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If I can briefly get "off-topic" for a moment, would be curious to know about other folks' attitudes re: the issue of "safety" and occasionally "pushing the envelope" in terms of sometimes riding a little (or alot) faster than usual, splitting lanes (if allowed locally), or just generally being in a hurry and taking advantage of the motorcycles speed, passing power, and increased ability to slip thru traffic.
Am usually a pretty cautious, longtime rider (especially with a passenger), but I sometimes find it's pretty hard not to take advantage of the added power and maneuverability that I normally wouldn't have when driving the car (like if I'm in a hurry!). And once in awhile, have also been known to occasionally "over-cook" a winding mountain turn or two... not good! Anybody else care to comment on how they juggle the issue of "risk" vs "safety" & "convenience" judgements when they're riding? Or do you think that it just comes with the territory, and that most motorcyclists do ride their bike a bit more "assertively" than they usually drive their car?
YOu mean like this?
I don't think a lot of these people. I hear of a few of these riders flying off one of our huge overpasses every once in a while, one even called "the High Five" as it has five levels to the interchange, which these bozos are coming up upon. You know, I never see harley riders attempting stuff like this.
i know after owning alot of different bikes my goldwing is far better than everything else i have ever owned. nothing compares to the comfort of the ride. dw and i can ride around a 100 miles with out stopping, it's that comfortable.
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YOu mean like this?
I don't think a lot of these people. I hear of a few of these riders flying off one of our huge overpasses every once in a while, one even called "the High Five" as it has five levels to the interchange, which these bozos are coming up upon. You know, I never see harley riders attempting stuff like this.
LOL... nope, nothing like that! Besides, no offense, but I'm not sure Harleys are light enough or have enough power to do stuff like that anyway... although they have been known to do things like this:
Wow how do you drive like that..lol that hurts my arms just looking at that bike. That's insane.
As for the crotch rockets they are just plain stupid stupid stupid!!! When I see guys doing that on the roadways I can't wait to see them crash...they get what they deserve!
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Wow how do you drive like that..lol that hurts my arms just looking at that bike. That's insane.
As for the crotch rockets they are just plain stupid stupid stupid!!! When I see guys doing that on the roadways I can't wait to see them crash...they get what they deserve!
Yeah, those ape-hangers are pretty insane and I'm surprised his arms and hands don't just fall asleep hanging like that!
FYI, the guy doing the wheelie in traffic is riding a Suzuki GSX1000. To put that in comparison, your typical cruiser or touring bike is putting out maybe between 90 and 110 horsepower on average. But the crotch rockets usually have way more horsepower for their weight. That Suzuki not only weighs about a third less than a Harley, it's also putting out almost 160 horsepower... and that's the smaller one! They also make the 1300 Hayabusa model with over 175 horsepower, stock!!
Agreed, pretty crazy driving, but probably not too surprising when you combine all that horsepower, with a youth culture full of professional stunt bikers and hyper street machines, plus the attitude that you'll live forever.
Of course we never did anything like that when we were younger!
I'm usually on the back roads enjoying nature and watching the crops grow. Every once in awhile some big bike comes up behind me and flies by me at 90 or so. Usually about gives me a heart attack. I hope they are embarassed to see they just passed a scooter.
I look up destinations on the Internet, mapquest it and off I go. My DH doesn't enjoy riding so I ride solo most of the time. I do belong to a group in Richmond IN which is mostly retired guys. It's 25 older men and me But they treat me well and I have really enjoyed them.
Pick up Road Runner magazine. They do reviews of bikes - even scooters - but it's more about the roads than what you ride. Every issue has several good travelogue stories and maps.
As a female rider, check out Scooter Diva That's a good board for us scooterista to bond
Wow how do you drive like that..lol that hurts my arms just looking at that bike. That's insane.
As for the crotch rockets they are just plain stupid stupid stupid!!! When I see guys doing that on the roadways I can't wait to see them crash...they get what they deserve!
after riding that thing for a mile your arms would be numb...lol
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Besides, no offense, but I'm not sure Harleys are light enough or have enough power to do stuff like that anyway... although they have been known to do things like this: 
Every once in awhile some big bike comes up behind me and flies by me at 90 or so. Usually about gives me a heart attack. I hope they are embarassed to see they just passed a scooter.
But they treat me well and I have really enjoyed them.
