Are bikers full of sh*t?

[leeclissett]

As per my title are we all full of muck? I lurk about on a few motorcycle forums and there are always threads about police, car drivers, truck drivers, poorly maintained roads and all manor of other things. Even when doing my DAS all the instructor ever talked about was how people were out to get us, we're a dying breed, etc.

Judging by the threads I've read and the few bikers I know it seems like we're actually a pretty mental bunch. Most of us break the law in some way but then moan about other road users and speed cameras and then blame most accidents on someone else. Wasn't there a statistic recently that most bike related deaths were actually attributable in some way to rider error and quite often excessive speed?

I'm the first to admit that I often ride too fast and we've all gone into corners and only just made it out alive before. Is it really just a "few" of us giving all bikers a bad rep or are we all just as bad as each other?

[Paulington]

Everyone's a hypocrite.

I don't know about the study but the DoT did a study and on average put like 5% of accidents down to excessive speed. Which makes me wonder how they can justify spending so much money on it.
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[Fawbish]

Thats what she said.





And on a serious note, bikers are a far, far more advanced race than these so called "Road users".
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[JAMSXR]

Everyone likes a good moan, biker or not!

If I get pulled for speeding I'm not going to give it the whole..........."Well I was breaking the law and the copper was doing his job"........ It will go more like......."Fecking Police hiding in a bush on a Sunday morning, the roads were empty, I was only doing 66 in a 60 what a load of shit!"
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[Bendy]

If you could harness hypocrisy into a fuel, none of us would ever visit the BP ever gain.

[extreme3d]

Motorcyclists are like a crowd at a football match - all supporting the same thing but you wouldn't socialise with them all after.

Everyone is different yet it's always the trouble makers everyone remembers. Always has been and always will i'm afraid.

[Fawbish]

If you'd like this thread answering, please visit "The worst/most stupid thing you've done thread".

Boom.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I think if you lurk on many car enthusiast forums you'll notice a similar trend.

The difference between cars drivers and bike riders is that far more of the motorcycles are enthusiasts, whereas with cars for most people it's a way to a means.
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[leeclissett]

Don't get me wrong, I love getting on my soap box and moaning about other people! Just seems like everyone I speak to has the attitude that we are supreme road users in every way and its a "few" bad eggs spoiling things for the rest of us.

Last weekend I saw plenty of bikers and at least 75% were speeding while maybe only 20% of the cars were breaking the speed limit.

[leeclissett]

[Luke_Retrofly]

Driving dangerously because you going fast is ok.

Driving dangerously because your putting your makeup on is one of the worst crimes in the world, and all those that do it should beheaded on the spot without trial.

Seriously I hadn't ridden for about a year and a half, in the first 2 days of commuting (Today and yesterday) and had 2 fucking bints pull out on me, one didn't bother looking, the other did but thought she would do it anyway.

Cunt! Now let me wheelie in peace!

[Fawbish]

[leeclissett]

[Im-a-Ridah]

[tykey]

im own a motorbike but im not full of shit.

'bikers' are full of shit. blame everything on everyone else, say fuck da police, think they are valentino rossi, are often tough guys... are the type of people who always have gone one better... be it owning a better bike or even having a 'better' crash.

[Im-a-Ridah]

[JAMSXR]

[leeclissett]

[tykey]

[JAMSXR]

[leeclissett]

[JAMSXR]

[Im-a-Ridah]

[leeclissett]

Maybe you're right, all my mates are miserable bastards so I shouldn't really be using them to gauge opinion!

[stinkwheel]