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| Originally Posted by weeveetwin Having ridden Ducatis for the last ten years, I'm often ignored by Jap bike owners when I nod at them on a run. However, I used my RC30 for the RTL trip, and I arrived in Glenridding on the Saturday evening - by which time the Lakes were booming to the sound of Ducatis.
Taking the RC for a last run over Kirkstone Pass before I hit the sleeping bag, I passed countless Ducatis heading in the opposite direction - bikes probably returning from Saturday's RTL run. I nodded at all of them (since I'd be meeting up with some of them the next morning) but very few actually returned the nod. Most of them blanked me. Blimey! 'Twas a shock to the system! And this despite the fact that I still had 'DUCATI' emblazoned all over my bike gear and helmet.
So... it works both ways methinks. |
Well well how true this is. i have ridden the 916 and its rare to get a nod from any other biker even other ducati riders, yet this weekend took the RC30 out into wales and yet again not a sniff of a nod, although got an irrate finger from a ZX7R rider after riding round the outside of him through some bends (power ranger'd up and no idea that his bike leans more than 5 degree's yet blasts it on the straights). yet took the CBR600RR out on sunday evening and got loads of nods, flashes and waves.
Deffo seem to be having to seen riding a modern jap missile to fit in with the power ranger boys, on the other hand most have no idea what a RC30 is let alone how rare and special they are, most think its just another NC30 - hence girls bike - till you pass em anyway
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