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How you do feel about other riders who showoff? (on the street)

Injury is usually preceded by "HEY WATCH THIS"

I pray they live to see another day and that their loved ones don't get the "knock on the door" from an officer....

No sympathy at all...

At first I have to think... whoa, look at that! Then I'm happy they didn't kill themselves, then embarrassed how for the motorcycle community might look to others (our rep) then glad I didn't do X stunt.

But to be honest, some street stunt riders have some seriously amazing skills, shame they use them on the street and not entertaining the paying crowds at a real show.

Mike

As long as they are away from me and any other people they can dance with Darwin til the sun comes up.

On the streets? People should act in a responsible, safe, and restrained manner.

I don't care at all for biker thugs, stunters, street racers, or the terminally moronic.

My next door neighbour, (yes - that is the house right next to mine), bought a GSX-R1000 and proceeded to kill both himself and his wife in a single vehicle accident leaving their baby girl an orphan. This is only an anecdotal datum, and not typical of the experience of most new motorcyclists, but I can't help but think of this event as a moronically tragic waste of two lives.

In Dallas we have had huge gangs of stunters shut down major public highway. I despise these selfish asshats. Some of these riders have tremendous skills and are able to do tricks on their motorcycles that are astounding, but they make up for their incredible talent with a tremendous lack of judgement and a total absence of respect for the general public.

To forestall just criticism, I confess that I am a grumpy old Grinch of a man.

Safe Travels,
Richard

Take it to the track or to some other controlled environment. Otherwise, you're endangering the general public (and potentially me). I especially hate it when the showoff is in a group I'm riding with. That is a good sign that I should excuse myself and separate from the group because I'm having "engine problems".

Praying that they would be safe and give some distance, let them do their thing with out involving others.

MTexile wrote:As long as they are away from me and any other people they can dance with Darwin til the sun comes up.

This.


Their problem, not mine.