probably concentrating hard looking out for diesel spills?

 

I always used to get nods on my Cagiva Mito 125...... Maybe because at a glance it could have been a 916, Until I passed by and realized it sounded like a hairdryer!