How to ride like you're stupid... but somehow survive
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I don't have a problem with stupid but once I start having to think about what might have or could have happened to someone else the fun is over
mello dude
Half genius, half dumazz whackjob foole
Sheet like that just pisses me off, I would give the guy an earfull for riding like that.
I did some stupid when I was younger, but never fooling around with cars in the way...
I did some stupid when I was younger, but never fooling around with cars in the way...
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I think Darwin was an optimist. At least with the Origin of The Species, man's desire is to live long enough to procreate.The lengths some kids will go to for an exciting video
Darwin is losing his touch.
It pays to be armored up. At least he had that much sense. But, he's obviously the guy we've all ridden with that just has to be in front of the group going faster than conditions allow.
It goes without saying that I've never done anything squidly on my Blackbird.
It goes without saying that I've never done anything squidly on my Blackbird.
I hate being treated like a pylon on someone's race course. 
Times like that, it's a real battle between the old man in me and the new man.
Chris
Times like that, it's a real battle between the old man in me and the new man.
Chris
It seems I'm either leading the ride...which means we all abide by my rules of the road....or I'm at the tail end watching the riders in front of me either ride sanely, or as fools.It pays to be armored up. At least he had that much sense. But, he's obviously the guy we've all ridden with that just has to be in front of the group going faster than conditions allow.
It goes without saying that I've never done anything squidly on my Blackbird.
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I think Darwin's point was easily reduced to well, in my opinion at least, that life is random and pretty much pointless, but getting back to this idio... I gotta be careful now, but I gotta be honest; I think it's a bit like the lane splitting guys; as long as everyone remains predictable, I can do what I want.
I had that situation and maybe that's why I spoke up so quickly. In my case, I rubbed up against a half ton and smashed my hand against mirrors against on the passenger side. In all fairness, he was arguing with his LCFTSA and signaling left turn before turning sharply into the curb which of course, is on the other side of the street.
In any event, his lovely girlfriend screamed about the time my bike took a turn for the worse.
My hand was the size of a softball with all but that useless finger nobody ever uses protruding out about a half inch. I stopped and looked back and thought, I'm just not gonna deal with these people. I did take a lesson and my lumps.
I had that situation and maybe that's why I spoke up so quickly. In my case, I rubbed up against a half ton and smashed my hand against mirrors against on the passenger side. In all fairness, he was arguing with his LCFTSA and signaling left turn before turning sharply into the curb which of course, is on the other side of the street.
In any event, his lovely girlfriend screamed about the time my bike took a turn for the worse.
My hand was the size of a softball with all but that useless finger nobody ever uses protruding out about a half inch. I stopped and looked back and thought, I'm just not gonna deal with these people. I did take a lesson and my lumps.
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Years ago our sportbike club had to kick out one of our members like that. We called him Helium Harry, because he was always riding wheelies on his R1.
Nice enough guy off the bike, but we had to tell him several times "We can't have you riding like that on our group rides!" but he would make excuses and didn't quit, it was all a big joke to him.
A couple weeks after we made him leave the club, he and another friend of his were blitzing the streets, a panel van came through an intersection, the 2 riders couldn't stop. Harry avoided the van, while his friend and the bike centerpunched the sliding door of the van, he ended up inside the van, and the bike followed him in.
Harry's friend died immediately, and I never heard from Harry after that.
That was a tough lesson. I can only hope Harry learned from it.
Nice enough guy off the bike, but we had to tell him several times "We can't have you riding like that on our group rides!" but he would make excuses and didn't quit, it was all a big joke to him.
A couple weeks after we made him leave the club, he and another friend of his were blitzing the streets, a panel van came through an intersection, the 2 riders couldn't stop. Harry avoided the van, while his friend and the bike centerpunched the sliding door of the van, he ended up inside the van, and the bike followed him in.
Harry's friend died immediately, and I never heard from Harry after that.
That was a tough lesson. I can only hope Harry learned from it.
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it's not so funny sometimes how we can egg [is that the correct word?] each other on; I ride with guys like that as well, I don't think I do it, nor inspire it, but you see it. I often say I am not a leader of men, but there is a guilt in being a follower.
All the safety mandates relative to vehicles of all manner and household cleaning products have pretty much derailed Darwin's theories. The ignorant among us have grown to an alarming proportion of our population. No longer weeded out before they reproduce.