Hijacked Rant - No apologies

[king kong]

For 99% of the riding community, motorcycles are toys. I'm in the 1% that will give up my bike when I get scraped off it. The actions of a few bad apples have far reaching consequences.

I hung up my colors because I was sick of being hassled. By the police, by non-patched riders, by regular citizens. I couldn't go for fun rides because I knew I'd be pulled over for no other reason than being patched. I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I'm not a rapist, thief, child molester, drug dealer, gun runner, or any other stereotype. I'm a disabled veteran. I'm an Eagle Scout and an Assistant Scoutmaster. I happen to be of American Indian and Celtic descent, long hair and tattoos are cultural. I'd rather have 1 Angel, Bandito or Outlaw behind me than 100 CMA members in front of me. Not all of us are criminals.

In regards to bike shops...there is no such thing as a family friendly bike shop. Jail bait in sleazy clothes bring in a LOT more money than rug rat sized dirt bike gear. Trust me, your "darling little angel" that runs through my shop, knocking over bikes, getting poked by parts hooks, tripping over loose parts is a much bigger menace to you than an 18 year old showing some skin. Bike shops are not romper room, Sesame Street, kindercare, or a playground. Your kid WILL get hurt running loose in a real bike shop. You want "Johnny and Suzie" to go with you? Fine, go to a dealership, this is a bike shop.

If you are too lazy to maintain your own bike, odds are you don't need it. It is your bike, it is your skin, it is your responsibility. Change your own oil and save yourself 2 days and a couple hundred bucks.

I really don't care if you are gay, straight, white, black, green with purple polka dots, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Pagan. I don't care what you like to eat, what you wear while riding, what you listen to on the radio or watch on TV. You have a bike. If you ride, and I mean really ride, you're cool in my book. The other fluff doesn't matter. If you are an occasional rider, I'll poke fun at you, I'll rag on you, but you are still welcome to join me on a ride.

Motorcycles are not status symbols. They were originally intended as cheap transportation, for people who couldn't afford cars. Your chromed out, billet laden, trailered to every event garbage wagon is NOT a motorcycle. It is just another pathetic attempt at one upping your fellow corporate drones. Fits in well with your wife's collagen enhanced lips, silicone breasts, surgically shaved hips, tummy tuck and face lift. In other words, false advertising. I'm sorry you are hung like a gerbil, but, you won't get any sympathy from me.

What is with taking a nice, original bike, tarting it up, and hauling it to "shows"? It isn't original anymore, you've taken it far beyond any level of factory fit and finish. EVER. Bikes were made to be ridden. By squirreling it away, you are actually ruining what could have been a decent investment. Hmm, put that 1936 EL Knucklehead on display, or bob it and ride it...I'll pull the factory tins for the next caretaker, throw on some cheapies and ride it. It is a machine, not a person. Be proud of the rubbed through paint, the minor corrosion, the small dents dings and creases. Somebody, somewhere, sometime loved that bike enough to ride it as it was meant to be ridden. Be proud to have a survivor, any idiot with a checkbook can ruin a bike.

I run louder than stock pipes. I wear a half helmet, and would ride lidless if I legally could. My pregnant wife Trish DIED becuse the safety nazis mandated she wear a helmet for "her own protection". Some protection, if she'd been helmetless, she would have received some minor bruising, maybe. You don't have to like me. You don't have to ride with me or in the kind of situations I ride in. Maybe I don't like your choice of bike, your gear, your pipes, or your riding style either.

And for the "celebrities" who get hurt, and bring the safety nazis down on ME...This bird's for you. Nobody put a gun to your head and made you ride. You were bought and paid for when you signed a multi-million dollar contract. So, stop endorsing mandatory helmets. Stop making the rest of us suffer for your lack of judgement, lack of experience, or generally inability to take care of yourself. I'm sorry you cracked it up. I hope you heal fully and realize that maybe this isn't your cup of tea.

Motorcycling should be more than a weekend hobby. Love it, live it, or go home. I can remember being treated like dirt at more than one dealership because I rode/ride dirty bikes, have long hair and ink, and generally look like a "big scary biker". Funny, all you rich people used to hate us, now you want to be us? WTF???

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[18aprilia]

where did you copy and paste that from then?
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[Mister James]

What a load of jizz.
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[king kong]

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

See through the bullshit, ( if you can. )
There are some very valid points made there - OK, so I don't agree with the way they've been put, but I can see *exactly* where he's coming from.

One of the perils of being old, I guess
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[Handsome]

I thought it was Interesting myself..... .....Fuck the Coat I'm staying here.....
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[Mister James]

If he truely lived his alleged philosophy, he wouldn't be writing about it in such a forced and aggressive style.

I agree there are valid points made, but surely they are personal to each individual, and do not need to be held up to public scrutiny to elicit back-slapping and congratulations for being 'a real biker'?

I suspect that, to be fair to the author, most of our objections to it are simply cultural confusion, as they seem to be very into such verbiose public displays.
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[king kong]

I must admit that being one who uses his bike to commute day in day out and go for the odd cruise, I find it quite embarressing to see this mid life crises, middle aged middle England blue colour proffessionals out on their fat boys, soft tails etc with white T-shirts, leather waist coats, CHiP helmets, mirror shades and Village people moustaches out on a dry sunny Sunday morning. It's to these I say call yourself a biker!

[Robby]

Maybe they don't call themselves bikers. Maybe they just like going for a bimble on a sunday morning.
I don't really consider myself a biker any more, if I ride for than 4 days in a row I need to take a week off for my back to recover. I still enjoying riding from time to time though, same as I enjoy playing computer games sometimes. I don't see me denied playing on my sega saturn because I don't play it 4 hours a day without fail.

[EDBANGER]

What a load of eliteist bollocks. You have a bike, then you're part of the "scene" as far as i'm concerned. I hate the "scenes". Cock suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[Mister James]

I don't understand why people need to be accepted by others to enjoy their hobby.

I ride my bike to work every day, and every week or two go out for a ride on a rest day. I don't speed, I don't get my knee down or wheelie, neither do I own or desire a loud end-can.

Many 'bikers' would find that dull, but it keeps me amused so I don't give a tinker's toss what they think. If stockbrokers want to ride expensive HD's on their weekends off, beardy-weirdies (no offence to our Lupine forum member) want to ride trikes and Big Tough Fellas (tm) want to razz around on 'Blades, then who am I to complain or sneer as long as they don't impinge on my enjoyment of life?
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[dainesefreak]

Hurrah, I'm a "Tough Fella".

I ride an 05 Blade, it's nice and shinny and clean. I wear Dainese leathers and have a top of the range Arai. Sometimes I get sneers and other times I've have to be out done. Thing is, I really don't care, I'm doing what I want to do, when I want to do it and spending my money (that I could say I work hard for, but that would be a lie). The other thing is, I don't drive, don't have a license, so I'm usually out year round in all weathers and always have been. Next time you pull up at the lights or see someone on a nice bike, try putting your misconceptions to one side, eh?

[byke95]

[Harold_Shand]

*yawn*

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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[palmer]

Ummm. what?

[Mister James]

[killa]

Real bikers wouldn't spend time typing that shit....
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[akaDAVE]

These 'real bikers' are just snobs towards anyone who threatens thier exclusive club.
God forbid thier 'big scary biker' image may be diluted by cash rich fat businesmen trying to emulate them.

I only use my bike for fun. That's what it was designed for. I'd like to use it for work as it could save me money, but a 2 hour commute on a ZXR400 is out of the question no matter how many tattoos you have.
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[Rookie]

I understand the rest of it, and it's a load of trash, but what's that crap about helmets? Surely he doesn't actually believe that?

I find it hard to believe that someone dies whilst wearing a helmet, but would have been fine without one. How does that happen then?

[dainesefreak]

The helmet could have applied pressure to the spine/back of the neck, like Christopher Reeve and his horse riding accident.

[Rookie]

[bazza]

[Villers]

https://dag.wieers.com/home-made/soapbox/soapbox.jpg

Go shove your 'patch' up your arse

being a 'big, scary biker' does not make you right, this guy is an over opinionated self righteous arse hole, he makes a huge fuss over the fact he is 'not a criminal' - congratulations
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[JonB]

What a load of cuntish bollocks.
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