ADV rider pet peeves... "buy a dirt bike if..."

glasswave · 04-02-2012, 11:56 PM

Sometimes I find the off handed quips on this forum to be a little irritating.

There are several that really bother me, but the worst for me is "buy (I have) a dirt bike if you (I) want ot go off road...."

I hate the idea where these folks dismiss the idea of wanting to make your pig handle better in the rough stuff. It as if they expect you to trailer a quiver full of bikes with you on the way to Cape of Good Hope or Tierra del Fuego. It seems to me that these people have no concept about what adv biking is all about (taking your one bike wherever you want to go (in my view)). If so, wrestling with the pig is part of the ride. What is wrong with these folks? Do they think that this is an xCross site?

Another that bothers me "the just punch it" advice. Riding a fully loaded bike in a remote area of the planet precludes this style of off roading and sometimes trials style is the only option.

So what are you adv forum pet peeves? and am I justified or simply full of it?

Maybe this belongs in j0_momma.

bobnoxious67 · 04-03-2012, 12:29 AM

Guys who don't believe that lack of throttle and momentum got them in trouble off road, or that they should have been on a more dirt worthy steed...then complain on the interwebby

perterra · 04-03-2012, 03:54 AM

Hangin off, oh yeah, and tassle loafers.

RideDualSport.com · 04-03-2012, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glasswave

So what are you adv forum pet peeves?

People pissing on each other, and people trying to win an argument on-line.

gastone · 04-03-2012, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RideDualSport.com

People pissing on each other, and people trying to win an argument on-line.

...and bigots... I fucking hate bigots.

Celtic Curmudgeon · 04-03-2012, 05:26 AM

...the ATGATT Nazis. You know, unless you're wearing a kevlar onesie over a pressure suit, full moto boots, and an $800 helmet (to likely ride 3 blocks to the store), your gear is completely inadequate. Anyone riding in kevlar jeans, workboots and modular is no better protected that someone in short, flip flops, and ball cap, blah, blah, blah.

News flash - the only people who get any action dressed up like astronauts.....are actual astronauts.

jhansen · 04-03-2012, 05:27 AM

Folks who reply to a picture heavy post and include the whole post in their reply.

Grreatdog · 04-03-2012, 05:32 AM

If you come to the Internet looking for common sense, civility and consensus you are going to end up with a lot of pet peeves. The idiocy of it all is half the fun.

B.Curvin · 04-03-2012, 05:51 AM

The folks that take a hard stance on an issue, even getting defensive, yet they have ZERO clue what they're talking about.

car94 · 04-03-2012, 05:58 AM

All of the Above and Stupid post's on stuff like this. Why would anyone care if someone does not think the same as you do! And people who call Motorcycles Pigs WTF is that all about I have single, twin, tripple and quad cylinder bikes and not one of them reminds me of a pig.

NJ-Brett · 04-03-2012, 06:01 AM

I think its all good.
I enjoy reading even nonsense about bikes.

I am not about to get worked up about anything posted on the internet...

fallingoff · 04-03-2012, 06:14 AM

self rightous
oh i'm looking in the mirror

Yossarian™ · 04-03-2012, 06:15 AM

Riders who refer to anything that's not pavement as "off road" adventure.

If you can see a defined lane, it's a road.

If it's been graded, it's a road.

If you can see two effing parallel tracks, it's probably a road.

When you see nothing but a flipping trail, then it's bloody offroad.

panorton · 04-03-2012, 06:22 AM

Hippo-hands!

bobnoxious67 · 04-03-2012, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yossarian™

Riders who refer to anything that's not pavement as "off road" adventure.

If you can see a defined lane, it's a road.

If it's been graded, it's a road.

If you can see two effing parallel tracks, it's probably a road.

When you see nothing but a flipping trail, then it's bloody offroad.

Using that logic, it's impossible for me to "off road" in my 4x4

04-02-2012, 11:56 PM	#1
glasswave ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Wasatch Mtns, UT Oddometer: 820	ADV rider pet peeves... "buy a dirt bike if..." Sometimes I find the off handed quips on this forum to be a little irritating. There are several that really bother me, but the worst for me is "buy (I have) a dirt bike if you (I) want ot go off road...." I hate the idea where these folks dismiss the idea of wanting to make your pig handle better in the rough stuff. It as if they expect you to trailer a quiver full of bikes with you on the way to Cape of Good Hope or Tierra del Fuego. It seems to me that these people have no concept about what adv biking is all about (taking your one bike wherever you want to go (in my view)). If so, wrestling with the pig is part of the ride. What is wrong with these folks? Do they think that this is an xCross site? Another that bothers me "the just punch it" advice. Riding a fully loaded bike in a remote area of the planet precludes this style of off roading and sometimes trials style is the only option. So what are you adv forum pet peeves? and am I justified or simply full of it? Maybe this belongs in j0_momma. __________________ • Indian Himalaya:Gangotri-Shimla-Manali-Pavarti-Spiti-Leh-Kargil-Padum-Sringhar-Daramsala (3 mo.--2x) • Kazakstan-Krygyzstan-Tajikistan-Xin Xiang to Lhasa, Tibet on China 219!-Nepal (7 months) • Santiago, Chile to Ushuia Argentina and up to Cusco, Peru (7 months) • Peruvian Andes (3 months) • N Chile - Medellin, Colombia (3 months) ••• Cartegena, CO to N Chile (3 months)

04-03-2012, 12:29 AM	#2
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	Guys who don't believe that lack of throttle and momentum got them in trouble off road, or that they should have been on a more dirt worthy steed...then complain on the interwebby __________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

04-03-2012, 03:54 AM	#3
perterra -. --- .--. . Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Tejas Oddometer: 6,433	Hangin off, oh yeah, and tassle loafers. __________________ You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy IBA 22425

04-03-2012, 05:26 AM	#6
Celtic Curmudgeon Indiana Jones wanabe Joined: Feb 2011 Location: Boca Raton Oddometer: 214	Gonna have to say... ...the ATGATT Nazis. You know, unless you're wearing a kevlar onesie over a pressure suit, full moto boots, and an $800 helmet (to likely ride 3 blocks to the store), your gear is completely inadequate. Anyone riding in kevlar jeans, workboots and modular is no better protected that someone in short, flip flops, and ball cap, blah, blah, blah. News flash - the only people who get any action dressed up like astronauts.....are actual astronauts. __________________ Speed never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you. - Jeremy Clarkson

04-03-2012, 05:27 AM	#7
jhansen Harley Rider Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Spring, Texas Oddometer: 237	Folks who reply to a picture heavy post and include the whole post in their reply. __________________ Jeff Hansen 2005 FLSTCI Patriot Guard Rider AMA Life Member

04-03-2012, 05:32 AM	#8
Grreatdog Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Oddometer: 5,641	If you come to the Internet looking for common sense, civility and consensus you are going to end up with a lot of pet peeves. The idiocy of it all is half the fun. __________________ KTM 640 LC4E KTM 200 MXC XT200

04-03-2012, 05:51 AM	#9
B.Curvin Feral Chia tamer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Left of the dial. Canton, NC Oddometer: 2,597	The folks that take a hard stance on an issue, even getting defensive, yet they have ZERO clue what they're talking about. __________________ Mutt'n the custard. On the outside with my back turned.

04-03-2012, 05:58 AM	#10
car94 What's this Box for? Joined: Sep 2010 Location: West Central Missouri Oddometer: 1,881	All of the Above and Stupid post's on stuff like this. Why would anyone care if someone does not think the same as you do! And people who call Motorcycles Pigs WTF is that all about I have single, twin, tripple and quad cylinder bikes and not one of them reminds me of a pig. __________________ Ride Your Own Ride

04-03-2012, 06:01 AM	#11
NJ-Brett Brett Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Southern New Jersey Oddometer: 4,716	I think its all good. I enjoy reading even nonsense about bikes. I am not about to get worked up about anything posted on the internet...

04-03-2012, 06:14 AM	#12
fallingoff Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: syd oz Oddometer: 932	self rightous oh i'm looking in the mirror

04-03-2012, 06:15 AM	#13
Yossarian™ Deputy Cultural Attaché Joined: Jul 2007 Location: the 'Ha Oddometer: 8,137	Riders who refer to anything that's not pavement as "off road" adventure. If you can see a defined lane, it's a road. If it's been graded, it's a road. If you can see two effing parallel tracks, it's probably a road. When you see nothing but a flipping trail, then it's bloody offroad. __________________ Successfully surviving motorcycling since 1976.

04-03-2012, 06:22 AM	#14
panorton Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Langley B.C. Oddometer: 316	Hippo-hands! __________________ I'm just here for the cake.

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