Going a little too fast???

[87Trike1200]

While searching for something else, I ran across this article from last year, but I'm sure there are more geniuses like this guy out there. Take a minute to read what's out there sharing the road with you and making a "good name" for bikers... HERE

 

[skuuter]

We have this a lot here.....about 5 years ago, a Young Guy hit a Ford Quad Cab I-Ton Truck with His Honda CBR600RR, cutting completely through the cab and bed, killing Him and a 9 year old Little Girl sitting in the right rear seat.....He'd been clocked less that a quarter mile up the highway at 158mph by a State Trooper....."Stupid and Totally Unnecessary"....:Shrug: :gah:

 

[pcombe]

:Shrug::qpnmt:

he's not long for this world!

I just hope he don't take anyone out along with him?

I long ago learned that there are OLD bikers and BOLD bikers, but there are NO, OLD, BOLD bikers.

 

[skuuter]

:Shrug::qpnmt:

he's not long for this world!

I just hope he don't take anyone out along with him?

I long ago learned that there are OLD bikers and BOLD bikers, but there are NO, OLD, BOLD bikers.

"True"......

 

[slick rick]

:Coffee::Coffee: ... His response reminds me of something I've heard ....:Shrug:....It's better to be thought a fool ,,,than to open your mouth and remove all doubt !!!..:Wrong:

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

Ok, I will say, that was pretty stupid on his part.. You just don't go that fast on a highway that long! You exit off so they can't catch you! Ok, Ok, in all seriousness, looking back, that's not too bright, but then again, to be old and almost smart, don't we have to be young and dumber than a box of bricks? I recall my last "serious" superbike was good for upwards of 220MPH.. Only big problem is, there's almost nowhere you can really open up something like that!

 

[msocko3]

I had a guy who worked for me many years ago, he was a biker through and through. He also fit the joke about the difference a Hoover has with a Harley. One night he got all liquored up and knowing him partook of some illegal substances. He hit the one free way running flat out, that is until he smacked into the back of a van then parted with his bike to be run over by another car. Amazing thing is he lived, his brains were scrambled when he came out of the coma, he also didn't walk real good. They let him return to work almost a year later, he lasted a couple months before they sent him out on disability.

 

[87Trike1200]

I had a guy who worked for me many years ago, he was a biker through and through. He also fit the joke about the difference a Hoover has with a Harley. One night he got all liquored up and knowing him partook of some illegal substances. He hit the one free way running flat out, that is until he smacked into the back of a van then parted with his bike to be run over by another car. Amazing thing is he lived, his brains were scrambled when he came out of the coma, he also didn't walk real good. They let him return to work almost a year later, he lasted a couple months before they sent him out on disability.

Sorry to hear about the guy you knew who smacked up his bike, but I really wanna hear the Hoover-Harley joke... :laugh: :laugh:

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

I had a guy who worked for me many years ago, he was a biker through and through. He also fit the joke about the difference a Hoover has with a Harley. One night he got all liquored up and knowing him partook of some illegal substances. He hit the one free way running flat out, that is until he smacked into the back of a van then parted with his bike to be run over by another car. Amazing thing is he lived, his brains were scrambled when he came out of the coma, he also didn't walk real good. They let him return to work almost a year later, he lasted a couple months before they sent him out on disability.

That truly is a sad story that happens way way too often. We used to have an employee who had a similar thing happen to him. Was a "child prodogy", could fully rebuild a transmission correctly at 10 years old; could have been one of the best mechanics/builders anywhere... He broadsided a van one day doing about 110.. Now he's a basic welder and that's about where his talent and ability stops now....

When we are young, we rarely stop to realize that we aren't invincible until it's far too late.

 

[msocko3]

Sorry to hear about the guy you knew who smacked up his bike, but I really wanna hear the Hoover-Harley joke... :laugh: :laugh:

What does a Hoover and Harley have in common...... The dirt bags on the back.

 

[87Trike1200]

Ahhhhh - nothing like a little "Harley Humor" for us "rice burners"... :laugh: ThumbUp

 

[Smitty Werben Manjensen]

That kid looks like his father may be his brother.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

What does a Hoover and Harley have in common...... The dirt bags on the back.

I've rode Harley's for over 35 + yrs. And I DON"T see the humor in that! Not like there's NOT stupid people on your foreign bikes also!

 

[Rollin Thunder]

We were in Daytona for bike week yrs ago. We past about a dozen ricers on the side of the rd. We were at highway speeds ( 70 ) and with in a min or 2 they pasted us riding on the the shoulder like we were standing still and front tires off the ground . Jerks

 

[slick rick]

ThumbUpThumbUp.....Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black.....:Shrug:...all just a joke !!!...be happy...ThumbUp...I ride a DOODLE BUG

 

[Calgary]

It doesn't matter what one is riding, the a..holes will always stand out and unfortunately discredit all the rest of us who work hard to elevate the image of motorcycle riders.

 

[87Trike1200]

Come on, Rollin Thunder, lighten up a little. We've been all thru this before - a little bike humor is all in fun. My son has an FXDWG (?) (wide glide) and you should hear the zingers we pass back and forth.

As far as riding styles go, there are plenty of jerks on all kinds of bikes. Brand of bike does not matter if someone's a moron...like the guy we were taking about when this discussion started.

My friend threw a small handful of rice under my bike when I wasn't looking and then told me I had a leak... :lau

 

[skuuter]

I've rode Harley's for over 35 + yrs. And I DON"T see the humor in that! Not like there's NOT stupid people on your foreign bikes also!

Just "Biker Humor".....it gets played back and forth since the Term "Rice Burner" was coined by the Harley and English Bike Guys in the early days of the "Japanese Motorcycle Invasion".....msocko3, that told the joke, if You notice, has Honda and Harley Motorcycles...nothing seriously mean't, and He even posted it would be a joke before tossing it out there.....Forums are best viewed and participated in with some sense of humor, and laid back....the weak point of the "Blue Screen" is the inability to see facial expressions, and hand gestures during sentences...........ThumbUp

 

[msocko3]

The beauty of owning both brands is I get to laugh at all the jokes and not take anything seriously.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

yeah I get it! Its hard to understand how one is putting it to you. When its not voiced. Can't see or hear someone's expressions. Its all GOOD ThumbUp. I rode with the same guys for over 25 yrs. But all that was among friends back then. Yeah I teased my Honda riding friends a lot. But I got it back the same. Sorry for not seeing the Humor in it now.