Pet Peeve
Pet Peeves
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 220
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From: illinois
1- when people don't stop at stop signs..... that's when we get the " didn't see them" routine as the motorcyclist is laying in the ditch. You would have seen them if you had taken the time to stop completely and look, jerk.
2- When people tell me about their brother's friend's uncle who got hit on his motorcycle..... you know what? I know people who have died or almost died in car accidents. I don't tell everyone with a car about them.
3- people who tailgate motorcyclists
4-people who kill motorcyclists and only get nights in prison.
5- the mice that stashed birdseed in my exhaust all winter
2- When people tell me about their brother's friend's uncle who got hit on his motorcycle..... you know what? I know people who have died or almost died in car accidents. I don't tell everyone with a car about them.
3- people who tailgate motorcyclists
4-people who kill motorcyclists and only get nights in prison.
5- the mice that stashed birdseed in my exhaust all winter
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
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From: Heaven
+++ If you want to take a picture of you and MY bike,,Do it BUT you dont need to sit ON my bike an touch the paint like the cream over a cake!!!...No better place to put your finger!???!...damn!
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 210
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From: Augusta, GA
1. those that think STOP means "slightly tap on peddle"
2. Cagers that turn left and cut across two lanes of apposing traffic to get to their lane because they are too lazy to turn the wheel
3. Tailgaters of any kind.
4. Those that have to be in contestant contact with anyone ... Cell phone /texters
2. Cagers that turn left and cut across two lanes of apposing traffic to get to their lane because they are too lazy to turn the wheel
3. Tailgaters of any kind.
4. Those that have to be in contestant contact with anyone ... Cell phone /texters
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 9,207
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
If I'm waiting for a stop light, or at a stop sign and a car comes from behind and squeezes past me to make a right turn.
When people bad mouth anyone, or their ride.
This is especially irritating if the person speaking doesn't ride. I don't care. Just because your father/ uncle/ dad/ neighbor rides a Harley, or your gonna get a Harley someday, or you have a Harley T-shirt, or sticker doesn't mean ****. Anyone riding their own beat up Chinese made scooter has a better bike than you.
When people bad mouth anyone, or their ride.
This is especially irritating if the person speaking doesn't ride. I don't care. Just because your father/ uncle/ dad/ neighbor rides a Harley, or your gonna get a Harley someday, or you have a Harley T-shirt, or sticker doesn't mean ****. Anyone riding their own beat up Chinese made scooter has a better bike than you.
Last edited by piasspj; Sep 5, 2010 at 05:29 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 793
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From: Beverly Hills, Fl. Swimmin pools. Movie stars
As some of you might know, I write a motorcycling column for a local newspaper. I'm thinking about doing an article on the top pet peeves, or minor annoyances if you prefer, that motorcycle riders experience. Please tell me, as briefly as possible, the one thing that annoys you the most when engaged in the sport of motorcycling.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 220
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From: illinois
piasspj made a good point....... good pet-peeve....
buying a bike is a huge investment ( a bad investment, but still an investment)..... so, just like when someone you know gets a tattoo, it doesn't matter what you really think, you tell them that you like it a lot. Find something to like about it.
buying a bike is a huge investment ( a bad investment, but still an investment)..... so, just like when someone you know gets a tattoo, it doesn't matter what you really think, you tell them that you like it a lot. Find something to like about it.
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Tourer
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 257
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From: Northwest Louisiana
Also, the "HISS" sound those frickin air brakes make when you pass a trucker scares the **** out of me every time!
