And the crotch rockets are coming out again. Oh my fuck those things are loud and annoying. WTF… I understand the thrill of doing 100km/h in a 50km/h zone, but seriously, has anyone ever seen one of these guys get a speeding ticket before? I was pulled over doin 65 in a 50 in my grandpa’s Continental, but these friggin guys are allowed to ram rod around town like maniacs. Is there something I’m missing here? Cause I might buy one now. —Crotch Rocket Envy
This article appears in Mar 17-23, 2011.
Nothing says “C O O L” like bent over in a fetal position with your knees up by your ears as you & your tinny sounding shit box whizzes down the street ~;)
Yeah, you’re missing something. 60+ mpg, faster than any car, lots of parking. The people you describe are the minority of bike riders, young and invincible. Remember waaay back, you were the same? No? Now you’re a drone in a cage, doesn’t know what that peculiar stock is on the left side of the steering column, doesn’t know what blind spots are, and crawling along in the passing lane. Maybe try a bike once before spouting off about something you’re ignorant to.
One thing all bikes have in common though, Bullet, is that they all have their engines on the outside, and are therefore ALL fucking loud and annoying. If a car were that loud, they’d get a ticket for noise pollution or some shit. But for some reason motorcycles seem to be exempt from the laws.
And explain to me the reason that most bike riders (yes, I said most) have to rev their engines repeatedly while sitting at a red light. And in residential neighbourhoods no less.
Of course hospitals do need organ donors. And I heard Seb loves driving them, with a passenger on the back.
nevermind, revving for revving sakes is ‘look at me’, just like a car revving. On the other hand, my bike uses centrifical and hydrtaulic action to assist the clutch, a small rev helps get the bike into first gear, and for shifting at low rpm.
Revving also helps prevent a stall at the stop lights, not applicable to EFI bikes though.
“a small rev helps get the bike into first gear, and for shifting at low rpm.” – so does that mean that you would give it a little rev right before you shift or something? I’m not trying to start a fight – this is a serious question.
And I was referring to the “look at me” types before. The ones who repeatedly rev for the entire length of the red light, as loudly as they possibly can – there’s no need of that at all.
I starting learning to drive the BF’s bike last year. I don’t think this preggers will be getting on one this year though 🙂 but I enjoy them…..not too fast.
That’s exactly it nevermind, a little brap to help the shift, and a bit of gas before engaging the clutch.
Not my style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRGfgI_0tQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS7moMyOfbs
I heard a guy just giving it to his rice burner last year, and then a loud BANG and blissful silence. What’s a blown motorcycle engine worth? PRICELESS
nevermind- depends on the bike. I have stock pipes on my Nighthawk and my friend has stock on her CBR, sounds like quiet whirring compared to a plain old car. Then there are the assholes. We can hope that more of them like the guy Guyute saw have no idea how to tune their engines for new exhaust and blow themselves out.
the fucking things that really piss me off, are those little shit box cars, with the fucking noise, they think is music, blasting thru the neighborhood. and they don’t even have a quiet muffler on them. check the fucking motor vehicle handbook losers. a muffler, is something that deadens sound, not make it 10 fucking times worse. and the last fucking thing, i wanna hear at 4 a.m., is fucking crackhead, doing 80 or 90 down my fucking street, with all the fucking racket they make. safety checks should ban them, as they are not stock for that vehicle. and therefore, should never be allowed on any car or truck.
the bikes are the next gen. of assholes.
LS, yup a $500 shitbox with a $2,000 stereo system.
ain’t it the fucking truth. i thought cops issued tickets for excessively noisy exhausts, they do if you have a small hole in a regular muffler. got one a couple years ago.
Loud exhausts have been around as long as cars/bikes have been on the road. Older people seem to forget the “straight piped” or open headers that used to run around here. Oh, I get it, that was considered a “rumble”. Yeah, bull shit, noise is fucking noise. That “low rumble” that was tolerated back then has evolved into fart cans on a Civic and now YOU don’t like it. Buy some fucking ear plugs, goddamn hypocrites.
aside from the veteran riders just looking to show off the roar of the engine,
the bikes also have a wet clutch so you can crank it which causes some mean roaring as well…. a lot of noobs (myself included) did that when they’re learning.
it’s perfectly fine though makes a lot of noise… and wears out the clutch a little quicker.
one of those rice rocket freaks is a co worker of mine. he excitedly showed me a video of him and his “pack” doing ungodly speeds out and about HRM and trying front wheelies etc, and then he got all excited and said “check it out!!” it was the part of the video where he and two others were seen dumping their bikes on failed wheelies. i dont think he saw the look of disgust on my face, or at least didnt acknowledge it….thats not exciting, its just another stupid thing those bastards get involved with while threatening the lives of others doing it.
Most of them are prolly cops…
They have a thing for tight leather…