Adam Carolla on bikers

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CurseTheSky

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Real bikers are the ones that have a genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm for motorcycles and riding them, and don't care about their image and how others perceive them. I also find these type of riders the ones that actually listen to traffic laws, are courteous of other vehicles on the road, and usually end up being really cool people if you talk to them.

The bikers I've talked to who were complete assholes are usually also the ones constantly revving every time you come up to a red light, with straight pipes, and doing everything they can to look like a badass and keep the attention on them.
 

Bignate603

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No, he's not saying that. He's saying that crotch rocket guys don't annoy the shit out of him while he's trying to take a nap inside his house. My neighbor across the street has a Harley with open pipes that is so loud I can hear it idling in his driveway from anywhere inside my house with all the windows and doors shut. I like the guy but it must be so tiring to ride that bike or to even ride near him.

They do to me. I live on a residential side street with a 25 mph speed limit. Kids play in front lawns, people ride their bikes, and the houses aren't more than 40 feet back from the road. There are these guys on crotch rockets that blast down the road as fast as they can. Either they're cutting through the neighborhood because the main road has traffic, lights and cops, or they're going to a condo complex just down the street. Either way, they get past the entrance to the residential area that curves a little and has a dip in the road so they can't go that fast and then just open up the bikes. While it's not the window rattling noise you get from a Harley with no pipes the higher pitch scream of a crotch rocket with the throttle opened up is really irritating.
 

JulesMaximus

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Jul 3, 2003
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I didn't get past his hand wave complaint so I don't know what else he said.

I move to the side when I am driving for lane splitting bikes as well, except that I prefer they keep both hands occupied with the control of their bike rather than acknowledging my incredible sacrifice of moving over in my lane a foot.

-KeithP

I don't need two hands on the grips 100% of the time to ride in a straight line.
 

JulesMaximus

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Jul 3, 2003
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Loud noise causes stress, and lots of it. I tried some fairly loud pipes on my bike once, after half an hour I was looking for a cliff to drive off. I like a little rumble, but loud sucks.

I had a Mustang GT with Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers and 3.73 rear end gears on it many years ago and it got tiring driving in that thing after about an hour on the freeway because it was turning at around 3,000rpms in 5th gear at 80mph, it also would develop a resonance at around that speed which made it even louder in the cabin. Fun car but not so much fun to drive long distances in.
 

BoberFett

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Oct 9, 1999
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You can keep begging MJinZ, but it's not going to get your anywhere. I'm not into tiny metrosexual Asian men with 2" peckers.
 

Zenmervolt

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Speaking as a Harley owner, I agree with him about the idiots who take the baffles out of their pipes or who run straight pipes.

I've left my Harley warming up 10 feet from my house and didn't even wake up my roommate who was sleeping on the couch inside. That's the way to do it. I still think it sounds good, even without being an asshole.

As far as his comments on black helmets, actual data shows that helmet color has no measurable affect on accident rates, but I'm not going to hold that against him since he's an entertainer.

ZV
 

IcePickFreak

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I live in Milwaukee and I've grown to hate harley riders in particular as well, particularly this year. Truthfully I have nothing against Harleys, other than they are waaaaaaay overpriced for what they are, but the people that own them are indeed mostly douche bags. I laugh that every single one of them (and there are a ton around here) has to put on a Harley shirt to ride their bike. It wasn't enough that they overpaid for their bike, so they had to overpay for a t-shirt that Harley charges $35+ for. They all gotta rev at stop lights and then take off full throttle and rip thru the first 2 or 3 gears. They're not even fast so I've yet to figure out why they do this other than to be an annoying asshole.

Just last night I went a local festival so naturally there's a bunch of Harley's there. I'm coming up the street past it, speed limit is only 25mph in the first place, and with all the traffic and people I'm doing about 10-15mph. I stop to wait for this dumbass trying to back his bike into a spot next to some other bikes. After he pulled back forward 3 times and was sticking a few feet into the road I finally just went around him and got the complimentary "Asshole!". Dude, you can't park a fucking motorcycle, really?

About 10 years back I had a 97 TA that was pretty loud, LTH, flowmasters, etc that was a second car to play around with. I got pulled over leaving a place I met up with some friends for loud exhaust. Now the car was loud, but I wasn't hammering on it, and the 10+ Harleys that drove by while I was getting a ticket were way louder. The cop even had to stop talking when some of them went by. Being Milwaukee though you get some sort of diplomatic immunity for riding a Harley it seems.

Granted their are some dumbasses on sport bikes, but around here at least they're way outnumbered by Harley riders in general, and even then their dumbass index isn't as high.
 

Greenman

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I live in Milwaukee and I've grown to hate harley riders in particular as well, particularly this year. Truthfully I have nothing against Harleys, other than they are waaaaaaay overpriced for what they are, but the people that own them are indeed mostly douche bags. I laugh that every single one of them (and there are a ton around here) has to put on a Harley shirt to ride their bike. It wasn't enough that they overpaid for their bike, so they had to overpay for a t-shirt that Harley charges $35+ for. They all gotta rev at stop lights and then take off full throttle and rip thru the first 2 or 3 gears. They're not even fast so I've yet to figure out why they do this other than to be an annoying asshole.

Just last night I went a local festival so naturally there's a bunch of Harley's there. I'm coming up the street past it, speed limit is only 25mph in the first place, and with all the traffic and people I'm doing about 10-15mph. I stop to wait for this dumbass trying to back his bike into a spot next to some other bikes. After he pulled back forward 3 times and was sticking a few feet into the road I finally just went around him and got the complimentary "Asshole!". Dude, you can't park a fucking motorcycle, really?

About 10 years back I had a 97 TA that was pretty loud, LTH, flowmasters, etc that was a second car to play around with. I got pulled over leaving a place I met up with some friends for loud exhaust. Now the car was loud, but I wasn't hammering on it, and the 10+ Harleys that drove by while I was getting a ticket were way louder. The cop even had to stop talking when some of them went by. Being Milwaukee though you get some sort of diplomatic immunity for riding a Harley it seems.

Granted their are some dumbasses on sport bikes, but around here at least they're way outnumbered by Harley riders in general, and even then their dumbass index isn't as high.

You're talking about Harley soldiers, or hankie heads, and I have to agree with you. The Harley "life style" is a cruel joke, but it's brilliant marketing. To be honest though, I see the same thing happening in in other areas. Around here lots of guy's but 3k bicycles and $500 spandex shorts with orange and yellow designs on them and ride around looking like circus clowns on acid. It's scary.
 

BUTCH1

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You're talking about Harley soldiers, or hankie heads, and I have to agree with you. The Harley "life style" is a cruel joke, but it's brilliant marketing. To be honest though, I see the same thing happening in in other areas. Around here lots of guy's but 3k bicycles and $500 spandex shorts with orange and yellow designs on them and ride around looking like circus clowns on acid. It's scary.

Shoot, you should see Daytona during bike week, don't get me wrong, lot's of fine machines ( and some hotties on back too) but basically anything that rolls on 2 wheels comes over. One day at a stop light I saw a 350-400lb dude with his 250-300lb old lady on an old sportster, to get it to move he had to pretty much max out the rpm's then ever so slowly slip the clutch, if that thing could speak it would be screaming HELP! HELP!..
 

IcePickFreak

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You're talking about Harley soldiers, or hankie heads, and I have to agree with you. The Harley "life style" is a cruel joke, but it's brilliant marketing. To be honest though, I see the same thing happening in in other areas. Around here lots of guy's but 3k bicycles and $500 spandex shorts with orange and yellow designs on them and ride around looking like circus clowns on acid. It's scary.

haha, that's another thing I've been noticing around here lately and even pointed out to a friend a couple weeks ago. Most bicyclist I see riding around are wearing the 'racing' spandex shorts/shirts and I can guarantee with the amount of stretch in them that these people aren't taking on any races. Circus clowns on acid is pretty accurate lol.
 

thomsbrain

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I agree with it all, and you can make almost the exact same set of arguments for muscle cars versus real sports cars.
 

mikej007

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The 40 year old poser on his too loud Harley doesn't really bother me. Around here you get the punk ass 20 year olds on crotch rockets who look behind them to see if you're watching how cool they are, then they pop a wheelie and break all kinds of traffic laws. The high pitched scream of their wide open throttle is infinitely more annoying to me than a fat ass Harley rider putting by.
 

Greenman

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The 40 year old poser on his too loud Harley doesn't really bother me. Around here you get the punk ass 20 year olds on crotch rockets who look behind them to see if you're watching how cool they are, then they pop a wheelie and break all kinds of traffic laws. The high pitched scream of their wide open throttle is infinitely more annoying to me than a fat ass Harley rider putting by.

Squids come with their own set of issues, stupidity being far and away the worst of them.
 

hanoverphist

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I got stuck behind a bike with straight pipes in a single lane construction zone for about 20 miles one time. It was surprisingly draining.

Loud noise causes stress, and lots of it. I tried some fairly loud pipes on my bike once, after half an hour I was looking for a cliff to drive off. I like a little rumble, but loud sucks.

Loud pipes don't save lives either... they don't hear you coming... only going. Perhaps those with loud pipes should actually learn how to ride their bike... That would be a lot safer than loud pipes.

i dont really have a problem with loud pipes. my 4-1 kirker fell off on the freeway one time and it took me a week or so to replace it, and that week i had some seriously pissed off neighbors. justifiably so, as well. my bike was hardly stock, was very loud and fast. it was also my only transpo, so i had no choice but to ride it until i could get it replaced.

youre all insane if you think "rice rockets" are quiet tho. you can hear those suckers for miles when they are on the throttle.

i do agree that loud pipes dont really save lives, but they arent the root of all evil either. some people prefer it, some dont. the noise level is moot tho, there are cars with fart can exhaust that is just as loud, there are whistlers, flowmasters and all kinds of add ons to all kinds of other vehicles that are just as annoying. singling out harley riders for it is asinine.
 

Occ

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About a month ago I took my gsxr on a ferry ride. Bikes load first, so that's cool. There were a bunch of cruisers, some Harley, some Japanese. When it was time to get off the ferry and everyone started their bikes up, at first I thought something was wrong with my bike it wouldn't start. Then I realized it had started and I just couldn't tell; all the rumbling cruisers around me were totally dominating my eardrums. That's just obnoxious and unnecessary, in my opinion, but people can do what they like.

My bike is really only loud when I want it to be - just have the stock exhaust, so that helps. It can roll around town going ~30 mph in 6th gear and barely make more noise than the cages. It's really not that loud going the speed limit on the freeway in 6th gear either. However, it can also shriek like a banshee out of hell going 70+ in 2nd gear or really any time it accelerates in a hurry. I guess my point though is that it isn't constantly loud to a ridiculous degree. I suspect most of the time you hear sport bikes ripping in town it's because the rider wants to be noticed. I see this a lot now that it's in the middle of summer.

And hey, sometimes I feel like being a bit of an asshole too, so I shove it in 2nd gear and blow by everyone stuck at the on-ramp and gloat a bit. *shrug*
 
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