Motorcyclist ??

What in the world has gotten into these AS% Holes this year ??? There's been several incidents locally, but last night there was a fatality. This morning I heard from a co worker that witnessed the biker passing him in a 45 NO PASSING ZONE(hills) MPH zone doing a MININUM of a 100 . After 25 seconds and cresting the hill, there laid the carcass( and I mean a true carcass) . Just this evening, I noticed 2 "Harley Dudes side by side, yet they REFUSED to stop at a 4 way stop intersection . IMO, the motor bike guys are WORSE than the pedaling bikers . The guys I witnessed this evening were in their 60's, so don't blame it on "youth".

Hubert (Ga)engine7 wrote: On the two Harley dudes the vibration and noise had probably deadened their senses. Seriously with the helmet headsets and radios these days they were likely not paying attention to where they were but they should have known better than to ride side by side. The kids on the crotch rockets are usually the ones that wind up as a greasy spot on the road just by being stupid and thinking they are invincible. Picked up far too many during my years with fire/rescue. It was really bad when family showed up on the scene before we could get it cleared.

LMAO!!! your one of them !!!

And you can not spell either  !!

one of the stockholders bought a brand new Harley a few years ago. never rode a bike before in his life....but alot of his buddies had them and they wanted him to go riding with them....he took the rider riding school that Harley puts on...first turn he dumped it and broke his leg. sold it back to the dealership at a greatly reduced price and never got on one again! LMAO!

NEVER green wrote: FREEDGUY wrote: LMAO!!! your one of them !!! Guess what whinner, never owned one in my life. Cant stand your pussey ways.

I see I'm not the only one that noticed that. Every topic he has started in this section, he is whining about something.

Edited by truckerfarmer - 25 Jun 2020 at 9:57pm

Not out to start a fight, but the motorcyclists are like every other classification of people out there: For every one of them that makes a bad name for them, there are 500,000 good ones. Example, my wife thinks that every truck driver out there is out to kill her when she's driving (and I am a truck driver myself, LOL). But, for every truck driver that cuts her off, or passes her in a snow fog, or whatever else she thinks is bad, bad, bad, there are another half million drivers out there that don't hurt her. Another example, a certain movement in this country thinks that every law enforcement officer in this country is a racist murderer, when in fact, I believe that 99+% of them have the best intentions at heart. Point being, don't let a few bad apples ruin the bunch. And, no, I am not a cyclist, but I am not opposed to them either. Darrel

darrel in ND wrote: Not out to start a fight, but the motorcyclists are like every other classification of people out there: For every one of them that makes a bad name for them, there are 500,000 good ones. Example, my wife thinks that every truck driver out there is out to kill her when she's driving (and I am a truck driver myself, LOL). But, for every truck driver that cuts her off, or passes her in a snow fog, or whatever else she thinks is bad, bad, bad, there are another half million drivers out there that don't hurt her. Another example, a certain movement in this country thinks that every law enforcement officer in this country is a racist murderer, when in fact, I believe that 99+% of them have the best intentions at heart. Point being, don't let a few bad apples ruin the bunch. And, no, I am not a cyclist, but I am not opposed to them either. Darrel

Have to agree Darrel, I am one of those that obeys laws as to riding or driving. Freedguy may have well stated EVERY Auto driver out there including himself is a threat to humanity by being distracted. Is actually closer to one in 10,000 riders in the US are idiots, wheelies, running thru stopped traffic(Lane Splitting), doing road race performances on two lane roads as if no one else is around. Others as many of my friends ride for the enjoyment of being in the wind, on two and enjoying life not challenging it. Have to deal with 'Cagers'(Auto drivers inside a box) that do NOT pay attention that drive nearly autonomously and with total disregard to their surrounding motorists.

Darrel said it well.

Is it dangerous? Yep. Are some of them loud? Yep.(and can be a beautiful sound at the same time!) Is it expensive? Yep. Practical? Not usually. . ..

But boy do I wish I had another one. Finally got a Harley in 2006. Had to sell it a few years later in a financial crunch. Went down on an unfamiliar curve in the rain, broke my ankle, got it up out of the ditch and road it home the 30 miles.

Do I miss it? Yep!!!

Tractor Collectors are the WORST EVER.

In my area in the last week, we've had two bike accidents, both riders were 60+, and both went off road after rounding a curve.  One became a fatality.

Thad, lets RIOT. Maybe burn some wienies, loot some beer from the fridge.  

Edited by chaskaduo - 26 Jun 2020 at 2:17pm

Despite providing less than 1% of miles driven, they made up 15% of traffic deaths in 2012. Since about 2004 over 4,000 people have died every year up to 2014 in motorcycle accidents, and in 2007 and 2008 deaths exceeded 5000 per year.

Edited by steve(ill) - 26 Jun 2020 at 4:51pm

I've rode moto bikes for 50 years.  There are idiots on bikes, idiots in cages, idiots on tractors, idiots, well, just plain a lot of idiots out there.  I've had my fair share of drops, run-ins with idiots in cages, truck drivers (which I'm a retired driver), ag equipment operators, etc.  I won't call everyone that operates a tractor an idiot, nor a car, nor truck, etc.  BUT, they are out there.  Don't lump me in with a jackass rider.  I'm proud to be a motorcycle rider, I enjoy it, and hate idiots riding like a fool.  I just plain don't have time or room in my life for idiots, and don't refer to myself or fellow enthusiast as AHoles.....  I'm a Harley Dude.....  And an Allis Dude, dude....

Can relate to NDB, truck driver, auto driver, HD Motorcycle owner, ran boats for years and worked on Mississippi river tow mechanicals. Bigger the machine on the water the more given right of way, trucks should be the same.