Motorcycles = smoking?

**AllanB** · 17th July 2009, 18:00

IMO the AA of late has become a money grabbing organisation and lost my respect some time ago. Personally I ignore comments of that nature. You are of course most welcome to write to them or better yet if you are paying a subscription to them write and cancel it (telling them why).

**merv** · 17th July 2009, 19:01

Originally Posted by Drew

Does that mean I can go on crashing like no mans business?

Guess so you're not in the "bad" age group

**GOONR** · 17th July 2009, 19:15

Originally Posted by elle-f

it's a good thing I am not a 40-50 year old man then. I feel safe!

Well I'm buggered, might just as well climb in the coffin now, (almost) 40 years old, male, returning to biking and I smoke!

**varminter** · 17th July 2009, 19:18

Well I'm ok, I don't smoke and I'm over 60. The AA are a bunch of elitist pricks, the magazine seems to feature overseas trips, it's all I can afford is to pootle in to town (almost) I saved money and stuck a blow for freedom and canceled my membership.

**chrispy121** · 17th July 2009, 19:25

why do these guys always winge about bikes crashing when most of these accidents would be prevented if the roads were in a better condition.
they never mention how many accidents happen on non marked road works or the fact they ignore the cheese cuter campaign.
even on the TV article they had about 40 year old bikers even had MP's riding harleys in front of parliament with no safety gear or even helmets. well they were setting a good example for road safety but they must be safe as they wernt speeding!

**Kickaha** · 17th July 2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by Drew

Does that mean I can go on crashing like no mans business?

May as well, you're already quite good at it

**slofox** · 17th July 2009, 19:33

Originally Posted by merv

... and can all you 40 and 50 year old men stop fricken crashing like you do, its giving the rest of us a bad name?

I must be OK then - I'm 60...so can I crash all over the place then huh?

**YellowDog** · 17th July 2009, 20:04

Originally Posted by slofox

I must be OK then - I'm 60...so can I crash all over the place then huh?

OK - So to recap:

Us middle aged guys who have one night stands with loose women who go at it so fast that the smoke starts to cloud our vision. SHOULD NOT RIDE MOTORCYCLES.

I think that Motorcycles are the least if our prolems.

I have never liked the AA. I stopped using them years ago when I realised they were in the business of taking money for nothing. It took me years to get my wife to stop using them. If I break down, I phone a friend to help out and they rely on the same from me.

I don't need the AA and wouldn't trust a word they say.

**Katman** · 17th July 2009, 20:11

Originally Posted by chrispy121

or the fact they ignore the cheese cuter campaign.

Why wouldn't they.

So do 90% of motorcyclists.

**chrispy121** · 17th July 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by Katman

Why wouldn't they.

So do 90% of motorcyclists.

true but it is a bit rich that they preach about road safety then ignore things like this and road conditions then just blame it on any one who smokes and rides a bike

**oldrider** · 17th July 2009, 20:22

Originally Posted by Ixion

The AA have a permanent "motorcycles are evil" mindset. It's cos the AA is run by ancient doddering narrow minded bigoted 100 year old fossilised brain dead zombies.

Originally Posted by merv

... and can all you 40 and 50 year old men stop fricken crashing like you do, its giving the rest of us a bad name?

Yippee, I am outside the target range of Ixion's 100 year olds and the AA's 40 and 50 year olds, Mr in between no less!

Err...OK.....but....?

Why?

...and....

.....I must have missed something significant here!

**Paul in NZ** · 17th July 2009, 20:24

OOOOOOHHHHH I'm seriously pissed now...

I'll cancel my membership tonight - they forget that every 50 year old motorcyclist probably owns at least 1 car too....

**cs363** · 17th July 2009, 20:58

This is fairly typical of the sort of mindless drivel the AA has been responsible for putting out over the last few years. Rather than the voice of the motorist which they used to be, they seem to have become some sort of support network for the cocks at the LTSA.
Almsot every press release etc., you read from them seems to distance then even further from the every day driver and motorcycle rider who they claim to represent.

's the lot of them!

**koba** · 17th July 2009, 21:21

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

OOOOOOHHHHH I'm seriously pissed now...

I'll cancel my membership tonight - they forget that every 50 year old motorcyclist probably owns at least 1 car too....

The are a rip anyway.

I typed out a big rant on this but just deleted it because it isn't worth wanking on about, in my eyes most motorists would never use their services enough to justify the cost.