At track days I used to love having guys fresh off the street on Ducati 916's, Yamaha r1's, and Hyabusas see my RS125 in the morning and call it a cute little bike and chuckle at it with their girlfriends. I just say, "yeah, it IS cute!"
Then later I'd pass 'em railing around the outside of a turn while patting the tail section with one hand to give the "follow me" signal so I could show them the proper line.
The bitsy bike got a lot more respect at lunchtime. The girlfriends were MOST amused. Donkey says he's compensating.