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You can bet there will always be the prissy one saying "you can´t joke about cancer, its sick"
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Three Dead in First Two Days of Myrtle Beach Rally.
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This is not only about the lack of helmets. This is also about the chaps as they are assless. Has anybody thought about that? I think people deserve to know.
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Two of the three fatalities were under 40. Although I know 3 samples are statistically insignificant,it has blunted the typical unproven rant that incompetent baby Boomer reentry bikers are responsible for rising motorcycle fatalities. Of course it hasnt kept smithrob from unsubstantiated claims that harley riders are worse riders than other motorcyclists,but what the Hell,its a start. At least Im now only being labeled as a bad rider because of the type of bike I ride,not my age...progress!!!
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Read on.
"it has blunted the typical unproven rant that incompetent baby Boomer reentry bikers are responsible for rising motorcycle fatalities."
The drivers of said autos were between 52 & 64 and just recently started driving. This needs a closer look.
"it has blunted the typical unproven rant that incompetent baby Boomer reentry bikers are responsible for rising motorcycle fatalities."
The drivers of said autos were between 52 & 64 and just recently started driving. This needs a closer look.
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And what's wrong with that? That's what they're for. That and track days. They're not mean to be dodge caravans, er Goldwings.
And what's wrong with that? That's what they're for. That and track days. They're not mean to be dodge caravans, er Goldwings.
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The article had such little info, most conclusions we'd like to draw here are going to be specious at best.
The usual gear people wear at these rallies is not providing the maximum protection. But that is their choice. To me, putting fashion over practicality and safety makes no sense, but the point is, it's the rider's choice. I couldn't tell if having the best possible riding gear would have saved any of the 3.
Rather than crab about the stereotypical Harley rider's lack of protective gear, and whatever other "bad habits" they might have, I can only say a little prayer for their souls.
Nothing is going to change, including the fact that motorcycling is inherently more dangerous than many forms of transportation, and we live and die by the choices we make.
The usual gear people wear at these rallies is not providing the maximum protection. But that is their choice. To me, putting fashion over practicality and safety makes no sense, but the point is, it's the rider's choice. I couldn't tell if having the best possible riding gear would have saved any of the 3.
Rather than crab about the stereotypical Harley rider's lack of protective gear, and whatever other "bad habits" they might have, I can only say a little prayer for their souls.
Nothing is going to change, including the fact that motorcycling is inherently more dangerous than many forms of transportation, and we live and die by the choices we make.
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Of course not but the sportbike types are consitently claiming H-D types are "non-riders."
I've spent many a mile behind a wobbly squid tiptoeing around corners and then blasting down the straight.
Of course not but the sportbike types are consitently claiming H-D types are "non-riders."
I've spent many a mile behind a wobbly squid tiptoeing around corners and then blasting down the straight.
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I don't think specific disrespect to the Dead is intended here; Gallows Humour is often used to "ward off" the Specter of Death, which will eventually claim us all - soon or late.
That said, some are just insensitive to anything not directly affecting their immediate vicinity.
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That said, some are just insensitive to anything not directly affecting their immediate vicinity.
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Are you the former Mayor of Myrtle Beach?
He figured running a biker off the road was a good idea, too.
I'm assuming you have been to one of the various ralllies, and have seen just how stupid the bike and cage drivers can be.
Remind me sometime to tell you about the squid on a "Ricer" that left the Pancake House on U.S. 17 at zero-dark-thirty. He had reportedly just grabbed 3rd when he hit the garbage truck. How would you like to be that poor City Employee driver? There is no way he could have seen that bike coming at that speed.
Not all bike drivers are saints, and Darwin plays no favorites, so lighten up.
He figured running a biker off the road was a good idea, too.
I'm assuming you have been to one of the various ralllies, and have seen just how stupid the bike and cage drivers can be.
Remind me sometime to tell you about the squid on a "Ricer" that left the Pancake House on U.S. 17 at zero-dark-thirty. He had reportedly just grabbed 3rd when he hit the garbage truck. How would you like to be that poor City Employee driver? There is no way he could have seen that bike coming at that speed.
Not all bike drivers are saints, and Darwin plays no favorites, so lighten up.
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That occurred here at Thunder Beach.
IIRC, neither the bike nor the passengers hit the vehicle. As the article reported, the driver lost control and the bike went down.
Full Article:
May 9, 2006
Promoters call rally a success
By S. Brady Calhoun
Last weekends Thunder Beach rally was marked by the roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the ring of cash registers and only a few accidents, Panama City Beach police said Monday.
"I think, overall, we had a good event," said Maj. David Humphreys. "It appeared to me as though this was probably the biggest motorcycle crowd to date."
Thunder Beach promoter Joe Biggs said the local community has accepted the event.
"Our audience is an older, more mature, more professional audience that doesnt make a habit of going and getting liquored up and getting on their motorcycles," Biggs said.
The crowd also had money to spend and the biannual event is getting bigger each year, he added.
Humphreys said there were some noise complaints this year but that those come with most major events.
"Certainly these bikes make a lot of noise. That certainly bothers some people," Humphreys said.
But noise complaints also come during the annual seafood festival, when there are concerts at Frank Brown Park.
"If its not something you want to listen to, then its an inconvenience to you," he added.
Beach police responded to 40 accident calls during the week of Thunder Beach, but Humphreys said any increase in vehicles brings with it an increase in accidents.
"I dont see anything disproportionate in the numbers," Humphreys said. "If we had a big weekend of Volkswagen people here wed have more Volkswagen crashes."
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating one serious motorcycle crash from Saturday afternoon that left two people injured. The wreck happened on Back Beach Road near Lyndell Lane.
An unknown vehicle pulled out in front of a 2004 Harley-Davidson motorcycle being driven by Randall Earl Lanier, 62, of Panama City Beach, the FHP stated in a new release. Laniers motorcycle skidded and then overturned, throwing Lanier and his passenger, Judith Marks, 55.
Marks and Lanier, who were not wearing helmets, sustained serious head injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Both were taken to Bay Medical Center. Lanier is in stable condition and Marks is in critical condition, according to the hospital.
IIRC, neither the bike nor the passengers hit the vehicle. As the article reported, the driver lost control and the bike went down.
Full Article:
May 9, 2006
Promoters call rally a success
By S. Brady Calhoun
Last weekends Thunder Beach rally was marked by the roar of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the ring of cash registers and only a few accidents, Panama City Beach police said Monday.
"I think, overall, we had a good event," said Maj. David Humphreys. "It appeared to me as though this was probably the biggest motorcycle crowd to date."
Thunder Beach promoter Joe Biggs said the local community has accepted the event.
"Our audience is an older, more mature, more professional audience that doesnt make a habit of going and getting liquored up and getting on their motorcycles," Biggs said.
The crowd also had money to spend and the biannual event is getting bigger each year, he added.
Humphreys said there were some noise complaints this year but that those come with most major events.
"Certainly these bikes make a lot of noise. That certainly bothers some people," Humphreys said.
But noise complaints also come during the annual seafood festival, when there are concerts at Frank Brown Park.
"If its not something you want to listen to, then its an inconvenience to you," he added.
Beach police responded to 40 accident calls during the week of Thunder Beach, but Humphreys said any increase in vehicles brings with it an increase in accidents.
"I dont see anything disproportionate in the numbers," Humphreys said. "If we had a big weekend of Volkswagen people here wed have more Volkswagen crashes."
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating one serious motorcycle crash from Saturday afternoon that left two people injured. The wreck happened on Back Beach Road near Lyndell Lane.
An unknown vehicle pulled out in front of a 2004 Harley-Davidson motorcycle being driven by Randall Earl Lanier, 62, of Panama City Beach, the FHP stated in a new release. Laniers motorcycle skidded and then overturned, throwing Lanier and his passenger, Judith Marks, 55.
Marks and Lanier, who were not wearing helmets, sustained serious head injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Both were taken to Bay Medical Center. Lanier is in stable condition and Marks is in critical condition, according to the hospital.
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