Na, I bet you're a secret throttle abuser!macca__macca wrote:...I ride like a grandpa....

Pulling up to lights and getting the younger generation thinking "here's an old fart...I'll burn him off on the green".
Then: A mass of revs, and WHOOMPH!....you leave him for dust wondering "WTF just happened?...Can't understand it.....I got the latest leathers an helmet and me gsxr-zed-mega-roar1200-96 valves....and this old geezer pulls up like in a funeral procession.....then.....well....the lights went green and he...erm....just disappeared.
I've learnt from my father to never under-estimate those who say they ride like "old men".
Burt Munro springs to mind.

Oh, and have a look at this vid. Hildo on his crappy Harley, dressed like he fell out of a skip - takes on a young guy on his Fireblade, who thinks "it's just a granddad on a bike...easy?
Hildo on rat harley -v- youngster on Fireblade
All hail the power of a V twin!