I bought my fj at he end of last year before monsoon season hit here in seattle. Basicall only had a couple quick 1/2 jr jaunts before i was escaping a snow or rain storm. Took it out sunday for a good 6 hour ride. Finally. Love the thing.
This is funny though. Comimg out of a town and going down a two lane highway four harley dudes go blowing by me and my buddy on his v strom making a totally dangerous pass on blind corners. Within a couple inches, i was like...you effing d-bags...then noticed they where hells angels. I was like oh crap. Then to my shigrin i noticed there was like 50 more behind me. So basically i was stuck in this pack of harely dudes/hells angels guys for like 8 long long miles.
I made the mistake of moving over to let some pass. Big mistake. That just made them more aggressive and brush up even closer as they passed. So i was stuck right smack in the middle of them till the next town.
I grew up racin mx and riding offroad so street is totally new to me. Quite the break in for my first true street ride ever.lol
hi mate, glad you finally got the girl out for a decent ride,, shame about the posers muscling there way around,, not there fault they are assholes, riding a pos will turn you into one :biggrin:
Thats too bad it was your first ride on the FJ......... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 11, 2013, 11:12:23 PM
Thats too bad it was your first ride on the FJ......... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
It was one of those really fast, winedy, heavy traffic type roads with no shoulder whatsoever. You know the type...oncoming cars every second and stuff coming at you really really fast. Thats why it was the next town till we could truely safely pull over.
Glad you got a chance to enjoy riding your FJ.
I think the word "posers" refers to people who are "posing" as someone else - in other words, pretending to be something they're not. For instance, suburban fair-weather cruiser riders pretending to be biker-gang types can be "posers." But when actual Hell's Angels are riding their motorcycles together, I'm not sure "posing" is really what they're doing. They're not pretending to be anything they're not, they're out there BEING THAT ACTUAL THING.
Now, if those same Hell's Angels had sat down in the same fancy restaurant as you at dinner that night and pretended to know more about fine dining than they obviously knew, making a big show of sending back wine that was actually perfectly good, complaining loudly that their chateaubriand was overcooked when it was visibly rare, and bitching about how the creme brulee was nowhere nearly as good as the creme brulee at L'Astrance, "...but then again EVERYTHING tastes better in Paris, don't you agree?" THEN you could call them "posers."
Since motorcycles are single-track vehicles, you can sometimes move to the right and slow down, wave 'em by, and leave enough room for another cycle to pass you without crossing the centerline. (You should watch me sometime for pointers, I'm so good at this part that I sometimes let 80 faster riders pass me in the twisties without even trying!) If you make it easy for riders to pass you, they usually leave a courteous amount of room. Frankly, if someone is holding up a bunch of us and doesn't bother giving us the courteousy of making it a little easier to pass by leaving room in our lane, I might not bother giving them the courtesy of leaving an amount of room that makes them comfortable when I eventually do make my pass.
Enjoy your bike!
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 11, 2013, 11:12:23 PM
... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
:hi: Why should he?? You did the right thing given the circumstance...don't be an a$$ hole, show no fear and enjoy the ride/experience. You get more respect this way than hiding.
The only thing to fear is fear its self... :bye2:
Welcome to the 'nut house' Vsekvsek... :good2:
John.
Quote from: Tiger on February 12, 2013, 05:54:56 AM
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 11, 2013, 11:12:23 PM
... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
:hi: Why should he?? You did the right thing given the circumstance...don't be an a$$ hole, show no fear and enjoy the ride/experience. You get more respect this way than hiding.
The only thing to fear is fear its self... :bye2:
Welcome to the 'nut house' Vsekvsek... :good2:
John.
Thanks and yeah Yeah i learned through racing mx that if you entertain your fears you hesitate and then you hesitate your worst fears come true
After you become a little more comfortable on the road and with your bike I expect you to report back next time this happens and tell us you gave them the finger then dropped it back a couple of gears and disappeared over the horizon.
Noel
Quote from: ribbert on February 12, 2013, 08:28:50 AM
After you become a little more comfortable on the road and with your bike I expect you to report back next time this happens and tell us you gave them the finger then dropped it back a couple of gears and disappeared over the horizon.
Noel
...and hope they don't remember your plate number.
Outlaws or not, they
do have connections. :yes:
Quote from: ribbert on February 12, 2013, 08:28:50 AM
After you become a little more comfortable on the road and with your bike I expect you to report back next time this happens and tell us you gave them the finger then dropped it back a couple of gears and disappeared over the horizon.
Noel
My oldest brother was an outlaw biker. I know first hand you dont mess with these guys at all. He told me once he gave someone a beat down for simply parking to close to his bike. Thankfully hes back in prison and I really dont know him all that well. Those guys are crazy and scare the bajesus out of me
Quote from: Tiger on February 12, 2013, 05:54:56 AM
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 11, 2013, 11:12:23 PM
... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
:hi: Why should he?? You did the right thing given the circumstance...don't be an a$$ hole, show no fear and enjoy the ride/experience. You get more respect this way than hiding.
The only thing to fear is fear its self... :bye2:
Welcome to the 'nut house' Vsekvsek... :good2:
John.
the only reason i mentioned pulling over and letting them by was because it was his FIRST RIDE on the FJ... no pont in mixing it up with the bad boys if you dont even know what your machine is capable of.
i cant even begin to tell you how many harleys have been passed (and left in the dust) during a typical FJ rally!.....they are not good in the twisties at all.... :good2:
KOokaloo!
Quote from: Vsekvsek on February 12, 2013, 09:56:38 AM
My oldest brother was an outlaw biker. I know first hand you dont mess with these guys at all. He told me once he gave someone a beat down for simply parking to close to his bike. Thankfully hes back in prison and I really dont know him all that well. Those guys are crazy and scare the bajesus out of me
In all seriousness, you are right about staying well clear of those guys and they do have connections. Only last year here a car rebirthing racket was uncovered involving bikie gangs and Govt. workers inside the Registration Branch (motor vehicles). They would have your name and address within minutes.
Even allowing for some embellishment by the media, these guys are seriously bad.
Once familiar with the FJ and road riding the chance of a Harley acually catching up with you again is highly unlikely.
Noel
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 12, 2013, 04:51:08 PMi cant even begin to tell you how many harleys have been passed (and left in the dust) during a typical FJ rally!.....they are not good in the twisties at all.... :good2:
KOokaloo!
Most of them aren't much chop in a straight line either...
around here the posers are the young guys on harleys thinking they are bad a$$ not waving (or respecting other riders) i was taught on an old jap bike by harley riders to wave to on passing bikes regaurdless of what they are on or who they are, i get most waves/ respect from hells angles and veitnom vets then anyone else and they dont try to pass me, they respect anyone on bikes (except for the posers)
just my 2 cents :mail1:
Quote from: moonrunnah on February 12, 2013, 06:06:34 PM
i get most waves/ respect from hells angles and veitnom vets then anyone else and they dont try to pass me, they respect anyone on bikes (except for the posers)
I get fobbed off the most by scoot riders, elitist bastards!
Mind you, I wave at anyone, any type of bike, hell I will even wave at old ladies pushing shopping trolleys. :greeting:
Quotehell I will even wave at old ladies pushing shopping trolleys. :greeting:
haha i have found my self subconsionsally waving at mopeds and bicyclists :wacko2:
never the less i was taught if your on 2 wheels you wave to ohter 2wheelers
I liked Mazz's old sig line, something to the effect of:
QuoteWhen two motorcyclists meet on the open road, the better or more experienced rider waves first. Riders of equal or near-equal skill and experience wave back.
Agreed, once you are familiar with the FJ and you have it properly sorted, your interactions with groups of cruisers will generally involve you coming up behind them and trying to safely pass them (or, in the case of actual non-posing outlaw bikers, waiting until they pull over or until your route diverges from theirs.) It's a rare Harley rider that can keep up with an FJ on a twisty road; I've only seen a couple myself.
Meh, dive bomb straight into the middle of the feckers if they wont let you in.
It works.
Well it did for me on my Bonneville, the thought of not being able to get away from them never crossed my mind.
Dickless jerks, riding in a regimented column of bikes 15 mph under the speed limit deliberately holding up traffic.
Speaking of posers this is funny.
Guy two houses down would come home ever day. Spend 30-40 minutes getting decked out all in leather. Then ride his harly 15 minutes down the road and come right back. I heard him once planning a trip with his buddies. He was asking if there are any bridges or hills. What he apparently wanted to do was trailer his bike to some location then ride from there(as long as there was no bridges and hills). I was like....wow.thats just no way to own and ride a mc.
While out with the wife one time, we came upon a group of Harleys in their staggered formation. My wife wondered why they wouldn't move over for us and that it looked like a funeral procession.
CraigO
Quote from: Tiger on February 12, 2013, 05:54:56 AM
Quote from: racerman_27410 on February 11, 2013, 11:12:23 PM
... why not just pull over and let them go?
KOokaloo!
:hi: Why should he?? You did the right thing given the circumstance...don't be an a$$ hole, show no fear and enjoy the ride/experience. You get more respect this way than hiding..
I do it because it's the safe/friendly/polite thing to do. Nothing to do with showing fear or hiding. Slowing people down by being a stubborn knucklehead does not garner respect. If you can't find a spot, just slow down, stay right and let 'em pass.
Quote from: Vsekvsek on February 13, 2013, 08:34:36 AM
Speaking of posers this is funny.
Guy two houses down would come home ever day. Spend 30-40 minutes getting decked out all in leather. Then ride his harly 15 minutes down the road and come right back. I heard him once planning a trip with his buddies. He was asking if there are any bridges or hills. What he apparently wanted to do was trailer his bike to some location then ride from there(as long as there was no bridges and hills). I was like....wow.thats just no way to own and ride a mc.
sounds like my girl friends father :rofl2:
to qoute him "real bikers ride harleys" :blum1:
yet he wont ride if it looks like rain or is below 60 deg F
Quote from: moonrunnah on February 13, 2013, 05:49:17 PM
sounds like my girl friends father :rofl2:
to qoute him "real bikers ride harleys" :blum1:
yet he wont ride if it looks like rain or is below 60 deg F
The correct term is "Chromosexual" :rofl:
Quote
The correct term is "Chromosexual" :rofl:
hahaha yea that about sums it up
chuckles. come to Maitland NSW. 1. Im the skinniest bloke living here and 2. one of about 4 people who ride a jap bike..... interesting non slanderous yet scientifically proven point..... the way you sit on a said twin cylinder "add image here" bike is that all your weight apparently is put on your perenium...( the "taint".... taint your bum or your n**s the bit inbetween) which ,allegedly , can cause ( along with vibration) can cause erectile disfunction..... so coin that with loud pipes and "ego" size.... i always get a giggle.... so dont pick on em they need our sympathy.
chuckles
copyoulater
neil
Great ta hear from ya Neil. A few of us are travelling through your area on the way to Bellingen. ya Coming?
Have ya given it an oil change yet? I bet she`ll make it. Taint sore, unless ya can give it some kookaloo - to take tha pressure off those chuckleberries. :biggrin:
Doug
Quote from: NJona86FJ on February 13, 2013, 07:20:39 PM
chuckles. come to Maitland NSW. 1. Im the skinniest bloke living here and 2. one of about 4 people who ride a jap bike..... interesting non slanderous yet scientifically proven point..... the way you sit on a said twin cylinder "add image here" bike is that all your weight apparently is put on your perenium...( the "taint".... taint your bum or your n**s the bit inbetween) which ,allegedly , can cause ( along with vibration) can cause erectile disfunction..... so coin that with loud pipes and "ego" size.... i always get a giggle.... so dont pick on em they need our sympathy.
chuckles
copyoulater
neil
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Harley riders, give 'em the respect they deserve, I say.
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