Trike haters to the extreme!! [Archive]

atc's

10-01-2003, 04:40 PM

ok i was going up the road giveing my 250r with a newlly aquired 310 kit a test i was flying so i said enough then i turned home and on my way home this old b@#ch of a lady decided she didn't like what i was doing so she pulled in to my side of the road and waved her index finger at me. so i got pissed that she slowed me down and waved my own finger at her.

i got a question are you a red neck when your trike is faster than your car.

ScottZJ

10-01-2003, 04:53 PM

I dont know about being a redneck but doing that on the road is alittle bit craZy. You have to respect your neighborhood somewhat, esp since you live there. So blasting up and down the street isnt a good idea, unless you want to become buddies with the local law boys.
But as far as being faster than a car...there is nothing like it! LOL Rock on bro. :-D .............peace

atc's

10-02-2003, 03:30 PM

are you sum sort of square i had my thing down a three lane highway before going up and down the street was nothin and if the law thinks they are gonna take my machine they got another thing comin

86250RZ

10-02-2003, 04:53 PM

I hate to say this and come across like a smart trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro but people like you are the ones who give us ATC & ATV sport enthusiast a bad name. Things like that are what make people want to ban 3 wheelers (like they already have) and now trying to ban ATV's. Show a little respect for your neighbors before you ruin the sport for all of us.

Howdy

10-02-2003, 06:09 PM

84250r

10-02-2003, 06:42 PM

ScottZJ

10-02-2003, 06:51 PM

are you sum sort of square i had my thing down a three lane highway before going up and down the street was nothin and if the law thinks they are gonna take my machine they got another thing comin

Well being that I was in law enforcement for 4 years, I really dont think that is a smart thing to do esp on the streets. These things are super fast and very unpredictable with the ballon tires. So I guess in some aspect I am a [] 40 is coming up in a few years :D

REDMAN225

10-02-2003, 08:09 PM

do you really believe what you were doing was smart? we may be square to you but a lot of us work to make our sport appear responsible and safe and to make some progress in changing the minds of people who would like to end it. we have enough enemies as it is. maybe your just too cool for us.

Lots_Of_Nothing

10-02-2003, 08:23 PM

as much as you probly hate hearing it, what you did was ignorant.......when things like happen, ppl call cops and report atv's around that area, what happens then? cops keep a look out, then a cop sees you, and you run, and then next thing you know every day/night theres a cop sittin on your road just waiting to catch you in action, and that minimizes you riding area to almost zero besides your yard, and YES it also does give everyone else a BAD reputation

ATC crazy

10-02-2003, 08:58 PM

If I were that woman, I would've probably done the same thing. Sorry to say, but that was a pure act of stupidity. That is what gives ATV's a bad reputation.

Wickedfinger

10-04-2003, 01:44 AM

.. whoa guys back up a minute ....
she didn't like what i was doing so she pulled in to my side of the road and waved her index finger at me what gave her the right to do that to him. He didnt give the finger to or try to out run a cop (which I absolutely don't condone), he didnt do dougnuts on somebodys lawn. He didn't initiate the confrontation, she did, so why vilify him?. Yes I don't agree with him flipping her off either, he could have just laughed it off but again - she started it. He was just testing out his new kit. I'm sorry, but he wasnt out there causing a ruckus or trying to be a nusence - I simply don't agree with you all on this one. Who is she to pass her judgement on him or even play God and run into his lane. Thats reckless and ignorant, not him riding down the road, minding his own business. I have to ride about 2 minutes on a road to get to my riding area, I'm extremely cautious, I dont speed, I dont ride on peoples private property, I run a quiet core on my exhaust to keep the noise down, I try and stick to the shoulder when I can, I wear a helmet, I wave to every body I see so I dont look threatening - am I the problem thats leading to ATV's getting a bad name?. I don't think so - I would cast your blame elsewhere like to who the major culprit of it is - the media.

Tri-Z Pilot

10-04-2003, 04:33 AM

Ahh come on guys, atc is just you average everyday asphalt cowboy.

atc's

10-04-2003, 09:22 AM

thanks whicked finger thats what i was trying to say i was just testing it out. I to also have to ride to my rideing spot on roads. i dont know what everyone eles is freakin about. that lady was totaly in the wrong she was trying to pull me over for which she has no authority to do so must have been one of those control freaks .i am sure at some point it time u all have had to ride on public roads to get to the next trial or get to the trail.

oh and thats not the worse i have heard. my friend has taken his 400ex down 17k which is a big highway i live near he was keeping up with traffic so he had to be doing atleast 70mph then the worst happend and a state trooper saw him and he got chased by 4 of the. and he managed to get away

and "im give ing atving a bad name" lol

Howdy

10-04-2003, 08:55 PM

Wickedfinger, While I agree she was in the wrong crossing the center line, riding on the road was wrong also. 2 wrongs do not make a right. ;)

atc's, I am not sure how it is where you live, but here a average citizen can make a citizens arrest. There is a lot of stuff a person has to go though after doing so also. I know of at least 3 times in 5 years the citizens called the cops and then caught the people. They waited for the police to come to finish the who deal. This is what she might have been doing. ;)

Also, the more people defy the laws the more laws and regulations they add. Your friend on the 400ex only magnified the illegal activity. You can have 400 atv'ist, out of those only 2 or 3 that break the laws. Those 2-3 can cause 10 times the headaches for everyone else. This is why following the laws is a good thing. If you have a problem with a law then take it up with the proper politicians to get it repealed. ;)
Thanks
Howdy

ANTI-QUAD

10-05-2003, 09:14 AM

bakeban

10-05-2003, 11:23 AM

i ride my wheeler in the road all the time, but i live in the country. when i lived in town i rode my kx up and down the road when i was working on it. but i never got in trouble. i guess i was lucky. in my opinion, if you dont do anything to bring extra attenion to yourself and dont get caught i dont see the harm in testing your machine out after working on it. just like a test drive in a car after fixing the brakes or something. this is just my thinking on the situation. i would have roke it up the road once to make sure it would stay together.

AirManCam

10-05-2003, 07:38 PM

I love trikes,but if I caught you ripping up and down my road,I'd probably knock you off your bike and take it away from you! What you were doing was wrong,you know it and so does'nt everybody on this site,so stop making excuses for your own foolishness.Maybe you should truck your wheeler to your riding spots.I'm not trying to get you in a twist or anything but ignorance is no excuse for the law.
I dont think you guys should be jumping down his throat like you are. I mean come one i'm sure hes just a young guy and is learning all the mistakes we had to find out the hard way. And as far as anti-quad goes I would pay money to see you knock me off my trike. And I pass cops all the time going down the road. Going about 55 and wearing a helmet and the cops just wave at me. :D

yamaman

10-05-2003, 08:11 PM

i had my thing down a three lane highway before going up and down the street was nothin and if the law thinks they are gonna take my machine they got another thing comin

That is 1 of the dumbest things to sound 'proud' about.I hope the law does take your machine away from you before your just another news story to make this sport look bad!!

Some people :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Heres another clever one,,,,,,,, :rolleyes:

I would pay money to see you knock me off my trike

ANTI-QUAD

10-05-2003, 08:52 PM

I'm with yamaman,You guys that are ripping down the streets probably don't own a house yet.trust me...you will feel differantly when some young punk goes past the end of your driveway at 55 and your little boy or girl is playing in the front yard.you never know when a kid is going to wander into the street to see what that cool noise is coming down the road. So chew on that for a while.hopefully this young guy won't have to learn the hard way,,,maybe all of our negitive responses will tame him down a bit(hopefully) P.S airmancam,howe much are you willing to pay,,I need some new tires and exhaust for my x ....lol

J.D.

10-05-2003, 10:54 PM

.you never know when a kid is going to wander into the street to see what that cool noise is coming down the road

Maybe you should learn to keep a better eye on your kids. If a kid goes into the street and gets hurt, there is NOBODY to blame for ANY REASON except the parent(s).

Wickedfinger

10-06-2003, 12:10 AM

... My point is simply this - what gives anybody, myself included, the right to take the "law" into their own hands or play god with me and my life because they don't like what I'm doing. I agree its every basic citizens right to defend this country - but to enforce the law, thats the job of the police. If I was doing something maliciously to you that infringed upon your rights as a citizen - then by all means defend yourself and your freedom. If Jonny Law decides that I was breaking the law and pulls me over on my quad or trike or motorcycle - then guess what he made that call, it was his job to make that call. To tell you all the truth, I've been passed a couple of times by cops while I was riding on the shoulder, and I expected full well to be pulled over, only to have the cop ride on by me like nothing was wrong. Again though, If I have to travel on the roads, I do so sparingly, I keep the speed well under 20 and Im courteous to everyone I see. However, when it snows out and the roads are really covered - all bets are off. How many of the people who jumped on this kid for riding on the roads are actually guilty of the same offense by riding on the roads when they are snow covered?. Thats still against the law right even though theres snow on the ground?. How about I pull any of you over for speeding 10 miles an hour over the speed limit because I know you are breaking the law - you all have done it. As far as this "Citizens arrest" and taking the law into your own hands nonsense goes, I'm sure I could go into any of your homes right now, go through your VCR tapes, and find something that was illegally copied. I should place you under arrest and hold you until the FBI arrives to give you 10 years and $250,000. Stupid right, but so is this notion that this kid is so wrong that you all should all chastize him, and make stupid remarks like "If I was there I'd knock him off his bike and take it from him because he dosent own a house and my kids are in danger". Well my answer to that is: Well I own a house, you need to take personal responsibility for your family and watch your kids, and I'd love to see you knock me off my bike and take it away from me tough guy. This is just rediculas really.

yamaman

10-06-2003, 06:14 AM

Maybe you should learn to keep a better eye on your kids. If a kid goes into the street and gets hurt, there is NOBODY to blame for ANY REASON except the parent(s).

:rolleyes: Wow this thread is full of realy intelligent comments,i think it best just to not read it theres just no point in trying to tell some folk.Simply to pig headed.

I didnt realised you looked so cool 'flying' down roads you shouldnt,please remember to post details of when you DO get stopped by the law and they DO take your bike ;)

Again though, If I have to travel on the roads, I do so sparingly, I keep the speed well under 20 and Im courteous to everyone I see

See if you do have to ride on roads theres the way to go about it not bragging off to people that 'i were flying down road' or 'i take my machine down a 3 lane highway and i dont give a ****'

So with that type of attitude i wonder if theres any part of the story you missed to tell us that actually made the driver of the car respond like she did?

I'm sure I could go into any of your homes right now, go through your VCR tapes, and find something that was illegally copied. I should place you under arrest and hold you until the FBI arrives to give you 10 years and $250,000. Stupid right, but so is this notion that this kid is so wrong that you all should all chastize him

Thats a dumb comparison if i ever seen one,copied videos on par with with some loony kid tearin his bike up residential streets. :rolleyes:

ANTI-QUAD

10-06-2003, 07:46 AM

I don't have any small children but my NEIGHBORS do and I plan on living here for a long time, and so do they. There children have a rite to play in there yard or ride there bikes on the road and shouldn't have to worry about some throttle happy speed freak clipping there kids.(Im not saying parents should let their kid run like wild indians but it does happen)I agree that parents need to keep an eye on there kids but as a respectable neighbor,I need to keep an eye on their kids too.I like to pin the throttle too,but I wait until Im on a trail or in a pit.Theres no point in causing hate and discontent with the neighborhood,besides,if you go slow,they can get a better look at your killer ride.A littie respect goes a loooooong way.By the way,if some of you guys didn't like my knock off comment,you could have just said so instead of inviteing me to do so,as if were a bunch of kids in the school yard with something to prove.

Wickedfinger

10-06-2003, 11:26 AM

By the way,if some of you guys didn't like my knock off comment,you could have just said so instead of inviteing me to do so,as if were a bunch of kids in the school yard with something to prove.

Nobody did invite you to say that though ........ Those were your words, not mine, you typed them.

Thats a dumb comparison if i ever seen one,copied videos on par with with some loony kid tearin his bike up residential streets.

..... that is exactly my point, and one which you missed unfortunately .... I tried to make it a dumb comparison on purpose to validate how I feel about this.

ANTI-QUAD

10-06-2003, 12:21 PM

What I ment was you guys inviteing me to knock you off your trikes. I don't regret my comment,but I wasn't trying to start a pi##ing contest with anyone. We all love to ride,lets just do it responsably. peace out

trikerider2oo7

10-06-2003, 12:58 PM

People always point at me even when I am riding sensibly. I have had the cops called on me a couple of times but it doesn't bother me. The people where I live are @$$holes.

84250r

10-06-2003, 01:08 PM

I love trikes,but if I caught you ripping up and down my road,I'd probably knock you off your bike and take it away from you!

And that is going to make the situation better,comon. Who is the adult here? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

What I ment was you guys inviteing me to knock you off your trikes.

None the less you shouldn't be knocking anyone of there bike,especially if there a child!! :rolleyes:

84250r

10-06-2003, 01:17 PM

If your inviting yourself to go around and knock other kids of there bikes,just for being kids,I have a feeling that a few dads would be on your tale! :D :rolleyes: :evil:

AirManCam

10-06-2003, 04:02 PM

Thats right ssj. And by the way I do own a house. And a bunch of people always rip by my house on the road. But I dont ahve kids. But when I do I will keep a better eye on them then you ass I see :rolleyes:

junjun01

10-06-2003, 05:39 PM

As Far Is I Know Atvs Are Not To Be In A Open Road...Riding In The Steets it's Gonna Get You In Trouble...Then...I Think It Does Make People Hate Atvs, Specially Olders.

TrikeKid

10-06-2003, 07:07 PM

i agree with her flippin him off. once you guys who ride on the streets do run from the cops you endanger every one else on the road. i was almost hit by a cop car chasing a guy on a stolen 400ex. i think he deserves what ever he gets. not to say that i havent riden on the road before but that was on a fully tagged bike doing the speed limit in full riding gear on a rural dead end road.

ANTI-QUAD

10-07-2003, 07:09 AM

allrite allrite allready,maybe i was a little harsh with my statement! i guess i was just pi##ed off about atc's bragging about his disrespect for the law.i really wouldn't knock anyone off there ride,but i know someone that it did happen to and the cops told him he got what he deserved.I hearby retract my comment.atc's.....i hope you are more carefull in the future

ScottZJ

10-07-2003, 10:38 AM

The bottom line is this guys, we all need to watch out for our own actions. Mainly cuz our actions could stop or hurt the ATV sport in general. We all do stupid things in our lives and we have all broken a law here and there(No ones perfect). Just go out and ride sensibly and try to keep from causing havik and always try to respect others while riding(meaning blasting up and down a street).........peace

roofinggun

10-07-2003, 11:23 AM

I think you are all crazy as sh*t house rats. Maybe she just wanted him to pull over and take her for a ride!!!!! :-D

jdparsons1

10-07-2003, 11:52 AM

I own a house and I have kids and I live in the city and I will take my trike out for an occasional ride down the street. I dont understand the whole kid analogy, what is the difference between a trike/quad/ or a car. You need to keep your kids out of the road. Mine only play out front if I'm out there with them otherwise they stay in the backyard. I think alot of it depends on how you respect your neighbors. Noone has ever said a word to me and if a car is coming down the street I pull over and let the car pass becasue they have the right away. I'm never careless or do anything destructive like ride over peoples lawns. The other factor is how strict the law is where you live. They seem to be pretty good in my area especally when it snows out, you will see tons of quads and snowmobiles up and down the streets.

ejc042

10-07-2003, 12:05 PM

It is all about showing the proper respect. As long as your neighbors are ok with what you are doing, you should not have too many problems. If your actions upset the neighbors, then you need to change the way you are doing things.

AirManCam

10-07-2003, 04:08 PM

All of my neighbors agree and do these things with me. Except the people across the road they are a bunch of theives. They own a saw mill and we always ride over there man its fun riding. But they said dont ride over there so I dont I respect them and their property :D

timex69

10-08-2003, 08:53 PM

you all came on a bit harsh dont u think..it could be a car truck van atv atc motorcycle that is coming down the road and a kid could be out playing..atvs and atcs have brakes on them like everything else does so you just gotta teach your kid to be a bit carefull i dont want to make any enimies but i just want to voice my opinion..some old people get annoyed at litte things we all know someone that is an old crank i know i certainly do. Just ride your 3 wheeler using common sense...if you have to take road to get to the next part of your trail then watch the trafic try to ride on the shoulder of the road and dont make yourself a problem if someone comes waving a finger trying to get u to stop stop..you will get off easier then if your atc gets reported to the police and when u get home from your ride the cops will be at your front door waiting for ya....if you want to open your 3 wheeler up find a straight strech of road that few people go on away from houses.....i certianly think it'd be safer to go 55 miles an hour down the road for a short period of time then to go 55 miles an hour thru the woods or down a trial...just ride and use what u have between yer ears...just my opinion folks

al

Howdy

10-08-2003, 09:05 PM

HypnotizeMindz

10-09-2003, 05:57 PM

i bet the first guy that posted this thread regrets it....

around where i'm at... we know to stay away from neighborhoods and city streets, you never know when something bad will happen... you could be the best ride on god's green earth, but someone could pull out in front of you, kid could wander in the street.. anything...

use your head... not just to cushion your fall either

timex69

10-09-2003, 06:53 PM

try to avoid riding on the road...im only 14 and i know a few things...drive at a reasonable speed with a helmit on stop when people want u to it may be to avoid barb wire fence or other dangerous hazards etc..if you see a police car make sure your on the shoulder going slow...most tend to leave you alone if your being responcable rider...a little common sense...i dont htink anyone should argue this...and for u people saying something aliong the line of "oh i never ride on the road its dangerous etc must have drivin on the road at some point or another..if u havent you must live in the desert or somewhere were their is no civialization...but were the majority of us live thier is roads around us alot or water so you gotta go over a paved bridge or else u drive around yer field which would get fairly boring in my opinon after a few days, when u gotta go on the road watch yourself as if you we're driving a car...use responcible speed so if something should come out infront of u you are able to stop in time thats it thats all ..im not trying to make enemies simply state a point

later all

JulieHellCat

10-13-2003, 02:54 AM

thanks to the quad boyz out here they wont even give me a chance hell today i had my tri out on the road just alittle infront of the driveway to start it up and run it around my yard to test out how its runnin and i had the law there in two seconds screaming at me..i told them if i leave my yard then you can come whinein to me other then that i did nothing wrong.. but i see alot of guys runnin through my hood on their things hell 2 nights ago some jackasses desided they didnt want their lights on and almost ran over my friend and her kid because of it..so yeah keep it off the road...hell we got a farmer who lets us play in his fields that always works..as long as you got a ok..after all i dont need no old ticked off farmer in his long johns with a double barrle blastin buck shot at my back end

slowmo

10-14-2003, 07:06 PM

I was teaching my boy how to shift the big red in front of my house a coulpe days ago, he'd go 1/2 block down, turn and come back. Some neighbor kids would wait until he'd get about 10 feet away and jump out in front of him. I start heading down to inform them of how dangerous that is when their grandma starts reaming my boy about "speeding down the street". He's hitting 2nd gear on a stock ATC200e...how fast is that, 7mph? The little electric kiddie quads could out run him. I told him to put it away, I know it isn't fair, but what he was doing is illegal. So now we just have to wait a couple days before taking it back out. In case anybody wants to know why I'm teaching him in town instead of on the trail, it's because once he hits the trail I'm not going to catch him on foot!