I have questions for you bike riders and answer them truthfully because I know not everyone is perfect...

Ever been speeding on your bike 10+ mph over the speed limit?
Ever cut someone off by a foot?
Ever done wheelies on a public road?
Ever cut inbetween cars?
Ever done an illegal parking?
Ever revved your bike at someone?
Ever not wear your helmet?

 

parking on a sidewalk, parking in the ///// yellow lines. If you dont believe those happen take a look at HCC during the day. you will see all the above.

 

Well lets say Publix for instance. You need to use their ATM thats outside. Would you park your bike in a parking spot or ride it up the sidewalk thats made for people with their shopping carts. Reason I ask this is because I've seen bike's just parked on sidewalks. A passenger vehicle does that and you get a nice slap on the hand.

 

I've also seen some parked in "No Parking Zone" and also seen those in Fire lane's and everything else and nothing is done. A car is parked there and oh boy are you in some shit.

 

thats like saying 90% of honda owners are street racers.

describe safe? me definiton is going to be different then yours. some if not most of the things you think are stupid dont really happen all the time. its not like thats how that particular biker rides all the time.


believe me the biker world is one where everything is closer. i can stay 5 ft off you bumper no problem. the trick is scaning the road ahead. if people in cars looked 3-4 cars ahead of them they would be ready just like i am.

and if you dont think bikers get busted for not haveing endorsements so a search in bike tech i bet you will get at least 5 different threads about people who got caught.

the fact of the matter is if you are 21 you can get a renewable permit to operate a motorcycle and its very easy to get. you do eventually have to get you license but taking a safty course is an option. under 21 you have to take a safty course to get you license.

 

i will never own a bike, because everytime i want one, i just read the obituaries or call up my crippled friends. not a risk im going to take.

i usually give bikers plenty of room as long as they are observing the laws. if they are in packs, and some of them merge in front of me and there is a car to the right or left just ahead of me preventing the rest of the group from merging, i will fall back and blip the brights to let them in. im very courteous to bikes as long as they are courteous back. i do like to ride beside them on the bridges, most bikes to me look cool, but that's about as close to being on one i'll ever get.

now when bikes are in packs and rolling 20 deep down the road or interstate at 40mph so the few guys in the front can "stunt"...thats ok in a sense...since ive only encountered that late at night when theres little traffic, but if i am trying to get home, i do try to get around them and most of the time i can hit the brights in the fast (left) lane, and they'll let me through. sometimes i even get a few that wanna play, which i admit will happen if the conditions are right/safe enough (though i can only keep up with the slower bikes).

as for the squidtards biker boying down roads in broad daylight, they dont get my respect. but i dont fuck with them. i let them go ahead and be stupid, chances are karma catches up to them and they'll be dead soon. its sad too, since theyre probably decent people...til they get on a bike.

for the most part people on non sportbikes are pretty good riders. i still see alot of them die merely because theyre just speeding or due to car drivers not paying attention, but obviously you dont see harley guys stunting, and rarely do they act like asses. most of the harley owners nowadays are yuppie scum who just joyride on the weekends and evenings on interstates and backroads since they feel it makes their wholesome white collar life feel not so gay and a little badass i guess.

the harley type riders that are the assholes are the younger guys or middle age guys who are the "true" harley bikers. these guys will sometimes drive like shit, but i let them go because they are true badasses and 99% of the time, they are carrying hot weapons. ask frankie or forge.

the only thing that really pisses me off is the lane splitting. in moving traffic, it's a death wish that will sooner or later come true. i can understand the *reason* for doing it at lights and such, but it is not an excuse. like said earlier, its a risk, you take it, you're hot, too fuckin bad. buy a car with a/c. this isnt BFE, vermont where its nice during the day. its florida, its 130*+ ambient on the asphalt, stopped, and you have 5 million cars around you radiating at 350*+ each plus lots of exhaust filled air (unclean!!!). im surprised more people dont open car doors seeing bikes plow down the middle, but 2 wrongs dont make a right. its gonna happen, but i just think one day they'll get theirs. and no one fucks with me, i have my police issue baton and a pair of industrial sized zip tie handcuffs. citizens arrest is a wonderful thing, and so are concealed weapons permits, and the new laws to defend yourself. the mace thing is funny, but thats kinda fucked up, and is gonna cause alot more traffic problems when the person is sitting there freaking out for 20 minutes crying and coughing and unable to get his car out of the way.


bottom line: people in cars need to stop with the horrible driving, cell phones, retarded teen girls, ricers, etc etc. bikes have a time and place to stunt and attempt to lathe themselves on the asphalt, and should learn to spot shitty car drivers (yeah, there's alot of them) and just stay away. being a dick on either side of the fence is just gonna lead to a thread here one day about someone that we all know dying, and lord knows we've had plenty of those threads already.

 

yes,
no,
no
no
no
no?
It is NOT illegal to NOT wear your helmet.But the answer is yeah,only in my apartment complex or my job when I have to move the bike.
I always try to practice ATGATT.
Jacket,helmet,gloves. yes in 85 degree weather

 

Fuck Motorcyclists, they're all assholes that should be hit like a bowling ball going down a lane!!!

Also, about the parking - I have parked on a couple side walks, because when you park in a parking spot - and two SUVs park on either side of you - your bike is about to get hit - if I'm going to be less then 5 to 10 minutes, compare it to the as$heads that put on their hazards infront of the ATM at publix. : )