Uncle Punk

That's because I'm a bad ass mother fucker, I think that will be my new name. Justin, I went by your house last night on the scooter and beeped at you. What are you driving now?

This reflects my own observations as well. I have put on thousands of miles solo and in groups and have yet to see an accident that wasn't the riders fault. (At least all that I can remember.) The accidents caused by automobiles are usually deadly so they tend to leave a bigger impression. I rode a cruiser for three years without a helmet and I currently ride a scooter without one, I always wear one on the sport bike when I go south to have some fun. I have weighed the risks vs. the rewards involving what I can control and I am okay with my decisions. I like to ride and can kind of relate the gear issue to a concealed carry issue in that carrying a full size firearm is a pain in the ass so we compromise and carry a sub-compact so we at least have some firearm on us. My ride to work is only six miles and it takes me about nine minutes to complete. If I geared up in boots, over pants, jacket, gloves and a helmet plus having to take them all off again when I get to the shop I have doubled my time spent in my commute. Instead I get on the scooter with sunglasses and ride within the speed limits on roads I am familiar with. I know the risks involved and am okay with them, at least I get to ride and scooters are a blast, don't judge me.

I have the fastest 150cc scooter from my house to work. No other scooters will challenge me on my commute because they all respect my authority.

I copied & pasted from a PDF that didn't have the lines numbered, somehow when I pasted the info line numbers appeared. I edited them out but you were lurking too quickly and read it before my edit. I will be in N.C. on the coast later in the month being tortured by having to stay in a beach house for four days. I would rather be at Deal Gap if I'm going to take the time off from working but it's a family event so I'm going. I plan to take the scooter to give myself some form of entertainment because I can get it there without a trailer so I started looking up N.C. helmet laws because I don't usually wear one when riding the scooter. I knew N.C. had a helmet law because I have been to the gap several times but thought I would look up the laws for any changes that might have taken place since my last visit along with concealed carry laws. The information I posted two posts back came from N.C. DMV.

NORTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FACTS Motorcycles represent about 2 percent of all registered vehicles in NC, but account for about 10 percent of all fatalities on our roads. As of Sept 1st of 2007, 63 % of all crashes involving motorcycles were single vehicle crashes (motorcycle only). Of those crashes involving other vehicles, over half (53%) were the fault of the motorcyclist. Of those motorcyclist at fault crashes 81% occurred when the rider crossed the centerline either while passing another vehicle or while negotiating a curve. Of those other vehicle at fault crashes 57% were failure to yield right of way at an intersection and 43% were turning left across the motorcycles path. The majority (82.7%) of motorcycle fatal crashes occurred because of the fault of the motorcyclist.

This is a poor standard as minimum criteria for a law. Thousands of people are killed in motor vehicle accidents every year; I doubt you wish to have everyone’s transportation away. Even though society as a whole knows the danger involved with transportation the rewards outweigh the risks just like those who choose to ride without a helmet they can justify their risks.

It certainly isn't me or anyone else from my area.

I rode the bike for three or four miles after the accident and it was fine. Buy that bike back or I will.

You broke four ribs? WTF, then you rode home 140 miles and didn't tell any of us you were hurt that badly. You have put on another 600 miles with the broken ribs? What's wrong with you boy? If you don't want that bike let me know I will take it, cover your deductable and put some money in your pocket.

I have bought back a bike from State Farm that I totaled and had no issues. Did they total your bike from the get off you had riding with us? That would be a perfect bike to buy back. Where was all the hidden damage? I thought it rode fine after the offroad trip.

Oh yeah, get some

If you are going with the trailer restraint you can forget about the wheel chock because it won't be needed at all. I would probably put another plate on the underside of the truck bed, it might be a bit overkill but worth the extra piece of mind. I buy the extra pins for buddy’s bikes I'm going to haul because for me it’s worth not having their bikes fall into my bike or into the trailer, the $80 is cheap if you compare it to a deductable for cracked up plastics from a trailer accident.

Don't they have internet in Pittsburgh? Good luck in school and don't forget your boots, you can wear them along with a mustache at Halloween so you will have a complete gigolo costume.

She's an evil bitch, be careful and have fun. http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=29234

I think I missed your point here, are you saying that when he defends a constitutional right for someone to be free to exercise that right he is being liberal and traitorous? Oh, I get it, you're saying that the people who claim to be conservative around here don't have any real conviction behind their beliefs when their idealism gets challenged by something that they don't like but doesn't violate what they claim to be a core value. Don't let me put words in your mouth though.

Everyone in the state who has their LCCH should spend time there because it does have a wealth of information. Not much for intelligent discussion but factual information is there to be had. I understand they have a structure that feeds their agenda quite well but the forums section really doesn't have much to offer for entertainment. The best free open discussions I have found about firearms and their related laws have been on motorcycle forums. The OFCC site is not unique in being heavily modded for a firearms related site, I haven't made it across one yet that wasn't too modded for my taste.

Fixed some of them for you. What kind of mamby pamby PC bullshit is this drivel?

I get on that site about once a month to look around but I never registered. They don't seem to value any debate so it just ends up sounding like a great big pat on the back cheerleading session. Great for the sites agenda but too white bread for anyone who likes to have their views challenged and posses the ability to defend a stance, plus they like to stay on topic way too much for my taste. I have also noticed a lot of self proclaimed experts who sound like idiots just repeating what they have read on the internet without any real world experience. Which is alright and it is what makes the internet interesting but the mods don't allow these people to be challenged so it's a pretty boring site.

I was linked to this thread from the OFCC site. Those guys can eat their hearts out because this site has way less mod interference than theirs. This thread could have never taken place over there because someone would have shut it down.

I didn't know we were buying MJ with tax money, what program is that? I need to find a program that will help me get back into track riding; I have heard it's like a drug.

Okay, finding a virgin might be a hard task to accomplish around here, I could go for anything a decade younger, which could still be older than the mean.

I need to make this perfectly clear before some of the noobs start to offer themselves up, FEMALES ONLY!

Age does have its privileges; you guys need to step it up with bringing me the virgin sacrifices though, or I will be forced to put a whammy on you.

As one of the senior members here I think the poll is fucking stupid and it makes me feel bad.

I'm not sure I understand this statement. I'm not taking away a few inches for anyone, my pony is a full size ride.