The U.N. will Design Your Next Motorcycle

You're missing my point. I'm not bent on wrapping myself around a tree and letting society pick up the pieces. I'm actually a very cautious rider. I'm just saying that it's not right for any government to dictate which products we should be allowed to purchase in a free market system. It's okay for them to stipulate that reasonable safety devices are available for us to use if we choose, but to arbitrarily pick a speed or horsepower limit and say that, regardless of rider experience or technological advances, the public can't own anything faster or more powerful is wrong. I understand that there are some benefits to establishing global emissions and safety standards. The Manufacturers will only have to conform to one set of standards instead of building different versions of the same model for different markets. The problem is that some countries have far more restrictive safety and performance requirements than the United States and it's likely the U.N. will cater to the lowest common denominator (i.e. most restrictive) when setting the standards. It's also likely that their jurisdiction will grow over time and become even more invasive. The U.N. is a dysfunctional group of politicians who couldn't care less about our rights or desires, as riders and they shouldn't be allowed to control this market.



Also...my wife actually likes my ischial tuberosities.

Hey, Jackass!

Wow, I guess this is how educated critical thinkers argue their points- by insulting a perfect stranger's inteligence and patriotism. Which library do you go to? The WWF study room?

First off, I fail to see what either fearing God or toting guns has to do with any of this. All the article was about (you did READ it, right?) was using the UN as an international arbiter of vehicle standards, so manufacturers can simplify regulations and cut costs. Nobody's threatening Zog's gun, so calm down.

I really don't see what "rights" are being threatened, but then again, I'm not nearly as clever (or paranoid) as you, what with my stupidity problem and all.

What are you and your little gun collection going to do about globalization, anyway? Were you protesting the WTO in Quebec city? Do you know anything about the IMF and the world bank? Do you know about international corporations privatizing local utilities in South America and other places? But hey, if the gun magazines don't talk about those things, I guess they're not concerns.

"Fight BS like this all I can." What a joke. Please tell us all about your one-man struggle against globalization, you are clearly a great leader and patriot, ready to spill your blood at the tiniest threat to your valued (but mysterious) "Liberties."

BTW, I fought as a combat infantryman in the Persian Gulf, defending your "right" to cheap gas. Did you?

D*ickhead.

Hold on a sec there....

Before we join hands and break into "we are the world", let's ask ourselves how control of commerce from a small, unelected, global consortium is good for us.

We see the worst in this because we know that underlying all the one-world talk is the unescapable conclusion that we surrender our sovreignity. These are the same people that are pushing for world-wide gun registration. These is the same orginization that vilifies the U.S. for fanciful environmental destruction fabrications such as global warming, and then seeks unconstitutional control over U.S. citizens and property to cure the alleged "crisis".

By the way, how exactly do european citizens "tolerate" HP limits? What exactly will they do if they decide not to "tolerate" them anymore? Boycott new motorcycle purchases? Given that the limit is currently at 100HP, that is not a very palatable option for someone with a 1992 katana 600. However, new that they've set the limit at 100, kibbles to bits says that 90HP will be the next step. Socialistic societal engineering is always easier when done in slow motion---i.e. liberalism.