To someone with little or no knowledge of motorcycles?
I got to thinking about this after an interaction with a bartender this past Saturday. She asked “whatcha riding?” I says “BMW.” She says, “oh, I love those touring bikes. They look so comfortable.” I reply, “no, it’s
not really a touring bike.” I could see her sorting through her limited knowledge of BMW and got this weird sense that she thought I was lying to her. Then to clarify I said “it’s like a Harley.” “Ahhhh” she replies. “Probably loud when you rev it, huh.” I say, “not so much.” And she gives me the side-eye.
I described it that way to easily convey an image to a motorcycle-naive person and, honestly, partly because it’s kinda true. It’s an answer but I feel that it’s not the best answer. The “it’s a German Harley, no it’s not, yes it is!” Back and forth in another thread got me thinking about this too.
So, R18 people, what do you tell your friends and neighbors? How do you describe the R18 in a concise and honest manner?
I got to thinking about this after an interaction with a bartender this past Saturday. She asked “whatcha riding?” I says “BMW.” She says, “oh, I love those touring bikes. They look so comfortable.” I reply, “no, it’s
not really a touring bike.” I could see her sorting through her limited knowledge of BMW and got this weird sense that she thought I was lying to her. Then to clarify I said “it’s like a Harley.” “Ahhhh” she replies. “Probably loud when you rev it, huh.” I say, “not so much.” And she gives me the side-eye.
I described it that way to easily convey an image to a motorcycle-naive person and, honestly, partly because it’s kinda true. It’s an answer but I feel that it’s not the best answer. The “it’s a German Harley, no it’s not, yes it is!” Back and forth in another thread got me thinking about this too.
So, R18 people, what do you tell your friends and neighbors? How do you describe the R18 in a concise and honest manner?