Interesting view on bikers

[zeocen]

Rogue Rider makes me feel embarrassed about riding a motorcycle.

[far queue]

Cool. A poetry thread.

The boy stood on the burning deck

Picking his nose like mad

He rolled it into little balls

And flicked it at his dad


ahh the school day memories ...

[Berries]

Rogue Rider makes me feel embarrassed about riding a motorcycle.

But he is freindly.

[Grubber]

I think as motorcyclists we get a bit over the top about being targets for cars. WE ARE NOT ALONE.

I ride and drive - I spend the working week driving to and from work and pretty much every second day there is some dork in a car who near misses me in my car.

I've had just as many knobs change into my lane in my car as on my bike.

The difference on a bike is when the fucker hits you it, it really hurts. In a car a lowish speed collision only hurts if the airbag breaks your nose.

When on my motorcycle I try to improve my odds by not weaving in and out of traffic or cutting along the inside of cars etc. And FFS when it is -2 degrees and there is ice everywhere leave your bike at home!

Keep sharp no matter what you are driving or riding.

Thanks for reading - I feel I need to pop over to the Katman appreciation website now and make a post!

Well said! Agree entirely! Nothing more to say really.

[Oscar]

Thats quite ironic and relevant. All bikers alike need to be extra vigilant on the road and treat every cage as though it is out to get each and every motorcyclist.
I think cagers take for granted the seriousness of there actions and intentions. Every day I watch them fail to indicate, stop without notice, turn or swerve erratically, change lanes or U turn without notice or even looking...... The insanity is only limited by the mind, and if they catch a glimpse of you on your bike, "by the wrath of the Cager" Its All Your Fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sick of cars trying to take me out because they are in a hurry or not paying attention, but what can one do.
This morning as I drove out my drive and up the road to the intersection, a normal typical day..... A postie in a postie ute, pulls out of a driveway and heads straight around the corner on my side of the road....... I come around the bend, and hulo sailer...... here is a bloody ute with lights on high beam taking up all the road. I am blinded by the high beam lights, and trying to see where to go.....
I cannot explain it, but I somehow missed the postie ute, and managed to stop and stay on the bike...... only to be stared down and given the fingers by the arsehole postie who for the 3rd time has tried, and failed to kill me.

Didn't you write this:

I am my own breed of nut job, I like speed and wheelies, but most of all I love tight corners, tighter the better, in hills and or any scenic place I can find.

So it's never your fault then?