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If you haven't seen this video yet, you just aren't going to believe it. It just goes to prove that the two most plentiful things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity - Driver intentionally swerves into motorcycle
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I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
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CRAP! That is nasty! Lucky those dumb kids weren't killed. That old buzzard needs a punch in the face! Now claiming he was "STUNG BY SOMETHING"?
Those dumb butt kids need to get a ticket for passing on the double-yellow and driving like fools. But that ole' buzzard needs to go to jail as it's certainly not his job to take the law into his hands....Kurt Boehringer
Peachtree City, Georgia
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I agree entirely. I didn't think too much of the bike passing on the double yellow, but the guy in the cage went left of center too.Originally posted by kboehringer View PostCRAP! That is nasty! Lucky those dumb kids weren't killed. That old buzzard needs a punch in the face! Now claiming he was "STUNG BY SOMETHING"?
Those dumb butt kids need to get a ticket for passing on the double-yellow and driving like fools. But that ole' buzzard needs to go to jail as it's certainly not his job to take the law into his hands....
I liked the video guy's response when that moron said "I don't care." He replied, "You're going to." And I'll bet that "I don't care" remark will come back to bite him right square in his azz.I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Jury trial for the ol guy...no defense for him, he crossed the double yellow too..hows he gonna explain that?
Bikers had way more self control than I would have....
Apparently the old guy was charged with an assault of some kind.....Mark
1980 xs1100g 3H5.......
1992 Ducati 907ie
2001 Moto Guzzi JackalComment
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In Texas, you deserve the death penalty for double yellow passing. It's administered on the spot, like a good old fashioned lynching.
I have little use for people with an attitude like that.
Marty (in Mississippi)
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tend to agree...try that with some bikers and the old fart would have been shot on the spot...dispicable p o s doesnt derseve to liveOriginally posted by jetmechmarty View PostIn Texas, you deserve the death penalty for double yellow passing. It's administered on the spot, like a good old fashioned lynching.
I have little use for people with an attitude like that.1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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The guy that filmed this has some follow up on Youtube. He said nobody got a citation on the scene due to he said/she said. But after the cops got a copy of the video they are charging him (The cage driver) with attempted murder. (Maybe attempted vehicular homicide?)
The female passenger was taken to the hospital and put in ICU. She had one surgery on her elbow that was ground down the the bone and a possibility of losing the arm? She had been scheduled for another surgery to fix her fractured wrist. That was as of reading his responses yesterday.
While these guys aren't "Mr. Innocents".. they have a history of running from the cops on camera and they had been riding well into the triple digits before this happened, that in no way excuses the old man's actions. What I will warn against is while passing, go to the far left of the lane. I can't tell you how many times I've been passing, only to get even with a car and have them pull out without looking to pass as well. At this point, I just expect that to happen.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
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Good advice ...Originally posted by trbig View Post
A friend of mine taught me this years ago, and I've been doing it ever since.
It has saved me from a collision with an inattentive driver many times.Marco
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1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
1979 Honda CBX
2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
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Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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The list changes.
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Great advice...one must always be vigilant around cagers...Originally posted by trbig View Post
1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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I'll bet he cares now.Originally posted by BA80 View PostI think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.Comment
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The plot thickens. Sounds like it's about time for that fargin icehole (Roman Moroni, circa 1984) to go away for a long while.Originally posted by BA80 View PostI think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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General rule of survival on bikes is ( When ridding like an ass look out for the A-hole ) Generally the bigger ass you are the bigger the A-hole you find.
When I was in my teens I rode trail with some ruff guys we did not always respect private property the way we should have. They started ridding further and further out and with no tags I decided I had extended my luck as far as I wanted to go on highways so we lost contact.
A few years later I found out one of the guys hit a tight wire across a path neck high at 80. Lesson learned A-holes can be nasty.To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
Rodan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khm6...liHntN91DHjHiS
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1198 Overbore kit
Grizzly 660 ACCT
Barnett Clutch Springs
R1 Clutch Fiber Plates
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