I hate scooters..

[DryRob]

Bit narrow minded isn't it? Surely all two wheelers are in the same boat when it comes to using the roads?

was a joke :pokefun

[DryRob]

Posted this on the VFR site when I had one, it's something I used to think about from time to time especially when I first got the 90.
To me a bike is a bike is a bike, if someone going the other way nods I nod back, it's what I've always done.
Bloody amazing how which bike you ride seems to make a difference, if I go out on the C90 I can nod my head off and hardly anyone bothers to nod back, go out on the VFR and it's no prob, a quick nod will get one back 9 times out of 10.
WHY?

I nod to scooters and 9 times out of 10 they don't nod back

[Mick-H]

[quote author=Mick-H link=topic=6151.msg56010#msg56010 date=1360084977]
Posted this on the VFR site when I had one, it's something I used to think about from time to time especially when I first got the 90.
To me a bike is a bike is a bike, if someone going the other way nods I nod back, it's what I've always done.
Bloody amazing how which bike you ride seems to make a difference, if I go out on the C90 I can nod my head off and hardly anyone bothers to nod back, go out on the VFR and it's no prob, a quick nod will get one back 9 times out of 10.
WHY?

I nod to scooters and 9 times out of 10 they don't nod back
[/quote]

Actually that is a very good point, I've had the same happen ........................ best I just sit in a corner and keep quite.  :\

[Streetbudgie]

[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55967#msg55967 date=1360075638]
What I find amusing is that you think that scooters have to be "defended"

Why?

But its you that,s defending them on a "I Hate Scooters" thread, and whats even more amusing is you being narrow minded about others opinions as being narrow minded....irony at its best
[/quote]

And the award for the most nonsensical sentence goes to....

[Streetbudgie]

[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55935#msg55935 date=1360069672]
Bit narrow minded isn't it? Surely all two wheelers are in the same boat when it comes to using the roads?

was a joke :pokefun
[/quote]

Intolerence of others isn't funny, you might make what you feel is a throw away comment and another person hearing it thinks 'Yeah, I'm going to go out and kick some scooters over'

Apply that to race or sexual orientation and you'll find those types of 'joke' are against the law - for good reason.

[Chillum]

I don't think they are against the law.

If they were actually inciting someone to go out and kick a scooter over, then yeah sure - but otherwise no.

There is no good reason for peoples' opinions to be against the law. ACTING on them is a different story.

[bigbluebear]

[quote author=bigbluebear link=topic=6151.msg55984#msg55984 date=1360077572]
[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55967#msg55967 date=1360075638]
What I find amusing is that you think that scooters have to be "defended"

Why?

But its you that,s defending them on a "I Hate Scooters" thread, and whats even more amusing is you being narrow minded about others opinions as being narrow minded....irony at its best
[/quote]

And the award for the most nonsensical sentence goes to....
[/quote]

You really are a bit of a thicko budgieboy, you've made that quite clear on this thread

[DryRob]

[quote author=DryRob link=topic=6151.msg56014#msg56014 date=1360085444]
[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55935#msg55935 date=1360069672]
Bit narrow minded isn't it? Surely all two wheelers are in the same boat when it comes to using the roads?

was a joke :pokefun
[/quote]

Intolerence of others isn't funny, you might make what you feel is a throw away comment and another person hearing it thinks 'Yeah, I'm going to go out and kick some scooters over'

Apply that to race or sexual orientation and you'll find those types of 'joke' are against the law - for good reason.
[/quote]

I think you're mixing intolerance up with prejudice, I have not said anywhere that I oppose the use of scooters on the road.

What you said about sports bike and GS riders was equally as prejudiced as what I said about scooter riders and by your logic I should now go kick some bikes over. Whatever you do, please don't mention a Harley Davidson stereotype because I don't want to knock over the bike of a drug dealing gangbanger with a heart of gold (if sons of anarchy is to be believed).

[Robbie8666]

Whatever you do, please don't mention a Harley Davidson stereotype because I don't want to knock over the bike of a drug dealing gangbanger with a heart of gold (if sons of anarchy is to be believed).


you missed off murdering gun running!!
:rollin :rollin :rollin

[Streetbudgie]

[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg56164#msg56164 date=1360153413]
[quote author=bigbluebear link=topic=6151.msg55984#msg55984 date=1360077572]
[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55967#msg55967 date=1360075638]
What I find amusing is that you think that scooters have to be "defended"

Why?

But its you that,s defending them on a "I Hate Scooters" thread, and whats even more amusing is you being narrow minded about others opinions as being narrow minded....irony at its best
[/quote]

And the award for the most nonsensical sentence goes to....
[/quote]

You really are a bit of a thicko budgieboy, you've made that quite clear on this thread
[/quote]

Intolerent and quick to react with insults - you really are quite a catch aren't you!

To be honest I didn't think you'd cave in quite so quickly and resort to slinging mindless insults, but then again, I shouldn't have tried to have a battle of wits with an unarmed lad.

[Streetbudgie]

I don't think they are against the law.

If they were actually inciting someone to go out and kick a scooter over, then yeah sure - but otherwise no.

There is no good reason for peoples' opinions to be against the law. ACTING on them is a different story.

Point I was trying to make is regarding intolerence - this site would not stand for someone saying all brown skinned people are so and so's etc - which if said or written, is against the law in this country, racism is quite clearly illegal.

If you choose to express your opinion then you must take responsibility for it and it is illegal to make racist comments - that was my point and using that to compare it to the intolerence being shown in this thread for other two wheeled road users.

Extreme views are never good and neither is pigeon holing people, especially when the person doing it is so uninformed as one or two of the posters on here are about the subject of scooterists.

[Streetbudgie]

[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg56167#msg56167 date=1360153788]
[quote author=DryRob link=topic=6151.msg56014#msg56014 date=1360085444]
[quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=6151.msg55935#msg55935 date=1360069672]
Bit narrow minded isn't it? Surely all two wheelers are in the same boat when it comes to using the roads?

was a joke :pokefun
[/quote]

Intolerence of others isn't funny, you might make what you feel is a throw away comment and another person hearing it thinks 'Yeah, I'm going to go out and kick some scooters over'

Apply that to race or sexual orientation and you'll find those types of 'joke' are against the law - for good reason.
[/quote]

I think you're mixing intolerance up with prejudice, I have not said anywhere that I oppose the use of scooters on the road.

What you said about sports bike and GS riders was equally as prejudiced as what I said about scooter riders and by your logic I should now go kick some bikes over. Whatever you do, please don't mention a Harley Davidson stereotype because I don't want to knock over the bike of a drug dealing gangbanger with a heart of gold (if sons of anarchy is to be believed).
[/quote]

You need to re-read that post, at no point have I made comments stereotyping any user of two wheels - I asked you how you would feel if similar comments like those I exampled were said about another type of two wheeled preference.

There is a clear difference between an example being given and actual predjudice being shown.

[bigbluebear]

Great comments budgieboy your getting quite a fan club here.....I imagine you burnt your bra quite a while ago

[Grahamm]

:lurk

[red98]

  first it was "fazer owners club ,why unofficial" ...........and now this :eek :eek :eek  you on some sort of mission exupnut 

[Dead Eye]

  first it was "fazer owners club ,why unofficial" ...........and now this :eek :eek :eek  you no some sort of mission exupnut 

My thoughts exactly, he is stirring up all the trouble on the boards lately  :rolleyes :lol

[Streetbudgie]

Great comments budgieboy your getting quite a fan club here.....I imagine you burnt your bra quite a while ago

I've been around a lot longer than you may think my dear and my fan club is vast and still growing apparently.

Sadly a lot of the old crew have now gone and not bothered to come over to the new site - with posters like you it's not really surprising.

Oh how I wish you'd met OH, you wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes...

[red98]

this is much better than the last wind up...............when will it all end.......tears,blood or worse  :eek

[red98]

  first it was "fazer owners club ,why unofficial" ...........and now this :eek :eek :eek  you on some sort of mission exupnut 

[red98]

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