Shoofin

It was only a matter of time before I witnessed it. I live on a main road that at night, sounds like I'm living next door to the Indy 500 track. Anyways, today I was walking with my wife, saw this dumbass at the light with his friend on his other bike, must have pushed it a bit too much, because the bike went right over him and skidded about 20 feet down the road. All this happening around cars in all lanes, including behind him. What a frikkin moron. Save the tricks for an area where it isn't dangerous!

crazymjb

I saw a guy burnout for NO reason at a red light and almost fall off.

Mike

herbalist

don't like to see people getting hurt but some of these idiots on those bikes deserve it

DroppedTLnR6

People like that give real riders a bad name

is300eater

am I evil if I say that sometimes I'm kinda hoping to see them "lay it down"? (only the reckless ones)

SwervinCL

At first im like "oh damn, that was cool" then im like "if he eats shit, I would probably laugh"

PimpCL23

them eatting it is the only reason i watch the tricks

Whiskers

In London, the bikers are nuts. They go in between cars and pop out at you. Im sure I will see a biker fatality while I am here.

KCPreki11

Just don't commit it...

Whiskers

That would suck....

Beelzebub

They are called donor cycles for a reason.

Most of the riders are young healthy males, with healthy organs, just weak on brains.

ZtotallynakedZ

I came upon at accident on the highway once involving two crotch rockets and a tractor trailer. Needless to say, I don't think the red smear in the road was oil.

astro

i've crashed em several times, and seen many crashes, including 2 fatalities, one of them was a friend.


but, if i had one today, i'll continue to ride it like a jackass, because they are just so much fun!

CLpower

that didn't happen to you out here?

CLpower

and a reason I can't get one, i'd ride it like a jackass

iTimmy

If I had a bike I would be dead or have no license

Whiskers

Not in central NJ....Maybe once in a blue moon.

mclarenf3387

It does. I once saw two guys take off from a light and one genious decided to pop a wheelie. Well the guy lost it in the air and the bike shot off to the side and took his friend out. The other guy seemed to be ok for the most part, but I didn't see his friend get up while I was there. This was all on a main road, so it blocked up traffic for awhile too.

Same except I think I would die before I lost my license.

Whiskers

Ok, yes it happens everywhere. But everyday in London I see bike stupidity.

Ron Burgundy

<--Rides like a bat out of hell but not in town or around traffic, it is no fun unless you are pushing it

helraiser

I'm with Ron B. The whole reason to have a sport bike is to push the envelope. For the most part, I take it easy in city, unless I'm in a rush somewhere. It's usually the n00b riders that get hurt cuz they don't understand the power nor do they know how tohandle different situations.

As a rider, I hate those dumbass riders just like y'all but will never wish one of them gets hurt - just busted by cops.

SiGGy

This is why I switched up to a Harley, you can enjoy riding and you don't have to act like a "monkey on crack" everywhere you go


Crotch rockets have no place on the streets. Driving them legally you basically idle the bike everywhere you go and you never get out of 2nd gear... WTF is the point? it's just a recipe for trouble... simply taking the bike into the beginning of it's power band is a GUARANTEE you're WAY over the speed limit. And once you hit that RPM range you shoot off at a insane rate...

I lost my license for awhile when I had mine... so like you guys I couldn't control myself either. Really I don't know how anyone can, riding legally and idling the bike everywhere gets old... as I said before, it's a recipe for trouble...

Scottman111

Last I heard, riding between the lanes is legal in California under some circumstances. It's called lane splitting or land sharing.

SwervinCL

I would be dead... Without a doubt...

Saw two guys last night wheelie down the street.

crazymjb

Yea I'd prolly die too. Alas, when I have enough money I am going te get the fastest bike on the market.

Mike

CLpower

when is there ever a reason NOT to do a burnout?

SiGGy

When your rear tire is $400 and you can barely afford the payments on the bike. Then you're the idiot I see riding around with a bald tire on your 180MPH crotch rocket.




heheh

sad but true...

CBRTLS47

probably not such a good idea, get a 250 ninja like i did to start off. cause you will drop it and if you have the fastest bike on the market then you wont like dropping it. Learning to ride you don't need that much power. Start off slow till you get the hang of it then move on up

stic2it

iTrader: (1)

I got my dads baby harley....1200...that I start out on. I like riding it because after about 90 that thing shakes and scares me, but I still keep pushing it. I remember the first time I rode on the highway, man did it look like I was going to smack the sidewall. Dont knock it till you try it

CLean

I am still convinced that crotch rockets are safer. Having owned both, I would prefer to be in a close call with a crotch rocket.

On a sport-bike, you can bob and weave with the greatest of ease, as lopng as you have the experience. You can brake so hard and fast the bike stands up on end.

As for my Harley, it is heavy. Handles poorly. And if I need to dump the brakes hard, the bike will lock up and fall over.

I have had clase calls on the sport bike that I know, if I had the Harley I would have laid it down.

To each their own..

caball88

you can't blame the type of bike for the accident, it's always a the rider. Sport bikes tend to get the worst reputation because of the type of people it attracts. most of these riders are young immature males who have ride recklessly because they think its cool. meanwhile touring/cruisers are often owned by older individuals who have calmed down and don't find the need for this agressive style of riding. so riding a harley vs any sport bike makes no difference. motorcycles are dangerous no matter what type of bike. i ride a sport bike and yes i would take that over a harley any day in a panic situation.

bigman

we have riders over my way doing wheelies and cutting in and out of traffic all the time. But the cops are never around for that though.

CLean

I think the Cops stopped pulling over sport bikes. Everyt ime they try, it ends up being a high speed chase. and after a mile, the bike is either gone, or has flown off the road and wrecked..

I stopped for a Cop one day, and he said he was stunned that I even pulled over. And since I did pull over, he wasnt going to ticket me...

Eggplant-EX

yup. Like Siggy, I like riding my Harley cause you do not get that sort of hot dogging. If anyone starts hot dogging like that on the road when we are on a run, they do not ride with us again. Bad enough having to watch drivers around you and have to worry about the rider besides you..

jerseydriver

some of you guys are fvcked up

what about people who do donuts with acuras? do you say dumbass acura drivers? NO you dont because that it is not the majority doing this.

we respect when we ride

my bike is worth way toooo much to being doing dumbsh!t with it

caball88

but no one is gonna recognize this. people don't remember the responsible sport bike rider who is not acting like an ass. but when they see some kid on a crotch rocket do wheelies and stoppies and all sorts of other crazy stuff they remember that. its the whole one bad apple deal.

evilone

lol i had the same thing happen to me. He was very supprised i even had a motorcycle DL. He just gave us a warning and sent us on our way.. good ole trooper Jones

SiGGy

Umm, it would more be like the "one good apple"....

MOST crotch rocket riders ride like morons.

evilone

Siggy didnt you used to have a really nice gxxer? And i agree while the majority of riders ride like complete idiots there are quite a few of us that ride like adults. No I will get on it in the twistys but never more than what i feel i can handle. RIde your own ride! dont try to ride faster than you can handle just becuase some guys your out with are faster in the corners than you!

crazymjb

By no reason I meant he's just sitting at a red light, only person their, no girls or cars around. He just burns out. Then stops. A minute later the light turns green.

I won't be getting a bike for a while so don't worry.

Mike