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Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / June 2007Road rage.....
Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end of my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least dropped the bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and the van had stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van to get the drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan was?).....and the beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave me the finger! Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved forwards I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was grinning and giving the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away harder, I did my left turn and it was then I realised I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!! I must not ride in town...... I must not ride in town...... I must not ride in town...... I must not ride in town...... I must not ride in town...... I must not ride in town...... ............................. > Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was > surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away harder, I did my left turn > and it was then I realised I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!! I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute cagers actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I come to a complete stop. They are so damn courteous I know something is not right. >> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was >> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > They are so damn courteous I know something is not right. You're living in stepford land, but then you knew that.  SignatureAndrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 71 Kawi H1 05 Infant > I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute cagers > actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I come to a > complete stop. > > They are so damn courteous I know something is not right. They're setting you up. One of these days, they are going to wave at you and floor it and run you down... :) Signature"Outback" Jon - KC2BNE outback_jon@ver.no.sp.am.izon.net AMD Opteron 146 (@2.8) and 6.1 GHz of other AMD power... http://folding.stanford.edu - got folding? Team 48435 2006 ZG1000A Concours "Blueline" COG# 7385 CDA# 0157 1980 CB750F SuperSport "CoolerKing" >> I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute >> cagers actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > They're setting you up. One of these days, they are going to wave at you > and floor it and run you down... :) Sounds a lot like New Jersey. > I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the I can see it now............after a couple of drinks, the story will morph to "I punched his lights out!" ;-) Smack him again for me, Brian. >> I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the > > I can see it now............after a couple of drinks, the story will morph > to "I punched his lights out!" ;-) LOL......thats the bit that pisses me off the most. I had no plan at all and it could have ended up in court.....and I don't like court, the novelty wore off years ago. > Smack him again for me, Brian. I'll be keeping my eyes open....white van, blue stripe with a 'Taranaki Hardcore' sticker on the back window......and a broken tail light Bwaaahahahaha! <snip> >I must not ride in town...... >I must not ride in town...... >I must not ride in town...... >I must not ride in town...... >I must not ride in town...... >I must not ride in town...... There are only two really good reasons for riding in town: 1. To get out of town. 2. To get home again after 1. Al Moore DoD 734 Oh, the wheels on Brian's bike go round and round! Round and round, round and round! Oh, Brian's bike wheels go round and round! All around the town! The driver of the van weaves back and forth Back and forth, back and forth The moron in the van weaves back and forth All around the town! The body of the van bumps Brian's bike Brian's bike, Brian's bike, The body of the van bumps Brian's scoot All around the town! Brian up and slaps the side of the van Side of the van, side of the van Brian up and slaps the side of the van All around the town! The driver of the van flips Brian the bird Brian the bird, Brian the bird The moron in the van flips Brian the bird All around the town! Brian gets mad and punches out the lights Punches out the lights, punches out the lights Kevlar's good for punching out the lights All around the town! Now Brian's bike wheels still go round! Still go round, still go round Oh, Brian's bike wheels go round and round! But not around the town! Sean_Q_ > Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was > surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I must not ride in town...... > ............................. Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you? .p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying out of this one...so far. ;-) >> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was >> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you? Big van, little driver, boxed in traffic.....little bike, big rider, room to manouvre......it all seemed so right at the time. Knowing my luck I'll get a call from the police to explain myself...... :( > .p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying > out of this one...so far. ;-) p.j.m must see I'm in the right on this one! I was endangered!.....(no!?, that was the whale who reminds me of me). I was in danger ed? >> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was >> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >.p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying >out of this one...so far. ;-) I'm suprised you've heard of that one down there :-). I hadn't until I moved south. SignatureClick here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/ >>> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was >>> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > I'm suprised you've heard of that one down there :-). I > hadn't until I moved south. Did my basic at Fort Jackson in So Carolina a 1000 years ago, and have been to Florida on business about 10 times in the past 20 years, 4 or 5 times for pleasure in the same time period. I'm not a coast "snob". ;-) |
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