RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this year
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 4/24/2006 10:54:50 AM
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94cbr900
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To me, looking at websites like these are nothing. I've seen people get ran over right in front of my eyes and it hasnt bother me for one specific reason. Physics.
If you boil down riding a motorcycle, what do you think is going to happen to you if you hit a dump truck head on doing 120 mph on a 400 lb machine that is 1/5 the size of a car thats also built for one thing, speed. I understand that since that guy DID hit the dump truck head on going THAt fast, thats why his upper body is sperated from his lower body. physics......
do you think your body will stay together if you fall off of your bike doing more than 200 mph?
like i said, to me its all a matter of physics. the only reason i think this way is because if been working contracting all my life and ive seen countless people fall of building's and die for the same reason motorcyclists's die, and that is taking stupid risk's....
dont be stupid and always assume that anyone is capable of doing anything.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/4/2006 5:49:10 PM
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i heart my 929
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you guys gotta be safe out thur. do not depend on anyone else looking out for you, you do the look out....
br safe and ride smart not stoopid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/4/2006 6:20:01 PM
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Proeve
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I know this sport can be deadly, but I am getting sick and tired of it being shoved in my face. great way to phux up my weekend,
Ride safe..
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/4/2006 10:12:12 PM
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rancidf4i
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Thats depressing as hell, hate seeing crap like that. Ride safe everyone and watch out for all the dumba$$'s on the road. I think you should be fined a huge a$$ ticket for talking on your cell phone and driving, i think it can be just as bad as drinking and driving. Too many stupid people out there. Man im bummed out now.
< Message edited by rancidf4i -- 5/4/2006 10:14:25 PM >
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/4/2006 11:39:41 PM
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BlindinOrange
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I believe every once in a while its good to have a wake up call but take all that you see on that link as just that.. I don't think you all went through all the trouble of getting the Motorcycle endorsement, and paying good money on a bike to give it up that easy!! I think before you go and hang up you're gear you should take a second, think, and realize that it can be a very dangerous Hobie.... If not taken seriously. Before I put my key in the ignition I tell myself that everyone is going to try and kill me!!! while it seems like and extreme thing to think about it keeps me more aware of whats around me and what might come up. now as I ride I keep my attention to riding... I don't focus on anything I have ever seen... been there and it messed my riding style severely. So I just think about making sure I have a way out of most every situation and let the rest of the crap in my world off the bike go.
no thinking about the wife being mad at me (even though she has the right she usually isn't anyway)
No thinking about bills I have to pay
No thinking about that hot ass thong on the roadside (although if its that good I will pull over to get a better look)
I think about if the patch in the road is oil or dried tar-via?
is that car going to pull out in front of me??
Is that dog on a leash?
things that keep me from getting surprised... I hate surprises
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/8/2006 12:52:46 PM
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doublechester15
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Horrible, absolutely horrible guys wanna know whats even worse? One day I was in my mustang and I poked my nose around a corner and luckily I had been real cautious because a guy in a jeep came flying around the corner and would have creamed me, after he passed guess what kind of sticker he had on the back of his car "Look Twice save a life motorcycles ar everywhere." Hypocrit!!! One hand washes the other, I don't know how to say it any better than that.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/9/2006 2:28:47 AM
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Rx7man
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the site is a reminder of the danger, and in the comments *somewhere* someone said something about younger rider's getting literbikes.. well, wake up call.. the 600's have top speeds the same at the 1000's usually (if it's 20 MPH less, it makes NO differance) wether you crash doing 140 MPH or 100 MPH, you're still going to be dead. when I get on my bike and ride, I *hate* riding beside another vehicle, and if I'm force to because of traffic, I make sure I rev the engine a little, enough to be heard when I come up to a car that I wasn't next to earlier.. NEVER assume people will use turn signals.. some people haven't compreneded that lever on the left hand side of the steering wheel yet, or just don't know where they want to go... as for cell phones and drivers... 30 seconds max phone call length.. if someone phones to say "I'm 10 minutes away, see you then" and hangs up.. they are probably not too distracted... someone who is having phone sex with his mistress or engrossed in daily gossip most likely doesn't have their mind on the road.. handsfree sets, though are a *little* better, I'd rather just not have cell phones in cars.. I've been driving in the city for 10 years and have had one accident in my car, and dozens of NEAR misses wher I made my car that is 6' wide slide bewteen things that are 6'1" apart I swear.. on my bike, I've already had dozens of people try and turn into my lane, and cut me off... it's pretty much a daily thing
I enjoy doing wheelies, I'm going to try stoppies, etc, but I like to keep my speed under 50 MPH when i try anything funky... 3rd gear wheelie? not me
fellow riders, keep your eyes peeled, we'r elike those star trek guys that got partly transported, and are invisible to the people on the other ship. don't be psycho either, but have fun
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 5/16/2006 1:55:30 PM
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Pilot Powers
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half those people were riding like jack-asses....dont go 150mph through a red light ok! be safe out there
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 10/1/2007 8:25:52 AM
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sixhundredrr
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ORIGINAL: thomasintexas
this website shows the two main reasons OVER AND OVER for 90% of the motorcycle accidents in america....rider JACKASSERY and driver being stupid as fux. watch the video where OUT OF NOWHERE on the freeway a honda car locks up the brakes in the hov lane and starts spinning in circles....the rider that he ran into was wearing a helmet cam....
personally seeing this website has made one thing click for sure....I CANT RIDE ON THE WEEKENDS IN HOUSTON....all the stupid illegal immigrants are wasted from 12pm friday morning all the way until about 10am monday....
is there anywhere that riding is safe anymore?
The track. I hate websites like that.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 10/1/2007 3:03:42 PM
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woo545
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I don't know about anyone else...but I was thinking....cool...that one pic is the firetruck from the town where I was brought up...Springfield, PA (delco). I told someone that at work...and they said "are you sure it's from there..." as if I didn't know the colors and designs of the trucks in my home town...
What bothered me was the condition of the one mesh coat. I have a Johnny Rocket coat and I'm not worried that it won't give me enough protection. On top of that I wear jeans. Some of those guys were....maybe I need to invest in pants.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 10/1/2007 3:55:29 PM
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Blue Fox
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This is my take on the site.
I ride a bike.
I know the risk.
I don't need people shoving gruesome pictures and horror stories in my face every 5 minutes because I choose to ride one. For some reason, the public's view of bikes is death. That's all I ever hear..........
"You're going to kill yourself."
"It's a murder-cycle."
"Oh, no. You ride a bike? How scary."
.........and the list goes on and on.
Even when I'm at work and someone asks me what I drive, I tell them I ride a motorcycle.......and their faces of disapproval say it all.
Why is it that when people pass away in car accidents, it's an acceptable risk.........but when someone dies in a motorcycle accident, I hear stuff like "he chose to ride it." or "that's what happens on a bike" and s**t like that. I don't know, maybe that site just put me in a bad mood, who knows. But I do not enjoy sites that terrorize a motorcyclist to the point where they're debating whether or not to get back on.
Rant off.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 10/1/2007 7:24:12 PM
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sixhundredrr
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ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
This is my take on the site.
I ride a bike.
I know the risk.
I don't need people shoving gruesome pictures and horror stories in my face every 5 minutes because I choose to ride one. For some reason, the public's view of bikes is death. That's all I ever hear..........
"You're going to kill yourself."
"It's a murder-cycle."
"Oh, no. You ride a bike? How scary."
.........and the list goes on and on.
Even when I'm at work and someone asks me what I drive, I tell them I ride a motorcycle.......and their faces of disapproval say it all.
Why is it that when people pass away in car accidents, it's an acceptable risk.........but when someone dies in a motorcycle accident, I hear stuff like "he chose to ride it." or "that's what happens on a bike" and s**t like that. I don't know, maybe that site just put me in a bad mood, who knows. But I do not enjoy sites that terrorize a motorcyclist to the point where they're debating whether or not to get back on.
Rant off.
Well put.
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RE: Thousands of bikers will take their last ride this ... - 10/2/2007 12:05:42 AM
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rvizzle
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Blue Fox
This is my take on the site.
I ride a bike.
I know the risk.
I don't need people shoving gruesome pictures and horror stories in my face every 5 minutes because I choose to ride one. For some reason, the public's view of bikes is death. That's all I ever hear..........
"You're going to kill yourself."
"It's a murder-cycle."
"Oh, no. You ride a bike? How scary."
.........and the list goes on and on.
Even when I'm at work and someone asks me what I drive, I tell them I ride a motorcycle.......and their faces of disapproval say it all.
Why is it that when people pass away in car accidents, it's an acceptable risk.........but when someone dies in a motorcycle accident, I hear stuff like "he chose to ride it." or "that's what happens on a bike" and s**t like that. I don't know, maybe that site just put me in a bad mood, who knows. But I do not enjoy sites that terrorize a motorcyclist to the point where they're debating whether or not to get back on.
Rant off.
I agree 100%. There are risks you take everyday. You know your taking that risk, and you do what you can to minimize it. There's nothing in this world that's really safe anymore. I just think it's propaganda to scare people away from what they enjoy.
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