tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post3583270678320916365..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Being StereotypedT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-24728805852133837412014-02-23T08:03:40.047-06:002014-02-23T08:03:40.047-06:00After reading this article, how could one stereoty...After reading this article, how could one stereotype the author as one who dislikes Harley riders and might even go as far as thinking Harley motorcycles are not good bikes - whatever that mean.....no stereotypical author here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027342249436306853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-10057242637045674652013-04-06T08:34:32.426-05:002013-04-06T08:34:32.426-05:00If you check out our growing database (https://doc...If you check out our growing database (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqCkvq460Nn-dGppd0loNHQ0MjhacTU1QkJOMWJOV2c#gid=0), you'll see that 15k/year puts you in rarefied territory; as in almost by yourself. The overwhelming majority of "riders" rarely ride at all and when they do they too often fit the worst of our stereotypes: loud, obnoxious, punks, gangbangers, hooligans, antisocial, rude, and/or incompetent. <br /><br />I'm not advocating being any of those things, but I'm saying if the majority view doesn't change a lot of things are going to change for us, including access to public roads. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-50176106228870073982013-04-06T08:10:11.099-05:002013-04-06T08:10:11.099-05:00I have only been riding for about 3 years and ride...I have only been riding for about 3 years and ride a Maxi-scoot. I generally agree and find a lot of posers out there - people with 30K invested in their bikes but with under 5K on it. <br /><br />My scooter gets 15K a year or more. I've found a small group of riders that have traded in their cars. Who ride in all types of weather. Who ride all year round.<br /><br />I'm stereotyping I know but give me the group that is riding every day, everywhere. I don't give a damn what you ride, as long as your actually riding.<br /><br />The City Mouse in the Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522133156580411938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-35574966436364234992013-04-04T08:34:43.000-05:002013-04-04T08:34:43.000-05:00I've been lucky. I started riding out in west...I've been lucky. I started riding out in western Massachusetts, where very few of the "traditional" motorcycle stupidity applies. Guys on BMWs wave to guys on Harleys, who wave to dirt bikers, and almost everyone waves to (or at least returns a wave from) and is willing to share a parking space with someone on a 50cc scooter. So my internal stereotypes don't really fit the norm.<br /><br />On the other hand, something like 90% (I tracked it for a year or so, and did the math) of the reported accidents in the region involve someone under 25 on a sportbike, so that stereotype is alive and doing well...Andy Mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381746284574559808noreply@blogger.com