who is a vigalante?
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From: Austin TEXAS
RE: who is a vigalante?
ORIGINAL: Aweasel
if it really grinds your gears that bad to have a personal vendetta enough to rant and rave when you get home on some message board then I suggest you hang up your helmet and sell your bike.
if it really grinds your gears that bad to have a personal vendetta enough to rant and rave when you get home on some message board then I suggest you hang up your helmet and sell your bike.
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From: Fort Awesome
RE: who is a vigalante?
Something my wife has taught me (which I have not mastered) is...it takes so much of your energy to be pissed. Being angry/punching off mirrorsis alot of work. You gain weeks, months, years back onto your life by letting **** go (like 51 said). If you can take a look at the situation from like 30,000 feet, you would see that losing your mind at someone is not necessary.
I can't tell you how much easier that is...let's all be safe out there!
I'd shake my head, and say, "Phoo, that was close,"
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From: Mud hut, Zululand
RE: who is a vigalante?
50 commandments of a motorcycle rider? to be reviewed each year.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ho...ays/index.html
(It'll save your life more than bashing mirrors. )
Picture the scene - I make an errror on the road, you break my mirror, I take your number down and have you arrested at your workplace (VERY embarrassing) and charged with everything from malicious damage to property, to dangerous driving. Don't think I can do it ? Think again.
I have and I can, and you'd better hope you don't appear in court later on some unrelated charges before me, because I'll guarantee you some jail time.
The best pieces of advice you've already had -
1 Ride as though everyone out there wants to kill you.
2 If 1 doesn't work for you, sell the bike and hang up your helmet.
SAFER FOR EVERYONE, BUT SAFEST FOR YOU.
I'm not wasting any more time on this worthless post. Caveat magister !
+1 Voodoo
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ho...ays/index.html
(It'll save your life more than bashing mirrors. )
Picture the scene - I make an errror on the road, you break my mirror, I take your number down and have you arrested at your workplace (VERY embarrassing) and charged with everything from malicious damage to property, to dangerous driving. Don't think I can do it ? Think again.
I have and I can, and you'd better hope you don't appear in court later on some unrelated charges before me, because I'll guarantee you some jail time.
The best pieces of advice you've already had -
1 Ride as though everyone out there wants to kill you.
2 If 1 doesn't work for you, sell the bike and hang up your helmet.
SAFER FOR EVERYONE, BUT SAFEST FOR YOU.
I'm not wasting any more time on this worthless post. Caveat magister !
+1 Voodoo
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RE: who is a vigalante?
ORIGINAL: f44life
sometimes the middle finger isnt enough. For instance i was riding with a friend down a windy road that goes along the river.This van in front of us is doing 50mph in ***. Sowe ride a couple car lengthsbehind to pass. The van pulls into the turning lanewith no turn signal, as i begin to drive by the van pulls back over and almost hits me i had to crack the throttle tonot get side swiipe. So um all pissed off. Soacouple miles down my buddy and i pull over at a local ice cream/biker hangout. Sure enough thisvan pulls in. Um still pissed off. So right asthey get out of the van. Um in thereface. Husband and wife about 50years old. Igot in there face and asked why the hell they almost swerved over and hit us? U were speedingthey said. WTFdoes that have to do with anything. Ur not even observant atunder the speed limit and u almost sideswiped me and didnt use ur turn signal u dumb****. So they start to ignore me. They even go up to order icecream and turn there backs to me. I got right up in there faces and cussed and bitch them the **** out right in front of probably 15people there waiting for icecream. They alll looked at me like i was going to pull a gun.
Now somebody tell me you would just give them the finger and laugh it off. They just put my life endanger by a couple feet and could of ruined my buddys day to if i would of got hit. I know they seen us because we road behind them for a mile.
So what would you guys have done in my shoes?
sometimes the middle finger isnt enough. For instance i was riding with a friend down a windy road that goes along the river.This van in front of us is doing 50mph in ***. Sowe ride a couple car lengthsbehind to pass. The van pulls into the turning lanewith no turn signal, as i begin to drive by the van pulls back over and almost hits me i had to crack the throttle tonot get side swiipe. So um all pissed off. Soacouple miles down my buddy and i pull over at a local ice cream/biker hangout. Sure enough thisvan pulls in. Um still pissed off. So right asthey get out of the van. Um in thereface. Husband and wife about 50years old. Igot in there face and asked why the hell they almost swerved over and hit us? U were speedingthey said. WTFdoes that have to do with anything. Ur not even observant atunder the speed limit and u almost sideswiped me and didnt use ur turn signal u dumb****. So they start to ignore me. They even go up to order icecream and turn there backs to me. I got right up in there faces and cussed and bitch them the **** out right in front of probably 15people there waiting for icecream. They alll looked at me like i was going to pull a gun.
Now somebody tell me you would just give them the finger and laugh it off. They just put my life endanger by a couple feet and could of ruined my buddys day to if i would of got hit. I know they seen us because we road behind them for a mile.
So what would you guys have done in my shoes?
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From: neptune, nj
RE: who is a vigalante?
ORIGINAL: f44life
But after i hit 150
But after i hit 150
ORIGINAL: f44life
All non motorcyclist think we do 150mph all over the place
All non motorcyclist think we do 150mph all over the place
i agree with some of the others, there are some times when i have been in the cage or on the bike and i cut someone off or made some sort of a mistake (key word being MISTAKE) and i can tell you that if after that someone kicked off my mirror... or got in my face at an ice cream place they would have their a$$ handed to them on an engraved silver platter
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RE: who is a vigalante?
^^ thanks ynks for pointing out that contradiction...
and would anyone else like to see this ***-hat go "vigilante" on a vehicle owned by Hardcorp? just the thought of the ensuing madness makes me smile inside....
and would anyone else like to see this ***-hat go "vigilante" on a vehicle owned by Hardcorp? just the thought of the ensuing madness makes me smile inside....
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From: Mud hut, Zululand
RE: who is a vigalante?
Noooooooooooooooooooo itgbudeev, imagine the carnage, [X(][X(]although HC would probably have broken off the bike's wingmirrors and shoved them where the sun don't shine......just for starters. I'd love to get THAT on a video.......[&:]
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RE: who is a vigalante?
Last summer i was taking my grandfather to the doctor, he cant get around well anymore. We were in his truck, mines to tall for him to get into, and he has a cap you cant see around very well. Anyhow im in the right lane for several miles, the hospital is coming up, i signal, and check the mirror, make a slow move over. As im doing that i hear a bike horn so immediatly dodge back right. Guy must have been in my blind spot for a few blocks, just never saw or heard him. He backed way off, so i re signal and make my change, and turn. Now as im parking i see him following, so i stop. He gets off bike and rips off his helmet and comes up to pass window. As he walks up i say dude i am so sorry, i never saw you there, was totally my fault. He then starts spouting off, swearing, and getting pissed. I say im sorry again, and start to pull away. He hits the side of the truck and says where the f&^% are you going ahole. I stop and say dude just drop it. He then says **** *** ******* and hits the mirror off the truck. Now my grandfather starts to say something and he says cork it gramps and spits on his face. Well that was it, i was outa the truck and it was on. I can at the very least tell you that lil punk ate thru a straw for at least a month. He is lucky i didnt do worse, or run his *** over. Of corse in a hospital parking lot there were plenty of witnesses, so no big deal tome. The point i guess is, i gave him a window to take the high road from a fellow biker. I made a mistake, apologized, and felt bad about it. But if you get violent, you never know whats gonna happen to you.