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Careful Whom You Flip off.

When you said he pulled in next to you in the lot, I thought you were gonna say it turned out to be your boss. :twofinger
 
i woulda called the cops.

'some guy with followed me to work. he has a baseball bat. here is his lisence number and physical description'
 
Don't even attempt to engage in 'communication' . People are crazy.

Had a guy parked in the fast lane going the same speed as the right lane once, with no one ahead - just doing the rolling road-block thing on a long up-hill.

I roll up behind on my ST4 Duc - about 1.5-2 lengths back and give him the "What's up ?" shrug (with both hands as the ST4 is as stable as a park bench) and what's the reaction ? yep, a lame brake check - whereby I downshifted and passed him on the right (so it worked afterall) and away I go on my way.

Eight+ minutes later we are over the hill and I'm slowing, rolling up to a red light with traffic stopped and the guy comes past close-aboard in my lane (a foot of clearance, maybe), slides to a stop and gets out of his car to come back and have a chat with me ( I split the heck outta there ) - because I SHRUGGED at him ?

Yeah, there are some disturbed folks out there.
 
Obviously helmet on. But you must be dual-wielding the 9milimeters whilst sliding down the banister. And the katana only comes out once you have dodged the stinger missile and the tanker has exploded behind you. Wait? Is you gear black? Because if not we are having a very different discussion.
 
Saul Goode said:
and how could you let a cager catch up to you :rofl
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Had no idea he was following me. White sedan just like the other hundred I pass on the way to work.

EarlyApex said:
Good thing i carry a blade on my person and a massive flathead in my car. Both, perfectly legal :thumbup

Edit: OP, How did you not notice him following you?
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See above and I had a knife, a shoulder bag with 2 cans of soda in it along with a couple pounds of other crap that would have made a nice weapon.

Again, didn't know he was following me and he must have broken a shit load of laws to catch me.

Nick said:
:facepalm

Who is the bigger fool? The guy who parks it in the HOV lane with no traffic or the guy who lets it ruin his morning?
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:rofl Didn't ruin anything. Really, it was just a reflex thing.

InNoHurry said:
Jim, 7:45am and you're already flipping someone? That's makes for a long day.

You're on your bike, you have a job, the weather is great ... smell the roses.
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No worries, I'm one happy Mother Fucker :twofinger
 
Weasel be careful. Just because you have a knife and some soda doesn't mean you know how to use them and you could very well be picking a fight with a knife fighting, soda flinging freak! Be careful out there and if you are upset with someone try to shake a fist or wiggle your finger back and forth like my mom used to do when I was a bad kid.
 
bluremi said:
If you're walking down the sidewalk and someone's in your way, you go around 'em. Even if they were blocking the entire sidewalk and you had to awkwardly pass, if you flip 'em the bird once you're past and walking away it makes you look like a psycho.

I don't really see the difference between that situation and the one the OP described.
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The rule of the road is always SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT - It's just common courtesy.

There is no such rule on a sidewalk.

Just saying.
 
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russ69 said:
Amateur. If someone is taking a swing at your head, you might want to leave the headgear on, just saying.
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Sounds like he actually has some experience fighting in gear. Tell us about your first hand experrience and how having the helmet on helped or did not. Not in theory, in practice.
 
Someone told me that it could actually result in a knockout since if they punch you it will all be transferred to your chin, but what do I know?

I saw the guy in "Torque" use his helmet as a self defense tool against a knife, so it must be real.
 
While I like to flip the bird to as much as anyone else, doing it on a bike is a no no in my book. Not worth it to get ran over. Since your on a motorcycle, you already have a strike against you if shit does go down, the cops will most likely believe the cager. Now if I were in a car, that would be a different story, we can play bumper cars on 101, thats fine with me but keep in mind, you WILL lose this game :)
 
Playing football I once saw a guy grab a dude's face mask, pull it up punch him in the jaw and knocked him the fuck out.

I wouldn't let that happen.
 
Hawaiirider said:
Don't even attempt to engage in 'communication' . People are crazy.

Had a guy parked in the fast lane going the same speed as the right lane once, with no one ahead - just doing the rolling road-block thing on a long up-hill.

I roll up behind on my ST4 Duc - about 1.5-2 lengths back and give him the "What's up ?" shrug (with both hands as the ST4 is as stable as a park bench) and what's the reaction ? yep, a lame brake check - whereby I downshifted and passed him on the right (so it worked afterall) and away I go on my way.

Eight+ minutes later we are over the hill and I'm slowing, rolling up to a red light with traffic stopped and the guy comes past close-aboard in my lane (a foot of clearance, maybe), slides to a stop and gets out of his car to come back and have a chat with me ( I split the heck outta there ) - because I SHRUGGED at him ?

Yeah, there are some disturbed folks out there.
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One time I made a signaled merge off the highway, and a Mustang driver from about 100 feet behind pulled next to me to critique my driving.

I don't know what his problem was, but I just finished a 5 hour drive. Nothing but fear from me.
 
sanjuro said:
One time I made a signaled merge off the highway, and a Mustang driver from about 100 feet behind pulled next to me to critique my driving.

I don't know what his problem was, but I just finished a 5 hour drive. Nothing but fear from me.
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Mustangs, Porsches, you're a true magnet.

(Just messing with ya.)
 
I don't flip of people in larger vehicles than mine as a general rule. In my much larger car/suv? Sure. I wave people into my lane with a middle finger.

On a bike? Fuck that.
 
This is kind of funny. I'm picking up a gun after work today right off HWY 87 on my bike.

"How you like me now fucker?"

Oh, and for the record, I've been hit with a car on purpose before while riding. The CHP didn't do shit about it because I didn't crash and the damage was under 500 bucks
 
And then what? Would you have showed it off when he rolled down his window? You must be such a big strong man.

Guns should be used for self defense, not for making you feel like you have the bigger dick.

The things with guns is that other people can have them, too. You know what's worse than being chased on a motorcycle? Being fucking shot at while being chased on a motorcycle.
Instead of being the bigger dick, be the bigger person and let shit go.
 
This weekend I picked up a handgun and rode it home on my bicycle.

It was unloaded and I had no bullets with me. I also took the sketchy way home.

I never felt as vulnerable. Not only is an unloaded gun worse than having no weapon at all, I could be harassed by cops or heisted by gangbangers.

And the scant possibility that I might be screwed on the ride home, pulling out the gun seemed so foreign of a defense concept, at least on a bicycle.

I've gone to range by motorcycle, but you don't have the same contact with the world.
 
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Daks said:
Guns should be used for self defense, not for making you feel like you have the bigger dick.
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Daks, you're going against the BARF grain. You continue like this, you're going to be the new troll around here.
 
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