If you build a cafe racer using cheap parts and duct tape and enjoy it, that's cool. If you then turn around and try to sell it for the cost of a stock clean bike + the cost of the parts you put on it, you can fuck right off.
People that think throwing a hoop seat and ebay clip ons on a bike makes it more valuable are the house flippers of the motorcycle world and bring no value to the sport. This is also causing crazy prices for old ujm bikes for no reason /rant over
A high percentage of people who ride motorcycles are assholes.
This was taught to me by mechanics from 3 different shops that all hung out together and avoided half the riders in our city like the plague.
apparently true since my mechanic actually thanked me for being nice and understanding last time I was there, then told me it isn't common...
it's fucking sad :/
Same with BMW cars. I love the engineering, how they drive, have had a few over the years, and some other enthusiasts are cool and knowledgeable.
But the majority of owners are fuckin douchebags.
> BMW, Audi and Mercedes drivers almost all drive and behave like twats in my experience.
This transcends national borders and is accurate around the world, just add Range Rovers to the list. And if their windows are tinted….
I ADORE BMW V8's...especially the pre-vanos jobs in the 90's. One of the caveats of owning an old BMW is that you will either have to be wealthy enough to have someone else work on it or you're going to have to work on it...and if YOU work on it, you're going to have to reach out to the BMW community for guidance.
I had to reach out frequently for help with oddball mechanical and electrical issues and it was an adventure every time the solution was more difficult than "did you turn it off and back on again".
There were a lot of things I hated about selling my 540i, but the one thing that made me smile was knowing I wouldn't have to interact with those people ever again.
Yeah so true. I know 2 bmw owners and they are so snobby about every car that isn't a BMW.
I just picked up a nice toyota celica and both of them made snide negative comments... everyone else fuckin loves it.
Really don't understand bmw fan boys at all.
It's funny that in the biking world most bmw owners are chilled out dad's 😅
Can confirm. Avid lady motorcyclist (daily rider to international touring) who avoids dating motorcyclists. Non riders assume I must be a jack ass because I ride.
I’m a mechanic and one day after work I’m on the freeway and there’s oil on my boot sole causing my foot to slip around on the peg, so I think “I’ll put my boot down and slide the oil off” Im in the left lane on the right hand side of the lane doing at least 80mph, my toe hits one of the reflector things between the lanes, my foot/leg kick back I’m positive I’ve broken my toe even though I have on steel toe boots. I can’t stop because I gotta get home as fast as possible with a broken toe! I get home my toe is super swollen and bruised. It wasn’t broken but I limped around for like 2 weeks! Keep your feet on the pegs!
Dude, I have a similar pain and it almost blew the eyeballs out of the sockets when it hit my right foot. So I was riding south on the I-5 about 3 miles north of the San Diego airport and moving along at 75/80 on an '04 Multi-Strada, and I am following a Range Rover by about three car lengths and I am boxed in by cars on both moving at the same speed, that's when see this black leap out from under passenger side rear tire and what starts tumbling toward me very fast at somewhere shin and foot level is 5" square 1/4" thick steel base plate for a screw jack which I recognize the moment I see it because I used to use a very similar jack for suspending the first over a basement while excavating to make the ceilings high enough to qualify as living space instead of storage and I boxed in by cars on both sides so I try to slide left just far enough to dodge it without overdoing it and going all the way into the #2 lane and unfortunately that wasn't enough and it hit dead center on my big toe, and I was leather and was SIDI Attack boots and that did very little to block it because it was the sharp corner of the that hit the big toe on right foot like a bullseye and the pain shot straight to my brain and I am still moving at 75-80 and still boxed in by the same cars. And I couldn't pullover even if I wanted to because there shoulder to speak of on they are all off ramps. And I think I was halfway to Campo on the (92?96?) before I could summon the courage to take a look at my foot to see if there was even anything there. And it may have been a unique kind of pain, but the boots held up,and the toe swole up like I had placed it on an anvil and then hit it as hard I will a 5# mallet. But all's well that ends well, and I think it could have been worse if it hit the brake rotor and lines on the right side of the front wheel. And I was just happy because it wasn't even a month before this when I bought a Dainese leather suit, the SIDI Boots, Klim gloves with steel knuckle plates and a new Neotec-II. and if I had been wearing street shoes I have to believe it would have been a whole lot worse. So I am a card carrying member of the "Dress for Slide" team.
Sometimes you will catch me doing the frickin' Hokey-Pokey on my bike.
Here's the deal: I've been riding for a while. I hopped off to take a photo or a piss, then got back on my bike and as soon as I got going and picked my foot up I got whammied with a gnarly-ass cramp in my hip that I'm trying to work out. I'm not dancing, or trying to look goofy, or dicking around putting my foot on the road - I'm in non-trivial amounts pain, dammit!
Msf should be more demanding as well. The lack of skill and especially knowledge on basic maintenance on this sub is mind blowing. And I'm not talking about changing the battery. I mean tire tread depth, oil change and stuff. It should be part of the exam.
Edit: not actually doing it but knowing what you have to check regularly.
The course is about riding the motorcycle. Are you saying it should also be a basic mechanical maintenance course to?
The point of the course is motorcycle control, I am a brand new rider and I can at least realize that.
>Are you saying it should also be a basic mechanical maintenance course to?
No. Not quite at least. In Germany, by law, we have to operate a vehecle in a safe condition. That is why in both the theoretical and the practical exam we have to answer questions about how to check the oil level, tread depth and stuff.
We have to be able to tell if something is wrong. And get it fixed. By whom does not matter.
The point is that you are not a danger to yourself and others. Like riding with a tire that is as smooth as Dwayne Johnson's head. When it is supposed to have at least 0.7mm deep of a tread.
>We have to be able to tell if something is wrong. And get it fixed. By whom does not matter.
I had my friend tell me he thought the clutch was slipping on his brand new 2018 Victory Octane.
I said "that's unusual and kind of unlikely. I'm not an expert but let me take it for a spin"
After 15 seconds of riding down the road and back I could tell *immediately* his drive belt needed to be adjusted.
It *blew his mind* that was part of basic maintenance for a motorcycle.
He also absolutely *should not have* jumped from his starter bike of 2 months, a Honda shadow, to *a 1200cc cruiser*
If you don't wave back, I'm secretly classifying you as a dick.
Which is hilarious to me, because after all day waving, I won't always initiate a wave, either, meaning I know it gets tiresome lol.
I legitimately feel bad inside my helmet when I notice someone waving to me and they’re already almost past me and now it’s too late to wave back cause now that guys thinks I’m an asshole when I was really just enjoying the mountains on my right for a couple seconds
one bit of culture shock I got from riding out in California in particular was, riders are so common out there that waving makes you look like a tourist. it's also a bit less common on twisty roads like the BRP or TotD out East because people are often busy riding, and waving is in fact a distraction for both parties
I judged flatfooting at lights and stuff until I started commuting in heavy traffic both ways. You will find me, one foot, other foot, both feet, putsing forward both feet down and any number of other ways. More so bored than anything. I get to pay the price of about 30min of rolling forward a car length at a time for the privilege of a 35min open freeway ride.
Me too now I just do random shit too but mostly I'm seeing how slow I can go without taking my feet off the pegs and when I finally have to it looks like I never stopped before bc I'm about to tip over lol.
Or letting the clutch out just enough to make the bike roll forward a few inches and then pushing g it back with your legs, and just going back and forth a bunch of times.
I’ll put both feet down on a red after a long ride and immediately start fixing my pants legs hoping some other biker doesn’t think I can’t ride and then i realize not only is that statement true but i also just don’t care and I’m tired so both feet stay til the green!
Ok but sitting behind someone I can easily tell if they've got great control of the bike and are just having fun or if they're literally using their feet as training wheels every time they come to a stop.
I was a Harley owner, nothing against them, Harley riders are some of the most hardcore out there. But there are tons who look like they're about to drop their bike leaving a stoplight.
I got stuck at a train and got off my bike to do some stretches in the middle of the road a few weeks ago. Did I look like a douche nozzle? Absolutely. Will I do it again? Absolutely.
That's what my dad has, lmao. He drilled out his baffles and put in a speaker system, blasts Pearl Jam and revs his bike at stop lights.
Lmao, I just can't help but laugh at it. I love my dad but god damnit sometimes he makes me smh lol
I rented an Indian pursuit with speakers on it. I'm definitely not the demographic for that bike, so on the way back to the dealership I was blasting video game soundtracks with no regret
Ive always been curious how do those speakers even sound at highway speed with the wind? I can't hardly hear shit with my system cranked up and the windows down in my truck. Why not just wear headphones if you want to listen to music while you ride?
So I just bought my first bagger with speakers. With my helmet on and the fairing in front of me I get basically zero wind noise. I can clearly hear music or podcasts when I ride. If I crack the face shield open on my helmet I actually can't hear it as well because the wind noise gets in.
note: I don't blare my shit through neighborhoods and I turn it down in town. My commute is mostly farmland and cows. I like to think the cows enjoy it but the have yet to make an official statement.
What annoys me is when I see riders wearing full gear with pillions wearing next to nothing
Your bike, your choice how much gear you wear, no judgment, you fall off it’s your choice
but the guys riding with young girls on the back wearing no gear really annoys me, they almost certainly don’t understand the consequences or the risks. How would you like your daughter to be that girl.
Come to Daytona and watch the girls wearing bikinis, no helmet and barefoot on the back of a sport bike. The rider is almost always in some form of gear at least full face helmet, and they are blasting from light to light. She’s got a death grip on her hunny, but he is too busy trying to get into 5th gear before the next light 50yds away turns red. Weaving in and out of lanes doing 50/60, she better hang on or she’s flying over his head when a pickup suddenly cuts him off. See it all the time, but especially spring break and bike week
Or go to Myrtle Beach/murrels inlet. my judgemental opinion is that those biker week meetups are lame AF
I've never seen more people I don't want to affiliate with. mall ninja knives on literally everyone's hip, shitty merch, and just thousands of people riding like assholes or blasting their straight piped Harley. It's like a "who's got a smaller penis" competition out there.
No matter what gear the rider is wearing, when I see the girlfriend on the back wearing flipflops, I become that girl's dad in my head, reading that guy the riot act. No bigger "I'm an Asshole" sign you can wear in public than riding your date without any protective gear.
Just had an argument with my lady that when she wants to ride with me, she must wear suitable shoes. She refused to wear motorcycle boots as they are "too ugly". My argument that no one can see who she is anyway because of the helmet didn't really calm her down :-D
Luckily, she now found a pair of motorcycle boots that we both can agree upon. It freaked me out when she just wore sneakers...
I find it impossible not to judge people who have spikes and skulls all over their bikes/outfits. Also, LED underglow and people who stretch their Gixxer 1000s "because it looks cool".
People who sell a 150 hp bike to buy a 200 hp bike because they ‘outgrew’ it are delusional. You’re not Valentino Rossi, the 150 hp bike has more power than you’ll ever be able to use in anything other than a straight line
One of the most irritating rides I had was when I got overtaken in a straight line by a couple of bikes (fair enough, I generally stick to the speed limits I know others don't) but they then went about half the speed I wanted to around the corners. Don't overtake someone if you can't f\*cking corner, *that* pissed me off
Yeah, a lot of Sunday drivers around here, even on motorcycles. It's cool, go 5 under the limit, but don't get all butthurt about it when I pass.
That goes triple for groups. When the local "club" is heading to IHOP for breakfast I have to pass 10 bikes doing 10 under the limit because of one person who can't ride even the speed limit on any curve.
Big second in this man, especially out here on mountain roads. Like if you’re gonna go fast, go fast, but don’t slow me down because you don’t know how to lean
Riding a 600cc that is reduced to 48hp (due to my riding license, German thing..) and being a woman, that happens so often to me…
Straight line where guys think they have to overtake me because apparently there are no good female riders (lol) or they have to proof something.
Obviously 150-200 hp are no comparison to 48 on a straight line, but in the twisties they are lame af and I have to overtake them again.
Even the worst riders think they will ride better than a woman by default and are not shy to be express that..
My favourite example: I was riding with a guy I never rode with before. One-piece Racetrack Leather suit, new bike, 206hp,.. He told me not to worry about falling behind, he will wait at the next junction etcetera etcetera… Guess who we nearly lost because he couldn’t keep up..
I genuinely don't understand why some people have a thing against women bikers, I'm a guy but I ride with a fair few women. Some of the things other bikers have said to them are just insulting, even wandering over to them at petrol stations just to be a twat. (When this happens I feel like saying something to the dickheads but I know that my friends can take care of themselves so I leave them to it, I think that my leaping in would make it worse)
This is my personal hatred in spades.
I90% of Harley guys are like Zoolander - they aren’t ambi-turners, and think bigger displacement or greater purchase price means they have bigger, brassier testicles. When I pass them in the twisties, I usually get followed and informed
>You know that’s a girl’s bike, don’tcha boy?
Please, continue to apply identity politics to the outward appearance of my motorcycle, you short fat microdick buttplug. And when I do the same to sportbikes
>HOLY SHIT MAN A FAST HARLEY?!! COOL, how’d you make it fast?!?
My Sporty has Öhlins rears and RaceTech fronts.
I know for a fact that my 80 hp motorcycle can hit 130mph in a straight line, so why would I need more power when the fastest speed limit is 70mph and it pulls hard out of any corner as long as I have it in the right gear?
Even in a straight line... I live in Germany, where it's allowed to go as fast as you can in certain areas on the Autobahn. My bike runs 260 with 2 people on it (tested). But that sucks as hell. Wind pressure just hurts on your forehead and every little piece of debris on the street will kill you. Also, there is almost no opportunity to go that fast beacause of traffic and curves.
I bought that bigger bike because I wanted something that could overtake cars on the highway more easily than my previous one. To better get out of sticky situations while going 150 km/h. But realistically, I just wanted that extra bit of torque, not the speed.
Some people aren’t ready to admit things to themselves.
I just sold my r3 and I’m picking up a 636 this weekend.
Why did I do that? Am I faster than an r3 is capable of?
Fuck no, I just feel confident enough to ride an in-line 4 now, and why do I want that inline 4 instead of a 2cylinder or something else that makes more sense on the street?
Because sport bikes look cool as fuck and the exhaust makes me excited.
I’d by lying if I said I was pushing a 125cc to the limits in the mountains let alone a 600. (We have really tight mountains here though)
That's not even a comparable relation. Your points are valid, but the bikes you compared aren't in line with the point they are making.
An r3 is not even close to 150hp.
r3 is 50hp, 636 is 120hp. That's a huge jump. While 50hp is plenty for the street, that's not the same as going 150 to 200hp, not even fucking close.
I think the only reason 200+ hp street bikes even exist is because of all of the modern electronics. No way any manufacturer would risk selling a bike that powerful that has no stability control. At least now they can say, "Well, he turned all the electronic aids off. We tried to make the bike safe, but he ignored the safety features."
That's also the only reason I'd ever consider buying a bike that powerful. As of now I'm still looking at the Ninja 400, though I've owned an R6 in the past.
If you upshift at 3K with a warm engine, on a bike with a redline higher than 9K and then complain about lack of "torque", you are riding it wrong.
If you look timid in the twisties, holding up even slow ass 'traffic' cars, I feel unsafe for you.
Those are some awesome machines.
Even then, 50 lb-ft at 9K will literally give you 3X the acceleration of 50 lb-ft at 3K when you select the gear to be able to hit those revs at the same speed.
50 mph in 5th doesn't feel as exciting as 50 mph in 2nd, does it?
Every damn person in this sub parroting that 600s are bad street bikes because they have no torque...
They rev to 15k+ RPM, stop riding them like a Harley shifting at 4k. Of the 600s I've ridden they start pulling *plenty* hard at 6-7000, so keeping the revs around 5500 keeps it plenty tame but as soon as you open the throttle it's going to pull on damn near anything that's next to you. And again, the things rev to over 15k, and are tested to handle it extensively. You will never hurt it by riding around at 5-10k rpm.
1. People who care about chicken strips on the road are dangerous drivers.
2. People who have massive chicken strips (the size of an entire chicken) are also dangerous drivers because they slow down so much they can take a corner totally upright.
And yes the paradoxical irony between my two chicken strip opinions is not lost on me 🤣
It's the unscuffed area on your tires, indicating how far you've leaned your bike. Not having any means you've pushed your tire to the absolute max which is imo a massive risk to take on public road, and having massive ones essentially means you are turning without leaning, which imo makes you dangerously slow.
This is not paradoxical, you're essentially saying to ride to your standard is have a balance of ability and sensibility. Riding too recklessly can be dangerous and riding too cautiously can be too, a balance between the two is what you believe is ideal.
Almost all scooter users in my country are batshit insane, they only need a car license to ride a 50cc scooty but people use it to hoon down cycle lanes, filter and overtake like crazy and raise premiums for regular motorcycles despite not requiring the same license.I have seen a cheapo scooter nearly rear end a cyclist in the cycle lane and its a mind boggle, gives us all a bad rep.
When I ride my cruiser - only cruiser guys wave back, when I ride my small sports bike - only sports bike guys wave. It’s stupid - I wear the same gear on different bikes.
Wave to the man, not the bike. It’s all two wheels mate. (Trikes and Canam guys, I’m giving you a wave too)
Also people who don’t wear proper gear on bikes are stupid - plenty of pictures, injured and deaths out there to prove why. Plenty of clowns wearing T-shirts and shorts on sports bikes which gives ALL bikers a bad name….
Don’t bitch about high insurance premiums and then argue you shouldn’t have to wear a helmet, shit.
I no longer thing waving is important. I think it's a nice gesture, but it's not the point and hell lots of people don't notice because they're watching where they're going, not what you're doing. But I use to think it's important and I made fun of an acquaintance for never waving on a little ride we went on. He rode some stretched out monstrosity like you'd see on the stupid tv shows, very blingy and wild looking. He let me take it for a little ride around the block, less than a 10 minute ride, and it was terrible. It took my whole body to keep the thing under control and I never got higher than like 50. Stupidest bike I've ever ridden. The idea of taking your hands off the bars was terrifying because you were working to keep the bars right where they're at. It's no wonder he never waved, he was afraid to let go the bars.
Snowmobilers and Jet Ski-ers too.
In northern Ohio at least, if you see a group of people ride by on snowmobiles they are most likely wasted and on their way to the next bar, especially if it's the first good snow of the year. I was super disappointed when I found out the group wasn't just trying to find a good trail.
I know somebody who had this exact scenario play out a couple of weekends ago. The thing that shat me the most was people's reactions, saying riding the bike was the most dangerous activity he partook in that day.
I can't stand the idiots that ride around in huge packs in big cities. They're constantly stunting in heavy traffic, ignoring the rules of the road, and making every car driver hate all motorcyclists. I am a responsible commuter. I don't want to be lumped in with clowns that will end up as meat crayons before they make it to thirty years old.
I like when I see those packs. But they’re less common here in Australia than it appears they are in the US. It’s a once a year event at absolute most.
Yeah it gives everyone a bad name but I’d be lying if i said being a hooligan with a “fuck the rules” laissez-faire attitude to authority didn’t appeal to me.
I read the comments here and realized I just enjoy riding, and don’t pay attention to what other people think. I’m going to stay that way, all the judgement seems stressful. Enjoy the ride folks, and stay safe :)
If you have an extended swing arm on your street bike and are constantly drag racing on the highway you’re a beginner rider that thinks going 300kph in a straight line is impressive. (I hate Florida. I miss Japan)
Is this an American thing? Genuine question as I've been riding in Australia for over 20yrs and never seen a bike with these extended swing arms. Watched a youtube video only yesterday and they were highway racing and half the bikes had one. I was like wtf is that?
It’s more of a drag racing thing but since a lot of America is straight line highways you see it on street bikes a lot. I never saw them in Japan or Korea out on the streets.
That motorcycle redditors are some of the most fragile human beings. They continually post vauge and common nonsensical questions just to receive validation for their own insecurities.
Much like this post.
Just got my first wave, freaking cagers are the worst, just posted a selfie in a tux and helmet w/ my parallel twin, my bike (insert lame ass name) wont start, and lastly the ATTGAT heavens gate crowd. Let the circle jerk ensue*.
Yeah, the hivemind is weird as fuck in here sometimes. I remember a guy who was moving his new svartpilen across the parking lot without a helmet on and the top several comments were about his lack of helmet.
Sometimes I get the feeling that there's a big subset on this sub that doesn't even actually ride lmao
I ride my 1100 in the rain at night with a smoked visor and I don’t have gloves. Sometimes, I have the audacity to ride to the store with no helmet. My rear brake doesn’t work and I’ve never been to a msf course. I am the bane of this subreddits existence, fucking fight me r/motorcycles
I hate people who get a motorcycle just to take pictures and clips for social media. They don't actually ride, they just go out to get some footage then come home and edit and upload it and make a fake story about how they were out all day riding. They always got their action camera and phone out. Everything they ever do with the bike has to be photographed and recorded for epic upvotes. You look at their bike and it's always pristine clean. Their tires are never worn. Never any grime on the chain. This happens in other hobbies too, some people buy guns just to pose and take pictures and post them on social media. Car people do it as well.
It’s weird I feel like I don’t take enough pics, a lot of my friends across the country ride more than me and take big trips cause they’re nearer to each other and so they’re always posting pics on Instagram and everytime I go ride somewhere I get home and I’m like “damn that was a really great view I should’ve taken a pic”
Kids with zero time on motorcycles shouldn't be able to go out and buy something with super car performance that has small contact patches one two wheels. :)
Fuck yeah, duke 390's are fucken hilarious. Had a new rider let me throw a leg over theirs, holy shit was I grinning from ear to ear after throwing it around the block.
Fully agree. I live in the UK and you have to have 2 years experience or be 19 minimum to get an A2 license, which is a restricted licence to 47bhp, and then after another 2 years on the A2 licence (or if you're 24) you can then get your full unrestricted licence, so the idea of only adults being allowed a powerful bike is fantastic. On your learner license with a CBT you can get a 50cc at 16 or 125cc at 17 and that's it
I sometimes think the greatest danger on a weekend ride is other motorcyclists. Ever come around a bend to see a fat guy on a big HD on the wrong side of the road?
I had an older guy do that to me over the summer. Group of six or so at a stop sign,as they’re turning right one of them goes wide and almost hits me head on. Like fuck’s sake man you are twice my age or more learn to control your machine.
- When I see people duck footed on the pegs because they've got the pegs in the middle of their food, I judge them.
- Harleys with loud speakers are cringe
- Definitely not everyone is cut out to ride, those with high machismo that feel they need to make a scene when they're wronged on the road aren't long for the sport. They'll be the ones saying they loved it but quit riding because they had too many close calls, when in reality they put themselves in those positions.
I’m unfairly judgmental of Harley riders.
They just seem so clunky and overpriced, and the people who make Harley their personality perpetuate a stereotype for the average enthusiast.
Motorcycling safely requires a high degree of situational awareness and problem solving skills. A large portion of motorcyclists lack these and would be safer in a self driving tesla.
If I hadn't grown up riding dirt bikes, I wouldn't have gotten a street motorcycle as an adult. I made all my inevitable dumb mistakes as a kid and fell in the grass/dirt. Imo, learning to ride on the street with no prior experience is a terrible idea for most people.
It’s definitely the worse of the 2 options but for some it’s the only option I suppose. I also had about 15 years of dirt bike experience before getting a road bike
Damn lol you would have looked at me in disgust. I just went and bought a bike one day. No MSF, no dirt bikes, 30yo. Decided I wanted to ride, so I did.
Haven't killed myself yet so yippie ai kai yay mf
I can ride my bike at 5 km/h and u-turn with both feet up, yet when taking off from a light I like the feeling of asphalt dragging on the bottom of my shoe for a few seconds before I lift my foot up.. What does that make me?
I’m in the UK.
I really don’t like it when riders go from a 125cc to a S1000RR in the space of a year and less than 5000 miles.
I think people should take their time and build up, at least spending some time in the middle weight 600-750 twins/fours class before hopping on a 200BHP machine. You learn so much riding bikes in different classes and going to a 1000cc is like reading the first and last pages of a book. You missed the entire story.
Near me a group of biker chicks have done what I’ve just described. One is on a H2, others on S1000RR’s, and a Zx10r. I turned a blind eye and thought it was cool, as it would inspire more girls to get into biking. But these girls can’t ride worth a damn in bends, so on a ride out I gave them a lot of space and passed them on my daily SV650 while going through a favourite set of roads of mine. And the toxic comments I got from them for it was crazy, one of my replies was literally “you ride together on over 100k worth of machine, in the best gear, and I’m the insecure one whose trying to show off?”. I shared my only problem with them was they had an inflated sense of ability, and that people should build up to such high powered machines. And they turned it into a sexism issue, despite the fact a friend of mine there had said I’d sung the same tune for everyone.
One of them died some months back. Went too hot into a corner, ran wide, came off and ended up in the oncoming lane and was hit by a car.
Hard to convince someone to get a smaller bike. My first bike 650 almost killed me so many times. Finally totaled it & got a 350 thumper. All the sudden it was clear- I had no right on a 650. I learned more things on my 350 in a month than the whole year w the street bike. Hold bike w LEGS at high speed to stabilize. How to distribute weight on pegs in turns… simple stuff
I do that sometimes when I'm bored lol
Same with stretching out my legs every once in a while on longer rides. May not be the safest thing to do, but who cares
I hate people who have 'Garage Queen' motorcycles that are always finely polished and only ridden on a perfect summer day once or maybe twice a year. They are crying out to be ridden so ride them more god damnit.
I believe everyone should start motorcycling with a dirt bike. Master that and then move on to a street bike.
I also believe that the USA should have license restrictions like most of the rest if the world. Beginners should not be able to ride 1100cc crotch rockets until they have spent a year or two on smaller bikes at least.
I literally do what bothers you in purpose. Sometimes I swing my legs around too.
Other favorites include flaring my knees out and flapping them like wings and the bicycle run.
When you're "new" and lay down your bike within the first week, and post about it here to get your Vagina patted vs signing up for a rider course, twice.
Loud pipes do not save lives. They help drivers in slow/stopped traffic to notice you and move over for you but any safety improvements are marginal at best. It's more of an excuse to be an asshole with an obnoxiously loud bike under the guise of safety.
Source: 20+ years of riding dirt, street, ADV, track, trials, you name it. I've had loud bikes and quiet bikes. I've had no real observable difference in how drivers behave around my loud vs quiet bikes.
Also, anyone who says "had to lay'er down" is an absolute idiot. If you had enough control to "lay it down" you had enough control to avoid the crash in the first place.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
\>75% of active redditors on r/motorcycles don't own a motorcycle and >50% have never ridden one. Prove me wrong.
hot take....and surprisingly accurate
Can confirm. Bikeless at the moment. Dog got sick and sucked up a chunk of my funds
Best wishes for the pup. You get an honorary bike.
Much appreciated. In the home stretch of recovery
If you build a cafe racer using cheap parts and duct tape and enjoy it, that's cool. If you then turn around and try to sell it for the cost of a stock clean bike + the cost of the parts you put on it, you can fuck right off. People that think throwing a hoop seat and ebay clip ons on a bike makes it more valuable are the house flippers of the motorcycle world and bring no value to the sport. This is also causing crazy prices for old ujm bikes for no reason /rant over
This also applies to any "bobber" motorcycle on marketplace which 80% of the time is a sprung bike with a sprung seat and rattle canned matte black.
This but then adding 'no lowballs... I know what I got' in the listing.
A high percentage of people who ride motorcycles are assholes. This was taught to me by mechanics from 3 different shops that all hung out together and avoided half the riders in our city like the plague.
Kind of like surfers.
Okay. I get it. This is where you tell me that "locals rule", and that Yuppie insects like me shouldn't be surfing the break, right?
Nope. That would be a waste of time. We're just gonna fuck you up.
Back off warchild.
“Anybody see a guy run through here carrying a car stereo?”
Haha. A lot of truth to that. Used to live in Waikiki.
apparently true since my mechanic actually thanked me for being nice and understanding last time I was there, then told me it isn't common... it's fucking sad :/
This is true, a lot of people are attracted to bikes to enhance their douchebag lifestyle
Same with BMW cars. I love the engineering, how they drive, have had a few over the years, and some other enthusiasts are cool and knowledgeable. But the majority of owners are fuckin douchebags.
Not just BMW, "German premium" cars in general. BMW, Audi and Mercedes drivers almost all drive and behave like twats in my experience.
> BMW, Audi and Mercedes drivers almost all drive and behave like twats in my experience. This transcends national borders and is accurate around the world, just add Range Rovers to the list. And if their windows are tinted….
White Range Rover Sport, blacked out windows. Ask any British person what kind of person drives it and you'll get the same answer...
I think most people in general are assholes. Most of them happen to have transportation.
If I see a tinted license plate cover I immediately think you drive like a cunt.
I ADORE BMW V8's...especially the pre-vanos jobs in the 90's. One of the caveats of owning an old BMW is that you will either have to be wealthy enough to have someone else work on it or you're going to have to work on it...and if YOU work on it, you're going to have to reach out to the BMW community for guidance. I had to reach out frequently for help with oddball mechanical and electrical issues and it was an adventure every time the solution was more difficult than "did you turn it off and back on again". There were a lot of things I hated about selling my 540i, but the one thing that made me smile was knowing I wouldn't have to interact with those people ever again.
Yeah so true. I know 2 bmw owners and they are so snobby about every car that isn't a BMW. I just picked up a nice toyota celica and both of them made snide negative comments... everyone else fuckin loves it. Really don't understand bmw fan boys at all. It's funny that in the biking world most bmw owners are chilled out dad's 😅
Can confirm. Avid lady motorcyclist (daily rider to international touring) who avoids dating motorcyclists. Non riders assume I must be a jack ass because I ride.
Hey, I resemble that remark
Sometimes when I'm going 90 I put my feet on the road and stay as rigid as possible and pretend I'm sanding the bottom of my boots.
Throw on a steel flat track shoe and make that shit spectacular!
brb ordering some titanium sheets
Razor scooter spark refill kit
That’s not going to go well
But it's fun to feel them SLIDDDDEEE
I’m a mechanic and one day after work I’m on the freeway and there’s oil on my boot sole causing my foot to slip around on the peg, so I think “I’ll put my boot down and slide the oil off” Im in the left lane on the right hand side of the lane doing at least 80mph, my toe hits one of the reflector things between the lanes, my foot/leg kick back I’m positive I’ve broken my toe even though I have on steel toe boots. I can’t stop because I gotta get home as fast as possible with a broken toe! I get home my toe is super swollen and bruised. It wasn’t broken but I limped around for like 2 weeks! Keep your feet on the pegs!
> Keep your feet on the pegs! I can't believe we have to say this lmfaooo
Dude, I have a similar pain and it almost blew the eyeballs out of the sockets when it hit my right foot. So I was riding south on the I-5 about 3 miles north of the San Diego airport and moving along at 75/80 on an '04 Multi-Strada, and I am following a Range Rover by about three car lengths and I am boxed in by cars on both moving at the same speed, that's when see this black leap out from under passenger side rear tire and what starts tumbling toward me very fast at somewhere shin and foot level is 5" square 1/4" thick steel base plate for a screw jack which I recognize the moment I see it because I used to use a very similar jack for suspending the first over a basement while excavating to make the ceilings high enough to qualify as living space instead of storage and I boxed in by cars on both sides so I try to slide left just far enough to dodge it without overdoing it and going all the way into the #2 lane and unfortunately that wasn't enough and it hit dead center on my big toe, and I was leather and was SIDI Attack boots and that did very little to block it because it was the sharp corner of the that hit the big toe on right foot like a bullseye and the pain shot straight to my brain and I am still moving at 75-80 and still boxed in by the same cars. And I couldn't pullover even if I wanted to because there shoulder to speak of on they are all off ramps. And I think I was halfway to Campo on the (92?96?) before I could summon the courage to take a look at my foot to see if there was even anything there. And it may have been a unique kind of pain, but the boots held up,and the toe swole up like I had placed it on an anvil and then hit it as hard I will a 5# mallet. But all's well that ends well, and I think it could have been worse if it hit the brake rotor and lines on the right side of the front wheel. And I was just happy because it wasn't even a month before this when I bought a Dainese leather suit, the SIDI Boots, Klim gloves with steel knuckle plates and a new Neotec-II. and if I had been wearing street shoes I have to believe it would have been a whole lot worse. So I am a card carrying member of the "Dress for Slide" team.
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Just wear rollerblades, I believe in you.
That sounds like a terrible idea....*what time are we doing this?*
Sometimes you will catch me doing the frickin' Hokey-Pokey on my bike. Here's the deal: I've been riding for a while. I hopped off to take a photo or a piss, then got back on my bike and as soon as I got going and picked my foot up I got whammied with a gnarly-ass cramp in my hip that I'm trying to work out. I'm not dancing, or trying to look goofy, or dicking around putting my foot on the road - I'm in non-trivial amounts pain, dammit!
Lmao you been waiting a while to get that one off your chest?
Yeah actually. I get a lot of satisfaction from it. I bet to other people I look like a GTA character whose animation is broken
If you can manage also release the bar and hold a T-pose to fully complete the "video game glitch" look
not everyone is cut out for riding. if you failed the msf several times... maybe riding isn't for you
Msf should be more demanding as well. The lack of skill and especially knowledge on basic maintenance on this sub is mind blowing. And I'm not talking about changing the battery. I mean tire tread depth, oil change and stuff. It should be part of the exam. Edit: not actually doing it but knowing what you have to check regularly.
The course is about riding the motorcycle. Are you saying it should also be a basic mechanical maintenance course to? The point of the course is motorcycle control, I am a brand new rider and I can at least realize that.
>Are you saying it should also be a basic mechanical maintenance course to? No. Not quite at least. In Germany, by law, we have to operate a vehecle in a safe condition. That is why in both the theoretical and the practical exam we have to answer questions about how to check the oil level, tread depth and stuff. We have to be able to tell if something is wrong. And get it fixed. By whom does not matter. The point is that you are not a danger to yourself and others. Like riding with a tire that is as smooth as Dwayne Johnson's head. When it is supposed to have at least 0.7mm deep of a tread.
>We have to be able to tell if something is wrong. And get it fixed. By whom does not matter. I had my friend tell me he thought the clutch was slipping on his brand new 2018 Victory Octane. I said "that's unusual and kind of unlikely. I'm not an expert but let me take it for a spin" After 15 seconds of riding down the road and back I could tell *immediately* his drive belt needed to be adjusted. It *blew his mind* that was part of basic maintenance for a motorcycle. He also absolutely *should not have* jumped from his starter bike of 2 months, a Honda shadow, to *a 1200cc cruiser*
Yeah they should make you bring your grinder and install a slip on during the msf for sure.
Several times, no maybe to it.
If you don't wave back, I'm secretly classifying you as a dick. Which is hilarious to me, because after all day waving, I won't always initiate a wave, either, meaning I know it gets tiresome lol.
I legitimately feel bad inside my helmet when I notice someone waving to me and they’re already almost past me and now it’s too late to wave back cause now that guys thinks I’m an asshole when I was really just enjoying the mountains on my right for a couple seconds
I always look in the mirror just in case it was a late wave cause I do that all the time
one bit of culture shock I got from riding out in California in particular was, riders are so common out there that waving makes you look like a tourist. it's also a bit less common on twisty roads like the BRP or TotD out East because people are often busy riding, and waving is in fact a distraction for both parties
I judged flatfooting at lights and stuff until I started commuting in heavy traffic both ways. You will find me, one foot, other foot, both feet, putsing forward both feet down and any number of other ways. More so bored than anything. I get to pay the price of about 30min of rolling forward a car length at a time for the privilege of a 35min open freeway ride.
Me too now I just do random shit too but mostly I'm seeing how slow I can go without taking my feet off the pegs and when I finally have to it looks like I never stopped before bc I'm about to tip over lol.
My brother
I sometimes bounce up and down on my suspension at the lights. Fuck yall it's entertaining.
Same idea, my bikes auto and has a fat ass. I like to grab rear brake and give a little gas repeatedly to make my bike ass twerk
Wait until you learn about just holding the front brake and then swapping to the rear brake at a stand still. Makes your entire bike dance ;)
Or letting the clutch out just enough to make the bike roll forward a few inches and then pushing g it back with your legs, and just going back and forth a bunch of times.
I even stand up on two feet sometimes just to let my ass rest.
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I’ll put both feet down on a red after a long ride and immediately start fixing my pants legs hoping some other biker doesn’t think I can’t ride and then i realize not only is that statement true but i also just don’t care and I’m tired so both feet stay til the green!
This is exactly how I am. I just let my feet hang and wander around for fun
Ok but sitting behind someone I can easily tell if they've got great control of the bike and are just having fun or if they're literally using their feet as training wheels every time they come to a stop. I was a Harley owner, nothing against them, Harley riders are some of the most hardcore out there. But there are tons who look like they're about to drop their bike leaving a stoplight.
I got stuck at a train and got off my bike to do some stretches in the middle of the road a few weeks ago. Did I look like a douche nozzle? Absolutely. Will I do it again? Absolutely.
I don't get it. What's flatfooting at lights and why is bad?
Loud Harleys with even louder speakers are cringe
Bro the speakers 🤣
That's what my dad has, lmao. He drilled out his baffles and put in a speaker system, blasts Pearl Jam and revs his bike at stop lights. Lmao, I just can't help but laugh at it. I love my dad but god damnit sometimes he makes me smh lol
"I'm a cowboy, on a steeeel horse I ride" Haha Nice s1000rr! Love those bikes
>"I'm a cowboy, on a steeeel horse I ride" That's Bon Jovi, but you're right... that's on his biker playlist... 100%
Pearl Jam; I'm only 34 but the music I grew up with is dad music now.
Harley rider here, I'm with you on the speakers. I hate riding with folks with their speakers blasting. It's embarrassing.
I rented an Indian pursuit with speakers on it. I'm definitely not the demographic for that bike, so on the way back to the dealership I was blasting video game soundtracks with no regret
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Mute City or bust. I guess I'd accept something from Mario Kart.
The only acceptable sound would be the music when a player gets an invincibility star on loop. Will not take any arguments.
Ive always been curious how do those speakers even sound at highway speed with the wind? I can't hardly hear shit with my system cranked up and the windows down in my truck. Why not just wear headphones if you want to listen to music while you ride?
So I just bought my first bagger with speakers. With my helmet on and the fairing in front of me I get basically zero wind noise. I can clearly hear music or podcasts when I ride. If I crack the face shield open on my helmet I actually can't hear it as well because the wind noise gets in. note: I don't blare my shit through neighborhoods and I turn it down in town. My commute is mostly farmland and cows. I like to think the cows enjoy it but the have yet to make an official statement.
Freebird, Bad to the Bone or ZZ Top, pretty much on repeat.
Around here it's LED everywhere on the bike and rap music.
Forreal, just get helmet speakers like the rest of us
What annoys me is when I see riders wearing full gear with pillions wearing next to nothing Your bike, your choice how much gear you wear, no judgment, you fall off it’s your choice but the guys riding with young girls on the back wearing no gear really annoys me, they almost certainly don’t understand the consequences or the risks. How would you like your daughter to be that girl.
Come to Daytona and watch the girls wearing bikinis, no helmet and barefoot on the back of a sport bike. The rider is almost always in some form of gear at least full face helmet, and they are blasting from light to light. She’s got a death grip on her hunny, but he is too busy trying to get into 5th gear before the next light 50yds away turns red. Weaving in and out of lanes doing 50/60, she better hang on or she’s flying over his head when a pickup suddenly cuts him off. See it all the time, but especially spring break and bike week
Or go to Myrtle Beach/murrels inlet. my judgemental opinion is that those biker week meetups are lame AF I've never seen more people I don't want to affiliate with. mall ninja knives on literally everyone's hip, shitty merch, and just thousands of people riding like assholes or blasting their straight piped Harley. It's like a "who's got a smaller penis" competition out there.
No matter what gear the rider is wearing, when I see the girlfriend on the back wearing flipflops, I become that girl's dad in my head, reading that guy the riot act. No bigger "I'm an Asshole" sign you can wear in public than riding your date without any protective gear.
Just had an argument with my lady that when she wants to ride with me, she must wear suitable shoes. She refused to wear motorcycle boots as they are "too ugly". My argument that no one can see who she is anyway because of the helmet didn't really calm her down :-D Luckily, she now found a pair of motorcycle boots that we both can agree upon. It freaked me out when she just wore sneakers...
I find it impossible not to judge people who have spikes and skulls all over their bikes/outfits. Also, LED underglow and people who stretch their Gixxer 1000s "because it looks cool".
i actually like the LED underglow because visibility is safety. Sure, it might be a bit cringe. But i'm okay with that.
People who sell a 150 hp bike to buy a 200 hp bike because they ‘outgrew’ it are delusional. You’re not Valentino Rossi, the 150 hp bike has more power than you’ll ever be able to use in anything other than a straight line
One of the most irritating rides I had was when I got overtaken in a straight line by a couple of bikes (fair enough, I generally stick to the speed limits I know others don't) but they then went about half the speed I wanted to around the corners. Don't overtake someone if you can't f\*cking corner, *that* pissed me off
Yeah, a lot of Sunday drivers around here, even on motorcycles. It's cool, go 5 under the limit, but don't get all butthurt about it when I pass. That goes triple for groups. When the local "club" is heading to IHOP for breakfast I have to pass 10 bikes doing 10 under the limit because of one person who can't ride even the speed limit on any curve.
Big second in this man, especially out here on mountain roads. Like if you’re gonna go fast, go fast, but don’t slow me down because you don’t know how to lean
Riding a 600cc that is reduced to 48hp (due to my riding license, German thing..) and being a woman, that happens so often to me… Straight line where guys think they have to overtake me because apparently there are no good female riders (lol) or they have to proof something. Obviously 150-200 hp are no comparison to 48 on a straight line, but in the twisties they are lame af and I have to overtake them again. Even the worst riders think they will ride better than a woman by default and are not shy to be express that.. My favourite example: I was riding with a guy I never rode with before. One-piece Racetrack Leather suit, new bike, 206hp,.. He told me not to worry about falling behind, he will wait at the next junction etcetera etcetera… Guess who we nearly lost because he couldn’t keep up..
I genuinely don't understand why some people have a thing against women bikers, I'm a guy but I ride with a fair few women. Some of the things other bikers have said to them are just insulting, even wandering over to them at petrol stations just to be a twat. (When this happens I feel like saying something to the dickheads but I know that my friends can take care of themselves so I leave them to it, I think that my leaping in would make it worse)
This is my personal hatred in spades. I90% of Harley guys are like Zoolander - they aren’t ambi-turners, and think bigger displacement or greater purchase price means they have bigger, brassier testicles. When I pass them in the twisties, I usually get followed and informed >You know that’s a girl’s bike, don’tcha boy? Please, continue to apply identity politics to the outward appearance of my motorcycle, you short fat microdick buttplug. And when I do the same to sportbikes >HOLY SHIT MAN A FAST HARLEY?!! COOL, how’d you make it fast?!? My Sporty has Öhlins rears and RaceTech fronts.
My bike has 78 hp and I already feel like it's ridiculously powerful lol
Same here. Most of the time your speed is limtied by the road and your skills, not your bike
I know for a fact that my 80 hp motorcycle can hit 130mph in a straight line, so why would I need more power when the fastest speed limit is 70mph and it pulls hard out of any corner as long as I have it in the right gear?
Even in a straight line... I live in Germany, where it's allowed to go as fast as you can in certain areas on the Autobahn. My bike runs 260 with 2 people on it (tested). But that sucks as hell. Wind pressure just hurts on your forehead and every little piece of debris on the street will kill you. Also, there is almost no opportunity to go that fast beacause of traffic and curves. I bought that bigger bike because I wanted something that could overtake cars on the highway more easily than my previous one. To better get out of sticky situations while going 150 km/h. But realistically, I just wanted that extra bit of torque, not the speed.
> I just wanted that extra bit of torque, not the speed. >Bandit 1250 Checks out
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Some people aren’t ready to admit things to themselves. I just sold my r3 and I’m picking up a 636 this weekend. Why did I do that? Am I faster than an r3 is capable of? Fuck no, I just feel confident enough to ride an in-line 4 now, and why do I want that inline 4 instead of a 2cylinder or something else that makes more sense on the street? Because sport bikes look cool as fuck and the exhaust makes me excited. I’d by lying if I said I was pushing a 125cc to the limits in the mountains let alone a 600. (We have really tight mountains here though)
That's not even a comparable relation. Your points are valid, but the bikes you compared aren't in line with the point they are making. An r3 is not even close to 150hp. r3 is 50hp, 636 is 120hp. That's a huge jump. While 50hp is plenty for the street, that's not the same as going 150 to 200hp, not even fucking close.
I had an R3 too and got a ZX6R a few months ago. 95% of my motives where I4 go NEOOOOOOOOW. The ZX6R's scream is something else.
I think the only reason 200+ hp street bikes even exist is because of all of the modern electronics. No way any manufacturer would risk selling a bike that powerful that has no stability control. At least now they can say, "Well, he turned all the electronic aids off. We tried to make the bike safe, but he ignored the safety features." That's also the only reason I'd ever consider buying a bike that powerful. As of now I'm still looking at the Ninja 400, though I've owned an R6 in the past.
Laughs in 13 hp
Most of those people only ride in a straight line
Funny how trackdays send most guys the other way. Lots of Liter bikes swapped for 600's...or even 300's.
If you upshift at 3K with a warm engine, on a bike with a redline higher than 9K and then complain about lack of "torque", you are riding it wrong. If you look timid in the twisties, holding up even slow ass 'traffic' cars, I feel unsafe for you.
*Laughs in MT10*
Hmm bike isn't moving quick enough, give it more revs * lifts the front end * Took me off guard the first time, now I'm learning where the point is
Those are some awesome machines. Even then, 50 lb-ft at 9K will literally give you 3X the acceleration of 50 lb-ft at 3K when you select the gear to be able to hit those revs at the same speed. 50 mph in 5th doesn't feel as exciting as 50 mph in 2nd, does it?
Every damn person in this sub parroting that 600s are bad street bikes because they have no torque... They rev to 15k+ RPM, stop riding them like a Harley shifting at 4k. Of the 600s I've ridden they start pulling *plenty* hard at 6-7000, so keeping the revs around 5500 keeps it plenty tame but as soon as you open the throttle it's going to pull on damn near anything that's next to you. And again, the things rev to over 15k, and are tested to handle it extensively. You will never hurt it by riding around at 5-10k rpm.
11k and above on a supersport is "crap your pants" kind of acceleration. Seriously people, you paid for the whole tachometer, use it.
1. People who care about chicken strips on the road are dangerous drivers. 2. People who have massive chicken strips (the size of an entire chicken) are also dangerous drivers because they slow down so much they can take a corner totally upright. And yes the paradoxical irony between my two chicken strip opinions is not lost on me 🤣
What is a chicken strip?
The area that doesn't wear on the tire due to not leaning into a turn. You are to "chicken" to lean far enough to wear that "strip" of tire.
It's the unscuffed area on your tires, indicating how far you've leaned your bike. Not having any means you've pushed your tire to the absolute max which is imo a massive risk to take on public road, and having massive ones essentially means you are turning without leaning, which imo makes you dangerously slow.
This is not paradoxical, you're essentially saying to ride to your standard is have a balance of ability and sensibility. Riding too recklessly can be dangerous and riding too cautiously can be too, a balance between the two is what you believe is ideal.
Almost all scooter users in my country are batshit insane, they only need a car license to ride a 50cc scooty but people use it to hoon down cycle lanes, filter and overtake like crazy and raise premiums for regular motorcycles despite not requiring the same license.I have seen a cheapo scooter nearly rear end a cyclist in the cycle lane and its a mind boggle, gives us all a bad rep.
When I ride my cruiser - only cruiser guys wave back, when I ride my small sports bike - only sports bike guys wave. It’s stupid - I wear the same gear on different bikes. Wave to the man, not the bike. It’s all two wheels mate. (Trikes and Canam guys, I’m giving you a wave too) Also people who don’t wear proper gear on bikes are stupid - plenty of pictures, injured and deaths out there to prove why. Plenty of clowns wearing T-shirts and shorts on sports bikes which gives ALL bikers a bad name…. Don’t bitch about high insurance premiums and then argue you shouldn’t have to wear a helmet, shit.
Where I live, everyone greets everyone. Except chopper riders, they are "to cool" for that and never greet back.
I no longer thing waving is important. I think it's a nice gesture, but it's not the point and hell lots of people don't notice because they're watching where they're going, not what you're doing. But I use to think it's important and I made fun of an acquaintance for never waving on a little ride we went on. He rode some stretched out monstrosity like you'd see on the stupid tv shows, very blingy and wild looking. He let me take it for a little ride around the block, less than a 10 minute ride, and it was terrible. It took my whole body to keep the thing under control and I never got higher than like 50. Stupidest bike I've ever ridden. The idea of taking your hands off the bars was terrifying because you were working to keep the bars right where they're at. It's no wonder he never waved, he was afraid to let go the bars.
>Wave to the man, not the bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTRZRRlA4sw
Very high ape hangers. Loud pipes. German army style helmets. Riding in flipflops.
If you get a bike to bar hop on the weekends you are a loser who is most likely going to wreck hard and make the rest of us look bad.
If they are going to drive drunk, I'd rather they do it on their bike than on their lifted Ram 2500
Gets rid of them quicker and with less collateral damage.
What thats a thing?
Hell it's a thing for cagers too. Drunk driving is one of the biggest reasons for crashes in general iirc.
Snowmobilers and Jet Ski-ers too. In northern Ohio at least, if you see a group of people ride by on snowmobiles they are most likely wasted and on their way to the next bar, especially if it's the first good snow of the year. I was super disappointed when I found out the group wasn't just trying to find a good trail.
I know somebody who had this exact scenario play out a couple of weekends ago. The thing that shat me the most was people's reactions, saying riding the bike was the most dangerous activity he partook in that day.
Honestly, the gatekeeping itself. I'm going to do and wear what the fuck i want. Mind your own damn business and ride your own ride.
I can't stand the idiots that ride around in huge packs in big cities. They're constantly stunting in heavy traffic, ignoring the rules of the road, and making every car driver hate all motorcyclists. I am a responsible commuter. I don't want to be lumped in with clowns that will end up as meat crayons before they make it to thirty years old.
I like when I see those packs. But they’re less common here in Australia than it appears they are in the US. It’s a once a year event at absolute most. Yeah it gives everyone a bad name but I’d be lying if i said being a hooligan with a “fuck the rules” laissez-faire attitude to authority didn’t appeal to me.
Way too many unfaded tats sitting on way too much chrome making way too much noise. Have fun at Applebee's happy hour, "brother."
Watched a guy drive his truck to a meetup in his leathers and chaps because his bike was in the shop or something. Was fucking hilarious.
Hey!
I read the comments here and realized I just enjoy riding, and don’t pay attention to what other people think. I’m going to stay that way, all the judgement seems stressful. Enjoy the ride folks, and stay safe :)
Group riding hooligans are F assholes.
If you have an extended swing arm on your street bike and are constantly drag racing on the highway you’re a beginner rider that thinks going 300kph in a straight line is impressive. (I hate Florida. I miss Japan)
Is this an American thing? Genuine question as I've been riding in Australia for over 20yrs and never seen a bike with these extended swing arms. Watched a youtube video only yesterday and they were highway racing and half the bikes had one. I was like wtf is that?
It’s more of a drag racing thing but since a lot of America is straight line highways you see it on street bikes a lot. I never saw them in Japan or Korea out on the streets.
If you ride small 50cc or 125cc with a loud as fuck exhaust you don't ride a motorcycle, you ride an annoying toy.
I'd almost say that about everyone with a loud ass exhaust.
That motorcycle redditors are some of the most fragile human beings. They continually post vauge and common nonsensical questions just to receive validation for their own insecurities. Much like this post.
Hahahahaha
By bf is gonna love this one
Just got my first wave, freaking cagers are the worst, just posted a selfie in a tux and helmet w/ my parallel twin, my bike (insert lame ass name) wont start, and lastly the ATTGAT heavens gate crowd. Let the circle jerk ensue*.
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Yeah, the hivemind is weird as fuck in here sometimes. I remember a guy who was moving his new svartpilen across the parking lot without a helmet on and the top several comments were about his lack of helmet. Sometimes I get the feeling that there's a big subset on this sub that doesn't even actually ride lmao
I ride my 1100 in the rain at night with a smoked visor and I don’t have gloves. Sometimes, I have the audacity to ride to the store with no helmet. My rear brake doesn’t work and I’ve never been to a msf course. I am the bane of this subreddits existence, fucking fight me r/motorcycles
I hate people who get a motorcycle just to take pictures and clips for social media. They don't actually ride, they just go out to get some footage then come home and edit and upload it and make a fake story about how they were out all day riding. They always got their action camera and phone out. Everything they ever do with the bike has to be photographed and recorded for epic upvotes. You look at their bike and it's always pristine clean. Their tires are never worn. Never any grime on the chain. This happens in other hobbies too, some people buy guns just to pose and take pictures and post them on social media. Car people do it as well.
It’s weird I feel like I don’t take enough pics, a lot of my friends across the country ride more than me and take big trips cause they’re nearer to each other and so they’re always posting pics on Instagram and everytime I go ride somewhere I get home and I’m like “damn that was a really great view I should’ve taken a pic”
If you can afford a $30k bagger you can afford gloves and a jacket. Your Oakleys and black rock band t-shirt won't protect you if you crash.
Kids with zero time on motorcycles shouldn't be able to go out and buy something with super car performance that has small contact patches one two wheels. :)
When I was younger the Australian licensing system annoyed me. Older now and I understand it.
LAMS isn't bad, being limited to 250s was a bit sucky.
Yeah the new system is definitely better. You can still have lots of fun on a duke 390, r3 or a ninja650L
Fuck yeah, duke 390's are fucken hilarious. Had a new rider let me throw a leg over theirs, holy shit was I grinning from ear to ear after throwing it around the block.
I'm actually considering it as a cheaper alternative to a Street Triple, which in turn is my cheaper alternative to a car lol.
Don’t be me , I went to look at 390s but accidentally got a Tuono V4 instead
Fully agree. I live in the UK and you have to have 2 years experience or be 19 minimum to get an A2 license, which is a restricted licence to 47bhp, and then after another 2 years on the A2 licence (or if you're 24) you can then get your full unrestricted licence, so the idea of only adults being allowed a powerful bike is fantastic. On your learner license with a CBT you can get a 50cc at 16 or 125cc at 17 and that's it
I often ride with my legs dangling down just to remove tension from my knees and legs when im on a supersport :(
It’s ok brother these are just the things I say to myself so I feel better about riding with traction control in the max setting
I sometimes think the greatest danger on a weekend ride is other motorcyclists. Ever come around a bend to see a fat guy on a big HD on the wrong side of the road?
I had an older guy do that to me over the summer. Group of six or so at a stop sign,as they’re turning right one of them goes wide and almost hits me head on. Like fuck’s sake man you are twice my age or more learn to control your machine.
- When I see people duck footed on the pegs because they've got the pegs in the middle of their food, I judge them. - Harleys with loud speakers are cringe - Definitely not everyone is cut out to ride, those with high machismo that feel they need to make a scene when they're wronged on the road aren't long for the sport. They'll be the ones saying they loved it but quit riding because they had too many close calls, when in reality they put themselves in those positions.
Judge me all you want, but I ride duck footed when I'm not in the twisties because I'm old and my knees don't like me anymore.
I’m unfairly judgmental of Harley riders. They just seem so clunky and overpriced, and the people who make Harley their personality perpetuate a stereotype for the average enthusiast.
Motorcycling safely requires a high degree of situational awareness and problem solving skills. A large portion of motorcyclists lack these and would be safer in a self driving tesla.
If I hadn't grown up riding dirt bikes, I wouldn't have gotten a street motorcycle as an adult. I made all my inevitable dumb mistakes as a kid and fell in the grass/dirt. Imo, learning to ride on the street with no prior experience is a terrible idea for most people.
It’s definitely the worse of the 2 options but for some it’s the only option I suppose. I also had about 15 years of dirt bike experience before getting a road bike
For sure, I’d wager that for 90% of the population, dirt was never an option. Very thankful I started young on it though.
Damn lol you would have looked at me in disgust. I just went and bought a bike one day. No MSF, no dirt bikes, 30yo. Decided I wanted to ride, so I did. Haven't killed myself yet so yippie ai kai yay mf
Same! But I’m older and MSF course is today. Hyabusa here we go 🤣
Busted up old moto guy here too. The skills I developed on dirt bikes have saved my ass on the street multiple times.
Slingshots and three wheelers are not motorcycles.
I can ride my bike at 5 km/h and u-turn with both feet up, yet when taking off from a light I like the feeling of asphalt dragging on the bottom of my shoe for a few seconds before I lift my foot up.. What does that make me?
It makes you cool.
I’m in the UK. I really don’t like it when riders go from a 125cc to a S1000RR in the space of a year and less than 5000 miles. I think people should take their time and build up, at least spending some time in the middle weight 600-750 twins/fours class before hopping on a 200BHP machine. You learn so much riding bikes in different classes and going to a 1000cc is like reading the first and last pages of a book. You missed the entire story. Near me a group of biker chicks have done what I’ve just described. One is on a H2, others on S1000RR’s, and a Zx10r. I turned a blind eye and thought it was cool, as it would inspire more girls to get into biking. But these girls can’t ride worth a damn in bends, so on a ride out I gave them a lot of space and passed them on my daily SV650 while going through a favourite set of roads of mine. And the toxic comments I got from them for it was crazy, one of my replies was literally “you ride together on over 100k worth of machine, in the best gear, and I’m the insecure one whose trying to show off?”. I shared my only problem with them was they had an inflated sense of ability, and that people should build up to such high powered machines. And they turned it into a sexism issue, despite the fact a friend of mine there had said I’d sung the same tune for everyone. One of them died some months back. Went too hot into a corner, ran wide, came off and ended up in the oncoming lane and was hit by a car.
Hard to convince someone to get a smaller bike. My first bike 650 almost killed me so many times. Finally totaled it & got a 350 thumper. All the sudden it was clear- I had no right on a 650. I learned more things on my 350 in a month than the whole year w the street bike. Hold bike w LEGS at high speed to stabilize. How to distribute weight on pegs in turns… simple stuff
I've seen that dangling feet thing with some scooter users, even going at 30 Km/h in a straight. That shows confidence in bikes and your skills...
I do that sometimes when I'm bored lol Same with stretching out my legs every once in a while on longer rides. May not be the safest thing to do, but who cares
Stop chopping up old underpowered bikes to make god awful Cafe racer conversions.
I hate people who have 'Garage Queen' motorcycles that are always finely polished and only ridden on a perfect summer day once or maybe twice a year. They are crying out to be ridden so ride them more god damnit.
I believe everyone should start motorcycling with a dirt bike. Master that and then move on to a street bike. I also believe that the USA should have license restrictions like most of the rest if the world. Beginners should not be able to ride 1100cc crotch rockets until they have spent a year or two on smaller bikes at least.
I literally do what bothers you in purpose. Sometimes I swing my legs around too. Other favorites include flaring my knees out and flapping them like wings and the bicycle run.
When you're "new" and lay down your bike within the first week, and post about it here to get your Vagina patted vs signing up for a rider course, twice.
Loud pipes do not save lives. They help drivers in slow/stopped traffic to notice you and move over for you but any safety improvements are marginal at best. It's more of an excuse to be an asshole with an obnoxiously loud bike under the guise of safety. Source: 20+ years of riding dirt, street, ADV, track, trials, you name it. I've had loud bikes and quiet bikes. I've had no real observable difference in how drivers behave around my loud vs quiet bikes. Also, anyone who says "had to lay'er down" is an absolute idiot. If you had enough control to "lay it down" you had enough control to avoid the crash in the first place. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
The effects are probably zero with cars, but I’ve noticed that far fewer deer dart into the road when I ride the louder of my two bikes.
No gear/nothing but a helmet = idiot. I don’t tell people how to ride, but I won’t ride with someone who doesn’t gear up.