A lot of people (usually non-riders and squids) use the term "crotch rocket" when describing a Sportbike. Personally, I hate this phrase. I think it sounds ridiculous. It actually sounds like a slang term for some STD (like "the clap" is to gonorrhea). Anyway, I think it makes the speaker sound like an idiot. "Hey, that your crotch rocket Greek?" Dip****. Am I alone on this one?

 

Nothing to hate about it. It's almost always from someone who's never really been around them.

I might say, "I prefer, "sportbike," but yes, that's it."

 

[:@]The annoying one for me is Suicide Bike. That one gets my juices goin.

 

I never thought about it being annoying, but crotch rocket, rice rocket, all work for me. Never heard suicide bike before, maybe I wasn't paying attention. I guess I really don't give a **** about what people say.

 

That one's new to me. Sounds equally retarded though.

 

No reason to be annoyed, it's just a term.

 

My dear mother, (being in the medical field) refers to all motocycles as donorcycles. I just laugh and and say "they sure are mum, that's why I sign my donors card"

 

DAMMIT! My boss just called it a crotch rocket again!!! Idiot!

 

Crotch-rocket
Rice-rocket

Yep, most people I've talked to that use those terms don't own a bike, know nothing about bikes, or ride a Harley.


Whatever.