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Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« on: April 03, 2007, 03:48:40 PM »
You guys have prob. seen this before, but if not enjoy !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEXkLZeV1l0



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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2007, 04:56:41 PM »
And 99% of those crashes were due to RETARDED[/B] motorcyclists!!!
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 05:16:44 PM »
Man, that bit with the woman on the back of the truck is classic.
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 05:17:01 PM »
For some reason I always find the pocket bike wipeouts the funniest. Maybe just since people look goofy on them already... (and I've heard it hurts worse when you wipe out on them too!)
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 06:17:14 PM »
For some reason I always find the pocket bike wipeouts the funniest. Maybe just since people look goofy on them already... (and I've heard it hurts worse when you wipe out on them too!)
I think that's their pride.  ;D

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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 06:45:42 PM »
Idiots.
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 07:12:12 PM »
more like why not to be a dumb a@@!

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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2007, 02:34:14 AM »
Not the poor bikes fault. The a$$holes driving are making an opportunity to allow Darwin to clean up some mistakes made by parents.

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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2007, 06:01:09 AM »
Not the poor bikes fault. The a$$holes driving are making an opportunity to allow Darwin to clean up some mistakes made by parents.
I usually refer to these types of incidents as Natural Selection  ;D

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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2007, 06:54:50 AM »
I love the dirt bike wipeouts! It is amazing how dumb people are. They think just because it is a small motor, it does not have much power. Are they WRONG!

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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2007, 07:39:39 AM »
People like that I don't feel bad for.    There's an idiot I see while I'm working driving up the road on the tank everytime I see him. I can't wait til he busts his ass.
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2007, 08:07:21 AM »
I think it's worth the trip to Chicago to see all the marks these guys leave on the wall at the Lakeshore Drive S Curve. Now the city put bumps in the curve to keep them from taking it at high speeds but it doesn't help much.
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2007, 08:23:41 AM »
I think it's worth the trip to Chicago to see all the marks these guys leave on the wall at the Lakeshore Drive S Curve.
I get a chill down my back everytime I see those marks on the wall.
You can actually see more marks added as the weather gets nicer  ::)
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2007, 07:27:15 AM »
That is a useful training tool. If nothing else it shows that cruiser riders must be the most sensible guys and gals out there (no cruisers in the segment). Of course, the cruiser riders were off-camera sitting at the side of the road in the pub drinking, before jumping on their bikes.

Seriously though. It's interesting the number of 'offs' that were caused by target fixation......look at the tree/other rider/whatever and then proceed to hit it.

It's stuff like this that explains why insurance premiums are so high in places!
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Re: Why not to buy a rocket bike ....
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2007, 08:38:03 AM »
At a local Honda dealer in St. Louis, many years ago, on the side of the fisch machine there was a bumper sticker that read: "Only squirrels crack their nuts." Still true after all these years..