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Blackbird
27th May 2011, 12:05
Click on the link below, it's the funniest thing you'll have read in a long time.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19217_6-things-nobody-tells-you-about-owning-motorcycle.html

I think what makes it so hilarious is that it's absolutely so tragically true.

Cheers,

Geoff
HappyGOriding
27th May 2011, 12:39
Wow thats written from quite a negative point of view.
I wonder if it was commissioned by ACC
Blackbird
27th May 2011, 12:57
I think the writer's tongue was buried in his cheek but there's a lot of truth behind it too.
boman
27th May 2011, 12:59
Farkin funny. And true too. I larfed.
Timmeh:P
27th May 2011, 13:51
Funny stuff! - Have experienced the wasp in helmet while riding at (around) 100ish... GF on the back of the bike was wondering if I was having a fit at the time.
Blackbird
27th May 2011, 13:57
Funny stuff! - Have experienced the wasp in helmet while riding at (around) 100ish... GF on the back of the bike was wondering if I was having a fit at the time.

Yeah, know what that's like :shutup:. Got stung between the eyes by a bee in Taupo township one evening and by the time I'd got back home to Tokoroa, my eyes had swollen virtually shut. My wife had to drive me to hospital for an anti-histamine shot.
wysper
27th May 2011, 16:03
I think what makes it so hilarious is that it's absolutely so tragically true.

Cheers,

Geoff

This is great.
A wonderful signature line right here....

"The number one cause of motorcyclist death is people taking an ordinary left hand turn, right in front of the bike. They check their mirrors, they flick on their turn signals, and then they calmly and deliberately proceed to murder you."

I thought it was pretty well written and pretty funny too.

and summed up nicely with

"and we all still ride."

Nice find blackbird.
C.Linnell
27th May 2011, 16:22
Love the bit about waving at scooters.
martybabe
27th May 2011, 16:36
Good stuff. The representation of how we look to inattentive morons should be part of the scratch and sniff driving test...

Are there any vehicles in this picture?

A. No

B. Maybe

C. Yes but I don't care

D. Yes but I can't see it, I'm late for work
Gremlin
27th May 2011, 17:59
Funny... but a weeeepost!!! http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/138309-Six-things-nobody-tells-you-about-owning-a-motorcycle

Mods will probably merge
jaffaonajappa
27th May 2011, 18:17
Garh. Read the entire post. I want that 2 mins back please.

Im not a Honda Rider.,

It started referencing James Dean at the end of the coloumn. Which is bullocks. (James Dean rode bikes??)
<G>
27th May 2011, 18:17
The spider scenario is very true. I've mentally rehearsed my course of action in the event of that happening to me. Shudder :blink: :eek5:
nzmikey
27th May 2011, 18:46
lol it is true , when did this happen ( #4. You Join a Club ) :blink: Got the bike & started riding around & then had to start waving .
Funny thing is i see the same dude on the way to work every morning & we have a wave , the other day i took the truck in & saw him so i waved & the look that he gave back was who the fark are you ???:lol:
PrincessBandit
27th May 2011, 21:48
The spider scenario is very true. I've mentally rehearsed my course of action in the event of that happening to me. Shudder :blink: :eek5:

Yeah, I hate spiders and so the very first thing on the list being those creepy ugly things freaked me out.

Smiled at the traffic light one, run a few reds due to sitting looking like a dick at a red light for aaaaaaayyyyyges when there are no other vehicles in sight.

I thought the bird nest in the helmet was pretty funny.
baptist
27th May 2011, 23:11
Good post enjoyed that...


Love the bit about waving at scooters.

:psst: And the Harley riders...:laugh::laugh:
9rider
28th May 2011, 12:59
Interesting, but that is only his opinion
slofox
28th May 2011, 13:10
#1. It Turns You Into a Moron...

True...despite my best intentions...:facepalm:
pritch
28th May 2011, 21:15
Have had a whitetail spider on the moped while riding. Came to a stop sign and flicked it off with a glove. When it landed on the footpath it shaped up for a fight so it met the sole of my number 9.

I hate whitetails!
Blackbird
28th May 2011, 22:15
Have had a whitetail spider on the moped while riding. Came to a stop sign and flicked it off with a glove. When it landed on the footpath it shaped up for a fight so it met the sole of my number 9.

I hate whitetails!

The bastards were everywhere in Tokoroa, not many in Coro, just the odd one in the house. Hate spiders....shudder