Pet Peeves
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 658
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From: Chesapeake, VA
1. Anybody who follows too close.
2. The car on a 2-lane who runs 53 MPH in a 55 zone. Then when you get a chance to pass them, they wanna drag race.
3. Folks who drive phone booths and typewriters. See #1 & #2 above...
2. The car on a 2-lane who runs 53 MPH in a 55 zone. Then when you get a chance to pass them, they wanna drag race.
3. Folks who drive phone booths and typewriters. See #1 & #2 above...
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 12
From: Shorewood IL
My biggest pet peeve when it comes to riding is road construction. It seems they don't think of the two wheeler when they are doing "resurfacing" projects. When the two layers of black top they put down runs parallel or on a slight angle to the path of the motorcycle. I've seen a couple of riders down after trying to make the transition from one layer to the next. Construction crews need to realize we can't navigate some hazards the way cars can.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 348
Likes: 2
From: San Antonio
Man....After reading this i feel so much better that all of you feel the same way i do.
I'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore!!!.For along time now i thought i was the only one that felt this way......LOL......
For the life of me though i can't figure out why anyone in their right mind would follow (closely) any vehicle caring animals(Cattle-Horses-Pigs.ECT.) is beyond me???
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:-)...........o~`o............
I'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore!!!.For along time now i thought i was the only one that felt this way......LOL......For the life of me though i can't figure out why anyone in their right mind would follow (closely) any vehicle caring animals(Cattle-Horses-Pigs.ECT.) is beyond me???
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,277
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From: Austin, TX - Some call it heaven.
One that hasn't been mentioned is when a complete stranger comes up to you in the parking lot and tells you how dangerous it is to ride, usually because someone they know has been killed while riding.
Happened to me twice so far. I wanted to tell one woman at Wal-Mart "look, that bucket of fried chicken will kill you too, but it ain't none of my damn business!"
Happened to me twice so far. I wanted to tell one woman at Wal-Mart "look, that bucket of fried chicken will kill you too, but it ain't none of my damn business!"
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 269
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From: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Pat...Your reply is really interesting and especiall the part about raising monies. You have given me another idea for a column. Up here we raise thousands of dollars for prostate cancer research with our Ride for Dad not to mention other causes as you indicated. The 1% vs 99% is also worth some research. Thanks...
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,045
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From: ST. Louis
My Pet Peeve is: When non-bikers learn you ride a motorcycle, they immediately start telling a story about how somebody got killed on a motorcycle……and then they tell you how you shouldn’t be riding one. They don’t have a clue about the enjoyment I get from riding.
Especially those people that are sitting there drinking a beer and then hop in their car and drive home drunk. But I’m the idiot because I ride a motorcycle. I don’t bring up to them every time I read in the paper about a drunk driver (like they are) having a wreck. But every time I show up they start every conversation with “Did you see in the paper about the guy who got killed on a motorcycle?”. That just burns my *** for some reason.
Especially those people that are sitting there drinking a beer and then hop in their car and drive home drunk. But I’m the idiot because I ride a motorcycle. I don’t bring up to them every time I read in the paper about a drunk driver (like they are) having a wreck. But every time I show up they start every conversation with “Did you see in the paper about the guy who got killed on a motorcycle?”. That just burns my *** for some reason.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 862
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From: East Tennessee
ALL OF THE ABOVE + DO NOT TOUCH MY BIKE! PLEASE DO NOT SIT ON MY BIKE! FOLKS THAT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS, TWIST THE THROTLE (gas feed), LOOK INTO SADDLE BAGS. DO NOT PARK WITHIN INCHES OF MY PRIZED POSSESION.
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Third Coast, South Texas
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: ST. Louis
People who ride in my "Blind Spot".
We ain't the Hells Angles riding bumper to bumper with white knuckles.
Get the hell away from me, so I can use my whole lane for an evasive action if need be.
We ain't the Hells Angles riding bumper to bumper with white knuckles.
Get the hell away from me, so I can use my whole lane for an evasive action if need be.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: texas panhandle
On a group ride,(we usually have no more than four bikes on a trip), it annoys me when anyone in the group tries to slip through a traffic light when it is yellow. I consider the risk versus reward for the time saved to be poorly evaluated for this riding behavior. This isn't well stated, hope you understand.