What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?
On a BMW, the prick is on the inside....
I say this because I am irate! I was enjoying a nice ride to work on my newly aquired toy, my 2009 Ducati Monster 696, great day for a ride. So I'm cruisin along on the highway in the middle lane. I notice a beautiful BMW 550i sports package. I always liked those cars, it was an E60 and though I loved them they were a bit underpowered compared to the 535i or the new F10 550i's. He was in the left lane, Jersey plates blacked out windows (prolly some guido) So I'm crusing along and I pass him in the middle lane because he's stuck behind a slow driver in the left. Didn't provoke or anything, didn't fly by. I'm then going to exit so I move over to my right lane. There's a truck in that lane, I pass the truck and I start moving over into the right lane, I'm probably on the dotted line slowly moving over and all of a sudden in my mirror i see a black 550i coming up and blasts by me on the right. I was so upset because what if I had moved into that lane faster? I'm glad I've riden road bikes for years and am used to cars passing me fast right next to me so I didn't get too startled. I was so pissed I was going to chase after him but realized there was no good in that and it just made me think wow now I know why BMW drivers are stereotyped as assholes.
Did he want me to race him? I don't understand because although my bike is the entry level Ducati it still is faster than most cars on the road. I'd leave him in the dust. I wouldn't even consider it because it's very unsafe and I know I'd win so what's the point? It's sad beause I never knew this till I bought my bike but riding a Ducati is a status symbol apparently. Like driving a BMW is to some. People look at it like wow that's the top of the top. I bought it because it's engineered well and I love the styling and practicality of it. I had one guy tell me "How much you pay for that Ducati? 20 grand?" Another guy stare at it, "wow nice bike" he then read Ducati and goes "oh damn no wonder, it's a Ducati" I don't understand people.
Thanks for listening to my rant, drive safe out there and please WATCH FOR MOTORCYCLISTS! We have every right to the road too!
Enjoy your memorial weekend.