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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:50 AM
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I see thread after thread about people judging each other..seems no one can agree what a REAL biker is...I seen what you might call A biker yesterday this guy passed me going the other way tried to get camera out but was to slow I did get a pic of the hwy at the time....lets see how many of you ride in this.....He was a funeral procession guy....don't care cant pay me enough to ride in this....

 
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Thats not a biker, its an idiot.
 
Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:55 AM
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Thats not a biker, its an idiot.
bwhahahhaha
 
Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:58 AM
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I have to agree with Swede. Riding in bad weather doesn't make you a biker.
 
Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:00 AM
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And, HERE WE GO AGAIN...

Yeh, everyone knows a REAL biker checks the internet weather sites before putting on his/her riding apparel/foul weather gear!
 
Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:03 AM
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If he is riding in that stuff in Minnesota somebody needs to check his facilties. Iv lived in Minn and it is brutal.
 
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Originally Posted by aces&8s
If he is riding in that stuff in Minnesota somebody needs to check his facilties. Iv lived in Minn and it is brutal.

I hear ya he was a funeral guy...when i seen him he was not leading a funeral but was clipping down hwy at 60mph.....wow is all I could say....
 
Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:12 AM
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And, HERE WE GO AGAIN...

Yeh, everyone knows a REAL biker checks the internet weather sites before putting on his/her riding apparel/foul weather gear!

Yeah it's not 2013 and most of us don't have I-Phones with weather Apps. It'd be ridiculous to think that most of us check the weather before we mount up.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TXSwede
Thats not a biker, its an idiot.
And so is the guy messing with a camera when driving.
 
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