The thing you hate most when riding

[Monolith NZ]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride (anything)

I hate bugs/gravel flying into my face

[mstriumph]

when i'm on the honda [chrome wire wheels] i hate the mud ---- cause it takes AGES to get the wheels shiney again ...

[Scorpygirl]

Cage, cages, cages.....Oh did I mention cages!!!!! :angry: :shutup:

[Colapop]

I hate getting cut off...

[Mom]

scariest thing is the wasp inside your helmet, just in your peripheral vision, then it touches your face :gob: :shit: :shit: that is the worst i reckon

[u4ea]

when the seams/zips in my leathers give up.......usually at some out of the way place when all ya got off the bike for was wee break

[Black Bandit]

I don't like the wet stuff while I'm riding but I guess that's climate dependant. While in Thailand it was great - no better way to cool off!

[NighthawkNZ]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride

stopping...

[Big Dan]

I know my best friend would hate been on two wheels

[laRIKin]

Tickets.

I can ride around the rest of the fools on the road, it's just speeding tickets I hate.
I don't get many, but I do hate paying them with a passion.

[mark247]

Rain, and strong wind when going over harbour bridge. Oh and this stupid rattle my bike gets sometimes and i always want to find out what it is, but when i stop to check it stops, obviously.

[T.I.E]

traffic. a day without traffic would be bliss.

[Her_C4]

Car occupants throwing out rubbish and (lit) cigarette butts out their windows at me...:shit:

[Big Dan]

Tickets.

I can ride around the rest of the fools on the road, it's just speeding tickets I hate.
I don't get many, but I do hate paying them with a passion.

Two Solutions for this

1. Don't stop
2. Don't Speed (but thats just silly)

[Gremlin]

Tickets.
I'll say cops, coz its not only tickets, just them possibly being around the corner can spoil your fun.

As annoying as rain and gusty wind is, its semi predictable...

[crashe]

How about if I just say most of the above mentioned things so far..... :whistle:

Huge bugs/insects hitting me in the face
Cages
Being cut off / not being seen
Ciggie butts being thrown out the window
People spitting out the drivers window
Rubbish being thrown out as well
I have been stung 3 times now: one on each arm and once on the face OUCH !!!

[jtzzr]

Everyone leaving me behind ,:bye: :bye: :bye:

[Dave-]

when you're going down one of the long straight christchurch inner city roads, stuck behind some starlet doing 25...and catching every single red...

its worse because bikes dont have the inertia of a cage so at slow speeds its hard to keep a constant speed....so you're going -----> -----> ----->

[Virago]

.....Sprotsbike riders who don't wave back.......:dodge:

[klingon]

My L plate :angry:

[Bass]

The back end stepping out big time and unexpectedly.
Flat tyres with hard to find holes in the middle of nowhere.
The front end stepping out at all.

[toymachine]

People that don't indicate.

Even if it's no were near me, not cutting me off etc, seeing people just drift across lanes really f**ks me off.

[paturoa]

Fecking tail-gaters

They piss me off!

[Hitcher]

RAV4s. In reverse.
Kindy mums in SUVs.
VSP boys in cars that go "chur".
The Labour Gummint.
Unattended bike shops with disinterested employees.
The breakfast menu that stops at midday.
Chewing gum on the sole of my boot.
Oceans of cow shit across main roads.
Did I mention the Labour Gummint?

[skidMark]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride (anything)

I hate bugs/gravel flying into my face

when i slide down the road on my arse, well actually that parts fun, it's whats left of the bike afterwards that i hate.

[skidMark]

I'll say cops, coz its not only tickets, just them possibly being around the corner can spoil your fun.

As annoying as rain and gusty wind is, its semi predictable...


so are cops ;)

[laRIKin]

Two Solutions for this
1. Don't stop

Use to do that and still do sometimes.:shutup:
But it's real hard to out run a radio.
In the good old days they had to give you the ticket, then it was game on.


2. Don't Speed (but thats just silly)

What sell my bike and buy a push bike.
Whats the point of having a bike and not speed.......a little.:innocent:


I'll say cops, coz its not only tickets, just them possibly being around the corner can spoil your fun.

They are fine as long as they are not stopping ME.:done:

[saul]

.....Sprotsbike riders who don't wave back.......:dodge:

lol nice :Punk:

People judging me and my riding style:mellow:

[Crisis management]

I don't think I hate anything about biking, some things piss me off at the time, but you blow on bye and at the end of the day look back and laugh.



Either I'm really easily satisfied or brain dead............

[nodrog]

busting for a leak half way through the waipoa forest

[skidMark]

busting for a leak half way through the waipoa forest

busting for a leak in the middle of otara at 3am when your white

[Rhino]

RAV4s. In reverse.
I think that you mean RAV4s moving in any direction, or stopped.

Kindy mums in SUVs. VSP boys in cars that go "chur".I would agree totally.


Unattended bike shops with disinterested employees.I thought that we only had those in Auckland.:gob:


Oceans of cow shit across main roads.
What's wrong with showering the cage behind you with bovine effluent:innocent:

[Maha]

The sound of dualing banjos the further north i go.....:spudguita :spudguita

[Swoop]

A silent V4.

[Goblin]

Arriving home....back to reality...the realisation that I have responsiblities so cant ride all day every day.:mellow:

[skidMark]

A silent V4.


:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :brick: :brick: :brick:

thats not nice

[BarBender]

1. Following diesel powered vehicles
2. Wild turkeys
3. Fog
4. Riding with "seat of your pants" types

[Mr. Peanut]

Whinging bikers.

[Finn]

1. Third world roads
2. Cops
3. Stupid kiwi's in any vehicle
4. People on touring bikes.

[skidMark]

1. Third world roads
2. Cops
3. Stupid kiwi's in any vehicle
4. People on touring bikes.

all things you can run over in your killer SUV though

[smoky]

Huge bugs/insects hitting me in the face

I have been stung 3 times now: one on each arm and once on the face OUCH !!!

I've never been stung before now - a couple of weeks ago I was workin bloody hard to keep up with someone on a bent road, I was doing ok but then a bee got in my helmet, sitting there bussing in my face - talk about stop quick.
then, wouldn't ya believe it, about a week ago a wasp got in my jacket down my neck - got stung on the chest.

But what I hate most is fallin off :cry:

[Her_C4]

But what I hate most is fallin off :cry:

oh yeah - me too!!!:done:

[MotoGirl]

I'm too slow at putting my gear on. Sometimes it just seems like such an effort, but I do it because I know it's time well spent.

[NordieBoy]

Oh and this stupid rattle my bike gets sometimes and i always want to find out what it is, but when i stop to check it stops, obviously.

Mine is a loose washer somewhere in the headlighty type area.
It's been completely pulled apart and put back together and still does it :(

[yungatart]

falling off...especially when you bust yourself up and your bike and you are two hours fom where you want to be....that is the pits, IMHO!

[mark247]

Mine is a loose washer somewhere in the headlighty type area.
It's been completely pulled apart and put back together and still does it :(

heh im not even going to try and find out what it is, its been rattling for the last 3000km so i dont think my wheel is going to fall off or anything major like that, so its all good! it just gets on my nerves sometimes.

[Scorpygirl]

falling off...especially when you bust yourself up and your bike and you are two hours fom where you want to be....that is the pits, IMHO!


:love: :hug: :weep:

[MidnightMike]

Cages.

Cages.

Cops.

Cages.

[Warren]

apart from what has already been mentioned, especially having bees in the helmet.

Following behind dirty vehicles or trucks hauling grass/dirt/gravel where you keep being hit by small particles, so have to put the visor down.

[Simon A]

Oil, diesel or gravel on the road :mad:

[gijoe1313]

When I'm about to go for a pootle and find that circumstances have conspired to rob me of my planned extravaganza! :weep:

Family does that!

[Disco Dan]

What I hate most? Survival Reactions.

I will ride in a storm, through snow, over small unatended children, along footpaths, through allyways.... I just cant stand the survival reactions kicking in when I dont want them to!

[crash harry]

I'm with everyone that says "binning it". That is what I hate most about riding. Nothing else is as bad, cos you can ride home if you didn't bin.

As you may have guessed, I binned it the other day. :(

[martypants]

My zippo going out when lighting a smoke, wearing gloves because it makes it hard to text.

[Whynot]

crushing your nuts against the tank while emergency stopping to avoid a cage ...

[rexb]

Loose gravel on corners, gravel roads that have just been graded

[Dooly]

Strong head winds when on a naked bike trying to push it.

The rest I can live with.

[Swoop]

heh im not even going to try and find out what it is, its been rattling for the last 3000km so i dont think my wheel is going to fall off or anything major like that, so its all good! it just gets on my nerves sometimes.
I get concerned when things DON"T rattle...:shit:

[judecatmad]

when i slide down the road on my arse, well actually that parts fun, it's whats left of the bike afterwards that i hate.

What he said.....well, apart from the sliding part being fun!

[dnos]

I hate having to turn around and go home.

Oh and pulling into a gas station and seeing the price of petrol. Rip off bastards.

[Sanx]

In the city, in no particular order:

Cagers for whom mirrors are just devices in which to do make-up
Cagers who think that driving and texting is clever
Cagers who don't even glance in your direction before pulling out of a junction
Cagers who are incapable of keeping an even speed on a perfectly flat and straight road
Cagers who ... actually, all cagers, period.
Bus drivers
Cops
Diesel on wet roads

Out on the fun roads:

Transit NZ and all other authorities charged with 'maintaining' our roads
Chipseal
Cow shit on corners
Gravel on corners
Temporary 30k limits when there is not the slightest hint of any work going on
New seal - usually on corners, of course - covered with an inch of gravel without any form of warning
Cops

[peasea]

Gooks. Everything else I can cope with.

[mark247]

Another thing i hate when riding is the boyracer fags in there honda civics who think that just because im able to pass them safely in a 70k area when they are cruising at around 50km instantly means that i want to race them and they try to pass me. FARK! Had that happened the other day out of nowhere, nearly knocked me off the road.

[skidMark]

apart from what has already been mentioned, especially having bees in the helmet.

Following behind dirty vehicles or trucks hauling grass/dirt/gravel where you keep being hit by small particles, so have to put the visor down.

my visor always stays down...even in 50 kph zones.....then you don't have to worry about bugs etc,

and on motorway i have to or i can't breath, my lungs don't like ram air/ turbo

[skidMark]

Gooks. Everything else I can cope with.

you can cope with old lady's?, that takes patience.

i used to just pass everybody, now i behave.

[Toaster]

traffic. a day without traffic would be bliss.

Dude, are you saying you have traffic in Northland? Come down here and let me show you something.... (but yes I hate traffic too)

[Joni]

Car occupants throwing out rubbish and (lit) cigarette butts out their windows at me...:shit:Ditto... have had cigarettes, food, cans... you name it thrown out cage windows at me.... grr!

[Toaster]

I equally hate:
1. high speed bumble bees becoming one with the back of my throat at 100km/h.
2. hoons who rate themselves as good drivers.
3. texting drivers.
4. drivers who don't see bikes, or those that do and still don't care.
5. expensive petrol.
6. going up the rise on Kahikatea Flat Rd beofre Pine Valley - visor always fogs up in the morning.
7. getting off my bike.

[Toaster]

I forgot to mention cow poo on the road.... which ends up all over my crome.

[idb]

Just being alone with my thoughts...............that's when I realise what a boring bastard I really am.

[stify]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride

squashed nuts

rev limiters

too few corners on the way to work

knowing that i'm squaring off me rear tyre...cause of too few corners on the way to work

feeling like i want to ride as fast as fuck, but knowing i can't ride for shit and can't afford to pay for how fast i can ride

the fun's over when i'm done riding

[MidnightMike]

I just went for a ride over the kaimais, ive got some new ones:

Cagers,

Trucks,

Cagers trying to overtake trucks when their equally as slow,

Cagers in the overtaking lane when there not overtaking,

And tyres that arent sticky.

Cagers cutting me off.

One more time....

Cagers.

[peasea]

you can cope with old lady's?, that takes patience.


Yeah, old ladies are cool. We actually took the time Easter Monday to go to Whangarei to see my other half's nana. She made us a blanket (it's warm-as) and we thought a personal thank-you was far better than some lame card in the mail. Or was that just an excuse for a ride?

[Oakie]

In no particular order:
> that single drop of cold rain water that finds it's way past the helmet and wet weather gear to dribble slowly down the back of your neck.
> people who won't go at a Give Way or Stop sign because there's a vehicle 400 metres down the road and you know you could get over and back 4 times and still be safe.
> clean the visor for a big road trip and then 5 minutes down the road you hit a huge bug that splatters guts, wings and legs all over the previously sparkly clean visor
> Finding yourself riding behind a cop when you need to get somewhere in a hurry
> finding a new pothole on your favourite line through a curve / corner
> watching idiot bikers/scooter riders doing dumb stuff and getting us all a bad name (like the scooter rider doing wheelies up the footpath at a wee shopping centre I saw the other day)

[GSX-RJIM]

On a long ride in the wet and having to stop for a piss real bad and having to get throgh heaps of layers to get the custard chucker out.

Sitting on a 168 KMPH and looking in mirror to see a cop car up ya arse, OH No!!

[ceebie13]

1. Ignorant Female Parking Wardens in Blenheim who don't know the legalities of their job.

2. The ear plug that works loose just as I'm in the groove enjoying myself on a swoopy twisty road.

3. The bug that commits suicide right in my eye-line just after I've cleaned my visor.

4. Selfish bikers with no road sense, no consideration for other road users, ride like idiots and who give us all a bad name as a result.

5. Selfish bikers who don't pay their restaurant bills and give Honda riders a bad name as a result.

6. Rain water running backwards into my gloves in a downpour.

7. Certain cliquey riding groups who look at you as if you are something they have just trodden in just because you don't ride a Harley.

8. Long, dead straight roads across the Canterbury Plain (or anywhere else for that matter).

9. The way my bike handles when the tyres are stuffed.

10. The knowledge that my bank balance is going to take a hit as a result of number nine.

11. Not heeding my fuel-guage and running the guantlet on fumes in the wop wops.

12. Finally getting home after ten days of touring and feeling deflated.

[Forest]

There's nothing that I really hate about riding.

I was tempted to say demerit points, wet tram tracks, or unmarked road works. However they're all part of the unique experience which is riding.

[gijoe1313]

The one thing that bugs me the most when riding, is when I'm not riding! :weep:

[Chickadee]

Yep lots of things to moan about that can happen.
Things that have been a major bummer for me:
1) Binning due to a not so sticky front tyre
2) People that don't obey the road rules (bruised girly bits from hitting the tank emergency braking - ouch) not to mention f*cked forks from the experience
3) Bee in the helmet - shit - please don't sting me!
4) Water dripping between your boobs (through the zip in your jacket when riding in the rain)
5) Unexpected big bug with suicidal tendancies hitting you right where you're looking! Aaahhhh scared the bejesus out of me
6) People in cages or two wheels riding your arse!
7) People trying to drag race you at lights in cages, comeon people - I'm on a bike - I'll whip your arse anyday
8) People double taking when they realise you're a chick
9) Watching your mate crash, not nice seeing one friend on the deck after he hit a cow on the road
10) Hitting a gravel patch and binning - so embarrasing and sore

I could go on, but at the end of the day, love riding, all the bad bits get cancelled out by sweet rides and much enjoyment of riding. Groovy baby:love:

[avgas]

Nope being in the groove, or not moving above 20kph all the time

[mynameis]

I don't like the wet stuff while I'm riding



You must get horny when you ride aye! Should have a wank before.

[beyond]

The only thing I hate about riding is getting off the bike when I get back home but then I would never get off it :)

Oh, one more thing: coming off. It hurts :(

[Squeak the Rat]

I don't hate anything about riding - that is the point......

[Monolith NZ]

I also hate bunches of "boy racers" driving up your arse in their "hardcore starlet"


But i enjoy leaving them in the dust when on dads ninja :)

[BAD DAD]

The speed limit, especially when it has no relevence to the riding conditions.

[Monsterbishi]

Bikes bigger than 100cc's that split up the left hand side of traffic.

[Mystery]

One of my pet hates both when riding or driving a cage is the bastards that sit on their horn the minute the lights turn green! On the bike and in the car I always try and anticipate the light change then use the 2 secomd rule but buggered if I am going to head off into the path of a red light runner!

[Dargor]

something i used to hate when riding, dicks yelling at me because i was on a push bike and they where in a cage.

Now that i have a motor, its not a problem. :)

[Conquiztador]

- When that pee you did in your pants as you could not be fuc..d stopping starts getting cold.
- Police who think their job is to do a spot WOF on the road knowing shit.
- Hearing that someone you used to ride with is dead.
- Azzholes who steal bikes.
- That change in the motor noise that tells you all is not well and this will be expensive.
- The mailman bringing that new piece you have ordered for the bike and opening it up to find that it is not what you wanted. And it is crap.
- Noticing that your pants are getting wet and cold without you peeing in them, only to realise that there is a hole in the tank when the stinging starts...

[Big Dog]

Nothing. They are all part of the experience.
The biggest inconvenience to me is colleagues who try and talk me out of biking.

[Big Dog]

Funniest inconvenience is when you have a really good chilli and fart, to add a little warmth on a winters ride only to have it escape out the neck of your jacket because you zipped your pants to your jacket.

Amusing / amazing what you can smell at 100KMPH lol.

[Moxy]

hmm only one thing off the top of my head:

Car drivers who, when in a queue of traffic in a 2+ lane road, stop while hugging the center line meaning that I can't lane split, or have to switch lanes to get past them.

[Dodger]

Wind.
You cant see it and it has a habit of sneaking up on you. :shit:

[Oakie]

Having an itchy ear really annoys me especially on the open road because it's such a pain to stop, remove helmet, remove glove, insert finger in ear and rotate, put glove back on, put helmet back on, start up and then get back up to speed.

[NordieBoy]

Having an itchy ear really annoys me especially on the open road because it's such a pain to stop, remove helmet, remove glove, insert finger in ear and rotate, put glove back on, put helmet back on, start up and then get back up to speed.

You stop? :confused:

[sAsLEX]

Having an itchy ear really annoys me especially on the open road because it's such a pain to stop, remove helmet, remove glove, insert finger in ear and rotate, put glove back on, put helmet back on, start up and then get back up to speed.

Whats worse is a poor fitting ear plug that is out too far and rests on the helmet liner and bounces around your ear making it go numb, but you are having too good a ride too stop, and then it hurts more when you fuel up than it would of sans plugs.

[Mr Merde]

What really p1sses me off when riding is


HAVING TO STOP


Mr :shit:

[Oakie]

You stop? :confused:

Only when it gets really itchy.

[bert_is_evil]

Riding home on the motorway through the Hutt valley - it's always fricken freezing.

and rain

[babyblade250rr]

One thing i hate when riding is cages!! why do they need to be there, why can't helen approve the production of motorcycle roads for bikes only!!:scooter:

[ManDownUnder]

Without doubt loose or dangerous surface arriving without warning.

No sign posts = "GIVE ME SOMEONE TO SHOUT AT". Those that know me will probably never have seen me mad (skidmark - you have that rare "priviledge")... but unposted surface hazards piss me right off.

[ManDownUnder]

Funniest inconvenience is when you have a really good chilli and fart, to add a little warmth on a winters ride only to have it escape out the neck of your jacket because you zipped your pants to your jacket.

Amusing / amazing what you can smell at 100KMPH lol.

LOL or in your waterproof one piece... I've taken the bastards 100's of km only to have some remnants of it delivered for my nasal enjoyment when I stop for fuel.

[Krusti]

Having a sparrow clip your mirror at 200 and splattering all over your jacket, the resulting smell after a few days!

Finding your earpiece dangling down on the headers......melted.

Not so much riding but.........being fussy washing the bike and stepping back onto the headlight protector....CRACK.

[pzkpfw]

After a while, I always end up sitting on my own balls.

[Macktheknife]

Bee's, of course, even worse when you are allergic to them.
Not being allowed to beat the living crap out of people who endanger and damage me or my friends.
Coming to the end of the ride before I am ready to stop.
Being busted up, and unable to ride.
Finding friends lying on the road, especially if cagers are responsible for it.

[speed63]

Slow trucks and cars in a nice winding section of road when you want to unleash.

Rocks hitting the soft bits of your leathers.

Your detector has disconnected itself and you dont know it

[peasea]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride (anything)

I hate bugs/gravel flying into my face

Bloody gooks

[peasea]

Bloody gooks

Did I mention gooks?

[Podo]

In a group ride when the lead rider persistently rides below the speed limit with 'traffic for Africa' backed up behind, stops the group too frequently, especially in the heat of a Summer day, and particularly in unsafe and vulnerable positions. It sucks.

[peasea]

In a group ride when the lead rider persistently rides below the speed limit with 'traffic for Africa' backed up behind, stops the group too frequently, especially in the heat of a Summer day, and particularly in unsafe and vulnerable positions. It sucks.


You must ride with some knobs, no offence.

[roadracingoldfart]

Personally i hate seeing the assholes that dont pay attention and swerve between lanes and shit , Then you finally pass them to see theirpoor kids in the back dont have a seat belt or car seat to use and the bloody adult is firmly buckled in the front.
What i really hate is if you get a chance to mention this fact to them ( like at the lights ) they get all angry at you and yell and shit and then swear at the kids as if its the kids fault the adult got caught. Fuck id love to slap some people.

Ohh and i hate falling off too.

[banditrider]

1. People trying to kill me
2. The end of the ride
3. Fog
4. Auckland
5. Diesels
6. Traffic
7. Not owning a radar detector
8. Stock on the road (anyone else had an emu step out on the road in front of them in NZ?)
9. Roads that are straight/flat for miles
10. Fuel/oil spills

[peasea]

1. People trying to kill me
2. The end of the ride
3. Fog
4. Auckland
5. Diesels
6. Traffic
7. Not owning a radar detector
8. Stock on the road (anyone else had an emu step out on the road in front of them in NZ?)
9. Roads that are straight/flat for miles
10. Fuel/oil spills


Number four really sucks. Too many gooks.

[blue eyed savage]

strong winds on a nice day and a 70k speed limit on a Learners (i do 100kph now 70kph pisses everone else off and then thay pass when it an't safe)

[Holy Roller]

Slow cars who dont keep left in the twisties.

Double yellow lines with space to pass but unable to do so due a some punk who thinks they own the road.

Having to be home by a certain time.

Not having the Mrs on the back anymore.

Not having the gas to go where the road leads.

Not being able to go for a ride because the bike is in the shop getting fixed. Meaning that the vast wealth that I have has to go on repairs and not riding. (Three dots in a triangle) Therefore no GC this year:angry::crybaby::(:argue:

[Podo]

You must ride with some knobs, no offence.

No offence taken, and I no longer participate in these runs for obvious reasons.

[Griff]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride (anything)

I hate it when you are burning along empty Auckland streets and then the alarm clock goes off and you realise it was all just a dream..... Bastard!!!

[Bass]

Bloody gooks

For a Peasea, you're not very P.C.

[peasea]

No offence taken, and I no longer participate in these runs for obvious reasons.

Good on ya, you'll live longer probably.

[peasea]

For a Peasea, you're not very P.C.

I see you live in Papakura and I have no idea what the Asian population is down there but on the Shore they're everywhere and they CAN'T BLOODY DRIVE! Call me racist if you like I don't care but I have to live with these morons on a daily basis and they give me the freakin' shits.

[SARGE]

same asi hate when im NOT riding




people

[kerfufflez]

I see you live in Papakura and I have no idea what the Asian population is down there but on the Shore they're everywhere and they CAN'T BLOODY DRIVE! Call me racist if you like I don't care but I have to live with these morons on a daily basis and they give me the freakin' shits.

Don't ever come to Korea then.... really horrendous driving (I use that term very loosely) everywhere.:shit:

[Storm]

1. Having to go home/ finish/miss rides due to work/family stuff
2. Having some c&@t do a hit and run on your arse
3. Rain(but then my wife bought me a rain suit and all is well :)
4. Arrogant pricks -2 wheels or 4, and occasionally 12 wheel types
5. Sun strike-when we have sun !!
6. Missing gears- especially when you are trying to impress bystanders-dont laugh, I'm not the only one.
7.Slippery roads

Sorry for so many, but I got started and.........

[janno]

Commuting in heavy traffic in a large city ie popn 1 - 2 million. Just makes me tired, day in, day out, same old shit.

Anything else is doable.

[Roj]

The unlicensed driver in an unregistered and unwarranted car that put my lady in hospital with 12 broken bones, she is unlikely to ride a bike again:angry:

Then the court proceedings to be told how traumatised said driver was and due to this the driver had not driven again:gob:

[Bass]

I see you live in Papakura and I have no idea what the Asian population is down there but on the Shore they're everywhere and they CAN'T BLOODY DRIVE! Call me racist if you like I don't care but I have to live with these morons on a daily basis and they give me the freakin' shits.

OK. You're a racist if you like.
I will admit to the odd moment myself.
The closest I have have come to dying on the road was coming round a corner just south of Te Kuiti to be confronted with a car load of asians trying to overtake a bus. Just managed to avoid the head-on and the other driver did nothing to help.

On the lighter side, friends of mine in the Manawatu refer to them as side-valves. Something to do with flat heads as I recall.


Actually, they can drive. I learned great respect for the quality of the drivers during my brief visits to Tokyo.
However, the immigrants that head this way, do not appear to be trained to the same standard I agree.

[more_fasterer]

I see you live in Papakura and I have no idea what the Asian population is down there but on the Shore they're everywhere and they CAN'T BLOODY DRIVE! Call me racist if you like I don't care but I have to live with these morons on a daily basis and they give me the freakin' shits.

Sadly it's not just the asian population that can't drive... I've been nearly mowed down by white mums desperate to get their kids as close to the school gates as possible, agressive white males trying to save 10sec by ignoring the give way sign, bus drivers of all ethnic backgrounds...

So, on the roads, I'm not racist. I just hate everybody. Except bikers of course. And cagers who move out of the way :yes:

[kiwi cowboy]

Strong head winds when on a naked bike trying to push it.

The rest I can live with.

HAHAHAHAAAA with u on that one dooly:laugh::laugh::laugh::clap::clap::clap:

[kro]

That wanker on the KTM450 who comes past me on one wheel. You know who you are, and your mate on the RMZ450 does it too.

[NordieBoy]

Mountain bikers who don't hear you coming up behind them on the trails.
Damn quiet exhaust.

[peasea]

Don't ever come to Korea then.... really horrendous driving (I use that term very loosely) everywhere.:shit:

No chance mate, I haven't seen every square inch of this country yet and if I ever do I still won't want to go to Korea.

[peasea]

Sadly it's not just the asian population that can't drive... I've been nearly mowed down by white mums desperate to get their kids as close to the school gates as possible, agressive white males trying to save 10sec by ignoring the give way sign, bus drivers of all ethnic backgrounds...

So, on the roads, I'm not racist. I just hate everybody. Except bikers of course. And cagers who move out of the way :yes:


Yeah, I've noticed the drop in quality of bus drivers. Aggressive white males aren't always teenagers either, some fat-bum exec's are pretty bad too. (And their trophy wives...)

[discotex]

Yeah, I've noticed the drop in quality of bus drivers. Aggressive white males aren't always teenagers either, some fat-bum exec's are pretty bad too. (And their trophy wives...)

You can pretty much guarantee that any FPV Ford or HSV Holden will be driven by a fat balding aggressive white male. Don't get me started on the BMW M series drivers or the soccer moms (or should that be rugby mums) in their flash arse SUV's. To be fair though at least their bad driving is predictable.

I don't know if it's just me but there seems to be something "special" about the drivers on the southern motorway too. NW or N you get some dodgy driving but there's nowhere near as much aggression as the S. Anyone else notice that?

[NighthawkNZ]

Dodging torandos would be pretty hair raising I suppose... :shit:

[Hitcher]

Dodging torandos would be pretty hair raising I suppose... :shit:

Small cuts of Spanish beef or a Japanese 4WD utility?

[slowpoke]

So I'm guessing here that you people are actually riding these motorbikeycycley things? They don't just sit in someone elses workshop for months at a time? Goddamn, I knew there was another way to play this game....

[The Pastor]

I hate losing my licence, ive lost it more times that years that ive had it!

[blue eyed savage]

i hate it when you melt your wetwhather pants to the muffler when you full up.:Oops:

[sunhuntin]

dickheads who think its funny to leave stopping behind you to literally the last second [saw the car shoot forwards on its on suspension when they slammed the brakes on]

dickheads who ride your ass but refuse to overtake on passing lanes even when you slow down from 110k to 80k.

battery on the ipod running out

people who think they will save 5 seconds by running stop signs

NON RELATED people at work who call me love, dear, and darling when i am none of those. people at work who call me lad and young man when im wearing a fairly tight t shirt.

un marked road hazards.

[boomer]

Ditto... have had cigarettes, food, cans... you name it thrown out cage windows at me.... grr!

it's not like Dover and Finn to throw food and drink away :no:

i hate the disconnect between my brain and reality; my brain tells me i'm a gp racer and teh reality is that i'd be better suited on a cruiser

[idb]

Don't ever come to Korea then.... really horrendous driving (I use that term very loosely) everywhere.:shit:

Aw yeah...I've heard that there are Asians everywhere there!!!

[90s]

Parking it.
I pull into a very crowded bay of bikes, often on a slope, and need to stick my bike usually between two scooters with about 5cms on each side. Getting of without dropping the bike or other bikes around me is a real annoyance.

[scumdog]

Had a stupid cow driving a Commodore pull out from behind a bus on the north side of the Lindis on Saturday and try for a head-on.

She was coming towards me and I could see her for 1/2km or more as she followed the bus (she should have been able to see me what with my headlight being on and the two 'melt-your-retina' brightness spotlights I have on the bike).

But no, she waits until we're only about 400metres apart and decides to pass the bus in what I would have to guess was still 5th gear by the lack of acceleration, it got to the stage where she was half-way past the bus and I was aiming for the narrow gap between her and the edge of the seal when she woke up and pulled back in behind the bus

I guess my two fingure salute and body language (and I believe CB contributed her thoughts too) gave her the message as we squeaked past, I got that impression because she put her hand over her face as we passed.

Now THAT is something I hate when I'm riding.

[Jantar]

Having to stop for fuel every 2 - 3 hours. ;)

[sAsLEX]

But no, she waits until we're only about 400metres apart and decides to pass the bus in what I would have to guess was still 5th gear by the lack of acceleration, it got to the stage where she was half-way past the bus and I was aiming for the narrow gap between her and the edge of the seal when she woke up and pulled back in behind the bus



I think what it was was that the bus was travelling close to the speed limit and she did not want to break that in your presence so attempted the pass below 100....





pt

[duckonin]

Car occupants throwing out rubbish and (lit) cigarette butts out their windows at me...:shit:

:Playnice:yep mine to need to have a pocket full of marbels flick a few sideways as you go past...:Oi:

[scumdog]

I think what it was was that the bus was travelling close to the speed limit and she did not want to break that in your presence so attempted the pass below 100....





pt

The bus was heading uphill at the speed limit.




For a rickshaw.

[Chocky]

In the city, in no particular order:

Cagers for whom mirrors are just devices in which to do make-up
Cagers who think that driving and texting is clever
Cagers who don't even glance in your direction before pulling out of a junction
Cagers who are incapable of keeping an even speed on a perfectly flat and straight road
Cagers who ... actually, all cagers, period.
Bus drivers
Cops
Diesel on wet roads

Out on the fun roads:

Transit NZ and all other authorities charged with 'maintaining' our roads
Chipseal
Cow shit on corners
Gravel on corners
Temporary 30k limits when there is not the slightest hint of any work going on
New seal - usually on corners, of course - covered with an inch of gravel without any form of warning
Cops


:niceone::2thumbsup esp no warning on roadworks. last year (maybe the year before) thay put pea gravel on about 10k of scenic dr and the only reason I could come up with is "this will slow them down whaaahahaha"

[sunhuntin]

:Playnice:yep mine to need to have a pocket full of marbels flick a few sideways as you go past...:Oi:

you dont even need actual marbles! i was being gated yesterday by a 4wd. took my left hand off the bar to try and ease the cramps. held it on my lap for a second, and then dropped it down to my side. 4wd backed off so fast, lmfao. unfortunatly, it only works once per vehicle.
done that same action a few times now, and its worked every single time.

[NordieBoy]

you dont even need actual marbles! i was being gated yesterday by a 4wd. took my left hand off the bar to try and ease the cramps. held it on my lap for a second, and then dropped it down to my side. 4wd backed off so fast, lmfao. unfortunatly, it only works once per vehicle.
done that same action a few times now, and its worked every single time.

Sounds like they've experienced the real thing then :D

[Street Gerbil]

People who don't indicate/indicate incorrectly on multi-lane roundabouts.

[Omega1]

The Wind on the Rimutaka hill.

[90s]

:niceone::2thumbsup esp no warning on roadworks. last year (maybe the year before) thay put pea gravel on about 10k of scenic dr and the only reason I could come up with is "this will slow them down whaaahahaha"

Yes! I ran into that too on the corner near the big arataki lookout and it was all fun and games!

Fishtail sir?

[Swoop]

Full bladder...

[puddytat]

Full bladder...
I second that....

[sunhuntin]

I second that....

thirded... and being a chick, its double the hassle!

[slowpoke]

thirded... and being a chick, its double the hassle!

Yeah, but it's a hell of a laugh for the rest of us watching the bushes thrash about as a chick struggles away in the shrubbery.....

[Goblin]

thirded... and being a chick, its double the hassle! Fark you're not wrong....specially in wet weather when you have your rainsuit on, bib & brace pants, so ya gotta take jacket, jersey off, long johns and undies then you have to try not to dribble any on your clothing and boots. What a mission! :sweatdrop

[sunhuntin]

Yeah, but it's a hell of a laugh for the rest of us watching the bushes thrash about as a chick struggles away in the shrubbery.....

lmfao... i wouldnt do it in the bushes... rather wet my jeans that risk a stick up the wrong place. lmfao. gonna get me one of those "shewee" things i think. doesnt even have to be in the bushes... even shops are a pain... takes an extra 10 mins putting all the layers back together.

here we go! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Kayaks-canoes/Apparel/auction-120316094.htm

[dogsnbikes]

when my final destination is work that sucks

[RC1]

getting home and putting my bike away

[scumdog]

Following another bike and he never cancels his indicator. This is ordinarily Boomer, but can often be my cousin Wozza as well, he is really bad for it.

Old MOngoose was bad for that on his Kwaka LTD - and when I tried to catch up to show him he had left his indamacator on he thought I wanted to race - and off he went at gazzilion km STILL with the bloody blinker going!!

[idb]

Following another bike and he never cancels his indicator. This is ordinarily Boomer, but can often be my cousin Wozza as well, he is really bad for it.

I find I'm doing this more as I get older...also leaving my fly open, bits of food stuck to my face...f**k, I'm elderly!!!
It's only a matter of time before I overhear some young chick saying "awww, isn't he sweet"...then I'm checking myself into the nearest home.

[MidnightMike]

I'd have to say lugging my gear around if I'm going somewhere like town.

[scumdog]

I find I'm doing this more as I get older...also leaving my fly open, bits of food stuck to my face...f**k, I'm elderly!!!
It's only a matter of time before I overhear some young chick saying "awww, isn't he sweet"...then I'm checking myself into the nearest home.

Luckily you're also getting deaf - or you would've heard that chick saying "hey, look at that coool bike, must be the owners old man taking it for a spin...":lol:

[idb]

Luckily you're also getting deaf - or you would've heard that chick saying "hey, look at that coool bike, must be the owners old man taking it for a spin...":lol:

Don't move, witty retort on its way...

[blue eyed savage]

snezzing in ur helmet.

[scumdog]

snezzing in ur helmet.

Spewing in a full-face is more worserer!:doh:

[ManDownUnder]

Blind corner... enough speed.. no warning...

...SHINGLE....!!!!!!!!!

[Ixion]

Tree roots. DAMHIK.

[NordieBoy]

Blind corner... enough speed.. no warning...

...SHINGLE....!!!!!!!!!

I love those corners :laugh:

[ManDownUnder]

I love those corners :laugh:

I'm still trying to get my seat clean...


LOL I saved a bit of time heading down Ahuroa Road to connect back up to Woodcocks Road from Puhoi too.

Mom kindly warned me it was a dirt road etc so I knew to expect something... but what I failed to expect was the transition from seal to <STRIKE>fresh, "deep", soft, gravel... </STRIKE>MUSH at short notice... on a right hander.

Nearly soileded meself I did! :eek5: :crazy:

[Blue Velvet]

SLS

(AKA Short Leg Syndrome)

[TOTO]

I hate walking around in full bike gear. Yesterday I left my baby in the capable hand of the Mechanic, and had nothing to do so I decided to walk to the cinema - 1.5 k away. It was downhill and it was good , but when the movie finished (watched "Hitman" btw - great movie) I walk outside to discover its pissing with rain, I have to walk 1.5k uphill and can't wait for the rain to stop coz the bike centre was going to close. I received a pitying look from every biker who passed me in those 20-30 minutes. I get to the servioce and the mechanic cheered me up: "is it starting to rain out there son ?" :(

[Pwalo]

Just having to stop.

[sunhuntin]

going out of town for the night and having lovely clear weather, so wear only jeans, normal jacket and fingerless gloves.

next day dawns and its pissing down... you guessed it. due to the nice day i left on, i left all my wet gear at home. took my entire work shift [4 hours] to get my jeans semi dry, and everything else is still wet.

DAMHIK!

[babyblade250rr]

cages! and their silly drivers thats what i hate most everytime i ride lol

[PrincessBandit]

crushing your nuts against the tank while emergency stopping to avoid a cage ...

I don't have them and it still bloody well hurt when I slammed into the tank on a hard stop! :laugh:
Oh, and discovering that the trousers you are wearing are not really suitable for riding any length of time in 'cos you end up numb in the same aforementioned place. Sorry, tmi. :rolleyes:

[vifferman]

I love those corners :laugh:
I hate corners. The bike wants to lie down all the time.
And those bloody bits without corners are pretty damned boring.

I hate stopping, because then I have to start again, which I hate even more.
I hate it when it's really hot, especially if it's sunny as well, or really humid and overcast.

When it's really really cold, I hate that even more, especially when it's raining.

Ahfuckit! The only thing I don't hate when riding is putting on all the fancy bike gear. As long as the temperature's right for wearing all that shit. Which it just about never is.

Ahfuggit!!
I'm gonna go and sit on the bike in the gargre in the nude and make BRRRRRMMMMing noises...

[ElCoyote]

thirded... and being a chick, its double the hassle!

At least you can sit on a sponge :Oops:

[jade]

Rain, and strong wind when going over harbour bridge. Oh and this stupid rattle my bike gets sometimes and i always want to find out what it is, but when i stop to check it stops, obviously.

Could it be your keys ?
For me its probably cars waiting to pull out...
as you near them.. they start inching their way forward to merge behind you
Scares the shit outa me..
Guess its cause I hit a car ?

[P38]

Tailgating Assholes

and

Strong cross winds do it for me.

[AllanB]

16-17 year old girls on the bus in front of you flashing their perky tits. It's just so degrading that even at that age they think I'm just a sex object with something big throbbing between my legs.

[Blue Velvet]

For me its probably cars waiting to pull out...
as you near them.. they start inching their way forward to merge behind you
Scares the shit outa me..
Guess its cause I hit a car ?

I haven't, but it gives me the shits too.

[-df-]

wearing boxers and going over a large pothole...lets just say I suddenly went forward on the seat and the seam cut something rather important to me...

needless to say...never worn them on a bike again!!!

[vifferman]

wearing boxers and going over a large pothole...lets just say I suddenly went forward on the seat and the seam cut something rather important to me...
Your wallet? :confused:
Your lunch?

A box of donuts that were resting in your lap?

[bandit_girl]

Strong head winds when on a naked bike trying to push it.

The rest I can live with.

Agree +1

:clap:

[cowpoos]

Blind corner... enough speed.. no warning...

...SHINGLE....!!!!!!!!!

harden the fuck up!


I love those corners :laugh:

you have hardened the fuck up!!


SLS

(AKA Short Leg Syndrome)

I'm jealous...I havelong leg syndrome...fricken things lock up over distance on a sportsbike...I hop off after a few hundy k.s and I'm walking like I'm packing a load in me nappys!!

[Hitcher]

I'm jealous...I have long leg syndrome...fricken things lock up over distance on a sportsbike...I hop off after a few hundy k.s and I'm walking like I'm packing a load in me nappys!!

It sounds like about time you bought a Real Man's Bike...

[cowpoos]

It sounds like about time you bought a Real Man's Bike...
I have a suzuki??? you suffering age related amnishier again??

[ambler]

traffic lights. See my sig...

[skidMark]

8. Stock on the road (anyone else had an emu step out on the road in front of them in NZ?)


i dunno what it was that jumped out infront of me, about twice the size of a pukeko.... dunno what the heck it was?

anyways...

tricky corner coming back up kaiaua road....coming from other way it the bridge at the end of the downhill that has a bump as you come off it...and is bumpy so uve gotta brake before it....anyways...came flying around the left then it's a relatively trickey right very shortly after...basically if you come flat tack round the left not remembering the right you are screwed...

andways came round the left.....see a holden commodore coming over the bridge...which is after the right hander....

inbetween left and right in opposite direction lane is this big bird thingy.

of course mr commodore comes and the bird decides....hey i will hewad into the bikers lane.....a rather large swearve left ofllowed by oh shit too hot for right...bridge ensued....

which then came ...countersteerrrrrr.....knee down peg down..rear drifiting...FOOK

knee down onto a bumpy bridge = not ideal....

don't ask me hoew i saved that, bloodey birds...

had another time a few months back again on kaiaua road....

came out of forestry bit somewhere...

fly round left, full over knee down blah blah....shit que of cars....

stonked hte anchors....stopped in time...slowly split to the front....

like 300 sheep on the damn road....

sitting there wathcing the farmer...he gives me a twisting a handgrip motion...well those who know my zxr know it is loud as hell...

sooo rev rev rev....shit uve never seen 300 sheep run down a path and off the road so bloodey quick....

farmer thanked me and on my way i went....

i swear i ddnt know sheep could run that quick haha

oh and biggest hates hmmm

cops

cages....

idiots who try to knock u off in thier cages....

cops in cages......

court judges after cops in cages arrest you.

asian drivers

boy racer fags who always wanna drag race, so i oblige of course....

people who sit up your ass...or when they are going slow on open road, since you have passed them they think it's a race and pass you back....

speed cameras.

n00bs

getting beaten thru tight twisties by a sports tourer

chasing big bikes through tight twisties where they are slow ....and then them leaving me for dead down straights....

can keep up with spankme tho :banana: (when hes on his gixxer 750)



slow old buggers like vegabond. on his cbr600 that makes it look like he isnt even trying and i'm wringing my 250 to keep up.:argh:




boomer...n00bing it up


being wheelied past or passed with the other rider silly close and not expecting it....and getting a massive fright.



coming through a corner to find another rider running wide heading straight at you



drifting through the corner just after mission bay heading towards st helliers at 70 kph in the pissing wet pointed at the cliff stupidly sideways....and the people walking on the footpath your about to hit if you don't save it stop and just stand there with a stoopid look on thier face.



wearing out my tyres commuting so they are shit useless to throw the bike around easily.


gravel that washes out your front and rear mid corner at 150.

bikes that slip out of gear mid corner at 150 then since the powers not on start drifting...so u gotta put it in gear...so u click it up two more gears and ease the clutch out and get it wrong...then find yourself drifitng at an oysters sign at 150 then the bike trying to highside you.



cold tyres.



stopping



bike not being able to corner fast enough because i'm full hanging off and it's peg down i'm knee down and it's laying on my leg and i still wanna lean more....



hondas.:buggerd:

[cowpoos]

i
fly round left, full over knee down blah blah....shit que of cars....

stonked hte anchors....stopped in time...slowly split to the front....

like 300 sheep on the damn road....

sitting there wathcing the farmer...he gives me a twisting a handgrip motion...well those who know my zxr know it is loud as hell...

sooo rev rev rev....shit uve never seen 300 sheep run down a path and off the road so bloodey quick....

farmer thanked me and on my way i went....

i swear i ddnt know sheep could run that quick haha



sounds like a very tall story to me...infact...I reckon your making that up!!! aint no farmer gunna ask you to scare the shit out of his sheep bud...sheep are only really properly in control when walking in a group SLOWLY...the thing is...and you maybe able to relate to this your self...sheep doen't think very fast...or all to much really..so put them in a situation...where the world is moving faster,like running?? there decision making abilities arn't that great [see the corolation?]..and not predictable..so Mr Farmer would loose the ability to manover the sheep/stock...

[FilthyLuka]

bikes that slip out of gear mid corner at 150 then since the powers not on start drifting...

...what? your coasting along with no power going to the rear so it lets go... huh? :scratch:

[R1madness]

people that do not indercate at roundabouts.

[R1madness]

16-17 year old girls on the bus in front of you flashing their perky tits.


ehhh? what bus route do you follow to get that????? come on share!!!!!!!!

[Insanity_rules]

Cracking a boner in my sadly tight corduras while trying to throw myself and my bike over the tukkas as fast as I can. My Tank pad don't block that kind of pain.

[ElCoyote]

i dunno what it was that jumped out infront of me, about twice the size of a pukeko.... dunno what the heck it was?

anyways...

tricky corner coming back up kaiaua road....coming from other way it the bridge at the end of the downhill that has a bump as you come off it...and is bumpy so uve gotta brake before it....anyways...came flying around the left then it's a relatively trickey right very shortly after...basically if you come flat tack round the left not remembering the right you are screwed...

andways came round the left.....see a holden commodore coming over the bridge...which is after the right hander....

inbetween left and right in opposite direction lane is this big bird thingy.

of course mr commodore comes and the bird decides....hey i will hewad into the bikers lane.....a rather large swearve left ofllowed by oh shit too hot for right...bridge ensued....

which then came ...countersteerrrrrr.....knee down peg down..rear drifiting...FOOK

knee down onto a bumpy bridge = not ideal....

don't ask me hoew i saved that, bloodey birds...

had another time a few months back again on kaiaua road....

came out of forestry bit somewhere...

fly round left, full over knee down blah blah....shit que of cars....

stonked hte anchors....stopped in time...slowly split to the front....

like 300 sheep on the damn road....

sitting there wathcing the farmer...he gives me a twisting a handgrip motion...well those who know my zxr know it is loud as hell...

sooo rev rev rev....shit uve never seen 300 sheep run down a path and off the road so bloodey quick....

farmer thanked me and on my way i went....

i swear i ddnt know sheep could run that quick haha

oh and biggest hates hmmm

cops

cages....

idiots who try to knock u off in thier cages....

cops in cages......

court judges after cops in cages arrest you.

asian drivers

boy racer fags who always wanna drag race, so i oblige of course....

people who sit up your ass...or when they are going slow on open road, since you have passed them they think it's a race and pass you back....

speed cameras.

n00bs

getting beaten thru tight twisties by a sports tourer

chasing big bikes through tight twisties where they are slow ....and then them leaving me for dead down straights....

can keep up with spankme tho :banana: (when hes on his gixxer 750)



slow old buggers like vegabond. on his cbr600 that makes it look like he isnt even trying and i'm wringing my 250 to keep up.:argh:




boomer...n00bing it up


being wheelied past or passed with the other rider silly close and not expecting it....and getting a massive fright.



coming through a corner to find another rider running wide heading straight at you



drifting through the corner just after mission bay heading towards st helliers at 70 kph in the pissing wet pointed at the cliff stupidly sideways....and the people walking on the footpath your about to hit if you don't save it stop and just stand there with a stoopid look on thier face.



wearing out my tyres commuting so they are shit useless to throw the bike around easily.


gravel that washes out your front and rear mid corner at 150.

bikes that slip out of gear mid corner at 150 then since the powers not on start drifting...so u gotta put it in gear...so u click it up two more gears and ease the clutch out and get it wrong...then find yourself drifitng at an oysters sign at 150 then the bike trying to highside you.



cold tyres.



stopping



bike not being able to corner fast enough because i'm full hanging off and it's peg down i'm knee down and it's laying on my leg and i still wanna lean more....



hondas.:buggerd:

Sounds like you are a caged cager. Stick to a cage if you ride like that. Don't want to meet you on the road unless I am driving my B4 Legacy.

[99TLS]

fuckwits like skidmark who think they can ride fast :argh:

[owner]

doesnt like riding very much does he? I love all that shit.
the thing I hate most... is of course speeding tickets

[Wiki Drifter]

vehicles (cars, trucks, farm vehicles etc)
dogs
itchy nose
people going squid when riding in groups - I'm done that myself a few times, not too proud :no:...

[Grub]

Sneezing inside the balaclava ... :(

[TOTO]

people going squid when riding in groups - I'm done that myself a few times, not too proud :no:...

What does it mean "Going Squid when riding in groups" ? (Newbie question time :baby:)

[Delphinus]

What does it mean "Going Squid when riding in groups" ? (Newbie question time :baby:)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squid


A young motorcyclist who overestimates his abilities, boasts of his riding skills when in reality he has none. Squid bikes are usually decorated with chrome and various anodized bits. Rear tyres are too wide for their own good, swingarm extended. Really slow in the corners, and sudden bursts of acceleration when a straight appears. Squids wear no protection, deeming themselves invincible. This fact compounds intself with the fact that they engage in 'extreem riding'--performing wheelies and stoppies in public areas. Squids wreck alot. Derived from 'squirly kid'

[TOTO]

I'm enlightened (thats how I spell it) now. many thanks.

[maxlev]

getting stuck on the Auck motorway, travelling at a speed where the clutch can't be released fully, creep forward and stop creep forward and stop etc.
last time from Mt Wellington heading north to the shit ponds at Albany.
Man was I spewing, damn near put me off bikes forever.
Too wide to shoot the gap with the panniers on.
Believe me, I was spewing!

[Kittyhawk]

G string wedgie when leaning off the bike, or tucking into the bike really low when going at speed....hitting a pothole or bump in the road and ya breasts go into the tank. :argh:

[Monolith NZ]

I hate boy racers these days, just dicks that drive around in there $1000 car with a $2000 stereo system. Whats with that?

[CookMySock]

What do you hate the most when you go for a ride (anything) I hate bugs/gravel flying into my faceooh I lub it. :love: Bugs, mmm Spitth,phthh, pppth,spitdthth, thfff, thiffff, spidthhh... ooh grabel WANG!! BRING IT MUMMAH!!! OWCH!! MORE!!!! HARRRRRDER!!! :love:

I hate cars following real close after I just passed them - it wasn't intended as an insult, dood..

or people wanting to race when I want to relax - go AWAY!! I got 300k's to go yet!

People slowing down after they just passed me.. keep going!! go!!! GET LOST!!

People getting angry at me coz I just lane-split them.. eh ? they don't get pissed off when a pushbike does it.

oh well, I try to relax anyway.. sigh.

DB

[chrisso]

my ciggies burn too fast. also the ash blows out of the ashtray. and the airfresheners dont last long.

[jcupit69]

Bugs, gravel, stones and anything in front of me :Oi:

[tri boy]

Wet Farts.

[Podo]

I hate boy racers these days, just dicks that drive around in there $1000 car with a $2000 stereo system. Whats with that?

Based on personal experience I just cannot agree on this one, perhaps I'm biased because I was a boy racer in the 1960's and most of the antics were harmless, lots of burned rubber, noise and hilarity but no rape, pillage or personal harm to anyone. This was brought back home to me late last year when me and 2 mates did a 800km night ride as training for the Grand Challenge. At Hamilton we were treated to the Boys Racers Friday night show lots rubber burning and noise. Further down the line we came across a bunch of pissed yobbos exiting a closing Bar flanked by a paddy wagon ready to nail them at short notice, trust me that was not a safe place to be. The Boy racers were a bunch of pussy cats compared to that lot, just a bunch of posers. Who cares if they got $2,000 stereos, they are harmless compared to a bunch of out of control piss heads with knives and broken bottles at the ready.

[n0regret5]

fuckers on cellphones..getting cut off..some moron in a subaru thinking i'm trying to race him when i just wanna get in front of him cos he's driving like a wanker while talking to his boyfriend on the phone..opening my visor to adjust my glasses and getting bloody effluent inside my helmet from the truck going in the other direction..haha. in hindsight its funny..but it was fuckin awful at the time!

[Mort]

Fuckers on cellphones
People who drive at 49kph in a 50 zone - bastards
people who never use their mirrors
People who hog the outside lane like they own it - twats
Drivers who resent being passed by a bike so they block you off.
Diesel on the road
Supermotards on a Track day
Bank managers and accountants who ride Harleys - some people should be barred.
Auckland CBD
Rain
Rain and Wind
Rain and Wind at Night
Rain and Wind at night when its 2 degrees C


Apart from that lot.... I'm always happy when I ride.

[heyjoe]

idiots using their cell phones (texting or talking - I don't care) when they should be focussed on road use only.

[BiK3RChiK]

Fuckers on cellphones
People who drive at 49kph in a 50 zone - bastards
people who never use their mirrors
People who hog the outside lane like they own it - twats
Drivers who resent being passed by a bike so they block you off.
Diesel on the road
Supermotards on a Track day
Bank managers and accountants who ride Harleys - some people should be barred.
Auckland CBD
Rain
Rain and Wind
Rain and Wind at Night
Rain and Wind at night when its 2 degrees C


Apart from that lot.... I'm always happy when I ride.


Yeah, this list! Oh, and tailgaters!

M

[Goblin]

Fuckers on cellphones
People who drive at 49kph in a 50 zone - bastards
people who never use their mirrors
People who hog the outside lane like they own it - twats
Drivers who resent being passed by a bike so they block you off.
Diesel on the road
Supermotards on a Track day
Bank managers and accountants who ride Harleys - some people should be barred.
Auckland CBD
Rain
Rain and Wind
Rain and Wind at Night
Rain and Wind at night when its 2 degrees C


Apart from that lot.... I'm always happy when I ride.

Geeez you must really hate riding.:mellow:

[megageoff76]

Getting out for a ride, then realising I should have taken a piss/dump before I left.

[Griff]

The thing I hate most about riding bikes, is that I have to conform to the laws of physics. Bastard Scientists!!!!

[Daffyd]

Riding 300km in the rain and wind, getting soaked through and finding a metre of water over the road within 5km of home.

[madbikeboy]

It's all been said before, but I hate:
1. Country music.
2. Never winning lotto
3. Having the budget to own a bike (or two), having the budget to eat food, and having the budget to buy rear tires. But really only having the budget to do two of the things at once.
4. The prick who keeps raising the interest rates.
5. Rap music, and that M&M pratt.

While riding:
* Itches in your boots.
* Cop lights appearing over the crest of the hill when the front wheel is pointed skyward
* People who are too slow, and any crazy bastard who is faster than me and clearly out of control :rolleyes:
* Worn rears and diesel spills in the wet
* Riding up to a servo / cafe / wife swap meet and getting the eye from all the bikers there before me (I'm shy, what can I say)
* Having to do the math on how fast I'm riding with non-stock gearing

:banana:

But most of all, CAGERS.

[swbarnett]

Not being able to ride because the bike is in the workshop. It may only be a GN but it's been almost a week now and I'm really missing it.