BonkerS

I doubt it. Sounds like rider error to me (i.e. following too close/fast). I wouldn't be surprised if the cager didn't signal though...tends to be a common thing, but one should be ready and aware anyway. Either way, still a shame.

Who the hell watches American Idol?!

I remember seeing this a couple years back. Think it goes to show that not much is going to deter them. If you look, it takes 25 seconds from when the VAN (yes, a van) door opens until they have it loaded and close the door and leave the scene. This video is a good example on how they scoped out the bike, the set-up for the grab, and the theft itself. Sad thing is, if you really think about it, I doubt that if anyone realized what was happening that they would have bothered to intervene anyway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D96QM-lzLM8

rofl. nice

Don't know if anyone has come across this yet. I don't think it's a re-post, as I searched for it just in case. Anyways, it seemed interesting and can't hurt anything. http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/general-sportbikes/420601-motorcycle-theft-things-you-should-know.html

Body slam? Come on now. It was a simple leg sweep. You guys act like she picked her up and power bombed her. If you look, the elderly lady STILL will not give up the knife even while on the ground until a citizen steps on the blade, and the other cop steps in to pry her hand off the handle. Once again, +1 for the cops.

I vote one for the cop. A knife can be just as deadly against even a firearm within even several yards (no, probably not with the old lady though). But at that close distance, even with the old lady, chances are very well there of being stabbed, even if only accidentally. The woman refused to put it down, then appeared to struggle a bit (cameraman fail @ running closer at that exact moment), and the cop quickly acted to neutralize the weapon to both protect herself, and who knows...even that same elderly lady. We can all play the "what if" game here, but that will accomplish nothing. Obviously the cop didn't take her as too much of a threat since she moved right on in to try to take the weapon, then realized she had to take her down. No real chance of death involved (taser => pacemaker...etc). Now if the cop would have done something more while she was on the ground, then I think there would be a controversy here, otherwise, no. Just my 2 cents...

Ugh, Juggalos... It has to do with Insane Clown Posse (ICP), and I'm pretty sure that video is set to an ICP song. They paint their faces like that, act all hardcore and drink Faygo... Only reason I know this is that my friends in college were juggalos...and idiot potheads...

Welcome to the site. Nice to see more and more people from our area finding their way here.

Motion to declare this as "Drama Week" on the OR event calendar. lol Personally I don't care all that much. I tend to ignore the threads/people that I don't care about. If I don't like it, I won't look at it...that simple.

Holy crap! Are we watching a Maury Povich episode?! GROUP HUG!

"I have crabs."

...I told you he was MacGyver...

OMG! He's MacGyver!!! ...that actually sounds pretty terrible, really. lol

According to: This shall be fitting... O' SNAP! ...surely an engineer can understand a flowchart, right?

lol *scratches head* I wonder why you would say something like that? 250's are good to start on. 600's honestly (I don't think) are that bad. They definitely have the ability to get you into trouble, but so do the 250's. It's a motorcycle... Biggest thing is get what YOU feel comfortable riding. Go out to some bike shops and sit on some different style bikes so you can get an idea on how the different riding positions would feel for you, as some are more aggressive than others. Buying used is definitely the way to go, but if you do, try to find someone to go along with you (if you don't know what to look for) to inspect the bike. Biggest tip is that when you do finally get a bike, don't ride above your skill level...it's easier to get yourself into trouble than you think. Anyways, I'll shoosh for now. Once again, welcome and good luck on finding a bike!