Comments on: “My Bike is Better Than Yours”

By: roy rodriguez

roy rodriguez — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:46:05 +0000

thats because they got their arse kicked in the wild one , m.b. [ johnny ] on a triumph wiped the h.d. rider head honco [ lee marvin ] .. so the pain goes back a long time and they still try to make up for it…

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:14:11 +0000

There are no ‘good “bikes, or ‘Bad bikes’ – Only good bikers and bad bikers. What is a particular bugbear with me is the attitude of some HD riders who consider themselves ‘mean, bad bikers with attitude. They spoil it for the rest of us.

By: CanoeMoon

CanoeMoon — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:58:56 +0000

I remember being pissed off when the 1000 cc bikes wouldn’t race my 500 beast (a basic moderate commuter) from every traffic light. I laugh about it now, understanding, why would they race it when the fun is kept more for Mercedes sports, Porches etc, which even my humble GS1100 Bmer will blow away (for a reasonable distance) at a fraction of the cost. So i like to acknowledge all riders regardless of bike or engine capacity because we are all vulnerable to the metal boxes and events around us. Wave or nod is up to you, but welcoming other motorcyclists into the fold has to be healthy for us all. who knows… maybe the cars will pay attention and look out for us?

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:13:25 +0000

I love riding my bike…I also used to love ‘the wave’, but there have been times when I shouldn’t have taken my hands off my handle bar.

I agree with the comment someone on this site made that there are bikes all over the place and it’s just not practical nor safe to always wave. I have taken to just nodding…a quick tilt up of the head.

I prefer to keep my hands on my bike since I am not a long time motorcyclist and just don’t always feel comfortable letting go! I sure don’t wish to offend anyone, but neither do I wish to veer off into a ditch! If I feel comfortable with a low wave, I’ll do it but I have to get over watching for a wave back when I should be watching the road. You long-time riders can do it. I finally broke up with my b.f. of 5 years ’cause he wanted me to go faster and take corners faster, etc. Have only been riding for a year which cannot compare to his 45 years! I just thought I don’t want to be with a man who doesn’t care about my safety.

By: Don Ingram

Don Ingram — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:11:54 +0000

While I love some of the large machines and would like to own them, at 75 I have to be practical and realistic about this. I enjoy my Honda Deauville bought new in 2008 and yet some of the snobs decry them and ‘prattle’ on about their own machines. i also hate showoffs