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Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:40 am
by Mystic
I guess it is because I live in the country so I always get people who are interested in my scooter. The other day this huge harley and a guy on a rebel pulled up at a gas station and when i was leaving the guy on the harley was like I will race you for papers. I just laughed and was like I dont even have a title
The only problem I ever have is people cutting me off at 4 way stops and passing me in a no passing zone. But like I said IF someone does throw something at me I have plenty of stuff in my glove box to throw back
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:35 pm
by OneBulletDan
I had one of my old Harley buddies offer the same thing. I told him I`d do it, and his jaw dropped! Then I told him the rules: I`ll put a cup of gas in mine, and you put a cup of gas in yours, and we`ll race to Bridgeport and back.
He declined.
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:40 pm
by geezer101
OneBulletDan wrote:I had one of my old Harley buddies offer the same thing. I told him I`d do it, and his jaw dropped! Then I told him the rules: I`ll put a cup of gas in mine, and you put a cup of gas in yours, and we`ll race to Bridgeport and back.
He declined.
well, there's one challenger who has conceded. You should've asked him if he can lift his bike onto a work bench to do the brakes as well...
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:43 pm
by fastplastic
i have heard stories of old harley riders and ball bearings
im sure the prison sentence that goes along with it if you get caught isnt the greatest
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:43 am
by motormike
...Hey,..anybody riding a Harley can always claim those ball bearings were just some loose parts that fell off.
It's a plausible defense.... 
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:23 pm
by OneBulletDan
You apparently haven`t ridden a post `84 Harley.........
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:37 am
by motormike
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:31 pm
by OneBulletDan
I think the Vrod was Harley`s Edsel.
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:42 pm
by eliteguy50
OneBulletDan wrote:I think the Vrod was Harley`s Edsel.
The Vrod gets too much love now to be an Edsel.
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:49 am
by Feral_Sparky
OneBulletDan wrote:patthesoundguy wrote:I've never had anything thrown at me. I get lots of thumbs up though. Sometimes the High school kids make fun of me because they have to walk like chumps. I did have a kid drive by me in the parking lot today when I had my plastics off checking my carb, and his buddy in the passenger seat told me to get a life but only after they were far enough for me not to really hear because he was a p*ussy. I don't care, they were driving a s*** box car and why would i care. I had a young kid hang out of the window of a moving car to tell how much he liked my scooter two weeks ago that was cool.
That`s the normal around here, too. I get a lot of waves, thumbs ups, and smiles. The common thing while stopped at a trafic light is, "What kind of mileage do you get?", or "Where can I get one?".
Folks that normally wouldn`t think about talking to me will strike up a conversation while I`m scooting. Maybe it`s because I can`t ride the thing without a big grin on my face!
I cant go a single day without someone asking "You wanna sell it?" Had some kid yell that at me while im wearing full gear and helmet. I shook my head no. He came up to the gas station when I parked and said "You said you would sell it for $450?" Um... I didnt say anything hehe and not a chance that ill sell it. This thing is my only mode of transportation. Why would I sell it?
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:11 pm
by elitedio
I spend more miles on my bicycle than my scooter. Would agree that sometimes bullying goes too far with tragic results. I think it is human nature to remember the close calls and not the people who treat you with respect. I spent sometime in South America about 15 years ago. There it was the bigger the SUV meant that you owned more of the road. They would drive at you with one set of tires over the dividing line.
Protection in the form of a firearm can only help so much. A handgun doesn't do you any good when you are sideswiped. With 10,000 cars going by you every year how are you to know which one means you harm vs which one made a mistake. If you have an off-the-bike altercation you might find it an advantage. Is one worth having, well of course. Would beat dying. Just like having a tool to get out of a jam it might prove useful and only weighs a pound if you never use it.
When we were young we hitch hiked all over. Never worried too much. Usually the best people to give you rides were the VW's. Not too many passed without stopping. Never worried about getting mugged or worse. It was a kinder gentler era.
These days, just in case:
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:15 pm
by Bear45-70
elitedio wrote:I spend more miles on my bicycle than my scooter. Would agree that sometimes bullying goes too far with tragic results. I think it is human nature to remember the close calls and not the people who treat you with respect. I spent sometime in South America about 15 years ago. There it was the bigger the SUV meant that you owned more of the road. They would drive at you with one set of tires over the dividing line.
Protection in the form of a firearm can only help so much. A handgun doesn't do you any good when you are sideswiped. With 10,000 cars going by you every year how are you to know which one means you harm vs which one made a mistake. If you have an off-the-bike altercation you might find it an advantage. Is one worth having, well of course. Would beat dying. Just like having a tool to get out of a jam it might prove useful and only weighs a pound if you never use it.
When we were young we hitch hiked all over. Never worried too much. Usually the best people to give you rides were the VW's. Not too many passed without stopping. Never worried about getting mugged or worse. It was a kinder gentler era.
I know because I practice "Situational Awareness" Which means you are always aware of what others are doing around you and if you ride any other way the moronic drivers of cars will maim or kill you.
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:36 pm
by elitedio
Bear
Do you practice shooting accurately while you ride?
My peripheral vision doesn't extend into telepathy, I can't read what is in someones heart.
Be careful and lucky. Riding on two wheels is dangerous.
Bear45-70 wrote:
I know because I practice "Situational Awareness" Which means you are always aware of what others are doing around you and if you ride any other way the moronic drivers of cars will maim or kill you.
Re: Abuse on a moped?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:43 pm
by Dio89Elite
Bear45-70 wrote:I know because I practice "Situational Awareness" Which means you are always aware of what others are doing around you and if you ride any other way the moronic drivers of cars will maim or kill you.
Very true, I also like to think that I'm doing the same, tis why could be accidents were just close calls. Some of my friends sometimes tell me, hey! I saw you riding... didn't you see me wave? (I guess they were expecting me to wave back.)
To which I reply, I saw you wave, but I'm busy scanning the landscape (for situational assessment and perhaps survival) making sure that I'm aware of everything else around me. If you catch me at a stoplight, then I'll wave back. 
Bear, thanks for the link for open carry. I saw that the 50th state does allow it. We just need a license.
(it took a while to get used to, and it's pretty cool that other people notice but I sometimes wonder if they're looking at my nice moped/scoot or at the crazy kook in full riding gear on it(me)? 
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