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By the numbers: 250cc road bikes http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/12/by-the-numbers-250cc-road-bikes/

I understand, but all that must still be worth it to you or you'd choose something else to do right? I also look at it this way. If you're driven enough to deal with all the inconveniences and mentally capable of getting 'all your ducks in a row' and getting a CDL, then I feel a little better about your competency behind the wheel. Any jaggoff from the street can't just obtain one of these licenses. Same thing with the motorcycle endorsement. I look at all these hurdles as implied small-scale IQ tests, without calling them that for fear of discriminating against the real idiots. No one likes a physical, but you're delusional if you think that just because you're 27, you're physically fit. As before, if you don't want a physical, get a desk job like me. But there are a lot of other orgs that require physicals too -- using my dad and brother as examples again, the NHRA and IHRA both require physicals to get your competition license -- and that's just to drive lightweight cars, in a straight line, for a 1/4 mile at a time. Do it, or don't, your choice. If someone is too lazy to get a physical, don't drive a truck, or don't race. It's all down to what your priorities in life are.

^---those. My dad has a CDL just to haul his car/trailer to and from the racetrack because they use a Freightliner to do it. That isn't even for a business purpose, totally private non-comm use and still has to go through all that. That's the price you pay to play with big toys. If the profit isn't there anymore, then the market adjusts, people will quit driving trucks, drivers will be at a premium and those that are willing to 'jump through the hoops' -- which, in the grand scheme, aren't really THAT big a deal, log books and a physical for the most part (save for the HazMat endorsement) -- will be paid what they're worth.

I always figured Todd was a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyf0YwUJcqk -type guy.

And while it does suck for you in the additional monies and taxes (which you can writeoff, no?), from what I read, it sounds like Ohio is just catching up with the rest of the states for vehicles of this size. Maybe you just got lucky you were able to operate a vehicle like that for however long you did before Ohio implemented these rules. I dunno, just spitballin' here. I deal with Class 8 vehicles mostly, so my knowledge on these smaller class vehicles isn't really up-to-speed, but regardless I still think some of the requirements are common sense good ideas for vehicles of that size just from a safety aspect. I'll ask around the office tomorrow and get a few more opinions.

They don't mix well with pasta.

That's how it's always done, and why I don't think the "state's rights" people have much to stand on. The carrot will always be dangling, and the states will conform to whatever the FedGov decides is important enough to put money up for the states to conform to.

Before you start ranting, have you thought of the reasons WHY this was enacted and WHO had a say into it?

People that troll me.

People that point out grammatical errors and misspellings that have their own grammatical errors and misspellings in the correction. Similarly, when people misuse the English language.

I wonder what sprockets the bike is running... that telemetry data is sick. 6th gear shift at 250+mph. Awesome video/link. From my drag racing, I know I shift my bike (stock gearing) from 3rd to 4th around 120mph at 10k rpms - 137-138 trap speed. So if I were a bettin' man, I'd guess this bike is geared down a few teeth

^-- That reminded me of another problem. Smart people.

Not being able to give rep when rep is due. And a bunch of other stuff people already mentioned.

Quiet before I strike you down, from atop my high-horse that Max says I'm on.

...that's why I didn't use "quotation marks" around it.

Please... point me to all my self-righteous, holier-than-thou posts... show me the err of my ways. I'm an open-minded guy. Because I think you're full of it. There's some other reason I'm in your 'sights' -- like Bambi, why don't you give us all the REAL reason. Since, I know I'm not the ONLY asshole on here.

And I still haven't figured out when or what I did to piss in your Wheaties. I disagree with a lot of people on here (chevy, IP, Casper), but none of them seem to take it as personal as you -- and I'm pretty sure we've never met. What's lacking in your life max? But whatever, it must suck that I can push your buttons over the internet enough to get you worked up over it.

That's only because I can't post pictures when I leave rep

Thats why its in the R&R section Yea - I know what you're talking about. Shady.

Reading comprehension issues?

According to the timestamps, this was sent before the poster decided they'd be "the bigger man" and "be more mature". Dorito/jrmii crap 11-27-2010 11:02 PM dorifto240 I get it, I burned you in the politics forum; Why don't you mature and let it stay in the politics forum. And no, I didn't reciprocate.

Closest thread I could find was here: http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=17990 ...and it's closed now. I just thought it'd be a fun "Rant/Rave" outlet for people to post the negative rep you've got as well as whatever extra details you want.

In the straights maybe, but you'd be able to pass me in the turns. I don't lean when I walk -- I'd have to slow down.