Okay, I'm cruising in the car with my son after sneaking in 9 holes after work last night. We're southbound on 87 approaching 85. I see multiple 'single headlights' coming up fast behind us in the fast lane. I dutifully pull over to the right lane. Probably a good thing I did ... seven crotch rockets come flying up. All seven piloted by tee-shirt/jeans/tennis shoe wearing guys, no gloves, hi-dollar helmets. I estimated they were doing 70+ in heavy traffic (7:15PM). Just as they pass, two of them go up into wheelies, standing on the pegs, and rode them for about 1/4 mile. They had to have been doing 80+ by the way they passed their friends. The one-wheeler in back almost loses it as he's passing the other guys, forcing his riding partner almost into the retainer. VERY near miss. He drops down to two wheels, looks over his shoulder, and pops it back up. And they wonder why motorcyclists get a bad name .... Larry -- ______________________________ '86 GL1200 A '84 XV700 Brain Damaged Dog ~ Retarded Cat ______________________________
Fashion felony: tee-shirt and tennis shoes go with beanies. I'm a bit surprised. The overwhelming majority of sportbikers that I encounter are dressed to the nines. Hell, no. They are capitalizing on the "bad boy" image. If society regarded them the way it does Volvo owners, they wouldn't be doing what they were doing. R, UB
My point, Rich, is that they're perpetuating that image, and unfortunately it takes 10 'proper' riders to contradict one negative image as portrayed by these idiots. My son made a good point when they rode past, "NOW I understand why you call them squids! It that guy hit the wall, he'd a made great fish bait!" Larry -- ______________________________ '86 GL1200 A '84 XV700 Brain Damaged Dog ~ Retarded Cat ______________________________
Sounds like your son is on his way to being one of the 10 'proper' riders. If so, the squids served not only as fish bait but also as teaching materials. R, UB
