Cagers?????
just kinda made it up as i was going along. by all means...it's yours!
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Newark OH
Yep, "cagers" are simply those people who aren't aware of bikes, or pretty much anything else for that matter.
As far as SportBike guys being the ones who do the "most" stupid things. I would have to disagree. Yes, there are a lot of idiots on SportBikes, but just as many on open pipe cruisers.
As far as SportBike guys being the ones who do the "most" stupid things. I would have to disagree. Yes, there are a lot of idiots on SportBikes, but just as many on open pipe cruisers.
MH
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From: Elyria, OH
He he, I agree, the crotchies do a lot more stupid things because the bikes are more capable of doing stupid things. How many of you can pull a wheelie while you are doing 70 MPH? But there was a fatal accident the other day around me. A guy on his glide with his daughter rear ended a car that was stopped behind a car waiting to turn left. He died from chest injuries, no helmet. Daughter is in ICU and was wearing helmet. Both were ejected off the bike.
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I find it really funny reading other peoples posts about "******* cagers". And then they tell us about how stupid cagers are. The question I'd like to ask all of them is.......Do you own a car or truck?? If so, then why aren't YOU a cager, and lumped in the same catagory??
I'll bet there are many more car drivers who have nasty things to say about bike riders, and all the idiot things they/we do. And we all see bike riders doing stupid asinine things on a regular basis.
Personally I think that on the whole, bike riders are far more irresponsible than most car drivers.
I just find it funny when I read all the bravado, chest-pumped out, clenched-fist descriptions of "those ******* cagers".
I'll bet there are many more car drivers who have nasty things to say about bike riders, and all the idiot things they/we do. And we all see bike riders doing stupid asinine things on a regular basis.
Personally I think that on the whole, bike riders are far more irresponsible than most car drivers.
I just find it funny when I read all the bravado, chest-pumped out, clenched-fist descriptions of "those ******* cagers".
I will concede that there are a few bikers out there who are jerks, but as many on this thread have observed, the vast majority of those are crotch rockets. It is a rare occasion that I see someone on a Harley being a jerk in traffic.
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Tourer
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There are different varieties of stupid.
When someone says "cager," they are usually referring to a person driving a car or truck who is being negligent/oblivious and thus endangering other people's lives.
A guy on a motorcyle driving poorly is usually risking only their own life, and regardless of how stupid it is, it is usually a deliberate and calculated risk as opposed to oblivious carelessness.
In my opinion, the former is far more objectionable than the latter.
When someone says "cager," they are usually referring to a person driving a car or truck who is being negligent/oblivious and thus endangering other people's lives.
A guy on a motorcyle driving poorly is usually risking only their own life, and regardless of how stupid it is, it is usually a deliberate and calculated risk as opposed to oblivious carelessness.
In my opinion, the former is far more objectionable than the latter.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Allyn, WA
I guess it all depends on where ya live. How many sportbikes do you know of with open exhaust? The Harley guys with their open pipes that just hafta yank the throttle in town and everywhere else, draw just as much bad "publicity" as the sportbike guy that pulls a wheelie on the highway. Around here, it's mostly the "bikers" on the Harleys that are being jerks. The sportbike guys just motor through getting to the next set of corners.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2010
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From: Saukville, WI
It's just like calling all cops a bunch of a-holes after you got a ticket. Obviously you were doing something wrong and that's why you got the ticket. It's no different when someone in a car does some a-hole move to you, you instantly blame all of them instead of just the fact that some people only care about themselves and not others. Yes there are a-hole's everywhere you look, you can't put everyone into one category, but you can generaly come close. Always protect yourself on a bike and never hope others are looking out for you.
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Gatineau, Quebec
Running with Ťopen pipesť does not kill people, but Ťpulling wheelie on the highwayť does put the life of people in danger and is completely stupid, only a f**ken moron would do such a thing.