Reasons We Ride a Bike!

(Tim Morrow)
‘‘Actually, BJay did NOT post the quiz, someone posted it in
RESPONSE to his original question, and the thread went sideways from
there. Brian's comments were actually closer to the original intent of
BJay's question.
Of course, now I'll be accused of toadying up to Brian, who has been
attempting to bait me for a month or so.’’


‘‘Tim, my compliments to you, in the civil manner by which you
responded above.’’
What's wrong when grown folks sign off with Fuch You? (bitterness maybe)
I think your explanation was just an obervation, and you wanted to
respond.
That in no way, in my opinion, means you believed or agree, or even
enjoyed Brians response to me. I was just pleased that someone actually
responded to the main topic.
So, what category of my most interesing post/topic, do you fall
into. I know you have been a motorcross racer, and I think I've heard
that you are a Tour Rider, eh? DareDevilish, maybe?
thanks Mr.Tomorrow. (wink) (bjay)

 

(Calgary)
‘‘Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have already posted my mea culpas’’. Don't
rub it in. ;-)

Don Binns

‘‘spoken like a friendly gentleman’’
I apoligize a little bit to you, also.
Don't specifically know why, but probably owe you one, for good
measure., know what I'm saying?' (BJAY)

 

it not that they can't it's that usenet isn't important enough to bother.

 

Blasphemy!!! Burn the heretic! Crucifixion is too good for you, devil.
Quick, someone fetch a stake and summon Vlad the Imposter!

 

Nope, I've never been a motocross racer; in fact, I've never ridden a motocross
bike. I *did* have my first ever off-road ride on a real dedicated dirt bike (a
friend's Honda CRF-250X; an amazing machine) not too long ago (I posted an
account of it on reeky) but no, not for me, all that jumping up in the air and
landing and squirting off berms and roosting and maybe falling down and getting
hurt.

And no, I'm not a Tour Rider either. Too old and out of shape for that. You've
got to be good enough to cause other folks who ride with you tell you "Damn,
you'll make a man tear up a perfectly good motorcycle trying to keep up with
you" before you can call yourself a Tour Rider. Expecially if you capitalize
the "T" and the "R."

I think "fat, broken-down, middle-aged, occasional 4.9 mile to work commuter
geek, attempting to show off and impress people on usenet" would probably be the
best description of me and my riding.

Just ask anybody. I mean, ANYBODY. You'll see that I'm not lying.

Timbo

P.S. Heck, this is so accurate (and INTERESTING), I'd better cross-post it to
rec.motorcycles.

 

i'll have the NY Strip, medium, with German fries and a bottle of Puy
LaCoste, blue cheese dressing on the salad, thank you.

 

(Bownse responds below)


(Bjay earlier)
''and another thang RGD, after reading your response again, above! Have
the Walkers hindered you in such a way, that you and your buddies, can't
post about real life accounts, anymore'' (cute, eh?) Life is a bitch,
sometimes!! DogGonet.                     (BJAY)


‘‘itz not that they can't, it's that usenet isn't important enough
to bother.’’

(Mark Johnson, Ft. Worth, TX)

‘‘That's a tad odd, coming from you Mark’’ You've been a TM
contributor lots longer than I, surely you enjoy discussing personal
motorcycle stuff on here.’’ right?
I know RGD was referring to motorcycle stuff, when he typed Real
Life Accounts, in his original post. &Taken, by me, to mean Motorcycle
experiences! You know, that you, me, and about 15 - 20
others come in here to read and respond, because it is important to our
daily lives. It is part of our entertainment. I hope you admit this,
we'll see, eh? (bjay)

 

(Mr. Tomorrow says)
‘‘I think, fat broken-down, middle-aged, occasional 4.9 mile to work
commuter geek, attempting to show off and impress people on usenet"
would probably be the best description of me and my riding.
Just ask anybody. I mean, ANYBODY. You'll see that I'm not lying.
(Timbo)

‘‘I shouldnt have ask such a dumb question’’, it seems to have
made you have visions of your communication with someone else'' and
caused you to be in a kidding, silly, funny mood!’’.
(BJAY.kana)

 

You mean I've communicated with someone else in tx.motorcycles?

..... I don't think so!

 

I post the majority of trip reports and tech discussions in private mail
lists, on the occasional model-specific forum, and my web site. By the
time I come to usenet, I've already done it and am done with it for the
day. In those other venues people read the posts, ignore them, or
discuss them. For years Usenet has been the "low rent district" of the
Internet and it's apparent why.

That being the case, why contribute to it when it takes 10 times the
energy after the fact? Hanging out here is for the the leisurely time on
the bank with my line dipped in the water.

 

If you really want to know the answer to this, BJay, go to rec.motorcycles and
look how many ride reports RGD has posted. RGD lives in Canada, with a short
riding season, yet he rides a lot and posts lots of ride reports, including many
with pictures. If you want a true picture of people who have been posting on
usenet for years, don't base your impressions on folks' responses to someone who
has specifically said that his only intent is to spread hate and discontent.
Responses to someone like that are not apt to be representative of ANYONE'S
regular posting habits. But, as usual, the answers are out there; no one is
erasing them. There are people who are NOT going to spend a lot of time
reassuring you that they are NOT whom their detractors would love for you to
believe they are. Again, the best way to determine that is to meet these folks
in real life.

Tim

 

(bjay said earlier)
‘‘I shouldnt have ask such a dumb question'', it seems to have made
you have visions of your communication with someone else''


‘‘You mean I've communicated with someone else in
tx.motorcycles?’’
.... I don't think so! (Tim Morrow)


‘‘Did you think I meant ONLY T.M?’’
Communication as in Scussing with folks!
Scussing stuff, anywhere? Or something like that! Shit, dog ass me,
cowshit I know, asshole Joe, he may know!
(bjay.Kana)

 

‘‘You know, that you, me, and about 15 - 20 others come in here to
read and respond, because it is important to our daily lives. It is part
of our entertainment. I hope you admit this, we'll see, eh?      
(bjay)



‘‘I post the majority of trip reports and tech discussions
in private mail lists, on the occasional model-specific forum, and my
web site.’’ By the time
I come to usenet, I've already done it and am done with it for the day.
In those other venues people read the posts, ignore them, or discuss
them. For years Usenet has been the "low rent district" of
the Internet and it's apparent why.
That being the case, why contribute to it when it takes 10
times the energy after the fact? Hanging out here is for the the
leisurely time on the bank with my line dipped in the water.

(Mark Johnson,aka,Bownse) Ft. Worth,
First, I believe you are kinda admitting that this type forum is a
regular daily means of entertainment, for you??
‘‘Mark, But it makes me wonder why you tune in to this type of
forum?’’
Is it mainly to fuss with folks?
I notice you are quite the regular poster, in both of these Moto
groups. right?
Are you telling me, BJay, that you don't particularly enjoy
discussing motorcycles in a public forum, because no one gives a shit,
so why bother? I find it to be quite the contreary!!
Am I missing something, that I thought I could find in here? Don't think
so. Like I go to a Golf forum, to post about Golf.
Kinda Odd. (BJAY)

 

No need to explain what I already explained.

I talk bikes on Usenet with folks that want to talk bikes. With those
who are "only here to" create strife and controversy, I dish back to
them their own words which they usually choke on and deny.

The other forums are more "upscale" than Usenet because people are
expected to stay on topic (relatively) and take disputes to private
e-mail. Cross posting and "Sheriff"-like antics get nipped in the bud
quicker than you can shake a Vicky at.

 

Well, whom ever you are replying to, I'll answer the damn question.
I ride because I enjoy it and it's good for me and it's something Joe and I
like to do, together.
In the beginning, I started riding a motorcycle for therapeutic reasons and
having a horse is too expensive nowadays. Having an iron horse is better.
I get the joint and muscle therapy that I need and my motorcycle doesn't get
colic, or have to be fed, watered, ridden, or groomed every day. I don't
have to shovel horse sh*t and I don't have to worry about my mc straying
off, either.
My motorcycle won't getWest Nile Virus, or arthiritis. I only have to shoe
it approximately every 15,000 miles. I can take it out onto the Hwy and
keep up with, or pass the traffic and it won't shy away, or bolt from other
vehicles and obstacles unless I want it to. I get to do all the thinking.
With a horse, you have to constantly reassure it and keep it's attention,
because a horse has a mind of it's own.
Motorcycles are the perfect horse.

As for Joe, he is an asshole and proud of it.
One day you can ask him and he'll tell you so.

 

(bjay said earlier)
‘‘and another thang RGD, after reading your response again, above!
Have the Walkers hindered you in such a way, that you and your buddies,
can't post about real life accounts, anymore'' (cute, eh?) Life is a
bitch, sometimes!! DogGonet.                    
(BJAY)


(Friendly Tim M. Sez)

If you really want to know the answer to this, BJay, go to
rec.motorcycles and look how many ride reports RGD has posted. RGD lives
in Canada, with a short riding season, yet he rides a lot and posts lots
of ride reports, including many with pictures.
If you want a true picture of people who have been posting on usenet for
years, don't base your impressions on folks' responses to someone who
has specifically said that his only intent is to spread hate and
discontent.
Responses to someone like that are not apt to be representative
of ANYONE'S regular posting habits. But, as usual, the answers are out
there; no one is erasing them. There are people who are NOT going to
spend a lot of time reassuring you that they are NOT whom their
detractors would love for you to believe they are.
Again, the best way to determine that is to meet these folks in real
life.
(Tim Morrow)


‘‘Tim, to me, The Road Glider feller, insenuated that If one posted
a regular Bike topic,or real life accts.etc., that it is worthless to
respond to it, because the Walkers will do this or that, mess it up, or
something like that! Then the old Fart, RGDon, ended by saying to
me, **** You, like a damn Kid, might say! Soooo, unNecessary.
That irritated the shit out of me.
Tim, you know I tried to go into your favorite place, Reekyville,
and carry on some discussion with ya'll. I remember you demostrated
that you could be a decent friendly. But a couple of guys, namely Odinn,
and RGDon, acted like fools, when they responded to me.
And ususally they ended their oneLiner comment to me, with **** You.
Then those Two, would go and hide behind their (two bit) Kill
Files in their (two bit) Computers. Of which RGD is more than likely
,hiding there as I type. <G> That's all, otherwise I am having a fun
time discussing stuff with you. Thanks for that. (BJAY)

 

‘‘No need to explain what I already explained.
I talk bikes on Usenet with folks that want to talk bikes. With those
who are "only here to" create strife and controversy, I dish back to
them their own words which they usually choke on and deny.’’
(Bownse)

‘‘ˆI understand loud and clear’’
But, don't you agree that Beemer, fullstate, iceman,wakko,jailcall,
Mr.Homa,Bill Fright,to name most, besides you and me, generally,
discuss, bike stuff in here?’’ The above guys don't contribute much
in the Flame threads, atleast not to me, they don't? (BJay)

 

‘‘You mean I've communicated with someone else in tx.motorcycles?''
    .... I don't think so!   (Tim Morrow)


''Did you think I meant ONLY T.M?''
Communication as in Scussing with folks! Scussing stuff, anywhere? Or
something like that! Shit, dog ass me, cowshit I know, asshole Joe, he
may know!
                                  (bjay.Kana)

(sunny brightens up my day, BJ)
Well, whom ever you are replying to, I'll answer the damn question.
I ride because I enjoy it and it's good for me and it's something Joe
and I like to do, together.
In the beginning, I started riding a motorcycle for therapeutic reasons
and having a horse is too expensive nowadays. Having an iron horse is
better. I get the joint and muscle therapy that I need and my
motorcycle doesn't get colic, or have to be fed, watered, ridden, or
groomed every day. I don't have to shovel horse sh*t and I don't have to
worry about my mc straying off, either.
My motorcycle won't getWest Nile Virus, or arthiritis. I only
have to shoe it approximately every 15,000 miles. I can take it out onto
the Hwy and keep up with, or pass the traffic and it won't shy away, or
bolt from other vehicles and obstacles unless I want it to. I get to do
all the thinking.
With a horse, you have to constantly reassure it and keep it's
attention, because a horse has a mind of it's own.
Motorcycles are the perfect horse.
As for Joe, he is an asshole and proud of it. One day you can ask him
and he'll tell you so.

(Sunny)

‘‘nice response, and interesting about you comparison of bikes and
horses. I have always thought that riding on a Long Trip, reminded me of
an old fashion Texas Trail drive.
Riding 100's of mles, on the Bike, with friends, and stopping to rest
our Asses, and then mounting up, to ride another 100miles or so.’’
Sunny, the part about ''assHole Joe'' wernt aimed at your asshole
joe, (grin)
But, it got you in the picture to post somethin' half way interesting,
other than
you sharing with us about some Online Quiz about why and what you should
be Riding...heehee! (BJAY)

 

My saddle is comfortable, so my ass doesn't get tired. Trouble with riding
in a group, is that someone is always wanting to stop, 15 minutes into the
ride.

I'm glad it was at least halfway interesting. As for the quiz, what I
should be riding is exactly what I do ride. I chose my bike because it is
what I wanted and it fits me.

 

I don't agree with anything said by anyone. I see T.M. as a shadow of
it's former self. A ghost town of walker boot lickers or those who have
their own opinions and end up attacked while being accused of attacking
when they finally post something in retaliation.

Clear enough?