Topic: Shameless Rant and insult post boost thread!

[billybobobrain]

you know what I hate? stupid f'ing drivers in the snow...

sure it is more dangerous in the snow. I know that. heck EVERYONE knows that. but seriously?? 15 in a 3 lane 65??? get real.

now I ride as much as possible. but this morning it was a blistering 15 degrees out with no ice no rain no snow no nothing. only dried salt and the occasional salted puddle.

do you really need to slow down to 15 if the road is a little wet? and take turns that last for a god awful week? really?
I mean... I'm on a motorcycle for god's sake. Don't you think I'd be going about as slow as possible to stay upright? Moron....

What's the matter? never seen snow before? it only happens here EVERY FRICKIN YEAR!!!! learn to drive you idiot. the left lane is for PASSING!!! not taking your sweet a$$ time looking for your turn off 5 miles ahead.

I hope everyone on the road dies as I go by. (that's what I want for x-mas next year)


That better billy??? 

Much Better! Over here it like people forget that it snows every year so for the first week we get at least two accidents a day, and then maybe one or two the rest of the winter, What the hell is that about anyway? FREEKIN REMEMBER HOW TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW OR STAY HOME DAMMIT!

[Spikeybike]

my fav is the damn soccer moms in Hummers STILL only going 15 ,  WTF i'm in a pick up truck with no 4X4 and i'm trying to pass these  non-drivin A-holes going so slow that you can actually see the snow flying out of there SNOW TIRES  ..  MAN!! GAS LADY GAS, THE LONG PEDAL ON THE RIGHT !!   

and HEY YOU!!  IF YOUR SO GOD DAMN WORRIED ABOUT CRASHING FROM THE 1/2 INCH OF POWDER, THAT YOUR GOING 20 IN A 55  WHY DON'T YOU GET OFF THE #$%*ING PHONE !!


i feel much better now, maybe this thread was a good idea

[billybobobrain]

So a few years back I'm driving home from the Salt Lake air port, enter into a construction zone behind this Jeep 12:00 am and the interior lights are on. When all of a sudden she slows way down so were about 20 under the speed limit, and she's swerving all over the road. One lane 12 miles some lady in a Jeep with her cell phone on her ear. Well just as I was about to get mad enough to run her off the road, the construction ended, I pull up beside her and to my supprise she is reading one of those thousand page paperback novels, phone on her shoulder, dome light on at freekin midnight. I must have blacked out from anger because I don't even remember what the hell I did. It was probably pretty bad though!

[Terry in Australia]

Well it was about 90 degrees F in my garage today with all the doors and windows open and the fan on, so my "safety clothing" consisted of shorts, a T shirt and flip-flops.

Anyway, I was thinning a couple of industrial sprockets on my lathe, and even though I was using plenty of cutting fluid, little chips of red-hot metal was falling on my feet, making me dance like a spastic nazi on speed, and curse this summer, and even wish it was snowing (whatever that is?) so I could wear long pants and heavy boots!

[nickjtc]

Terry, you can be a real @rsehole at times.

[Jonesy]

Terry, you can be a real @rsehole at times.

True, but I think the term "Fugly" has been his best contribution to the forum! 

[Terry in Australia]

Ha ha, well just so you don't all hate me at once, it's drizzling outside this morning, and I'm pissed, because I worked my arse off yesterday in the heat to increase the final drive gear ratio on my twin engined motorised bicycle, (no schidt) I broke a drill bit and two taps in the process, (hardened steel sprockets) and now it's too wet out to test it out?

I'm hoping for 50-60 MPH so there's no way I'm gonna do it on a wet road with only bicycle brakes!  

[754]

Heat the area you wish to drill to cherry red, then cool slowly..

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks Frank, but I just bought a new HSS drill bit and a new 6mm tap, and it worked fine today, maybe I was just fcuking up due to the heat yesterday?

I "trued" my first spoked wheel today, was really proud of my work with my new $7.95 spoke key, until I realized that I'd moved the "offset" in the process, so it was back to the drawing board again.

Oh well, tomorrow is another day.......... 

[my78k]

"I'm hoping for 50-60 MPH so there's no way I'm gonna do it on a wet road with only bicycle brakes!"

Yeah but will you be able to do a decent wheelie with it?? 

Dennis

[benly- ben]

just for the shamelessness of the thread... i hate hyosung motorbikes!!

[Terry in Australia]

"I'm hoping for 50-60 MPH so there's no way I'm gonna do it on a wet road with only bicycle brakes!"

Yeah but will you be able to do a decent wheelie with it?? 

Dennis

Ha ha, probably not Dennis, it only weighs maybe 40 pounds, but the bulk of the weight is forward of the centre-line, and it's only producing maybe 8 BHP, (although I'm looking at nitrous kits so that might be doubled...........) so probably no wheelies mate, especially since I upped the final drive ratio by 40%, it's not gonna get off the line with much "oomph", I'm afraid............  

[scunny]

I take it this bike will have a cetrifugal clutch Terry, you might have to run beside it for a while before hoping on

[nickjtc]

Ha ha, probably not Dennis, it only weighs maybe 40 pounds, but the bulk of the weight is forward of the centre-line, and it's only producing maybe 8 BHP, (although I'm looking at nitrous kits so that might be doubled...........) so probably no wheelies mate, especially since I upped the final drive ratio by 40%, it's not gonna get off the line with much "oomph", I'm afraid............  

Please have someone standing by with a video recorder, Terry.

[SteveD CB500F]

so probably no wheelies mate,

Depends on how far back you put the saddle Terry...

[Terry in Australia]

I take it this bike will have a cetrifugal clutch Terry, you might have to run beside it for a while before hoping on

G'Day men, what I've got is two EBay Chinese two stroke bicycle engines, both 65cc, running short chains from their 10 tooth countershaft sprockets to a layshaft, where the final drive sprocket (14 tooth) runs to the rear sprocket. (44 tooth)

One engine has a centrifugal clutch and a recoil (pull) starter, the other engine has a manual clutch only. The deal is, I start the engine with the centrifugal clutch, use that engine to get off the line, (will go ok on the flat or on a downhill surface, but you gotta pedal if going uphill) then once it's sufficiently mobile, dump the clutch, and fire up engine #2.

I took it for a ride today, with the previous 10 tooth layshaft final drive sprocket it was only good for around 35 MPH, but with the 14 toother, it's much better. I'm yet to hook up a speedo, but my "seat-of-my-pants-meter" tells me that today I was easily doing 45, and being the best part of 280 pounds, I'm hoping my 150 pound cuz, Rodney, will be able to improve on that somewhat.

Also, I'd like to further increase the final drive ratio by upping it at least another couple of teeth or more, maybe even a 20 toother on the salt? With no gears, but 6 miles of flat smooth salt, it'll have plenty of room to wind right out, so maybe 60 MPH(+) might not be out of the question? Pics and a short vid soon! Cheers, Terry.    

[SteveD CB500F]

You should start your own thread on this Terry.

Has evolved into a "Project"

[nickjtc]

So is the 'motorised bicycle' land speed record in danger, Terry?

[754]

I think that  riders with new bikes SUCK

The newer the bike, the more they SUCK..

They are so desperately, seeking approval & acceptance that they have to seek out the latest, greatest, so they can be the Envy of their Bros. Their insecurity, forces them to do this..The fact that they may not be accepted, by the crowd, makes them yearn for some infinitesimally tiny improvement over past models.

Like look at ME, I have the Latest Greatest model, it MUST be best, at least FAR BETTER than your older one

On the other hand, you have riders with older bikes, that are Comfortable in what they own, and Know, it is the right machine for them, and they dont have spend all their money trying to fit in with the "IN" crowd.......

[Caaveman82]

I know I am a little late on the subject but AMEN about slow drivers in the snow.

Dude you live in Minnesota, it ALWAYS SNOWS EVERY YEAR, stop the granny driving.

Couple weeks ago we had a snow storm, the next day most of it was gone, I got stuck behind a lady going 10 in a 45. Seriously uncalled for. People were flying past her and I could not get in the other lane because of it. I called the highway patrol because she was a hazard to other drivers, they agreed, I decided to follow her, they nabbed her. Thank god. She was only in her 30's at best, she had a subaru impreza with 4 wheel drive. THE ROAD WAS NOT EVEN WET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nickjtc]

I think that  riders with new bikes SUCK

Isn't a lot of it to do with penis envy, or whatever the correct descriptive is?

[billybobobrain]

You know it pisses me right the heck off, that some people have done well enough for themselves that they can have a big damn shop with a milling machine, lath, TIG welder, and room to organize there stuff. They then fabricate one of the most beautiful bikes i have ever seen, and nickle plate it. I have the talent and no flipping money. I want a damn shop!

Whine session over.

[HavocTurbo]

You know it pisses me right the heck off, that some people have done well enough for themselves that they can have a big damn shop with a milling machine, lath, TIG welder, and room to organize there stuff. They then fabricate one of the most beautiful bikes i have ever seen, and nickle plate it. I have the talent and no flipping money. I want a damn shop!

Whine session over.

Wait till you have all of that....

And some #$%* thinks that because you are where you are..... your father gave it to you.

I'm sick and tired of people twice my age thinking that because I'm young, I know nothing.

You wanna lecture me about #$%* #$%*.... fly your happy ass here and speak up. I'll give you my address, phone number, hell, I'll even meet your big mouth at the airport. We can get ice-cream afterward for your broken jaw.

Sorry billy.... didn't mean to hijack.

I just hate when I get berated for making suggestions.

[billybobobrain]

Tell me about it. I've done more in my first thirty years of life than most people have done in their whole life, and all it takes is some jerk to say "what the hell do you know, your like what 17?" Piss off! I've run two heating companies. The last one was doing 2 million a year with 18 employees. I was the only salesman. A few people don't pay their bills ($600,000.00), I don't get paid and am forced into bankruptcy. People ask me where all my toys are. I have none. I got totally screwed, and I'm the bad guy? Here I am back in school. Sometimes I think I should have bought a half a million dollar house and a few toys so I could fit into their stereotype. Not really.

Violence only leads to this.

[Tim in Ohio]

I think that  riders with new bikes SUCK

The newer the bike, the more they SUCK..

They are so desperately, seeking approval & acceptance that they have to seek out the latest, greatest, so they can be the Envy of their Bros. Their insecurity, forces them to do this..The fact that they may not be accepted, by the crowd, makes them yearn for some infinitesimally tiny improvement over past models.

Like look at ME, I have the Latest Greatest model, it MUST be best, at least FAR BETTER than your older one

On the other hand, you have riders with older bikes, that are Comfortable in what they own, and Know, it is the right machine for them, and they dont have spend all their money trying to fit in with the "IN" crowd.......

I agree.  I rode my '73 up to local pub where lots of the "I am making payments on a Harley" crowd gather to display their bikes.  There were plenty of people craning their necks trying to figure out what I was riding, but it was clear I was on the wrong brand.  I overhead one guy telling another couple of guys that HIS bike was better than theirs because his had more chrome... (they were all out of the same cookie cutter best I could tell).   Posers.