How far to protect the image?

**Ozzie** · 14th July 2006, 18:57

How far is too far to go to protect the image of bikers?

I binned my bike on Saturday (not badly) as a result of a dumb fuck attempt at passing a truck in the wrong place.

I felt really bad for the Trucky, can only image what was going through his mind, poor bugger, as he saw my ass try and pass him, then get airborne.

So, I tracked him down on Monday, spoke to him and appologised for being a prat.

I didn't want him to think all bikers are dicks cause I fucked up, is that too far to go?

**paturoa** · 14th July 2006, 19:02

well done, what did truckie say?

**98tls** · 14th July 2006, 19:05

nice thing to do i guess.....if he gave a shit then he would have stopped when he saw you go airborne....probably just thought there goes another mad bastard on a motorbike and went back to thinking whats for dinner tonight.

**Colapop** · 14th July 2006, 19:05

Nah. You got bugger balls than 99% of all cagers out there. How many dumbf*ck things do they do? Takes courage to admit you were wrong.

**Ozzie** · 14th July 2006, 19:06

The trucky was quite cool about it, said he was glad I was ok and so on....

I offered to by him some beers to make it up to him, he told me to flag it....saying, don't go there, just concentrate on keeping the tyres on the road, and think a little harder when trying to overtake.

Fare call, thought he might do his nanna, kind of wish he did....kind of!

And he did stop, the others went and told him I was ok, but I was more concerned with getting my bike off the fence and out of the ditch.

**Mr. Peanut** · 14th July 2006, 19:07

I'm grossly offended by your misconduct,

Go buy me a bike

**Harry33** · 14th July 2006, 19:08

I guess each to their own. I will put up my hand when I f#$k up, and I'll learn from it and try and move on.

If we keep saying sorry...we'll lose our bad biker image hahahaha.

**Edbear** · 14th July 2006, 19:45

Well done! Everyone should have your attitude.

**sunhuntin** · 14th July 2006, 19:53

i didnt slap the bitch who ran a stop sign and put me off work and i didnt slap the taxi driver who nearly collected me yesterday. hows that? [the first time was in shock, and yesterday i was going to work]

**Ozzie** · 14th July 2006, 19:54

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

i didnt slap the bitch who ran a stop sign and put me off work and i didnt slap the taxi driver who nearly collected me yesterday. hows that? [the first time was in shock, and yesterday i was going to work]

Unfortunately it isn't the cagers image that need protecting, it is the cagers that have no respect for us, and put our acc levies up.

**sunhuntin** · 14th July 2006, 19:58

i wasnt protecting their image...but the biker image, lol. though i did call the taxi driver a dickhead...open faced lid so he did see me.

**Ozzie** · 14th July 2006, 21:23

so one would assume it is not beyond the call......

Both to accept when you are wrong......or......point out when someone else is....

I ask those that bag cagers, to their face, would you make aa point of saying sorry if you were at fault???????

**Maha** · 14th July 2006, 21:31

Good onya for doing that Ozzie, i wouldn't, well maybe i would if put someone's life at risk for being a twat on the road, but i try not to be, im more of a danger to myself really.........

**mikey** · 14th July 2006, 21:53

last truck i crashed in front of kept going. fair go though, i was unconcsious in a ditch an happily buzzing away. lots of cars went past. a mate told me he saw my bike on its ass but couldnt see me so kept going.

**bane** · 14th July 2006, 22:21

Originally Posted by mikey

last truck i crashed in front of kept going. fair go though, i was unconcsious in a ditch an happily buzzing away. lots of cars went past. a mate told me he saw my bike on its ass but couldnt see me so kept going.

mikey, hard to compete with your crashes!