Cell phones on bikes
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Wpg, Mb, Canada
Phone in tour pak. No GPS. Like aper maps and occasionally getting lost.
Duringa charity run a while back, we seen a guy with a cell phone wedged between his helmet strap and his ear. He's talking away thinking he's the coolest thing since......
At the next stop people just looked at him and shook their head. Us included.
Like someone said. The gene pool has a way of cleansing itself.
Duringa charity run a while back, we seen a guy with a cell phone wedged between his helmet strap and his ear. He's talking away thinking he's the coolest thing since......
At the next stop people just looked at him and shook their head. Us included.
Like someone said. The gene pool has a way of cleansing itself.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 409
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From: SE WI
I am sorry...but this is just so wrong. I get totally irate when the cagers are yacking or texting on their phones. Good Lord when I ride the cell phone is buried in the tour pack and usually is turned off.
I think if you want to yack on your stupid phone and ride a bike at the same time...go buy a Gold Wing. You can plug it in next to the Latte maker. If you feel compelled to want to talk on your phone and ride a bike...at least get a headset and do it more or less safely.
Sorry...rant over now.
I think if you want to yack on your stupid phone and ride a bike at the same time...go buy a Gold Wing. You can plug it in next to the Latte maker. If you feel compelled to want to talk on your phone and ride a bike...at least get a headset and do it more or less safely.
Sorry...rant over now.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Boise, ID
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 7,217
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From: Southern Ohio
Old school for me, started ridin' way before GPS, cell phones, even stereo ..... now I understand I'll get flamed for the stereo, probably even the GPS but like I said, I'm old school, I'm not sure anymore why I ride, I just know it's my way of life and I can't imagine not riding, ever. I ride a RoadKing so I can go without a windshield, so I don't have a stereo and I don't need GPS, I like adventure. I also have my old shovels but the RK is very dependable adn great for long journeys. The RK stripped down is as close as a new bike can come to my old shovels. Cell phone, yeah, in the bag for emergencies, but that is all. When I ride I want to get out of everyday life and have a little adventure, even the stereo links me to the world I want to escape from .............
I remember when I first threw my leg over a bike in 1967...lot's of stuff going thru my head, but none of it was "I wonder how much **** I can carry with me while I'm doing this?"
I'm starting to wonder if some of these people are so self important or afraid to be out of touch, that they talk on the phone while they're taking a **** or getting laid...
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Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Central Florida, USA
Even in a car I rarely answer the cell phone, never on a bike. It's always in the tour pack. I figure if it's really important they'll call back. I do use a TomTom GPS though, especially on long cross-country rides. For instance a buddy and I are riding 3,000 miles from Orlando to participate in a 9/11 Memorial ride through PA, VA, and NY ad back. I'll have the GPS humming just so I know where I'm at on unfamiliar roads and routes. I use a bluetooth receiver in my right ear to hear it's voice commands. Unless I'm really confused or lost I rarely look at it while riding except maybe for a quick update on my ETA, or I'm looking for fuel. The voice directions do the rest. Any set-up or route planning I do is at a rest stop or at night in the hotel.
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Wellsboro, PA
Listen to this one. Couple weeks ago, I was in the car, and passed a kid (on a 2-lane, going opposite direction) and I could swear that he was texting! Nope, not a crotch rocket --- a bandanna-around-the-forehead Hell's Angels wannabe on a Sporty or Dyna, or something like that. Unfrickinbelievable!