"Crotch Rocket" - Endearing Term or Ridiculous Name?..
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I didn't read all 5 pages so forgive me if this is a repeat. But the term the eeks me is "Crash Rocket" I freakin hate it! and whats worse is the follow up.
"So you have a Crash Rocket huh?" me"yes" " you know your going to die on that thing" like WTF is that to say to someone. People kept saying that to me all summer. Canadains are weird. It's not like I go up to someone " Hey is that a cheese burger your eating" them"yes".. "your going to get fat, and then die of cholesterol you know, just a heads up"
"So you have a Crash Rocket huh?" me"yes" " you know your going to die on that thing" like WTF is that to say to someone. People kept saying that to me all summer. Canadains are weird. It's not like I go up to someone " Hey is that a cheese burger your eating" them"yes".. "your going to get fat, and then die of cholesterol you know, just a heads up"
RE: "Crotch Rocket" - Endearing Term or Ridiculous Name?..
The term bullet bike and crotch rocket were used years ago in a lot of negative media coverage of motorcycling in the late eighties. There was a report done by Senator Danforth that had the insurance industry screaming to ban sportbikes. The media jumped on the bandwagon and those terms were coined to make us look like a bunch of canyon strafing hooligans that threw our lives away for the thrill of speed.
Perhaps the negative origins are why some people find the terms distasteful.
Perhaps the negative origins are why some people find the terms distasteful.
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I never liked the term "crotch rocket" and used to tell my friends about it when they used it referring to my bike. They just started calling it a "groin missle" after that. I keep my mouth shut now and don't say anything. 
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RE: "Crotch Rocket" - Endearing Term or Ridiculous Name?..
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I've seen plenty of squids in full gear.
I've seen plenty of squids in full gear.
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ORIGINAL: TheX
That's cute how you get all tough like that.
He said SNOBS, boy have we been told or what????
ORIGINAL: gtwags
I ride a crotch rocket AND a couch rocket (Gold Wing). You snobs would miss some great conversation if you shut down just because I use a term you believe may be demeaning. I happen to be a great story teller and all around wealth of information. (crotch rocket, crotch rocket...)
I ride a crotch rocket AND a couch rocket (Gold Wing). You snobs would miss some great conversation if you shut down just because I use a term you believe may be demeaning. I happen to be a great story teller and all around wealth of information. (crotch rocket, crotch rocket...)
He said SNOBS, boy have we been told or what????
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RE: "Crotch Rocket" - Endearing Term or Ridiculous Name?..
The clubs I ride with around here for events, call themselves gray beards and call their bikes grandpa bikes, They don't even get mad when I tell them their bikes sound like they're only running on two cylinders. They call our bikes buzz bombs too. Cause when they are setting still (doing 40mph) and we zip by at a much greater speed, it sounds like someone is shooting buzz bombs at them.
Just don't take it personal. If people see is gets to you, they will continue to use it. It's almost as dumb as arguing on an online forum.
Just don't take it personal. If people see is gets to you, they will continue to use it. It's almost as dumb as arguing on an online forum.
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The clubs I ride with around here for events, call themselves gray beards and call their bikes grandpa bikes, They don't even get mad when I tell them their bikes sound like they're only running on two cylinders. They call our bikes buzz bombs too. Cause when they are setting still (doing 40mph) and we zip by at a much greater speed, it sounds like someone is shooting buzz bombs at them.
Just don't take it personal. If people see is gets to you, they will continue to use it. It's almost as dumb as arguing on an online forum.
The clubs I ride with around here for events, call themselves gray beards and call their bikes grandpa bikes, They don't even get mad when I tell them their bikes sound like they're only running on two cylinders. They call our bikes buzz bombs too. Cause when they are setting still (doing 40mph) and we zip by at a much greater speed, it sounds like someone is shooting buzz bombs at them.
Just don't take it personal. If people see is gets to you, they will continue to use it. It's almost as dumb as arguing on an online forum.
