tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post1412547312036982373..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Running from the Noise MakersT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-24468329806904170062019-08-11T08:15:36.130-05:002019-08-11T08:15:36.130-05:00You have clearly never seen my lawn. Have you trie...You have clearly never seen my lawn. Have you tried that argument on the FBI? Like most law enforcement organizations, they also "categorize all bikers as drunk outlaws and gangbangers" and domestic terrorists. I do love the fact that you are classically "anonymous." Nothing like have the courage to stand behind your "convictions." <br /><br />Yes, I do classify bikers as drunks and gangbangers. Motorcyclists are a completely different group. If your riding sucks so bad that you have to resort to noisemakers to warn everyone else that you are incompetent, you're a biker. If your "gear" consists of a protective headband, bandana, ponytail, and or shining bald head along with the usual "I'm in my underwear aren't you impressed?" biker silliness, you know who you are. If you are constantly whining about how everyone else is responsible for your safety, you are a biker. <br /><br />If your riding skills are what you use to defend yourself from hazards, if you are an AGAT rider and know your gear, and if you try to imagine yourself as invisible (and noiseless) to the rest of the traffic and act accordingly, you are a motorcyclist. I love motorcyclists and always will, but bikers are just road rash and gore waiting to happen. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-23155787980661319072019-08-11T08:11:51.628-05:002019-08-11T08:11:51.628-05:00Yeah there sure are and really loud pickups; espec...Yeah there sure are and really loud pickups; especially diesels. Every noisy non-stock exhaust machine in Minnesota is violating at least 3 laws, not including emissions violations. There is money to be made ticketing those characters. They are, however, dangerous people and asking police to take that risk seems to be a hard sell. What ever happened to fix-it tickets? T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-31510024684115212142019-08-09T04:57:32.050-05:002019-08-09T04:57:32.050-05:00Love the comments Thomas. ;-) Keep turning that b...Love the comments Thomas. ;-) Keep turning that big key and winding these fools up!! As you have truthfully said, many, many times, bike safety is about being paranoid, not loud.<br /><br />www.oldireland.ieCashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164216989554734003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-57070561790716040622019-08-08T21:13:56.036-05:002019-08-08T21:13:56.036-05:00Aren't you a clever little fella?Aren't you a clever little fella? T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-86964723719654618912019-08-08T21:13:28.960-05:002019-08-08T21:13:28.960-05:00That only makes sense. That only makes sense. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-1726655097669819602019-07-30T12:38:56.739-05:002019-07-30T12:38:56.739-05:00If you're so worried about safety that you nee...If you're so worried about safety that you need open pipes, don't ride at all. I ride. I accept the risks, and I wouldn't ask my neighbors to subsidize my joy by accepting a loud bike.PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354642704915601802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-51980466099963186622019-07-28T08:43:31.482-05:002019-07-28T08:43:31.482-05:00Our quality of life in Red Wing would be improved ...Our quality of life in Red Wing would be improved by enforcement of vehicle noise standards. There are a lot of loud cars as well as bikes.Alan Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903138982604085869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-35926217894044740482019-07-26T06:19:25.043-05:002019-07-26T06:19:25.043-05:00Can’t have the windows open in the summer because ...Can’t have the windows open in the summer because some jackass sport bike rider cruises up Pilot Knob without shifting out of second. His exhaust is louder/more obnoxious than any HD sitting at a light playing with their loud handle. I calculated one morning that I can pick him up 3 miles before our house and almost that far after. If I didn’t love my pillow so much, I’d get up early and have a conversation with, what I assume is, that young guy!Another geezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520347148410880851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-61057871699568913222019-07-23T10:46:12.146-05:002019-07-23T10:46:12.146-05:00Over the past five years noise from motorcycles ha...Over the past five years noise from motorcycles has diminished greatly here in central Pennsylvania. I have no statistics or research data to support that observation other than I seem to be complaining a lot less about it. The fellow who used to rattle our windows shortly after the bars closed at 2am no longer does. He's either moved, in jail, dead or is getting laid so often that the need for a motorcycle seems unimportant.<br /><br />What I do hear from time to time is sport bikes winding up through the gears to some ungodly speed. I always wait for the crash sound but so far nothing.<br /><br />Our local police departments are big enough and serious enough to not put up with much -- from bikers, drunks or the 40K college students in town. <br /><br />Your post was spot on though for highlighting what can and does happen. Especially regarding personal responsibility.Steve Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540977884513559091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-44753653190172160092019-07-22T22:35:12.249-05:002019-07-22T22:35:12.249-05:00Thanks for the blog Thomas. Thought provoking and...Thanks for the blog Thomas. Thought provoking and I agree that as a group 'Bikers' don't themselves any favours with regards to their perception within the wider public. There's definitely a balance to be struck with regards to personal responsibility.Lee Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082631561885571713noreply@blogger.com