Very random insult.

On Tuesday, I was riding my motorcycle in evening traffic lined up on IL-21 waiting to turn onto US 41 North. It's a short-cycle light and the line was longer than usual. And it was hot. In my riding gear, if anyone had the right to be pissy, it was me. But I wasn't.

Considering my clutch hand, I was letting some space build up in front of me before creeping up in first gear. Not a ridiculous amount of space - about what a semi driver would do. The driver behind me apparently took issue with this and started tailgating me and gravitating toward the shoulder, presumably to make a move around me. This went on for a while, but eventually I ran out of room in front of me, so I stopped in the left 1/3 of my lane.

This mid-40's blue-collar idiot pulled up next to me (nothing against 40-year-olds or blue-collar folk, just being descriptive), and before I could do or say anything yelled, "I have a bike at home, but I'd never ride a YAMAHA, A$$hole!" then drove off on the shoulder passing about 20 other cars waiting for the light, cut through a parking lot and sped off. Of course just after he did this, a cop came down the southbound lanes. Just missed him.

I was dumbfounded. He didn't like my acceleration choices, so he insulted the manufacturer of my bike? This from a 'fellow' motorcyclist - sorry - biker? I don't like to judge books by their covers, but if I were forced to make a snap judgement of this dude, I would assume his 'bike at home' was a 3 year old Harley with 150 miles on it and has been in the shop 6 times already. I would further assume that the reason he wasn't riding it home from work that day is that he didn't know it was legal to ride a motorcycle during the week and further, he only rides with 5 of his buddies on bar crawls.

I wished I had time to say, "Idiot, I don't know if you're jealous that my Yamaha is 26 years old and can still manage the daily commute, but what the HELL is your problem? WHERE am I supposed to go, park in the trunk of the car in front of me? Go to hell. Or your bedroom in your mom's basement. Whichever."

Instead, I was totally dumbfounded.

*shakes head*

 

Well just by his actions of running mouth and then running off I would venture to say he is a Bad man with a 10 speed in his garage-moms basement..dont sweat it...theres a lot of them out there, peace ridz



Edited by ridz 6-14-07....As words were offending to another member

 

I wouldn't take it personally. Buddy probably had a bad day - fired maybe, on the verge of divorce, stuck in traffic, late for counselling session and decided to vent on you. It's definitely not an excuse but he is likely at home kicking himself for being such an idiot to a total stranger.

Ever see that movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas?

 

Ridz, I'm gonna tell you - that may be the single most stupid thing I've ever read on this forum.

Seriously.

 

Yeah, I definitely didn't let it ruin my day and honestly I was glad to have the schmuck no longer behind me. Just felt like venting/sharing here because I was actually quite amused/bemused by his Yamaha-hatin' ways.

 

Remember, Buttheads like that will get their due sooner or later. No use arguing, they don't understand words, they only understand volume.

Just smile and wave. Let him blow his own pressere valve.

 

Yepper I have a zero tolerence for stuff like that, right now Im taking care of my wife who got ran over on her motorcycle by and ass just like that!

I myself got ran off the road @ night by the same kind of driver so if you dont like what you read then move on!

If you have any other problems with me feel free to pm me and ill come meet you and Ill explain to you why I post what I do, not that its any of your buisness...Good day Ridz!

!. shatterd pelvic
2. broken face bones
3.Broken leg femur
4.shatterd knee cap all muscles and tendons ripped from her knee

I wiped her but , dumped her stools, feed her, took care of my young son.

Wich she use to do. Watched her almost die on me! watch her life now loose a lot of its meaning..sitting there watching her eat pills everyday has a bad effect on me.

So understand me before you run your mouth to me!

 

Even a great manufacturer like Yamaha can't make this guy happy, he is an idiot. I'm sure he's not that mean spirited all of the time. I'll bet he's real happy when a good NASCAR race is in the cable TV. He's probably nice to his ol'lady too when he asks her to get him a beer. I know I've seen this guy before somewhere.

 

There you go again. What the f did any of that story have to do with wife- or child-beaters ? ? ?

You made an idiotic remark. Unfortunately for you, I have zero tolerance for emotive, irrelevant crap.

You aren't the only one with a story, though some of us would have enough decorum not to broadcast.

Move on, if you like.

 

I understand now that I must have struck a nerve for that I must apologize..All there is left for me to say is seek some therapy for your weakness!

 

Hmmm... well, actually I think it's just that some people have higher standards of discourse than others.

On the subject of therapy, would you like me to quote here the contents of the pm you just sent to me ?

 

Gentlemen:

This isn't the place for this stuff.
Please use the PM option to direct comments and commentary to individuals.

I wouldn't want to have anyone get a "Time-out" by the Head-Honcho.

 

Apologies, Rick. Everyone.

 

Geeze guys!
Fraps, spot on post. As members of the human condition we are all bound to perform certain unintelligent acts at random intervals. It is in the contract and it is binding. We just try to keep them to a minimum. Lord knows I've pulled a few boners in the not to distant past.

 

Yeah we all run into these guys at aome point, heck at some points we feel like BEING these guys / gals... I personally laugh outloud inside my helmet and hope they can hear me... Or if I'm feeling daring just flip em off (usually only if I am almost caused bodily harm.. i.e. someone cuts me off or whatever), though, as stated in another post on here, I'm trying to cut out all the juvenile crap on my bike.

I'm sure that guy was a real meathead who had a real crappy day - and I doubt him telling you off helped him much - if it helps.

 

The answer is simple Oblivion. There is only one type of bike owner who is capable of this type of cursing.

He is jealous, cause everybody has a better bike than him,
He is normaly the butt of all the jokes due to his choice of ride,
He secretly wishes for better,
Even his wife won't be seen on the back of his bike,
He curses others to hide his shame,

His secret shame is.........


He rides a Honda. :wink:

 

Your yanking my chain HG! I loved my Honda(s)! Great bikes, just not as cool as my beloved Maxim.
I'd let this yahoo slid, right out of my mind. Anyone who hasn't the intelligence to be careful around others is not a very considerate person to begin with. Let him pass, he's in a hurry to make it to the accident scheduled just for him up ahead. Good riddance I say.

 

Yep, Leave it hanging around and I'll yank it mate. :wink:

I was going to use Hyosungs in that line but wasn't sure you had them over there. Biggest selling 250 over here but you get what you pay for. :wink:

And Oblivion, Best to ignore idiots, They get what's comin eventually.
Karma works in mysterious ways. :lol:

 

"I have a bike at home,"

Bald, fat, middleaged, Sunny Sunday Rider, feel sorry for him as must have no friends (and ride a hog)!

Seriously, ignore them, or give them the cold unblinking glare.

Glad you are OK and the idiot did not do something stupid.

 

Or maybe a Suzuki Burgman? One of the guys at work rides one and we tease him about his scooter quite a bit. The Burgman is a fun ride, though.

But still, that sort of comment about what someone rides is unnecessary.

 

"I'm going home. I GOING HOME!"

Loved that movie. Gotta watch it again someday.