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wello
4 years ago

mornin
just seems to be a general observation by the general public about bike riders , was just getting into a discussion on bookface about a harley rider here in perth ..apparently tried to evade the police and after giving up the chase they later found him crashed and died shortly after .
anyway it seems that everybody wants to jump in and make assumptions based on a very short police statement ... but what gets me is all the dick head remarks about harley riders !!!! wtf .
ive riden all sorts of bikes over the years and it seems to me that since ive bought a couple of harleys just recently there are just two kinds of people .. they either like them and all is ok OR you must obviously be just another temp aussie dick head .
iratates me a bit as since ive ridden them ive been riding around at wounded slug pace !

JFE
4 years ago

Been happening for years mate ever since bikes were invented. And also Annoyed me when I first got a HD.
I twist the throttle now so they benefit aurally from my Fat Bob. Occasional finger helps too. I ride off happy to be riding my choice of motorcycle.

Remember the biggest thrill in a lot of ppl's day is a decent coffee. Ride a bike and that changes quickly.

wello
4 years ago

Quote source removed.
didnt i send u a similar pic just recently ..lolol

JFE
4 years ago

Nice one Smokey.

Wideglider
4 years ago

Wello, their underlying emotion is just envy - of our magnificent machines.

wello
4 years ago

Quoting Wideglider on 04 Jul 2019 08:11 AM
Wello, their underlying emotion is just envy - of our magnificent machines.

yep quite possibly .. the thing i get asked the most .. HOW MUCH DID THAT COST

Big Steve
4 years ago

You get douche bag riders no matter what the make and model. Personally I give them space and ride on.

Now delivery riders on the other hand (Deliveroo, Uber Eats etc) they are the worst. I've seen a few go down now and they get no sympathy from me. riding with a half flat bald tyre back tyre, un-buckled open face helmet focused on their phone.

Nutty
4 years ago

I ride my HD because I like it. The world can get screwed.
I have a new GF who'd never been on a bike, she's super-cute and really classy but she knew about the bike already (FB stalked LOL)
Put her on the bike to go to brunch and she blew up because it was only 5km. Ended up doing a 30km loop to make her happy.

Do I give a flying f**k what people think when I'm cruising down a country road on a sunny day with a smoking hot 5'8" blonde on the back?
Nah....

Stew70
4 years ago

I've always wanted a Harley and now that I have one I'm going to ride it. And I love it. I don't care what others think. Big Steve, your comments about delivery riders is so true. I shake my head every time I see them, open face or full face with open viser and no glasses on. Their eyes just waiting for a stone or bug. Not to mention wearing sandles or thongs. And the phone, yes I've seen a couple mucking around with the phones.
Anyway as long as we are all having fun, riding safe and enjoying our bikes that's the main thing. We didn't spend the money we did just to leave it in the garage.

bloodog
4 years ago

I love my HD

Baloffski
4 years ago

Am with ya on this.
FTW............ comes to mind.

Sprinter64
4 years ago

simple yet horrific topic no one wants to deal with in straight terms, if you ride a bike you need survival skills. full stop.
Everyone has had accidents in their riding career, mine have been innumerable but most happened off road with little consequence, the three I can comment about that happened on-road and shaped my riding style.

1* Fell over like an absolute tosser after leaning over into a corner filled with gravel, (Lesson 1 watch and respect the road surface).
2* T Boned by a Ford Fairlane when I was 18 on an XL250S, lucky I was wearing MX boots but still crushed my leg and made a boomerang of the bike (write-off) including knocking a parked car a metre up and over a curb. (lesson 2 for fucks sake concentrate on the road and other users).
3* Riding my Kawasaki 750 to work everyday until one day a woman came from a side street, squeezed between two lanes of parked cars and hit me, end result written off bike and 6 days in a coma and about 3 years recovery from brain damage. ( lesson 3, it doesn't matter how much you concentrate, dickheads exist).

We are not temporary Australians, we have made a choice to ride because we fkn love it, we must mitigate the risks and my no 1 tip after all my years is ignore the rules, stay on the gas, pass cars, ride aggressively, and decisively, never, mother fkn ever, be a victim for lack of vigilance.

wello
4 years ago

Quoting Sprinter64 on 08 Jul 2019 12:15 PM
simple yet horrific topic no one wants to deal with in straight terms, if you ride a bike you need survival skills. full stop.
Everyone has had accidents in their riding career, mine have been innumerable but most happened off road with little consequence, the three I can comment about that happened on-road and shaped my riding style.

1* Fell over like an absolute tosser after leaning over into a corner filled with gravel, (Lesson 1 watch and respect the road surface).
2* T Boned by a Ford Fairlane when I was 18 on an XL250S, lucky I was wearing MX boots but still crushed my leg and made a boomerang of the bike (write-off) including knocking a parked car a metre up and over a curb. (lesson 2 for fucks sake concentrate on the road and other users).
3* Riding my Kawasaki 750 to work everyday until one day a woman came from a side street, squeezed between two lanes of parked cars and hit me, end result written off bike and 6 days in a coma and about 3 years recovery from brain damage. ( lesson 3, it doesn't matter how much you concentrate, dickheads exist).

We are not temporary Australians, we have made a choice to ride because we fkn love it, we must mitigate the risks and my no 1 tip after all my years is ignore the rules, stay on the gas, pass cars, ride aggressively, and decisively, never, mother fkn ever, be a victim for lack of vigilance.

couldnt agree more .. but the original purpose of my post was that a rider just recently got killed ...still remains totally unclear but it seem he could have been running/avoiding the police for wotever reason . maybe drink driving .. unlicenced.. who knows ... the fact is that he is dead and there is no clear reason at this point ... yet people still want to add there worthless and direspectfull comments ... for fk sake the guy clearly had family, was in his early to mid 40,s and regardless what the reason .. an error of judgement or, moment of panic or indecision and its cost him his life ... people should be more respectfull if not for him but his family, ive certain made some poor judgements during my years that could have ended badly and would hate to think my wife and kids would have to see some of the comments this police post has created .

Smokey61
4 years ago

Quoting Sprinter64 on 08 Jul 2019 12:15 PM
simple yet horrific topic no one wants to deal with in straight terms, if you ride a bike you need survival skills. full stop.
Everyone has had accidents in their riding career, mine have been innumerable but most happened off road with little consequence, the three I can comment about that happened on-road and shaped my riding style.

1* Fell over like an absolute tosser after leaning over into a corner filled with gravel, (Lesson 1 watch and respect the road surface).
2* T Boned by a Ford Fairlane when I was 18 on an XL250S, lucky I was wearing MX boots but still crushed my leg and made a boomerang of the bike (write-off) including knocking a parked car a metre up and over a curb. (lesson 2 for fucks sake concentrate on the road and other users).
3* Riding my Kawasaki 750 to work everyday until one day a woman came from a side street, squeezed between two lanes of parked cars and hit me, end result written off bike and 6 days in a coma and about 3 years recovery from brain damage. ( lesson 3, it doesn't matter how much you concentrate, dickheads exist).

We are not temporary Australians, we have made a choice to ride because we fkn love it, we must mitigate the risks and my no 1 tip after all my years is ignore the rules, stay on the gas, pass cars, ride aggressively, and decisively, never, mother fkn ever, be a victim for lack of vigilance.

Quoting wello on 08 Jul 2019 12:34 PM
couldnt agree more .. but the original purpose of my post was that a rider just recently got killed ...still remains totally unclear but it seem he could have been running/avoiding the police for wotever reason . maybe drink driving .. unlicenced.. who knows ... the fact is that he is dead and there is no clear reason at this point ... yet people still want to add there worthless and direspectfull comments ... for fk sake the guy clearly had family, was in his early to mid 40,s and regardless what the reason .. an error of judgement or, moment of panic or indecision and its cost him his life ... people should be more respectfull if not for him but his family, ive certain made some poor judgements during my years that could have ended badly and would hate to think my wife and kids would have to see some of the comments this police post has created .

People are savages. It's not all that long since we came down out of the trees.

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