Why do they ride like pricks

[GT Biker]

I dont wanna tarnish all fast riders with the same brush but why do the vast majority of sports bikes riders drive like f$%^&ing pricks? I am fed up of seeing countless near suicidal overtaking manouvres by twats on 2 wheels to put it strait. I want to disagree when safety statistics say bikers make up a small percentage of traffic yet produce a large percentage of fatalities. Police are spoiliing the roads with speed cameras which is only being contributed to by wreckless overtakes by people on gsxr type bikes. If you wanna speed then fair enough. Speed itself isnt an issue but its the way you use it. Overtainging on bends is asking for trouble and will only help the police justify more bastard speed cameres.

[TUG]

I have a VTR1000, i'm 20 years old nearly 21, i only overtake when i can see infront clearly, no junctions and no danger.
But i know what you mean and i used to be one of them, natural selection is a good thing.
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[Villers]

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[TUG]

Villers aka kitten killer!
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[Towton 1461]

[GT Biker]

[Walloper]

The speed doesn't bother me.
Not one bit.
Let them kill themselves.

It's the loud pipes I would like to see Off the market.

Race tracks don't allow them so why should we still have to listen to the stupid noise they make on public roads.

And those fat moustachio'd twats on their HD style Fat-Tails (or what eva) need bull fukin' too.
I do not want to hear that you have to struggle to negogiate an antiquated pre American-Civil-War gearbox without the benefits of synchromesh.
If you need to blip the throttle before every single down change then put a muffler on the lumpy big fuker.
Straight through exhausts/race cans are the belongings of ignorant anti-bike lobby encouraging nitwits.
My message: GROW UP. Or shut up.
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[supZ]

[T0MMY]

Ultimately, sports bikes are designed to be ridden at very high speeds and are generally bought to be used for fun. Fun for most people (27cows excepted) equals fast. That said you should try to not terrify other road users whilst you are doing it.

And you can't disagree with the stats, biking is clearly more dangerous than just about any other form of transport and I doubt that would change EVEN if you discounted all the accidents caused by "crazy" riding.
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[ttr]

Just to even the score I ride an NTV650 like a prick.
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[hmmmnz]

I'm above the law and invincible,
why shouldnt i ride like a prick??


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[johnsmith222]

[Fisty]

People ride fast and dangerously because its fun and a good adranaline fix.

I tend to ride according to the road signs.......

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As Fast as you can

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Right hand knee down opportunity

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Let the fun begin!


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[27cows]

So that everyone will know that a) they are cool, b) they have a large penis, c) they are not inadequate in any way and d) they are Power Rangers and thus blessed with super human skills, such as the ability to see round blind bends.
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[27cows]

[Damon]

[MarJay]

[27cows]

If you don't ride all the time, you'll never be as good as someone who does. It's like playing snooker - if you don't practice constantly, your skills quickly become dulled.

Of course, there are plenty who ride at weekends who are safe and lots who ride daily who are complete tits

The problem these days is that modern sports bikes are so easy to ride. There is very little skill needed to hustle along as 150+, unlike a few years ago when bikes like the FZR1000 would punish fools in short order. I am mystified why bikes that handle like they're on rails, with brick wall brakes and extremely predictable power delivery are so popular.
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[Damon]

[T0MMY]

[wizzzard]

For me the real problem is people worrying to much about what other people are doing and that is all the way from your everyday person on the street right up to the nannying councils and government we have. This obsession with safety and prolonging life is what fuels the speed cameras and in a lot of places ridiculously low speed limits. If you remove the cotton wool packaging then life is a lot more enjoyable.

If someone wants to ride recklessly and bury themselves in a hedge then that is there choice and not a matter for anyone else, unless its them they hit, and then only after they hit them. To be fair if they are on a bike they are pretty unlikely to cause that much damage to the well protected occupants of the cars that make up the majority of other road users.
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[27cows]

[T0MMY]

You don't like modern bikes as they can go round corners too well and stop too quickly? What you are saying then is that you don't like people riding dangerously on the roads but you much prefer riding bikes that have poor brakes and handling as it's more exhilirating. It's almost like your posts are there just to make a point and are actually massively hypocritical most of the time...
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[Clanger]

I don't understand why it worries people so much, tbh. I often get caught up by the faster bikers, and happily move over to give them as much road as possible, because you know nothing is going to slow them down. And usually they over take and are gone, and are nowhere in sight by the time you get around the corner.

If you think about it, everything is being taken away from people. Years ago kids were out and about, climbing trees, riding their pushbikes in quarries, doing dare-devil stunts leaping off buildings and hedge jumping, swimming in lakes/canals, out and about on pushbikes with their mates from morning to night, exploring and having mini adventures.

These days it's so different, see the way the UK is going, safety mad, speed cameras everywhere, helmets for babies, danger danger everywhere...the element of risk is being squashed, stamped away. You need risk in life, the element of danger, it makes you feel alive.

Hooning about on m'bikes, experimenting with drugs, base-jumping, all these types of things are all about risk/getting a high/feeling the adrenaline!!


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