yeah at the local watering hole there will be maybe one honda, perhaps a yamaha both of which get NO respect from the dozen hardly riders, but most of em like and respect a triumph, if someeone wants to give me crap, I always ask what they paid for their bike then tell em waht mine cost, then I ask how much they;ve spent in the last year on maintenance then let em know what Ive spent, thats usually the end of it