People and crappy attitudes
- sapaul
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People and crappy attitudes
In the past 2 days I have ridden all 3 of my machines
My GS, nods, and more commonly, waves from just about every biker, (I forgive the noobs who cannot let go of a handlebar or cannot nod in case they lose concentration)
The R850R street fighter with the noisy pipe, nods from just about every biker except the beemer crowd
Kymco 250 Scoot, just about ignored by everyone except the odd small bike rider
WTF, I am the same guy, does what I ride make such a difference or is it that some people have really small pencil syndrome that dictates that if you acknowledge someone outside of your perceived status, it will shrink and get smaller. Were real bikers breast fed and believe that scooter riders were brought up on a bottle and delivered by C section. Are all beemer riders tree huggers and go to therapy to assuage their guilt trip for riding bike.
or is it just me, maybe I smell bad and don't know it myself yet, or could it be the stains down the front of my camo pants where I spilled the milk.
Help me out here
My GS, nods, and more commonly, waves from just about every biker, (I forgive the noobs who cannot let go of a handlebar or cannot nod in case they lose concentration)
The R850R street fighter with the noisy pipe, nods from just about every biker except the beemer crowd
Kymco 250 Scoot, just about ignored by everyone except the odd small bike rider
WTF, I am the same guy, does what I ride make such a difference or is it that some people have really small pencil syndrome that dictates that if you acknowledge someone outside of your perceived status, it will shrink and get smaller. Were real bikers breast fed and believe that scooter riders were brought up on a bottle and delivered by C section. Are all beemer riders tree huggers and go to therapy to assuage their guilt trip for riding bike.
or is it just me, maybe I smell bad and don't know it myself yet, or could it be the stains down the front of my camo pants where I spilled the milk.
Help me out here
I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R
- HYPERR
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
sapaul wrote: The R850R street fighter with the noisy pipe, nods from just about every biker except the beemer crowd
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
I wave to everyone, whether I'm on the Harley or the Ural. I especially love waving to Beemers, Gold Wings and scooters when on the Harley, though, 'cause it's funny to watch them almost go into the ditch from the shock.
Return waves while on the Harley - just about every bike, except for some BMW's, Gold Wings and a few badass poseur Harley riders who mistake my Road Glide for a Gold Wing.
Return waves while on the Ural - pretty much everybody, except for the really cool BMW and Harley riders.
Return waves while on the Harley - just about every bike, except for some BMW's, Gold Wings and a few badass poseur Harley riders who mistake my Road Glide for a Gold Wing.
Return waves while on the Ural - pretty much everybody, except for the really cool BMW and Harley riders.
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
Sapaul, that's funny, 'cause scooter riders are the biggest class of folks around here who don't wave back. But I think it's mostly just because they're not expecting waves from people on big motorcycles.
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- sapaul
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
Must be because I smell so bad then, I am sure I picked up some kind of scurvy from being in my gear for 5 weeks doing the world cup gig.
Still have not washed it.
Still have not washed it.
I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R
Re: People and crappy attitudes
Me, I wave at everybody unless I am doing something that I think requires two hands and total concentration. I have had people on scooters wave and people on bicycles wave. I wave right back if I have not instigated the wave in the first place.
Speaking of scooters particularly the electric kind has anyone noticed that they tend to ride on the right side of the lane. Is there a reason for this. I thought that they could keep up with normal town speed limits. If that is the case should they not ride in the on the left side of the lane.
Maybe since they don't require a motorcycle licence they are unaware of the safest place to ride. Any thoughts?
Speaking of scooters particularly the electric kind has anyone noticed that they tend to ride on the right side of the lane. Is there a reason for this. I thought that they could keep up with normal town speed limits. If that is the case should they not ride in the on the left side of the lane.
Maybe since they don't require a motorcycle licence they are unaware of the safest place to ride. Any thoughts?
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
I wave at all two wheeled vehicles. I find the same thing depending on bike type though. Bunch of jerks out there!
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
obfg wrote:Speaking of scooters particularly the electric kind has anyone noticed that they tend to ride on the right side of the lane. Is there a reason for this. I thought that they could keep up with normal town speed limits. If that is the case should they not ride in the on the left side of the lane.
Maybe since they don't require a motorcycle licence they are unaware of the safest place to ride. Any thoughts?
Assuming that you ride on the WRONG side of the road liek the rest of North America... (Yeah I'm back - bring it) then it is the equivilant of our newer riders riding in the gutter on the left - basically they are new, inexperienced and intimdated. It is almost counter-intuative to believe that you are safer the more you push out into the lane.
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
Let me tell you. I started riding a scooter for which I didn't needed a motorcycle license. I didn't wave back to motorcyclist because I didn't know it was a friendly sign. As well, I used to ride on the right side of my lane. All this I did because I didn't know and was until I took the motorcycle safety course where I learned all this. I even asked the instructor why motorcyclists waved at me.obfg wrote:Speaking of scooters particularly the electric kind has anyone noticed that they tend to ride on the right side of the lane. Is there a reason for this. I thought that they could keep up with normal town speed limits. If that is the case should they not ride in the on the left side of the lane.
I think that it must be required to all riders (no matter the size of the engine) that go into traffic to take a motorcycle safety course.
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Re: People and crappy attitudes
Scooter guys get a pass cause them lil wheels are tough and the hard guy 275" ape hanger guys are afraid to let go
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