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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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One of the ways to tell your getting old, you start complaining about people going too fast.
another way is when you become unnaccepting of others who are different, do different things, and do the things you do differently than you.

I refuse to grow old.
That's because with age comes wisdom.
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Ive been ridin bikes FAST since before there was sport bikes, that is part of the FREEDOM of ridin. Ride fast ride slow I dont really care how anyone else rides, just dont try messin with my ride.
When you put others at risk your freedom ends.
How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
If you do it at a race track or a empty road it doesn't. But if you do it in traffic then it puts all the other drivers at risk.

There is a place and time for everything.

Excessive speeding on public roadways is not it.
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Ive been ridin bikes FAST since before there was sport bikes, that is part of the FREEDOM of ridin. Ride fast ride slow I dont really care how anyone else rides, just dont try messin with my ride.
When you put others at risk your freedom ends.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Ive been ridin bikes FAST since before there was sport bikes, that is part of the FREEDOM of ridin. Ride fast ride slow I dont really care how anyone else rides, just dont try messin with my ride.
When you put others at risk your freedom ends.
How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
How does riding fast put others at risk? Kinda silly comment in my opinion. Think about it!
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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if the speed limit is 55 mph and your going 25-30 miles over the speed limit what does it matter if your riding a h-d or a sport bike
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
Are you kidding? Please ride far away from me.
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
Are you kidding? Please ride far away from me.
I'm being serious. The only time I've seen bikes take out other bikes is on the track where that's a definate danger. But on the street, I've never heard of a speeding biker taking out aninnocentbike. Maybe I've lead a sheltered life, I don't know.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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I'm on #9 in CA today and in a hairpin corner. I crotch rocket equiped with a driver in a full leather body codom passes me @25 miles an hour faster then me. A car is coming in the opposite direction. The biker has to lean so far, his knee is throwing sparks and nearly misses extinction.

If he had failed in the turn he takes out the car and me.

I don't care if you ride fast and I don't care if you wrap yourself around a tree.

Don't think it's acceptable riding fast in areaswhen the consequences is that you could take out everyone around you.

Speed doesn't kill, idiots on bikes riding beyond their capability do.
 
Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Maybe you just dont have any common sense.
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How does my riding fast ever put anyone other than myself at risk?
Are you kidding? Please ride far away from me.
I'm being serious. The only time I've seen bikes take out other bikes is on the track where that's a definate danger. But on the street, I've never heard of a speeding biker taking out aninnocentbike. Maybe I've lead a sheltered life, I don't know.
 



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