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Reliable motorcycle sources?

blue egg

blue egg

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Hi Barf'er, I am doing a persuasive speech for my class and my topic is Motorcycles! and why everyone should get on one. I already have some of the main points from my head but my professor want reliable sources and not Google or Wiki. So does anyone know where I can find good information on why non-rider should get on a motorcycle and experience the rush?

my speech is not due until we get back from spring break (3/24) but I just want to get ahead because my public speaking is not so great :(

Here are some of the things I am planning to speak on:
Motorcycles don't need to be vacuum, limited load (good for people that don't like to give out ride), relieve stress... still kind of a blur right now but I Will convince them to get on a motorcycle after I am done talking.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced!
 
You can come out to a meet near you and interview people. ;)

But I think your premise is incorrect. Everyone should not get a motorcycle or feel the rush. They aren't for everybody. :)
 
Not everyone should get a moto IMO. I can think of lots of folks I wouldn't want speeding around me on 2 wheels.

Most ppl need golf carts. F'n soccer moms with their lattes and cell phones...
 
really? its so fun everyone should experience this.. i dont wanna to change my topic because i can talk so much about motorcycles.
 
You can still do it about the positives of riding and why you reccommend people try it, just leave out that everyone should try it.

There are many valid reasons to never get on a motorcycle. This is a motorcycle forum and we have two "smilies" for people who've died. That should tell you something. One of my riding/meet buddies was killed on his way home from work last year. There are serious risks and consequences to what we choose to do and not everyone wants to share in those risks. I've not been able to walk for seven months due to a crash I had last August. Not everyone wants to or should risk that.

It's OK to love motorcycling, Lord knows I do, but it's important to have some perspective. ;)
 
If I were you.. here's how I'd loosly put it together...

I'd go talk to the popular heads of motorcycling, the few that come to mind are.. Arlin Ness, Mark Dobeck, the factory pro dude.. see if you can get an in face interview or a phone interview with any # of these "house hold name" guys and gals, allot of them live here in CA..

Even.. OCC.. but some how I doubt they'll let you interview them. Just a hunch that they're to sexy for your paper.. and that can be one point of your paper.. the different attitudes that each group brings to the sport and how the motorcycle somehow defines these attitudes...

and then interview race and regular line mechanics.. sales men and then the lone rider you find somewhere in the middle of nowhere asking the same question.

Take all that, site your sources and give em one liners in the paper.

The punchline of the speech should be that you can't explain why people get out and ride a dangerous machine .. leave it on this note.. hehe.. "if you had to ask.. then you wouldn't understand. "


blue egg said:
Hi Barf'er, I am doing a persuasive speech for my class and my topic is Motorcycles! and why everyone should get on one. I already have some of the main points from my head but my professor want reliable sources and not Google or Wiki. So does anyone know where I can find good information on why non-rider should get on a motorcycle and experience the rush?

my speech is not due until we get back from spring break (3/24) but I just want to get ahead because my public speaking is not so great :(

Here are some of the things I am planning to speak on:
Motorcycles don't need to be vacuum, limited load (good for people that don't like to give out ride), relieve stress... still kind of a blur right now but I Will convince them to get on a motorcycle after I am done talking.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced!
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Aluisious said:
Not everyone should get a moto IMO. I can think of lots of folks I wouldn't want speeding around me on 2 wheels.

Most ppl need golf carts. F'n soccer moms with their lattes and cell phones...
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Listen to you! So Jaded!!! I strongly disagree..
 
Ironbutt said:
Listen to you! So Jaded!!! I strongly disagree..
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I dont think hes jaded, and I agree with he and Ratters. There are some people that can barely handle themselves on four wheels, there is no way in hell they should be allowed anywhere near two.

Some people have a lack of coordination, lack of concentration or just lack the brains to operate a moto. They are not for everybody !!
 
This interviewing idea sounds really good but I am having second thought on this topic. And I agree that motorcycles is not for everyone. My class is full of people my age which is 19 both guys and girls no one over 21 I know that but i also have to persuade the instructor to get a A. Gotta go back to the drawing board on this... thanks for the advice guys

The punchline of the speech should be that you can't explain why people get out and ride a dangerous machine
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This is a really good attention getter btw
 
I have a book you can borrow for your speech. It is called "The Perfect Vehicle". It talks about the unique freedom and joy (and danger) of riding. Although it is very difficult for most of us to describe "why" we ride, the book does a great job with the many dimensions and reasons for riding.
 
Coffae said:
I have a book you can borrow for your speech. It is called "The Perfect Vehicle". It talks about the unique freedom and joy (and danger) of riding. Although it is very difficult for most of us to describe "why" we ride, the book does a great job with the many dimensions and reasons for riding.
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awesome! thanks for the offer but i take a long time to read def pick this up at a local barnes and noble.
 
^ dude, forget the moto speech. you'll loose half your audience who are haters. hows about "Why Fluffers are the unsung heroes in the pron industry." You can compare and contrast them to set up pitchers in the MLB and how all the closers take all the cred.

:hand im a phucking genius :nerd
 
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alright let me think about lol but i still have to persuade my peers none the less.. and i still want to speak on bikes.. : p
 
Aluisious said:
Not everyone should get a moto IMO. I can think of lots of folks I wouldn't want speeding around me on 2 wheels.

Most ppl need golf carts. F'n soccer moms with their lattes and cell phones...
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Well, that could end up being the case, but everyone SHOULD try it. After finding out if they can fit with it the decision is made whether to stick with it.

Motorcycles are like the mountains - they are here, on earth, as part of your experience in life. Don't climb that mountain, don't ride that bike - and you forsake a few basic key elements of very essence of experience.

Go get em, Tiger.
 
Like the others said, go to moto-meets and interview people there.

But do emphasize on safety first, ATGATT, taking MSF first, and etc.

I'd conclude your speech with other ways to experience motorcycles like dirt-biking, track days, and scooter racing. :rofl
 
i remember i did a speech about dreams and goals and the importance of not being scared to aim too high and referenced MLK and the brothers were looking at me like :wtf

the asian chicks dug it though.
 
you can say how everybody and anybody can speed by stepping on gas pedal and go past 100mph, buts its a different story when you gotta factor in balance aswell.
 
blue egg said:
awesome! thanks for the offer but i take a long time to read def pick this up at a local barnes and noble.
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I would include in the speech that riding puts you in touch with your surrounding moreso than in a car/cage and in some/most cases makes you a better driver. In my case, it sharpened my reaction time and reflexes and forced me to "think" more about what I was doing as I traveled.

As insignificant as this may seem in relation to the risk, it does have hidden excellent benefits. I am more aware of my surroundings even when I am not riding.

While riding, I have developed almost a 6th sense as I can often guess what drivers around me are about to do (don't ask me how).

And another item... Maude (as in Harold and Maude) says, it gives me something to talk about in the locker room. :cool
 
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