tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post7100093682737230235..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Motorcycle WeekMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-41154420510993027472009-07-14T18:51:18.971-04:002009-07-14T18:51:18.971-04:00Not a fan of bike week. It's not because of th...Not a fan of bike week. It's not because of the motorcyles, its the yahoos on them. I remember when I lived in Wolfeboro, bike week meant a week of terror on the roads for everyone not on a motor bike. <br /><br />While riding my bicycle down hill just north of Wolfeboro I found myself surrounded by a group of motor bikes at 45. One motor cyclist in a move that probably was influenced by alcohol tried to kick me from the seat of his bike at 45mph. After the motorcyclist missed knocking me down, I threw my water bottle at him catching him in the back with it. I thought the group of bikers would have left me alone but they didn't. They raced ahead and then towards me at what felt like 70mph, throwing rocks at me. I had to hide out in a convenience store and get a police escort 20 miles home. Bike week is a bummer in my honest opinion.goplaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750637796324158030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-23293066171473522432009-07-03T08:38:39.329-04:002009-07-03T08:38:39.329-04:00So when you hear the sound of fireworks this weeke...So when you hear the sound of fireworks this weekend, ask yourself this. Should fireworks have mufflers? Point being that every time a straight-pipe Harley is fired up, homage is being paid to all those Americans who have made the greatest sacrifice, dying for America's oil lust. Where's thye patriotism?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063572332177649195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-28138435925509788882009-06-24T10:55:18.923-04:002009-06-24T10:55:18.923-04:00A guy I know in Florida has a couple of motorcycle...A guy I know in Florida has a couple of motorcycles, and rides them without wearing a helmet. A helmet, he says, interferes with his ability to hear the traffic around him. I'd agree with his reasoning if his Harley wasn't so ear-splittingly loud.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-29068824527507064762009-06-23T12:35:54.264-04:002009-06-23T12:35:54.264-04:00I have to say I'm quite neutral on the subject...I have to say I'm quite neutral on the subject. Having not ridden a pedal bike since 14 for fear of instant coronary and the complexity of the 38 speed high tech graphite framed monsters.. well you get the picture. Motorcycles don't do much for me either having witnessed one rider T bone a car at high speed, flying over the handle bars and the snapping sound of his femur in multiple places when he landed.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-31992940151176065662009-06-23T10:19:21.582-04:002009-06-23T10:19:21.582-04:00Mr. MaCrum:
I do admire the look of the bikes, an...Mr. MaCrum:<br /><br />I do admire the look of the bikes, and have a grudging respect for the "out-there" mentality of the partying of the bikers themselves. But, like you, the noise is beyond my understanding. In the few feeble moments I have contemplated getting a bike (very few), I always envisioned getting one with the quietest muffler system possible... to be akin to the "anti-biker" in that regard... although the other avenues I would be ok with adopting on occasion.<br /><br />PipeTobaccoPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-67714706258042812662009-06-22T11:09:28.919-04:002009-06-22T11:09:28.919-04:00Mmmm, bikers eh? I do like the sound of the old BM...Mmmm, bikers eh? I do like the sound of the old BMW. Reminds me of childhood as my dad used to ride one and I would sit in between my mum and dad whenever we would go for a ride.<br /><br />Otherwise no passion here. Give me a push bike any day now. As you said, nice and quiet.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.com