Harley dickheads

**peasea** · 21st January 2010, 13:29

Originally Posted by Molly

With all that life has to offer and all that can be experienced in the little time we have here, I can't fuckin' believe so many of you give two fucks about who waves and who doesn't and who rides what. You're all sad bastards for caring and I'm a sad bastard for writing this reply.

Equality is a many splendid thing.

**oldrider** · 22nd January 2010, 12:46

Originally Posted by doc

Ferk if anyone has trouble with waving. Try this for a recent experience. Was givin the shop loan scooter when I dropped bike off for servicing.

Leather jacket and full face helmet riding home down S'thern Motoway during peak hour traffic on a friggen scooter.

No one waved at me,

[SIZE="1"]I will never live down the look from a van full of Islanders . They looked like they felt sorry for me

Originally Posted by peasea

If a shop I regularly used (for anything) offered me a loan scooter I'd pick it up and throw it at them.

And never go back. Period.

Well peasea, scooter smooter, whatever, it sure beats first class walking!

But I hear what you are saying doc!

I use one in Christchurch when my bike has been in for servicing, with all my riding gear on I kept feeling I had to explain to everyone around me at the lights!

Personally I feel sorry for scooter riders, because I felt so exposed to danger while riding it!

The old biker saying that,

" everyone else on the road is trying to kill you", is amplified a thousand times while you are on a scooter, IMHO!

**sammcj** · 22nd January 2010, 12:48

Originally Posted by oldrider

Personally I feel sorry for scooter riders, because I felt so exposed to danger while riding it!

Agreed!
Especially since almost none of them wear proper gear.
Saw two people on a nifty yesterday wearing short sleeves, jandals and shorts.

**crazyhorse** · 22nd January 2010, 13:24

Originally Posted by oldrider

Personally I feel sorry for scooter riders, because I felt so exposed to danger while riding it!

Especially their tyres - they are small and unstable. I've watched them on the main road, and they wobble all over the place - not to mention in the wind.

Why not get a real bike? Much more safer and fun too

**centaurus** · 22nd January 2010, 13:35

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Especially their tyres - they are small and unstable. I've watched them on the main road, and they wobble all over the place - not to mention in the wind.

Why not get a real bike? Much more safer and fun too

The vast majority of scooter riders are not real bikers. They have no knowledge regarding bikes and biking. For all purposes and intents they are the "joe public" and for the joe public, scooters look safer because your legs sit behind something (as opposed to being exposed like on a bike) and the position is closer to the position in a car.

**crazyhorse** · 22nd January 2010, 13:41

Originally Posted by centaurus

The vast majority of scooter riders are not real bikers. They have no knowledge regarding bikes and biking. For all purposes and intents they are the "joe public" and for the joe public, scooters look safer because your legs sit behind something (as opposed to being exposed like on a bike) and the position is closer to the position in a car.

Maybe so - but they are actually less safe.......

**bogan** · 22nd January 2010, 13:46

Originally Posted by centaurus

The vast majority of scooter riders are not real bikers. They have no knowledge regarding bikes and biking. For all purposes and intents they are the "joe public" and for the joe public, scooters look safer because your legs sit behind something (as opposed to being exposed like on a bike) and the position is closer to the position in a car.

exactly, tis not a real bike unless you can get a knee down

Or in my case, unless someone else has been known to get a knee down on it

speaking of which, can harley riders get thier knee downs?

**Big Dave** · 22nd January 2010, 14:19

Originally Posted by peasea

Equality is a many splendid thing.

by Neil Simon?

**Geemsee** · 22nd January 2010, 14:22

Originally Posted by centaurus

The vast majority of scooter riders are not real bikers. They have no knowledge regarding bikes and biking. For all purposes and intents they are the "joe public" and for the joe public, scooters look safer because your legs sit behind something (as opposed to being exposed like on a bike) and the position is closer to the position in a car.

I started off on scooters (proper italian ones with gears and a clutch I might add!) and regard myself as a biker now! But, hooning around against all those Superdreams, RD's, KH's and GT's taught me a lot about machine control and that its not just about the bike but the rider!
That said, I still have a soft spot for those stupid little wheels, pogo-stick suspension, non-existent brakes and lights that wouldn't even attract a moth, ahhh them were the days!!!

**duckonin** · 22nd January 2010, 15:18

Originally Posted by woodyracer

harley riders can be like that, as they are known for being "wild" and "mischievous".........at the end of the day, your bike is faster than theirs so they are lower on the food chain

i better scram before a harley fan reads this post

Yeah but a harley rider doesn't give a flying fuck if your bike is faster than theirs, their 'Harley' is their ride and thay shall ride it the way they want to, slow, slower of as fast as it can go, not all motorcyclists are speed fanatics..

**scumdog** · 26th January 2010, 16:34

Originally Posted by duckonin

Yeah but a harley rider doesn't give a flying fuck if your bike is faster than theirs, their 'Harley' is their ride and thay shall ride it the way they want to, slow, slower of as fast as it can go, not all motorcyclists are speed fanatics..

Very good comment!

I'm ride a Harley just to make sprotsbike riders feel/seem fast...hehehe