Uncle Punk

I make several four hour round trip rides a year to Erie, PA with a 250 scooter in complete comfort at highway speeds. If the opportunity came up I could travel much farther. A 650 is perfectly capable of touring.

I agree that there are people/vehicles capable of driving and handling much more speed safely. This utopia of driving cannot exist in the real world unless we designate driving times for the tiered system and commerce would take precedence over pleasure. Disparity of speed is far more dangerous than speed, through a couple novice riders into the advanced group and see how that turns out. Put a few expert riders in the novice group without rules or constraints for the same results. I would love to travel 120mph down the highway but it certainly wouldn't be safe sharing the road with others traveling 70mph. I have and do travel at times at 120mph plus but not with traffic around that I am passing. Allowing a huge disparity of speed to comingle is a recipe for chaos no matter how skilled the faster drivers are.

I find taking the high ground with torture to be hypocritical.

With a 50HP penalty to pay from the 14 to the Connie you can find a fun equivalent to the Connie. Now if you're talking about a 14 motor in a Connie I'd be all about it.

Fuck you, I tried to say that, I just used too many words, smarty pants.

Mark me down as one in the disagree colum. There are plenty of people to hate but that doesn't rise to the level of putting them to death that would be uncivilized. This action is reserved for those that have intentionally caused death. Having the ability to distinguish between the two is what makes us civilized. I’m not interested in taking the time to see if he is intelligent enough to realize the impact of his actions or has any humanity in him to feel remorse. Revenge is reserved for a perceived wrong placed upon you in which you seek retribution for yourself. This is justice being sought against an absolute wrong and falsely accusing others of being uncivilized is insulting. I don’t hate him but I think he should be extinguished. I have no guilt in that thought nor do I think it hypocritical. His deeds caused the cry for his death not hatred for him, had he not violated the lives of the families that suffer currently he wouldn’t be in the situation he finds himself. Actions have consequences and he knew that going in, I find it hypocritical to not follow through with the consequences leaving others to think they won’t have to pay if they destroy lives.

That's what you get for not buying a 9mm in the first place. Have you handled a 9c? I hate the halfway size of it between a G26 & G19 with everything all kind of compromised.

The new 1290 Super Duke looks promising but I think more wind protection is needed. I'm not cool enough to pull off the Multi, unlike some people. The stigma is just too much for me to suffer through, KTMs are cool.

http://www.kymcousa.com/showroom/scooters/peopleS250/index.html 16", dual disk, steel braided lines, of awesome scooter power

I've been through the whole cruiser phase, it lasted about three years. It taught me a couple things, one is I will never own a cruiser ever again and the second is a scooter will do everything a cruiser will do and in most cases better. I definitely spent more two up time during that time and it stayed that way until the scooter was acquired. Cruisers hurt my back and I could never spend much time riding, I know why constant bar stops are needed when perusing that type of riding, you need to get off of the torture racks. When I decide to get more comfortable for the flat boring part of my rides it will be on a sport tourer or a Goldwing with an adventure tourer being a strong contender as well. I wish the new KTM Adventure 1190 had 17’s as wheel sizes for tire choices ala the Multistrada. I don’t want to be a Duc douche, although some guys can pull it off. I get people's attraction to cruisers if they fit you, some can't ride a sport bike because they kill their backs, for me it is the opposite. You need to enjoy your free time and it shouldn't hurt, if cruisers fit that bill you are crazy to ride something else. However scooters have more to offer.

Who else thinks jumping her in would be a good idea?

Old people are easily confused. Looks like we have another grandfathered member

You were in the Navy?

Found it http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=31712&highlight=tooth

All squids older than me are automatically inducted.

Hookers & blow while very worthwhile past times violate the no drugs or alcohol, no passengers and no topic other than riding or firearms. I failed to recognize the need to have all titles signed over into the clubs name. That's why I love you guys, always thinking. I have decided to allow sexual favors to be paid at a rate of two for one if rendered by a female without a saber tooth. Does anyone know where I can find the picture of the snag tooth for an example?

I can't believe I'm getting pushback. Who wouldn't want to be an elitist douchebag? Some people just don't understand what it takes to be accepted.

Red Honda sport bikes only No night riding No riding in the rain No riding on the highway Only weekend riding Minimum of 350 per outing, 120 miles must be flat, straight and boring All start times are strictly enforced All gas stops are to be between 60 and 85 miles No lunch breaks or stopping to eat. No riding in less than 50 degree weather Must have at least one street bike wreck Must have owned at least eight street bikes Must have learned to ride a motorcycle on a dirt bike Must own at least one off road motorized machine Must maintain an average of 60mph while moving All riding gear must be approved Must have prior military experience (If club size gets too large it will be Marines only.) No passengers Must carry zip ties, tools, tire repair kit, air compressor, extra clothes, extra visor & first aid kit No alcohol or drugs All rear tires must be changed within 2K miles Must have rode at least 1000 miles in 24 hours Must have rode an excess of 12K miles in a year When passing the ride leader a shoulder shove is required No making fun of the members with gray hair Facial hair is optional but likely Cannot wear the same helmet two consecutive rides Trailering to vacation destinations is optional Owning a scooter is extra bonus cool points Being armed is recommended but not required, Glocks preferred, no 1911s The only non riding discussions at gas stops are to be about firearms No registered democrats or republicans Must have competed in at least one road racing event All members that receive a moving violation will be ridiculed Hitting a rev limiter when stationary is punishable by firing squad Factory exhausts only Special note: Crashes on group rides are optional. There has been entirely too much emphasis on making them required. If this practice continues crashes will be removed from the list of possible activities. Waivers to all rules and membership requirements can be acquired through sexual favors. The exalted club leader prefers to be called “The Grand Poobah.”

You doubt someones claim on the internet? Bold statements are not to be challenged, it's a rule.

I don't usually do this but. Shut the fuck up about things you know nothing about. It greatly discredits any chance of possible valuable content you might offer. The O.P. makes some valid points and some totally stupid ones. We all ride in different ways on different bikes and take away from the experience what we need. Not one of us is any better than the next guy because of our choices. I can define my own set of criteria to exclude the vast majority of people here that don't conform to how I would do things. That would make me an elitist douche nobody wants to become an elitist douche do they?

Not one of my friends that are in MC clubs are posers or losers and if you think I don't know the difference you are sadly mistaken. If your understanding of MC clubs is a show you might need to take the cock out of your mouth and quit thinking it gave you some insight, anymore than "Cops" shows you how real LE is. I have good lifelong friends that are LE and members of MC clubs none of them are losers. There are dumbasses in both organizations to be sure but it certainly doesn't define the whole group. I would never belong to either group because they are both too organized and have way too many rules that I seem to have no ability or desire to follow.

This "drafting" technique you speak of is not safe and shouldn't be part of a protect the public mentality; at a minimum it borders harassment. It is one of the reasons I quit allowing our local police department to get close to me on a motorcycle. Stated earlier, initiate a lights on safe distance stop. Trolling for something wrong by putting a rider in jeopardy is criminal. Do you stop people for open carrying just to see if you can find something wrong to jam them up?

The new gay guy will fit right in here. I hope he can make the epic ride to school all us kids. I did rep him for his second post in this thread. You can't buy that kind of entertainment.

Upon further review I can see the problem being more complex than the video revealed. However my off-road bike is kind of a cheater bike for that type of situation. I would have been pissed at myself if I would have needed to put a foot down to make it over the log.