Asshole motorcyclist stories
- Thread starter Kelso
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I don't like either myself. The reclining position of a cruiser makes you into a human windsock and you can't corner as hard or you'll scrape pegs; the crotch rocket riding position isn't comfortable for long rides. Hence when I used to ride I preferred sport tours with an upright position and a half-fairing.
Actually, when I say I own a sports bike, I was dumbing it down, since people seem to think there are only 2 types of bike.
My daily ride is an unfaired Bandit, not the S model though which tips you over the tank, it's got more of an upright position. It is quite comfortable on a long ride, but damn I wish I had gone for a fairing now because the wind is a killer on the motorway.
I stopped riding the cruiser and bought the Bandit for the same reasons you mention. Also the low ride height puts you right in people's headlights at night, which is horrible when it is raining because you re so blind you can only steer by watching the line down the middle of the road and not getting too close to any bright lights.
I've not ridden a Norton like the one in the picture, but it doesn't look like it rides too low or slings you back.
My last ride was a Bandit 1200 (USA, so half-fairing). I gave it up because I didn't have the right temperment - too road ragey; took too many chances. Sadly I never got to ride to San Diego on that bike, it could really cook; I would routinely overtake at 95mph with a small twist of the throttle.
Laid it down going to work doing a bit of lane-sharing on the morning southbound rush-hour commute from Oakland at normal freeway speeds. Lost it accelerating over a road seam on a wet morning. I walked away with two bruised toes. I was just glad my bike didn't cause any other collisions as it slid across four lanes of traffic. After that I knew my riding days were over (though I did take my wife's LS650 across the Bay Bridge to get it serviced before we sold it).
Laid it down going to work doing a bit of lane-sharing on the morning southbound rush-hour commute from Oakland at normal freeway speeds. Lost it accelerating over a road seam on a wet morning. I walked away with two bruised toes. I was just glad my bike didn't cause any other collisions as it slid across four lanes of traffic. After that I knew my riding days were over (though I did take my wife's LS650 across the Bay Bridge to get it serviced before we sold it).
Never had an issue with motorcycles, but when I worked downtown the bicycle messengers were horrible. They would weave in and out of traffic, jump curbs, go the wrong way down one way streets. Those guys are assholes. I saw one guy cream himself against a parked car one time. I LOL'd!
The bikes that really bother me are those recumbant bikes. Thankfully they're few and far between, but they're so low they are almost impossible to see in front of you. I have a Camry, which isn't a high car by any means, so anyone in an SUV or some other truck could practically run one over and never see them.
The bikes that really bother me are those recumbant bikes. Thankfully they're few and far between, but they're so low they are almost impossible to see in front of you. I have a Camry, which isn't a high car by any means, so anyone in an SUV or some other truck could practically run one over and never see them.
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