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Old May 25, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Default What's worse?

Please vote.

I already have my answer, I will share it later.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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"Jackasses on sportbikes." If that's not the epitome of redundancy, I don't know what is.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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heh heh, not necessarily. There's plenty of sportbike riders who are responsible
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Old May 25, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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Harley riders do annoy me.

Their super loud, open header exhaust raises the bar for 'noise'.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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sportbike riders for sure. i was passed by a sportbike rider last week going a 100+ doing a wheelie on the freeway on my commute home. ive never seen a harley do a wheelie lol
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Old May 25, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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I vote for Harleys. why? Because for the most part, H-D owners are older and more mature. So when they ride their bikes like jackasses it makes them look even worse. Sportbike owners are, for the most part, younger... so I'm easier to dismiss their antics.

BTW, I ride a Harley. For now.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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I'd vote for "Jackasses on 125's and chinese bikes".

Be thankful you don't got any of those in America.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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im gonna have to say harleys just cause i hate the whole loud exhaust, leather vest wearing bandwagon wannabes.

i work at my buddies cycle shop a few days week, and 90% of his customers are harley riders and there mentality sucks for the most part.

motorcycle riding to them is riding 5 miles to the bar for a beer, then to the next bar and so on.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 04:09 AM
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I guess neither... as a JA is a JA regardless of what they are riding
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Old May 26, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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jackasses on crotchrockets because they more directly lead to the "you're going to kill yourself" remarks that i receive when discussing my interest in motorcycles.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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Default Re: What's worse?

i think jackasses on sportbikes are worse, but see more jackasses on harleys (metric cruisers too) where i live.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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Default Re: What's worse?

Originally Posted by Numba1 K Series
Harley riders do annoy me.

Their super loud, open header exhaust raises the bar for 'noise'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOVWGIzKEI
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Old May 26, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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A former coworker of mine had a Dyna with straight short pipes. The sound waves passed through your body. I don't know how he could stand riding it.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Starscream
I'd vote for "Jackasses on 125's and chinese bikes".

Be thankful you don't got any of those in America.
LMAO we got chinese bike passed a dude today stuntin like he was hot sh it of one. Most part street bikes cause most of them are just plain ignorant
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by j_bizach
LMAO we got chinese bike passed a dude today stuntin like he was hot sh it of one. Most part street bikes cause most of them are just plain ignorant
I know you guys got Xingling bikes (And I would like to know why an american would buy such a shitty bike having a LOT of options in all price ranges...I'd rather have a beat up used jap bike than a brand new Xingling)...but I bet you don't see them like this:





Now, 99% of those guys are jackasses riding...and a big percentage are thugs out there to kill you and rob (Here they shoot first, ask questions later).

And sometimes I have to become one too, if I want to survive and arrive home safe with my bike and belongings...
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Old May 26, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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I hate to say it, but I used to ride a sport bike. I don't ride any more because mine got stolen, but they just tend to act like an *** more than harley riders do.

Here's the catch: Harley riders may not "look" like they are bad because their bikes aren't capable of popping wheelies and splitting lanes as sport bikes BUT they are very annoying when they are too loud.

To me, nothing gets my attention more than a nice, clean, quiet Harley. I have a natural reflex to do everything in my power to ignore anything that is obnoxiously loud with the clear intent to attract attention. This includes loud stereos, cars, bikes, clothes, women, etc.

I can't stand attention ******.
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Old May 31, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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on my weekend travels ive never seen so many guys riding cruisers with shorts, loafers, and hawaiian shirts/t-tops.

do they seriously expect a wave back? lol
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Old May 31, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Starscream
I'd vote for "Jackasses on 125's and chinese bikes".

Be thankful you don't got any of those in America.
Agreed, nothing is worse.



Have you ever gotten caught in a "biker funeral" that look kind of the same except they are doing wheelies, burnouts, etc, etc?
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