• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Who is more of a jerk? Harely or rice rocket cyclists?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Jmman said:
Stop generalizing? This whole thread is about generalizing. I have seen plenty of guys on sportbikes going way too fast or weaving in and out of traffic, much more than any harley riders I have seen. And yes, age does play into it, but having a bike that will go 180 mph also plays into it as well.......
Click to expand...

Oh believe me I have too but most motorcyclists don't ride like that. Of course, you only remember the shit heads.

I was on the 5 freeway a few weeks ago with my wife and son in the car when two guys on ridiculously loud Harleys came blasting by me weaving in and out of traffic so let's not pretend that any one group is any better or worse than the other mkay? Although, I'm going to give the nod to the ones who disturb me when I'm inside my house with the windows and doors closed just because. 😉

Honestly, if there was one group of riders who I would say are the most responsible it's probably those guys on the sport touring bikes. You know, the big expensive BMW's and Ducati Multistradas.
 
The majority of motorcyclists (and the majority of cyclists), regardless of bike type, are reasonable and good people.

Harleys have jerks with straight pipes but the majority of cruisers, Harleys included, aren't loud enough to be a nuisance.

Sportbikes have jerks who ride like they have a death wish, but the majority are responsible enough not to be an issue.

I don't buy the "loud pipes save lives" theory either (they project all the sound backwards, which isn't terribly helpful in getting the guy next to or in front of you to notice you).

ZV
 
JulesMaximus said:
Honestly, if there was one group of riders who I would say are the most responsible it's probably those guys on the sport touring bikes. You know, the big expensive BMW's and Ducati Multistradas.
Click to expand...

I'd go with Goldwing riders myself, but I agree in general. Most of the guys on touring bikes (whether traditional or sport-touring) spend too many hours on their bikes to want them really loud and have too much to lose if they crash to ride ridiculously.

ZV
 
Dubb said:
There was a thread on here a while back about loud pipes that ended with a few of my posts mysteriously disappearing after I illustrated someone's hypocrisy on the subject.

So my vote is the guys with loud pipes. I don't buy "loud pipes save lives" AT ALL anymore.
Click to expand...

Agree with you on this 100%
 
Rice rockets weave in and out of traffic more than Harleys.

I hear more Harleys (deliberately modded to be louder because the riders have small peens and need to compensate). I used to live near some bars, and I really hope those idiots go deaf.

A bit OT: I once saw a rice rocketeer pass me (I was doing 70 MPH) while doing a wheelie down the expressway. Impressive, yet foolish.
 
I would say the Harley rider, their engines always sound like they are puttering out so they have to rev them long and loudly before leaving the driveway, sometimes at like 5am
 
I can't say. But I do know I do not enjoy the sound of loud motorcycles without the high-RPMs... :awe: So.. I don't really like the harleys. I like sport bikes though. It's a lot more fun to watch a guy have his motorcycle go 0-60 in less than 3 seconds while doing a wheelie than hearing a guy have a roaring bike going nowhere while his beard flaps in the wind.
 
You know what really grinds my gears.

The Harley's that break the decibels for a jet engine take off.

I don't even care about the squids, at least they scoot and they don't make much of a noise.

Also, only the Harleys I've ever seen look even close to this fucking retarded:
Highhandle+bars+motorcycle.jpg


Please just find a hole and die plz.
 
tk149 said:
Rice rockets weave in and out of traffic more than Harleys.

I hear more Harleys (deliberately modded to be louder because the riders have small peens and need to compensate). I used to live near some bars, and I really hope those idiots go deaf.

A bit OT: I once saw a rice rocketeer pass me (I was doing 70 MPH) while doing a wheelie down the expressway. Impressive, yet foolish.
Click to expand...

These guys are based here, and you used to see them on the freeways doing it fairly often, though I haven't seen any of em in a while.

http://www.streetfighterz.com/media.html

Serious deathwishes.

I've seen responsible drivers and twats on both cruisers and sport bikes.
 
Most Harleys drivers are over the hill older guys. I did the motorcycle thing when I was younger, it's out of me now. I like to be comfortable when I travel and not have to worry about the weather or the inherent danger associated with riding.

Somehow, it's OK to drive obnoxiously loud motorcycles now. I don't know why. If anybody drove a car this loud, they would get a ticket the instant they met a cop on the road.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top