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No Worries
03-22-2008, 12:16 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQLgoKArQM
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Did everyone see this video posted by OSP in another thread? The riders are passing cars with oncoming cars going on to the shoulder to avoid a head-on with the bikers. Nine times out of ten, the oncoming car will pull over. But that tenth vehicle, the three-ton Excursion with the soccer-mom on the phone, won't pull over.
I ride just as fast as the video riders, on much older bikes, on tighter roads, and with no shoulder. I lean off more than those riders, and I pass on the double yellow all the time. But only when I can see it's clear. It would be asinine for me to expect an oncoming vehicle to get out of my way. I like to be in control of everything that I can control. Especially my destiny. I hope nobody here rides like those idiots.
Mudpuppy
03-22-2008, 01:08 AM
nope can't say i do make double passes while a bike is passing a car you are passing them, etc. save the stunting for empty parking lots or industrial parks after hours.. save the speed for the track for the most part..
just a matter of time before they become a statistic..
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Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves...
I wander out where you can't see...
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed...
I felt the hate rise up in me...
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves...
I wander out where you can't see...
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed...
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I wipe it off on tile, the light is brighter this time
Everything is 3D blasphemy
My eyes are red and gold, the hair is standing straight up
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Something about this, so very wrong...
I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn't like this
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I felt the hate rise up in me...
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves...
I wander out where you can't see...
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed...
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Why I didn't I see this?
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i felt the hate rise up in me...
kneel down and clear the stone of leaves ...
i wander out where you can't see...
inside my shell ,i wait and bleed...
i felt the hate rise up in me...
kneel down and clear the stone of leaves ...
i wander out where you can't see...
inside my shell ,i wait and bleed...
GOODBYE!
You haven't learned a thing
I haven't changed a thing
My flesh was in my bones
The pain was always free
You haven't learned a thing
I haven't changed a thing
My flesh was in my bones
The pain was always free
I've felt the hate rise up in me...
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves...
I wander out where you can't see...
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed...
I've felt the hate rise up in me...
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves...
I wander out where you can't see...
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed...
AND IT WAITS FOR YOU!
Amber Lamps
03-22-2008, 03:32 AM
See I'm not so bad after all! I almost NEVER pass on a double yellow. Never ever double pass. Never wheelie in the middle of the pack. Never expect oncoming traffic to get out of my way. It's like that video was specifically made to make guys like ya'll use the "S" word!
Phenix_Rider
03-22-2008, 10:28 AM
I can't stand watching that shit. That's about the worst riding I've ever seen. I say each and every rider on that vid should lose his license, lose his bike, and get jail time. Not only were they putting themselves and the rest of the group in danger, but also other drivers on those roads.
Don't care if they were wearing full gear, that's the definition of a squid. No amount of gear protects you from a two ton vehicle closing at 100+ mph.
ceo012384
03-23-2008, 02:32 AM
101% Douchebags.
Smittie61984
03-24-2008, 08:12 PM
Freaking crazy. I hate passing on a double line and rarely do. But sometimes you have to unless you want to get stuck behind grandma for 30miles on some nice twisties.
Just curious but when riding on twisties how often do you have slower cars pull over for you? I didn't have but 1 pull over for me at Deal's Gap and on US64 heading west of Highlands, NC I had literally every car pull over for me and I wasn't even trying to ride fast. It was crazy.
That also reminds me of a couple of videos I tried finding a while back. One was of these two guys in Europe in which one of the guys was passing on a curve on a double yellow line and side swiped a car and kept on going. Another was of two guys on Supermotards who had insane driving skills but where passing between cars on double lines doing wheelies and weaving doing wheelies.
Phenix_Rider
03-24-2008, 08:27 PM
Just curious but when riding on twisties how often do you have slower cars pull over for you? I didn't have but 1 pull over for me at Deal's Gap and on US64 heading west of Highlands, NC I had literally every car pull over for me and I wasn't even trying to ride fast. It was crazy.
People pull out of the way? What is this?!:willy:
Nobody moves around here except tractors and a few semis. Shit- even Amish buggies will keep on rolling down the side of the road. They don't yield to anyone.
dReWpY
03-24-2008, 08:37 PM
i pass on the double yellow, i pass two at a time, i wheelie, i speed... shoot me, but never stupid completly ignorant acts that endanger the lives of others
Mr Lefty
03-24-2008, 08:50 PM
i pass on the double yellow, i pass two at a time, i wheelie, i speed... shoot me, but never stupid completly ignorant acts that endanger the lives of others
I think he was saying they passed a bike who was passing a car... that kinda double pass... not pass to cars in one over take... :idk:
dReWpY
03-24-2008, 08:53 PM
oh, didnt know
Mr Lefty
03-24-2008, 09:34 PM
oh, didnt know
like I said... I think... dunno for sure... I know I've over taken several cars at once... shit I've passed 5+ cars on a 3 mile straight in AK...
Smittie61984
03-24-2008, 11:24 PM
People pull out of the way? What is this?!:willy:
Here in Georgia on our own "Loop" you can tell the locals from the tourists. Normally on US129(The same one that runs to Deal's gap) on the weekends no one pulls over becuase it's slammed with tourists who don't know better. But during the weekdays where it's locals you'll see them pull over sometimes.
But US64 west of Highlands, NC freaked me out. Every car (City trucks, Grandmas, teenagers, soccer moms, rednecks chevy's, etc) pulled out of your way when they got hte chance. Or waved you on. I was in heaven. I had no clue why they were doing it. I felt it was a trap. Like I'd get to the end of the road to a police block and I would owe everyone a handjob or something.
The Harley riders give you no respect on the loop. Which sucked when I had my underpowered Air Cooled 60hp 600cc Yamaha SecaII. I could out handle them but not out power their 1400cc+ V-twins. It was a bitch to pass them.
Amber Lamps
03-25-2008, 12:53 AM
Freaking crazy. I hate passing on a double line and rarely do. But sometimes you have to unless you want to get stuck behind grandma for 30miles on some nice twisties.
Just curious but when riding on twisties how often do you have slower cars pull over for you? I didn't have but 1 pull over for me at Deal's Gap and on US64 heading west of Highlands, NC I had literally every car pull over for me and I wasn't even trying to ride fast. It was crazy.
That also reminds me of a couple of videos I tried finding a while back. One was of these two guys in Europe in which one of the guys was passing on a curve on a double yellow line and side swiped a car and kept on going. Another was of two guys on Supermotards who had insane driving skills but where passing between cars on double lines doing wheelies and weaving doing wheelies.
That's funny,I've had the same experience since I've moved to NC. People jump off the road constantly to let me by. It's pretty freaky at first but I'm starting to get used to it now and I must say that I like it!!!
Mr Lefty
03-25-2008, 12:56 AM
damn it tigger... I keep getting stuck watch'n your sig... that shit gets my attention every time...
Amber Lamps
03-25-2008, 01:00 AM
damn it tigger... I keep getting stuck watch'n your sig... that shit gets my attention every time...
I know right? On top of that,I have Virtual girl so it takes me about 15 mins to post a couple lines!!!
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