Seen in December's CW
 

Part of the feedback from a reader: (See page 20 for the full text)

My thoughts:

I've seen stupid shit from both cruiser riders AND sportbike riders (and dual-sport riders, etc). It's the "1%'er" crowd that give "the rest of us a bad name with immature, unsafe, and usually illegal riding habits on public streets" regardless of what they ride, not just sportbike riders.

Discuss.

They have no idea what a 1%'er is.

I've seen more stupid shit done on sport bikes than on cruisers. It probably has everything to do with the maturity level too. Usually the SB crowd is younger and the cruiser crowd is older. Plus a cruiser doesn't have the power to weight ratio like a SB.

Yeah...show some maturity and stop using the loud pipes save lives bullshit as you rev your obnoxious motor at every stop, gas station, parking lot, residential neighborhood at all hours of the night and day as you ride from one bar to the next.

That annoys me to no end. When i see a "loud pipes saves lives" sticker I want to punch them in their fucking face. I can hear a stock Harley with no problems.

Around here I've seen tools on both types of bikes. I will say that I've seen more on sportbikes but that probably is because it's a younger average age on these bikes.

There are several higher end 'custom cruiser' tupe bikes about here with the bigger engines and it never fails when they see the wife and I on our sportbikes they love to show me what they have. :lol:

I used to own a BigDog Bulldog so I know about these bikes and like them but it's definitely not JUST the sportbike riders around here that like to show off.

Everyone thinks it's someone else.

The canyon carvers think it's the stunters with their stupid wheelies, nonexistent blinkers / mirrors / etc and helmet mohawks.

The stunters think it's the Harley guys with their stupid loud exhausts and drinking stops.

The Harley guys think it's the canyon carvers with their Power Ranger suits and high speeds.

Everyone needs to look in the mirror and be courteous instead of pointing fingers.

Fags.

JC

Truth

Bet you won't say it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMw5w-0qMs

Fags.

JC

I can agree with this.

I saw a "news" report on Kiro 7 (Seattle Station) about motorcycle riders. Thought it was going to be an interesting piece. First thing the cop says is how he'd get extra life insurance. Downhill from there. :(

I've seen a lot of stupid stuff done by all kinds.

Agree. I would also add that stupid isn't mutually exclusive to 2 wheels.

Interesting:

"The term One Percenter is said to have been coined after an incident in Hollister, California in 1947 which was dubbed the Hollister Riot. Whether an actual riot occurred is debatable, but there was a motorcycle rally in Hollister from July 4 to July 6 of that year that was attended by about 4,000 people. Several newspaper articles were written that, according to some attendees, sensationalized the event. Life magazine ran an article that included a staged photo of a slovenly-looking man on a motorcycle with beer bottles piled under the wheels and a bottle in each of his hands. The film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, was inspired by this event, and it became the first in a series of movies that depicted bikers and members of motorcycle clubs in this stereotypical manner. It has been reported that the press asked the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) to comment on the Hollister incident, and their response was that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, and the last one percent were outlaws. Thus was born the term "one percenter." The AMA now says they have no record of such a statement to the press, and call this story apocryphal."

Well said. And quite true.

Very well said

Funny thing is, when it comes to actual street racing, I see more cruiser/chopper guys doing it than sportbikes.

as do I

Everyone who drives faster than me is a raving maniac.
Everyone who drives slower than me is an asshole.

Love it "Power Ranger suits" :dthumb:

I agree 100%.

We are all guilty of doing something stupid.

We should all be courteous and mindful. When I'm riding, I ask myself 'will this make me look bad to everyone around me?' if the answer is yes, I check up.

We all do stupid things. Do it when someone who would be negatively influenced by your actions is not around if you must.

Come on. What's dangerous about a 700lb, ill braking, poor handling bike with a 300lb rider with a 200lb passenger with both of them intoxicated???

At least a wheelie is a controlled action.

Regardless there are idiots on all sides.

Gotta love the people who install a loud exhaust, even though they live in an apt complex or otherwise crowded neighborhood where 20-30 of his neighbors are forced to wake up because he goes to work at 5 am. Or if they come home late at night, blipping the throttle unnecessarily as they roll in.

:lol: it's awesome that as I'm reading this, my neighbor is reving the shit out of his POS Chevy Blazer with no exhaust.


I shift into second anytime I'm in my complex, as it drops the sound A LOT.

I hate it though when I go to warm the bike up in the AM it's cold blooded and I have to let it idle high for about 2 mins before I can shut off the choke and not have it die. jet kit will fix that for me though.

I have to do that when I leave my girlfriend's apartment. It's full of a bunch of achivers though so most are up at 6:30am. I do face the exhaust away from the apartment and into some woods (in hopes that it helps some). It's jetted so I only have to let it idle for a very short time.

Amen.
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It's been said plenty, but (like it or not) every one of us has the potential to sway someone's opinion about motorcycles and motorcyclists.
They may not always notice when we're courteous and respectful, but they'll damn sure notice when we aren't.
The better part of them won't do anything about it, but do you reeeeeally want to be the asshole who fucks it up for everyone else?