JBWalker Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 this is the kind of shit that gives bikers a bad name.http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localnews/01-27-2010-man-wrecks-motorcycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerBoy Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 seriouisely, a bike , snow, and a trailer ...... that can make a movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Pittsburgh mounted police used to ride their bikes year'round. Of course they had sidecars during the winter months, but still.This guy doesn't give "bikers" a bad name, no more than when a cager runs off the snow covered road gives cagers a bad name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 This guy doesn't give "bikers" a bad name, no more than when a cager runs off the snow covered road gives cagers a bad name.I agree....It might have been a Bad Judgement call to ride in those conditions...But it is far from giving any "BIKERS" a bad name IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 agreed ^^^ I have met many folks who ride year round and even in the snow ! Most seem to be about that age and are die hard riders !My neighbor rides year round snow or not !! Fuckin nuts ! Now if i could ride my quad to work ? It would be on !! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 It could have been as simple as he got cought out in the snow. State police said that Petrun will face a number of traffic citations. I dont quite understand what they can charge him with. If someone puts a car in the ditch on a snowy road they don't get charged with it. Ohwell. On with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 It could have been as simple as he got cought out in the snow. State police said that Petrun will face a number of traffic citations. I dont quite understand what they can charge him with. If someone puts a car in the ditch on a snowy road they don't get charged with it. Ohwell. On with it!failure to control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'm gonna have to go the "what a dumbass" route. Being out in that weather and pulling a trailer, DUMB. Also highly doubt he just got caught in it that area is known for snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garysol1 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Steeler fan......... nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 It could have been as simple as he got cought out in the snow. State police said that Petrun will face a number of traffic citations. I dont quite understand what they can charge him with. If someone puts a car in the ditch on a snowy road they don't get charged with it. Ohwell. On with it!reckless driving, failure to control a motor vehicle, and who knows what else...the police can ticket cagers for the same offenses, but they usually don't if it's bad weather. That's their discretion. (my mom was almost ticketed for putting our car in a ditch during a snow storm. While on site, the responding officer received word that his wife had wrecked in the same storm. He was more sympathetic after that.)In this case, the cops seem to be taking the "he was asking for it" approach. To be fair, if the guy set out on a motorcycle in bad weather, wrecking it is a rather foreseeable consequence. If he left in clear weather, and got caught in the snow, that's a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 reckless driving, failure to control a motor vehicle, and who knows what else...the police can ticket cagers for the same offenses, but they usually don't if it's bad weather. That's their discretion. (my mom was almost ticketed for putting our car in a ditch during a snow storm. While on site, the responding officer received word that his wife had wrecked in the same storm. He was more sympathetic after that.)In this case, the cops seem to be taking the "he was asking for it" approach. To be fair, if the guy set out on a motorcycle in bad weather, wrecking it is a rather foreseeable consequence. If he left in clear weather, and got caught in the snow, that's a different story.You never know. I was almost ticketed at age 4 or 5 for opening the passenger door on a bridge in Philadelphia and puking. Apparently there are some laws about that...For the record, a GoldWing with ABS and/or traction control would be alright in the snow. Them BMWs don't stop for Winter in Germany. You see them riding down the freeway and on snow packed roads. But then again, a GoldWing isn't a BMW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I've ridden bikes in snow, it doesn't work well. It's best done with a very light bike (like >300 pounds), that you can skate with. By holding it tight in my crotch, when it tries to slip away, I can slide around on three point without falling down. Very strenuous and nerve wracking.disclaimer: yeah yeah, I know... half the gals and some of the gheys darn near fainted when I said "holding it tight in my crotch"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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