What pi$$e$ you off when riding? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

jjbklb · 04-07-2005, 12:23 PM

A tailgater at night...you already have to keep a lookout at night for deer and wildlife on the road and the sides...not to mention keep an eye out for the possible roadkill you're about to run over...and it bugs the #&$&$* out of me when someone is right behind me blinding me with their lights...it seems like they have to get within a carlength of your rear bumper

I get really pis*ed when people think its ok to throw a lite cigarette butt out the window, only to have it flying right towards your head while riding behind him .

SOOV"S on cell phones .

Truckers especially the ones who pull out in front of you to pass another truck on a grade managing to go all of 2-10 mph faster than the one they're passing.

I love the cages that feel the need to drift over the center line toward you.

I hate the morons that nearly cram you off to the shoulder to get around you at any costs. Seems they cannot handle being behind a bike- only to end up going slower than your bike is and I end up having to pass the cage within the next mile or so down the road.
Or the ones that crowd up right behind at stoplights/signs. There can be several cars in front, but the car driver acts like I'm supposed to go to the shoulder so they can be in front of me even sitting still.

Those huge pieces of truck tires (recaps) that you see on the highways, especially on the interstates. There seems to be a lot of that now. Not only can you hit them, but other vehicles can throw them your way. Very dangerous at night!

For someone to be at a stop sign ,look right at you, make eye contact and then pull out in front of you. Makes me wonder where their minds are at that time.

I hate the cager moving along in front of me, who decides to hit his windshield washers that are not properly adjusted...I get it right in the face!

Doesn't matter if I'm riding or driving but I hate people who don't use turn signals.

Untarped trucks, trailers with dried mud and rocks that fly off and you have to dodge while it bounces toward you off the highway or blasts your face with.

The cager that pulls in front of you( with no one behind you for two miles) then turns at the next exit, less than a block away!!!!

drivers on the major arterial who stop in favor of traffic waiting to enter from a nonsignaled cross street or a shopping center driveway.

potholes. Especially at night!

Cagers who aren't paying attention, and slip off the road at 55mph just enough to kick up EVERYTHING on the shoulder and the immediate dirt.

The self-important morons who sit in the left lane of a four lane highway,preventing anyone from passing them.

Those little bumps in the road that screw up my aim as I'm pulling the trigger on some idiot who pissed me off..... (just kidding on that last one <gr>)

themeatmanlandry · 04-07-2005, 12:57 PM

I hate long, ranting posts. (Kidding)

I hate people (bike or not) that fail to get right after passing. I drove 1,000 miles last Saturday, and I'd bank this week's pay that I passed >150 people on the right.

oldgeezer · 04-07-2005, 01:58 PM

nuttin'.

I liken it to the old saying (modified slightly), "a bad day riding is better than a good day at work".

Guess I'm just too old to get too worked up about much of anything and no one, short of someone actually running over me, is going to spoil my fun.

Of course, I'm the guy you see riding 20 MPH with his left blinker on. Man, gotta move to Florida, get some bermuda shorts, black socks and sandals.

Hunter · 04-07-2005, 02:50 PM

JJBKLB, so what you are saying you dont like riding because everything pisses you off? Every thing you stated is true but that is what make our sport so much fun.

Hayaboosta · 04-07-2005, 03:58 PM

Getting hit by the biggest nastiest bugs at night when the air is moist, and the whole flicking a cig butt out the window and getting hit with it, but as far as having a tailgater or traffic wise just wick it a lil and see them it the rear view.

Gixxerdale · 04-07-2005, 08:13 PM

Running out of ride time!

It's like fishing, you know, just one more cast. Except with riding it's just one more road!

axel_2078 · 04-07-2005, 09:49 PM

Rowdy hates people complaining, so watch out!

Gixxerdale · 04-07-2005, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by axel_2078

Rowdy hates people complaining, so watch out!

Like Rowdy says He needs a new RANT.... or did I miss read that?

stevie c · 04-08-2005, 12:55 AM

Not much bothers me really, I have the mindset now were I treat evryone as idiots so it doesn't suprise me when they do something idiotic....
...but, I have to give a +1 on the people who wash the windscreen with me behind,that stuff tastes foul!

Gixxerdale · 04-08-2005, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by stevie c

Not much bothers me really, I have the mindset now were I treat evryone as idiots so it doesn't suprise me when they do something idiotic....
...but, I have to give a +1 on the people who wash the windscreen with me behind,that stuff tastes foul!

Can't be any worse than the bugs you're sampling riding with an open visor.

Just extra protein and mouthwash!

stevie c · 04-08-2005, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Gixxerdale

Can't be any worse than the bugs you're sampling riding with an open visor.

Just extra protein and mouthwash!

Thats what I like about you, you always see the positive side of a situation!

Ride-or-die · 04-08-2005, 09:24 AM

CAGES!!! just in general they are stupid

tlwisner · 04-08-2005, 01:57 PM

If I'm riding, I'm not pissed off. A bad ride is so much better tha a "good" drive in the car.

DrBob · 04-08-2005, 03:05 PM

Everything in life that pisses me off can be summed up in two words: stupid people. Sometimes I wish my pug and I had the planet to ourselves.

sunny · 04-08-2005, 04:35 PM

when people are rude is the only thing that pisses me off.

like dissing my bike. or treating me like i don't know anything about my bike.

Dwayne Hicks · 04-08-2005, 04:36 PM

I tend to agree with everything said - especially the bugs and window washer fluid - I have started listening to my mp3 player - I feel it calms me down a bit.

As said - where's the fun in riding if you're getting worked up about drivers who can't drive. <shrug> </shrug>

Ta
Dwayne

**inspiron** · 04-09-2005, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwayne Hicks

I have started listening to my mp3 player - I feel it calms me down a bit.

I think the jury is still out on this one ... I wear earplugs to block out alot of noise (mostly wind), but I don't think listening to music while on my bike is a good idea. I guess it depends what for music, but when I'm listening to rock music in my car, I tend to drive faster than when the local top-40 radio station is on.

I was recently on the road (in my cage) and had the Best of Guns & Roses in the CD player ... when "Paradise City" came on, my foot got heavier. When "Patience" was on, I slowed down. This would be dangerous (or worse, expensive) if I had been on my bike!

SDSUsnowboards · 04-09-2005, 04:22 AM

Q. What plsses you off while riding?
A. People.

oldgeezer · 04-09-2005, 07:57 AM

If I go on a long road trip, I carry my portable CD player and listen to music. I have no trouble hearing the other stuff because I keep the volume down and can pause the CD when I go through a town. Sometimes it makes the ride more enjoyable, sometimes I just like to listen to the wind and take in the sights. I do have to watch my speed when songs like Metallica's Fuel comes on.

finch20th · 04-09-2005, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gixxerdale

Running out of ride time!

It's like fishing, you know, just one more cast. Except with riding it's just one more road!

damn straight

04-07-2005, 12:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjbklb Seat Tester Joined: Mar 2004 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 53	What pi$$e$ you off when riding? A tailgater at night...you already have to keep a lookout at night for deer and wildlife on the road and the sides...not to mention keep an eye out for the possible roadkill you're about to run over...and it bugs the #&$&$* out of me when someone is right behind me blinding me with their lights...it seems like they have to get within a carlength of your rear bumper I get really pis*ed when people think its ok to throw a lite cigarette butt out the window, only to have it flying right towards your head while riding behind him . SOOV"S on cell phones . Truckers especially the ones who pull out in front of you to pass another truck on a grade managing to go all of 2-10 mph faster than the one they're passing. I love the cages that feel the need to drift over the center line toward you. I hate the morons that nearly cram you off to the shoulder to get around you at any costs. Seems they cannot handle being behind a bike- only to end up going slower than your bike is and I end up having to pass the cage within the next mile or so down the road. Or the ones that crowd up right behind at stoplights/signs. There can be several cars in front, but the car driver acts like I'm supposed to go to the shoulder so they can be in front of me even sitting still. Those huge pieces of truck tires (recaps) that you see on the highways, especially on the interstates. There seems to be a lot of that now. Not only can you hit them, but other vehicles can throw them your way. Very dangerous at night! For someone to be at a stop sign ,look right at you, make eye contact and then pull out in front of you. Makes me wonder where their minds are at that time. I hate the cager moving along in front of me, who decides to hit his windshield washers that are not properly adjusted...I get it right in the face! Doesn't matter if I'm riding or driving but I hate people who don't use turn signals. Untarped trucks, trailers with dried mud and rocks that fly off and you have to dodge while it bounces toward you off the highway or blasts your face with. The cager that pulls in front of you( with no one behind you for two miles) then turns at the next exit, less than a block away!!!! drivers on the major arterial who stop in favor of traffic waiting to enter from a nonsignaled cross street or a shopping center driveway. potholes. Especially at night! Cagers who aren't paying attention, and slip off the road at 55mph just enough to kick up EVERYTHING on the shoulder and the immediate dirt. The self-important morons who sit in the left lane of a four lane highway,preventing anyone from passing them. Those little bumps in the road that screw up my aim as I'm pulling the trigger on some idiot who pissed me off..... (just kidding on that last one <gr>) __________________ Go For It

04-07-2005, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	I hate long, ranting posts. (Kidding) I hate people (bike or not) that fail to get right after passing. I drove 1,000 miles last Saturday, and I'd bank this week's pay that I passed >150 people on the right. __________________ Go to hell

04-07-2005, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
oldgeezer Handlebar Consultant Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 646	nuttin'. I liken it to the old saying (modified slightly), "a bad day riding is better than a good day at work". Guess I'm just too old to get too worked up about much of anything and no one, short of someone actually running over me, is going to spoil my fun. Of course, I'm the guy you see riding 20 MPH with his left blinker on. Man, gotta move to Florida, get some bermuda shorts, black socks and sandals. __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, d!ckheads--they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

04-07-2005, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hunter Clutch Cadet Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2005 GSF650S Location: N.B. Canada Posts: 915	JJBKLB, so what you are saying you dont like riding because everything pisses you off? Every thing you stated is true but that is what make our sport so much fun. __________________ Life is short and you are dead a long time.

04-07-2005, 08:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Running out of ride time! It's like fishing, you know, just one more cast. Except with riding it's just one more road! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

04-07-2005, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hayaboosta Clunked into first gear Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2005 GSX1300R Hayabusa Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 203	Getting hit by the biggest nastiest bugs at night when the air is moist, and the whole flicking a cig butt out the window and getting hit with it, but as far as having a tailgater or traffic wise just wick it a lil and see them it the rear view.

04-07-2005, 09:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
axel_2078 Sit speling cheker Joined: May 2004 Bike: 2003 Marauder 800 Location: Fairview Heights, IL Posts: 1,668	Rowdy hates people complaining, so watch out! __________________ "Rome didn't win wars by holding meetings. They did it by crushing those who opposed them." - unknown Everyone has a dark side. Mine's just a little closer to the surface.

04-08-2005, 12:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
stevie c Sit speling cheker Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: GSX-R 600 K1 Location: Northants,UK Posts: 1,631	Not much bothers me really, I have the mindset now were I treat evryone as idiots so it doesn't suprise me when they do something idiotic.... ...but, I have to give a +1 on the people who wash the windscreen with me behind,that stuff tastes foul! __________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!), always beats red ones!! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today.

04-08-2005, 09:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ride-or-die Petrol Taster Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 2000 GSXR-600 Location: ESSEX, England Posts: 751	CAGES!!! just in general they are stupid __________________ Both knees are good friends with Mr Road. they play everyday!!

04-08-2005, 01:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
tlwisner Throttle Jockey Joined: Apr 2004 Bike: '05 Boulevard C50 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 3,208	If I'm riding, I'm not pissed off. A bad ride is so much better tha a "good" drive in the car. __________________ Tim Wisner AMA, SCRC Happiness is something we create

04-08-2005, 03:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,765	Everything in life that pisses me off can be summed up in two words: stupid people. Sometimes I wish my pug and I had the planet to ourselves. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

04-08-2005, 04:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
sunny Leaned over, knee down Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: '97 suzuki savage, '90 honda shadow, '75 kh400, and a broom Location: fort worthless Posts: 4,678	when people are rude is the only thing that pisses me off. like dissing my bike. or treating me like i don't know anything about my bike. __________________ "blah blah blah, the world revolves around me, blah blah blah, your perception of events can't possibly be valid, blah blah blah, i wasn't there but i know everything about everything, blah blah blah." - 95% of the male population. you WISH this post was brought to you by rum.

04-08-2005, 04:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dwayne Hicks Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: 2003 Honda CGL 125 Location: South Africa Posts: 857	I tend to agree with everything said - especially the bugs and window washer fluid - I have started listening to my mp3 player - I feel it calms me down a bit. As said - where's the fun in riding if you're getting worked up about drivers who can't drive. <shrug> </shrug> Ta Dwayne __________________ I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here. Its 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hey, psycho, we're not getting back together. Now get out of my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up.

04-09-2005, 04:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
SDSUsnowboards Tin Foil Inspector Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2000 CBR600f4 Location: Southern California Posts: 764	Q. What plsses you off while riding? A. People. __________________ The notion should be deleted from your noggin. -FIVEINCH

04-09-2005, 07:57 AM	#19 (permalink)
oldgeezer Handlebar Consultant Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 646	If I go on a long road trip, I carry my portable CD player and listen to music. I have no trouble hearing the other stuff because I keep the volume down and can pause the CD when I go through a town. Sometimes it makes the ride more enjoyable, sometimes I just like to listen to the wind and take in the sights. I do have to watch my speed when songs like Metallica's Fuel comes on. __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, d!ckheads--they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

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