Best/favorite thing someone's said about your Monster?

[jstanton]

A week ago downtown. Stopped at a light.  Guy crossing the street in front of me points right at it and says quietly "that's nice, man."  I said "thanks." He smiles at me and keeps on walking.

Very low-key but really made my day.

[joshuajcrouch]

I have only been riding my Monster for about 3 months so I don't have a lot of compliments yet.  My favorite two at the moment:

1) A coworker said he can always tell when I get to work.  He said he can hear me downshift and engine brake a block away before I pull into the driveway, while sitting at his desk in the office.  And he said "I stop working and listen because man, that thing sounds so mean".

2) Weaving through traffic and following a random guy on a GSXR.  He slows down and rides next to me, staring at my bike.  Gives my a big thumbs up and then rolls the throttle and pulls off.

[JPlip]

These are great.  I want to play too!  Not exactly about my Duc, but it involves one....

So I had just graduated from college and a few buddies and I were walking down the boardwalk at a beach.  I spot a new (at the time) Red 999R parked on the street, and let out an inadvertent "daaaammmnnn, look at that" while walking by.  A guy walking with his young daughter, who had just passed us walking in the opposite direction, turns and yells "she's only 13 you pervert!"  I stand there with my mouth wide open saying "what...NO...the...bike."  The father yells back "yeah right you sicko!"  I turn to get some help from my friends and they are literally on the ground laughing so hard they cant breathe.  That story is still a favorite at holiday gatherings to this day!

[Greg]

^^^ Hilarious 

[Stormtrooper]

I got a "nice bike" from the motorcycle cop giving me a fix-it ticket a few days back  .  Does that count?

[jaxduc]

^What was broken?

[memper]

Shit I just got coffee on my keyboard   

Suuuure, "coffee". I sometimes get "coffee" on my keyboard too.

[jaxduc]

Niccce

[Uncle Mofo]

My Monster looks (and is) very well-used.

I rode it to the MotoGP at Indy in 2010.  On the Sunday afternoon, my sidestand broke.  At the campsite that night, there was nothing available to lean the bike up against except a garbage can, so I did that.  Later that evening, I was in my sleeping bag and I heard two guys walking by.  One said "Hey look, someone threw away a Ducati."  The other said "Looks like it needed it."

PhilB

[angler]

I got a "nice bike" from the motorcycle cop giving me a fix-it ticket a few days back  .  Does that count?

I still get lots of compliments here and there and love it.

Since I've been absent from the board, I got pulled over for some supreme asshattery. I did a little lane splitting at a light then hammered it through the next couple of lights. I saw the cop's lights come on and thought "OH NO!" I was pretty sure he was pulling me over for the high speed.....

I get my helmet off and my paperwork out and he walks up practically drooling on the bike. He can't quit complimenting it. He then tells me I am the first sport bike he has flipped the lights on for that didn't simply run. First one that has ever stopped. For that he gave me a warning. He pulled me over for splitting lanes (he called it an illegal right turn), but didn't say a word about my speed.

I have never bolted, but when his lights came on, I was less than a mile from the house. The thought of bolting did flash through my mind.....

[Two dogs]

I had my S2R1000 parked out in front of the Tequila bar I work at the other night.
It has full Arrows straight through no bafflers ,  I let the bike warm up as I put my helmet and gloves on
Then took off down the street in a mildly spirited way  .
Next day when I got to work the manager was having a laugh as when the bike was warming up he had
been yelling at the barman for a couple of minutes to turn the music down as what he thought was the base was shaking
all the Tequila bottles and glasses on the shelf 

[Greg]

He then tells me I am the first sport bike he has flipped the lights on for that didn't simply run. First one that has ever stopped.

It's amazing how much slack they will give you, if you pull over right away and are respectful to them

[jaxduc]

It's amazing how much slack they will give you, if you pull over right away and are respectful to them

Hahahahahhahahahahahahqhhqhqhwhahaha!

Thats hilarious and untrue

[kuzemko]

Had a guy on a modded Victory something-or-other bagger pull onto the street I was riding down and rev his engine at me with a smirk. As I passed him I blipped it back. At the stoplight he pointed at me and gave a  . Probably because mine was louder and still had a nasty deep twin sound.

Also had a guy on a jeep pull up next to me and just shout "NICE *EFKING* BIKE!". I think the Victory dude made me happier.

[SpikeC]

 I was sitting at an intersection waiting for the light to change, and on the other side of the street was a black Chrysler with tinted windows. There was an attractive blond driving, and she was looking at me. After a few moments she pointed at me and the rear window went down and another woman in the back looked over. As the light changed the driver waved to me, so words spoken, butt a nice comment none the less!