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First of all let me throw up a disclaimer.
1) I KNOW this is going to turn into an argument.
2) This is NOT aimed at virtualt... AT ALL. I am merely using the comments he made in the other thread to make my argument.
3) FEEL FREE to disagree with me. I won't take it personally.
So here goes...
Second, I have not contributed to this. I can hardly DO a wheelie, much less one I would be proud enough of to do on a main street anywhere
But seriously, I have only seen one or two riders EVER do this (or anything this risky) and I try like hell not to ride with them or anywhere that they might be. They can put themselves in danger all they want but I am not going to give them the opportunity to hurt me.
And you are one of the people looking out for bikes! Imagine how it affects the general cage-driving crowd!
I guarantee you the next bike I have will have some loud ass pipes on it. I am going to use all of the senses of the driver in the goddamn SUV that wants to hit me that I can. It will also have strobe lights, reflective tape, and sirens
. I DON'T think, however, that this is an acceptable view for the car drivers around us to have. Let me clarify that. If I ever heard a car driver say "Those motorcyclists are taught to drive like we are out to get us. He'll move." I would turn red with rage. We already have the disadvantage in momentum, lets not stack the cards any further shall we?
The problem I ahve with the stereotype is this:
I tell people that i got ina wreck and I get the normal response: "Aww, that sucks. Are you alright? What happened?"
Then, I tell them (in THESE words) that I was driving my motorcycle and an SUV ran a light and HIT ME and I broke my leg and hand. Immediately all sympathy and compassion leave. Because the person I am talking to thinks "you were on a motorcycle, you must have been doing something stupid."
I am tired of this shit, and that is the only reason I spent all this time to speak my mind on the subject. The donation thread is a very good example taht the stereotype is wrong.
1) I KNOW this is going to turn into an argument.
2) This is NOT aimed at virtualt... AT ALL. I am merely using the comments he made in the other thread to make my argument.
3) FEEL FREE to disagree with me. I won't take it personally.
So here goes...
First of all, for the .01% of the general public (that are not motorcycle riders) that have witnessed this... I'll agree, that would ake a strong case against motorcycle riders.virtualt said:
I dunno, maybe it's the whole wheelying through the main streets, and doing burnouts and stoppies while Joe Schmo is walking by, nah, that can't be it surely??
Second, I have not contributed to this. I can hardly DO a wheelie, much less one I would be proud enough of to do on a main street anywhere
So our stereotype is based on the crown that have D&D pipes on their Katana and show off like it is a GP bike? They aren't the majority! Who can't handle their bike? If you fall into that crowd, buy a damn car!
Or maybe its the ridiculously load pipes that people put on thier bikes in the quest for more power and speed, knowing full well that the darn bike has 50% more than they can handle in the first place, nah probably not that either
Who the hell does this? Are tehy completely insane? Or just ignorant of the obvious danger and...
So it must be the riding through traffic on the 3 mile bridge in triple digits weaving in and out of the cars using them as chicanes
Oh.... my bad.
(guilty of that once or twice).
But seriously, I have only seen one or two riders EVER do this (or anything this risky) and I try like hell not to ride with them or anywhere that they might be. They can put themselves in danger all they want but I am not going to give them the opportunity to hurt me.
:crackup
Been the victim of that while in the cage several times, I ride, and it darn near gave me a "brownie" in the old undies.
And you are one of the people looking out for bikes! Imagine how it affects the general cage-driving crowd!
You will never hear me say that I ahve not done my fair share of stupid things... I know I am not innocent. I just don't think we deserve quite as harsh a rap as we have been given.
WE ARE NOT INNOCENTS IN THE STEREOTYPING..
Totally, completely, whole-heartedly agree.
If we don't want to be stereotyped then we need to keep the antics out of public view.
No... repeat after me... "Loud Pipes Save Lives."
Repeat after me "Load Pipes, Lose Rights"
I guarantee you the next bike I have will have some loud ass pipes on it. I am going to use all of the senses of the driver in the goddamn SUV that wants to hit me that I can. It will also have strobe lights, reflective tape, and sirens
Okay, I agree that we should ride like everyone is out to get us
"Remember, just because your not paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you"
. I DON'T think, however, that this is an acceptable view for the car drivers around us to have. Let me clarify that. If I ever heard a car driver say "Those motorcyclists are taught to drive like we are out to get us. He'll move." I would turn red with rage. We already have the disadvantage in momentum, lets not stack the cards any further shall we?
The problem I ahve with the stereotype is this:
I tell people that i got ina wreck and I get the normal response: "Aww, that sucks. Are you alright? What happened?"
Then, I tell them (in THESE words) that I was driving my motorcycle and an SUV ran a light and HIT ME and I broke my leg and hand. Immediately all sympathy and compassion leave. Because the person I am talking to thinks "you were on a motorcycle, you must have been doing something stupid."
I am tired of this shit, and that is the only reason I spent all this time to speak my mind on the subject. The donation thread is a very good example taht the stereotype is wrong.