Generally, he never bothered me. Sometimes he can be quite funny, in the Grumpy Old Git style, which appeals to me for obvious reasons. But it's just that one remark. It has been done before he made it, and it has been done since. I'm not saying the incident since he said it provoked someone to go and do it, but who knows? I just think if you have a wide public audience, you need to show some restraint.
And @ Millietant, of course he said he doesn't really hate bikes when face to face with folks he doesn't know. Easy to back-track on remarks, but he made it, and so that's how he gets taken. If he wanted to retract that publicly, maybe I'd forgive him, but really I don't much care. If I saw him, I'd ignore him. Off the radar other than that one thoughtless thing. I'm a long-time motorcyclist, so of course I think he's a twat. And I daresay he wouldn't care that I think that. So not getting out of proportion here, just what I think.