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- like I said .........go down to your local MC clubhouse and shout your mouth off ...............the lesson in polite manners from people who have those bikes will be a memorable experience.
You actually need to be very careful when you step into the V twin world about who you could offend because you are walking into a different dimension.
Like I told you " those bikes " are not just toys for weekend warriors - to some people they are a religion and they'"go to church " Google it .............do some research before you insult them ..........it really isn't a very good idea .
You're defending people who ride excessively loud machines and your argument is that it's ok because they're big tough men ???
Basically I'm an ex-biker who is not skint and sees no reason to excuse the noisy dicks disturbing the peace anymore than I wouldn't excuse a car driver with no exhaust.
There is no excuse for a stupidly loud exhaust. End of.
p.s. and on a personal level, they're not "proper bikes". They're noisy two-wheeled cars for blokes too scared to get a proper machine.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
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As for the danger thing, I don't doubt a crash is more dangerous on a bike than in a car but noone I know who rides has ever seriously hurt themselves. I've never ridden anything other than mates twisties when I was a hoodlum but it's a minor miracle I made it to 30 (I'd guess my average hospital admission and stay worked out at around a week in my twenties); my loved ones might be relieved if I switched my attention to two wheels.
Too fast to live, too young to die as the saying goes. At least I was, alas.
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I'm personally responsible for all global warming
It means motorcycle club, which can be a vague blanket term that covers anything from your local church ride out group to the international back patch groups. I'm guessing you're using it in the far more specific term here though.
Motorbike deaths in UK: 241 https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/statisticsformotorcyclistskilledorseriouslyinjuredforthepast5years
Alcohol related deaths in UK: 8,758 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/bulletins/alcoholrelateddeathsintheunitedkingdom/registeredin2015
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Sportsters /bobbers are not uncommon nor are big dress tourers .......it's not all 1970s choppers .
Yes,lots of beards and bellies and tatts and older guys and the Sargeant-at -arms will probably be 7 ' tall and equally wide but
there are plenty that don't fit that stereotype. You may be very surprised at the Profession of some members (not the majority)
or the fact that they drive a brand new Range Rover ...........mysterious world but I can assure you they are not dentists.
The scene is quieter in UK than Germany / Scandinavia /US or Australia.
However ,some people take their lifestyle very seriously especially Legacies ( the sons of living or dead members )
I have known somebody live in a caravan so they could keep their old Panhead because it is a lifestyle - not all money.
I dont give a toss what you think but everybody is entitled to an opinion.The nature of the engine is unavoidably loud and to muffle it reduces 25% of the already archaic output.( the original engine design was for a ditch pump - it ended up being put in a 2 wheel frame )
What grinds my gears is being called a tool especially by somebody whose prejudice brings money into the equation although therein lies the true gripe - either you are the noise police or you simply have an issue with people that can afford a Harley as you stated 'too much money ". The MC element is no more enamoured of newly bought garage toy Dentist owners than you are .
Like I told you, whilst you are entitled to opinion ( your opinion ) there is no need to insult people -if those are your sentiments keep them to yourself.
The well - intentioned advice was just to let you know that there are people who would not react as politely as me to your insults.They really can be very unpleasant people . Chances are you have only come across a few Weekend Warriors but don't mouth off down at your local because you never know when you might be overheard by a 1% Patch Clubmember or over-eager Prospect .You would certainly get what is known as a "Stomping ".
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I'd love a motorbike for commuting but my gf won't let me! They are bloody dangerous though, I've had enough near misses at low speed on my push bike.
Indeed, Emp is a paid-up member of the GOMC - grumpy old man club. His frequent self-righteous rants on this forum are best read out loud in a Victor Meldrew voice to put them in context.
We can only hope that next time Emp notices some guy revving a stationery big twin he makes a point of telling him what a tool he is. Who here thinks that's likely to happen?
They will "licence" MCC clubs in their territory and control it some of which will be support clubs (co-erced )
Some MCC s are also pretty serious.and are allowed to wear a front patch (1 piece)
Everything else is simply Riders clubs.
MC = 3 piece patch with top and bottom Rocker
Serious Prospecting
Lifelong club loyalty/ association
Controls your whole life and family.
I stand by my opinions. If you are one of these bikers who blips the throttle on a stupidly loud twin to get people to look at you then you are a tool. Just ride the damn thing - don't go trying to get everybody else to validate your existence.
If, however, you don't behave like that, then you have no reason to take offence because my insult is for them alone.
As for being the 'Noise police'... Why should anyone have to have their peace disturbed by deafening motorbikes, whose exhausts are designed to be loud, just because the rider likes them? Fuck off somewhere else, preferably an unpopulated area, if you want to ride an unsilenced ditch pump around the place. As for your "stomping" comment... no... it's too daft to respond to.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming