Your Bike Your Rules

[Maha]

The last question is predicated on the assumption that 'your bike' is safe under 'your rules', again, possibly not a judgement value shared by both viewpoints referred to.

You added those words, so that's your assumption.
Your Bike You Rules = who the hell has the conceited right to tell you how to ride it? especially when, in all probability, they have no knowledge of your riding conduct in the first place? When someone offers up an opinion (general or otherwise) on individual riding style/skill level or what ever, they are doing so based on their own level of style/skill.......and who's to say that's a good thing?

[bogan]

You added those words, so that's your assumption.
Your Bike You Rules = who the hell has the conceited right to tell you how to ride it? especially when, in all probability, they have no knowledge of your riding conduct in the first place? When someone offers up an opinion (general or otherwise) on individual riding style/skill level or what ever, they are doing so based on their own level of style/skill.......and who's to say that's a good thing?

It was implicit in the "riding how you want to, and all day if you want to, with whoever you want to ride with, and returning home" bit though.

Free speech is still a right as far as I'm aware, so everybody!

Who is to say it isn't? Be fucked if I rode with the mindset that my way is right and nobody can teach me shit; and if my little bro started riding that way I'd be looking to take his keys off him.

[AllanB]

You do decide how you ride. You are however also regulated by the countrys rules and associated penalties if caught.

Enjoy.

[TheDemonLord]

Who is to say it isn't? Be fucked if I rode with the mindset that my way is right and nobody can teach me shit

Cassina?!?

[Katman]

When people riding like fuckwits adversely impacts on the motorcycling liberties of the rest of us, I believe we have every right to criticise that riding.

[TheDemonLord]

When people riding like fuckwits adversely impacts on the motorcycling liberties of the rest of us, I believe we have every right to criticise that riding.

Holy Fuck!

I agree with Katman on something whole heartedly!!!

[bogan]

Cassina?!?

Shudders

But I do believe you have found this thread's slam-dunk rebuttal

[AllanB]

When people riding like fuckwits adversely impacts on the motorcycling liberties of the rest of us, I believe we have every right to criticise that riding.

Fair point K-man.

[Shaun Harris]

When people riding like fuckwits adversely impacts on the motorcycling liberties of the rest of us, I believe we have every right to criticise that riding.

Agreed man

[Maha]

When people riding like fuckwits adversely impacts on the motorcycling liberties of the rest of us, I believe we have every right to criticise that riding.

Unfortunately, apart from yourself, many on here opt to do so AFTER the fact.

[Shaun Harris]

Unfortunately, apart from yourself, many on here opt to do so AFTER the fact.

Riders that tail gate cars
Riders that ride in pacts
Riders that pass because they can with out thinking they will scare the car driver
Riders that blast pass cars very close at great speed with an after market exhaust


And that is just 4 things, that make ALL bikers Ass Hats as far as the average car driver thinks. It is this kind of rider/s that gets you all a really bad name. And YES, 30 years ago, I was one of these kind of riders also sorry to say.

Yep, we all have the write to have fun and enjoy our lives, but so do the car drivers who do not understand the ability of a motor cycle nor the joy of riding one.

[Katman]

But I do believe you have found this thread's slam-dunk rebuttal

Well, it beats your usual "I saw an episode of Mythbusters once....."

[bogan]

Well, it beats your usual "I saw an episode of Mythbusters once....."

Well one day you might learn to read properly and thus understand the journal articles and other text I post; but I guess in the meantime if moving pictures is all you can cope with, the scientific method of mythbusters still trumps your 'bloke on youtube which said what I wanted to hear'

[Katman]

Yep, compelling evidence.

[Maha]

Riders that tail gate cars
Riders that ride in pacts
Riders that pass because they can with out thinking they will scare the car driver
Riders that blast pass cars very close at great speed with an after market exhaust


And that is just 4 things, that make ALL bikers Ass Hats as far as the average car driver thinks. It is this kind of rider/s that gets you all a really bad name. And YES, 30 years ago, I was one of these kind of riders also sorry to say.

Yep, we all have the write to have fun and enjoy our lives, but so do the car drivers who do not understand the ability of a motor cycle nor the joy of riding one.

In all honesty Shaun, we can all probably come up with occasions where we disapprove of certain riders conduct on the road...
But, the noting of and saying something on a forum such as this one, has the same effect as clicking Yes or No on an online poll, it satisfy's you only, and you feel you have done your part. I would argue that very few (if any) would actually speak face to face to another biker who they deem to be showing disrespect for them self and others on the road.
It must be a more ''safer'' option to speak out with relative anonymity.