Motorcycling dumbasses

[fireheart]

Dear motorcyclists who passed me on the drive I had to do today:

Three things you need to be aware of:

1) The speed limit in the area where you passed me was 80km/h. I was doing that. You guys on the other hand were speeding.
2) Overtaking on a double-line is illegal.
3) TAILGATING me is epically stupid.

[An Haddock]

Was he riding one of those crotch rockets?

Regular bikers hate those idiots because it makes us all look bad.

[fireheart]

Was he riding one of those crotch rockets?

Regular bikers hate those idiots because it makes us all look bad.

If by "crotch rocket" you mean those slick bikes that are usually painted green or blue or some other weird combination and the riders look like they're in some action film, then yes.

It was also a group of four of them, 3 of which had passengers. I will give them credit though, for at least dressing appropriately. I've come across riders who've worn shorts and a t-shirt while riding.

[lordlundar]

If by "crotch rocket" you mean those slick bikes that are usually painted green or blue or some other weird combination and the riders look like they're in some action film, then yes.

"Crotch rocket" is a slang term for a racing motorcycle, also known as a superbike. They got the term because you ride them hunched over the engine block instead of a reclined fashion like a street motorcycle.

As an example, this is a racing motorcycle, aka superbike, aka crotch rocket.

[wolfie]

It's my understanding that people in the medical field refer to crotch rockets as "donorcycles" - after all, they tend to produce a crop of young people who would be in good health if not for a localized injury that killed them, in other words a prime candidate to be an organ donor.

[fireheart]

"Crotch rocket" is a slang term for a racing motorcycle, also known as a superbike. They got the term because you ride them hunched over the engine block instead of a reclined fashion like a street motorcycle.

Yep. They were riding more or less "upright" in this case. But man oh man did they annoy the everlovingfuck out of me.

Luckily I don't have to go around that area again (partner is moving out of that area in a few weeks)

[protege]

Regular bikers hate those idiots because it makes us all look bad.

They also hate them...because they forget that the throttle works *both* ways...and end up driving up insurance rates for everyone else. Just because you can do 120mph on the highway doesn't mean you should

Last weekend, I had some tool on a Harley nearly launch his bike into the back of my Corolla. Seriously dude? If your bike requires constant revving at the lights, maybe you should get that sorted.

[An Haddock]

They also hate them...because they forget that the throttle works *both* ways...and end up driving up insurance rates for everyone else. Just because you can do 120mph on the highway doesn't mean you should

Last weekend, I had some tool on a Harley nearly launch his bike into the back of my Corolla. Seriously dude? If your bike requires constant revving at the lights, maybe you should get that sorted.

But... but if he doesn't rev his engine then people won't pay attention to him!

[Jay 2K Winger]

But... but if he doesn't rev his engine then people won't pay attention to him!

Ah, the old "Rev that engine louder, I can't hear how small your dick is" problem.

Any time I see someone speeding along on a loud motorcycle or chopper or souped-up car, I say to myself, in the security of my own car, "Tiiiiiiiny penis!"

[wolfie]

A few years ago, one of my mufflers had gone bad. I reached a point where the speed limit dropped, so I let off the accelerator, triggering the Jake Brake. I'm sure some of you guys know what a semi with the Jake on and a bad muffler sounds like.

Couldn't hear it, though - a bunch of Harleys were revving their engines.

[protege]

I'm sure some of you guys know what a semi with the Jake on and a bad muffler sounds like.

Yep, I know what it sounds like. My grandmother's farm was along a rural, two-laned highway. She happened to live on a straightaway. Logging trucks would fly past the house, and then you'd hear the Jake, as they then had to slow for a series of curves. Annoying as hell, since it was so quiet, and then to hear that.

They can't get away with that in several Pittsburgh 'burbs though. Cops just *love* busting truckers for that

[Cia]

*flashbacks to all the Sturgis Motorcycle Rallies* I swear the noise from all the unbaffled Harleys is getting louder and more irritating every year.

Then you have the idiots with the monkey bars (which are illegal in South Dakota), why anyone would choose ride across the state with their arms higher than their shoulders I just don't get. How are you going to control your bike when your hands are numb from lack of blood? Enjoy adding another memorial to Cheyenne Crossing.

[protege]

*flashbacks to all the Sturgis Motorcycle Rallies* I swear the noise from all the unbaffled Harleys is getting louder and more irritating every year.

We have that to deal with here too. As soon as the weather starts improving, the Harleys come out of hibernation to annoy us. They seem to have a need to blip the throttle at every stop sign and traffic light..and there are a crapload of them in my neighborhood. My neighbor, who rides a sport bike, joked that it's the "Harley owner's mating call" Seriously, there doesn't seem to be a need...other than to annoy the ever living fuck out of other motorists

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The people riding motorcycles in flip flops, you guys.

There's an image on the internet, I won't link it, you can search for it if you really need to see a guy whose foot looks like it was shoved in a meat grinder to the ankle. It's just hamburger and bone. I can't imagine how it wouldn't have needed to be amputated. This apparently was the result of a guy riding a motorcycle in flip flops and wiping out.

Shit, I don't even drive in flip flops. If I'm wearing sandals they come off when I'm driving. They won't get stuck under the pedals and I get a better grip on the pedals with my bare foot anyway, even though I know that also isn't really recommended.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Shit, I don't even drive in flip flops. If I'm wearing sandals they come off when I'm driving. They won't get stuck under the pedals and I get a better grip on the pedals with my bare foot anyway, even though I know that also isn't really recommended.

Yeah, I tried driving in flip-flops once, and made it maybe a mile before I pulled over and just drove barefoot until I got where I was going.