To be blunt...

**Maha** · 24th May 2010, 16:03

Originally Posted by peasea

I don't think you have those lyrics right, but it rhymes, so all good.

Doris Day would not be happy....whatever will be will be I guess?

**Dooly** · 24th May 2010, 16:05

Originally Posted by Maha

Doris Day would not be happy....whatever will be will be I guess?

She was a bit of an alright in her day too.

**peasea** · 24th May 2010, 16:06

Originally Posted by Maha

Storm in a tea-cup most of the time.
Mr and Mrs General Public wouldn't take to much (if any) notice of tid bits about motorcycles.

True. It would seem that m/c accidents are still a novel thing to report on, easy meat as it were. Why not report on the accidents that are caused by drunks? Coz it's got to the point where the public is numbed to it probably and those accidents are no longer 'newsworthy' or sensational enough. You have to wonder if the media isn't sponsored by ACC. (Oops, cynical conspiracy theorist at work.)

**peasea** · 24th May 2010, 16:07

Originally Posted by Dooly

She was a bit of an alright in her day too.

Ick, are you drunk or something?

**monkeymcbean** · 24th May 2010, 16:09

Originally Posted by Dooly

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Sigh!... now that song is stuck in my head!

**sinfull** · 24th May 2010, 16:11

Originally Posted by peasea

Yeah! We might have six fingers but they aren't webbed.

(Play banjo music...)

OK

**Headbanger** · 24th May 2010, 16:12

Originally Posted by peasea

Being on the wrong side of the road is just plain dumb (unless the rider was skidding on something etc) and I doubt that engine displacement had anything to do with it.

Perhaps its the weight, poor brakes, and bad handling of the HD's?, which just happen to have large displacement engines.

God knows my love of motorcycles has been closely aligned to Harleys since I was a kid but they don't take kindly to being pushed hard around corners and if you go in too hot there is very little that can be done about it.....apart from going wide

Likewise if you commit to a pass, it turns to crap, and not only is the bike not capable of hard acceleration to avoid the danger but its also heavy and as agile as a one legged elephant.

**monkeymcbean** · 24th May 2010, 16:15

Originally Posted by peasea

You have to wonder if the media isn't sponsored by ACC. (Oops, cynical conspiracy theorist at work.)

Thats what I mean, I just dont want sides taken, non riding joe public shaking their finger at me for having a 'mid life' crisis as I happily ride along, singing "Kay sir rah sir rah"

I bet "mid life crisis" is in one of the top ten over used sayings out there...

**Ixion** · 24th May 2010, 16:18

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

Apparently it's you old bastards giving US a bad name. Fuckin' senile ol' hooligans.

Oi. Go look at the stats. It's not us OLD hooligans that are crashing, it's them young punks in their 40s.

**monkeymcbean** · 24th May 2010, 16:20

Originally Posted by Headbanger

God knows my love of motorcycles has been closely aligned to Harleys

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Well dont read this! http://www.craigslist.org/about/best...353199509.html

Arrrgghhhh people are so mean and jealous

**Ferkletastic** · 24th May 2010, 16:23

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Perhaps its the weight, poor brakes, and bad handling of the HD's?, which just happen to have large displacement engines.

God knows my love of motorcycles has been closely aligned to Harleys since I was a kid but they don't take kindly to being pushed hard around corners and if you go in too hot there is very little that can be done about it.....apart from going wide

Likewise if you commit to a pass, it turns to crap, and not only is the bike not capable of hard acceleration to avoid the danger but its also heavy and as agile as a one legged elephant.

It saddens me that. I've also been a fan of the harley look since I was a kid. Absolutely love the look of the new Sportster too, but the shite handling and ground clearance (and insane price for what you actually get) put me right off.

Meanwhile, I started riding at 30, does that mean I'm having a pre-mid life crisis?

**SPman** · 24th May 2010, 16:26

40-55 eh? Goody. That means I'm past my "mid life crisis" years and must have progressed to "the Old Fucks" time of life........

Perhaps its the weight, poor brakes, and bad handling of the HD's?,

It's not Harleys fault - there are Harleys with riders out there who can give most sportbike riders a hurry up.......I'd say it's more riders out of their depth ....ego's bigger than ability...and that's not a fault confined just to MLC riders....

**Katman** · 24th May 2010, 16:32

Originally Posted by peasea

You have to wonder if the media isn't sponsored by ACC. (Oops, cynical conspiracy theorist at work.)

I think you're probably not too far off the track.

I believe motorcycling is facing a far bigger crisis than the Cheesecutter and ACC campaigns put together.

**Headbanger** · 24th May 2010, 16:38

Originally Posted by SPman

40-55 eh? Goody. That means I'm past my "mid life crisis" years and must have progressed to "the Old Fucks" time of life........

It's not Harleys fault - there are Harleys with riders out there who can give most sportbike riders a hurry up.......I'd say it's more riders out of their depth ....ego's bigger than ability...and that's not a fault confined just to MLC riders....

First and foremost it is human error that causes incidents, My point was really on what happens after you make that initial fuckup.

I have spent most of my road riding life on Harleys, I know only to well how the capabilities of the bike fuck ya over when ya misjudge something.

Granted I'm not a rider who ever claimed to be able to "worry" sports bike riders. But I do know how hard it is to pull a Harley down from speed, or how impossible it can be to tighten or change a line mid-corner.