View Poll Results: How do the general public perceive motorcyclists?

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  • "Temporary NZers - ban the lot of them".

    35 16.67%
  • "I can see the attraction - but they do themselves no favours".

    96 45.71%
  • "That looks like fun - but I might get wet".

    32 15.24%
  • They love us - they wanna be us.

    47 22.38%
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Hey, I've figured out that your life revolves around the 'let's wind up Katman' game.
    gosh do you really think THAT highly of yourself...don't flatter yourself old man

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    How will you react when you finally realise that we are ruining your riding image and your riding freedom will soon be strictly curtailed because we "don't give a fuck".


    Did you just start batting for the other team..?
    "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer do not think"

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    Quote Originally Posted by No FX View Post
    Did you just start batting for the other team..?
    I've known for a long time that NZ can't bat for shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    but hey, he went doing what he loved doing
    Just remember - that wasn't a smile on his face.

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    Not sure that Joe Public actually gives that much thought specifically to bikers...there are other road users who compete for that attention - boy racers being the current favourites but ably assisted by many others - like juggernaut-driving truckies with huge trailers on the back, wanking SUV drivers who are happy to prove that their armoured personnel carrier will protect them no matter who or what they run over, grey panthers in their campervans, caravan towers who never pull over to let the ten kilometre line of traffic behind them get through, drunks, etc etc the list goes on.......
    I do see the odd total loony on a bike - and no doubt the odd person takes exception to me when I pass a line of cars (totally safely of COURSE!!!!). But the bike loonies don't, for me, outweigh the faults of other road users. It's like anything - you get the good with the bad in every class of driver......I see sensible bike riding as well so I think the balance is still there.....(or that's what I think....I think.....)
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    I have one of those ''whats my riding like'' signs on the back of the Honda...
    Get shit loads of calls.........basically saying...'get a fucken move on''....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    I have one of those ''whats my riding like'' signs on the back of the Honda...
    Get shit loads of calls.........basically saying...'get a fucken move on''....
    Damn the Harley would look cool with one of them.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    So if Mabel tells Maureen and Cecil tells Cedric, and Maureen tells Mary and Cedric tells Colin, and Mary tells Mavis and Colin tells Conrad...........

    Where does it stop?
    Generally Mabel might tell Maureen, but it'll usually stop there.

    On the whole, car drivers really just don't care as much as you seem to think they do.


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    I think car drivers and pedestrians and motorcyclists are all idiots, only difference is we are outnumbered. So I do enough to keep myself safe and have fun, and I know that i piss people off sometimes. Some people hate to see others having fun or getting around some of the tribulations of daily life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    Generally Mabel might tell Maureen, but it'll usually stop there.

    On the whole, car drivers really just don't care as much as you seem to think they do.
    What about those car drivers that get home thinking "fucken' prick of a motorcyclist taking my wing mirror out. Just wait till I get out there tomorrow".

    ?????

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    This thread has merged like a zip!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    What about those car drivers that get home thinking "fucken' prick of a motorcyclist taking my wing mirror out. Just wait till I get out there tomorrow".

    ?????
    God you go on and on about that one. SO how many of you bad arse bikers out there have actually taken off someones wing mirror...come on show of hands...is this really as prevalent as you seem to believe?

    Don't believe the hype

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    Quote Originally Posted by Number One View Post
    God you go on and on about that one. SO how many of you bad arse bikers out there have actually taken off someones wing mirror...come on show of hands...is this really as prevalent as you seem to believe?

    Don't believe the hype
    Try not to bother your pretty little head about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    What about those car drivers that get home thinking "fucken' prick of a motorcyclist taking my wing mirror out. Just wait till I get out there tomorrow".

    ?????
    How often does a wing mirror get taken out without any prompting? Maybe it got taken out cause the previous night a biker got home thinking "Fucken prick of a cager cutting me off. Just wait till I get out there tomorrow". It goes both ways. The people like that are gonna think and act that way whatever they're doing in any situation.

    Btw are you Hitler?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Number One View Post
    God you go on and on about that one. SO how many of you bad arse bikers out there have actually taken off someones wing mirror...come on show of hands...is this really as prevalent as you seem to believe?

    Don't believe the hype
    I took out another bikes murra, does dat count???
    Well, I just clipped it....sowwweeeee MadDuck.....

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