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| View Poll Results: How often do you flip the bird at a cager? | |||
| Never. I'm very kind and courteous. |     | 16 | 14.68% |
| Very occasionally. Once in a great while. |    | 53 | 48.62% |
| Probably at least a few times per month. |    | 28 | 25.69% |
| Daily. |    | 12 | 11.01% |
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07-13-2009, 08:35 PM
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| Zone Head Joined: Jun 2008 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: year 'round | How often do you flip the bird to a cager? Inspired by a post a saw in the PDX thread. I haven't flipped my middle finger at someone in a long time now, but on occasion when someone does something particularly retarded, I've pulled in front of them, looked back and flipped em' off. |
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07-13-2009, 08:36 PM
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| Picture Whore Joined: Apr 2008 From: TACOMA / 253 I Ride: my bikes...and all my friends bikes lately | quite a bit actually. doesnt help when most the time its ur friends fucking with you on the road. daily... yep, daily Last edited by shelbyguy; 07-13-2009 at 08:57 PM.. |
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07-13-2009, 09:13 PM
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| MotoGP Contender Joined: Apr 2008 From: Port Angeles, WA 98362 I Ride: 2004 SV650S | Wow...I'm the only guy that never flips them off... I understand how flipping off someone will make me feel better, however it will make everyone watching think I'm an asshole; an asshole on a sportbike. I really don't want to contribute to the stereotype of sportbike riders being ill-spirited people so I'll (metaphorically) bite my tongue, shake my head, and roll on; hopeing that the people viewing consider sportbike riders in general to be good people. |
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07-13-2009, 09:15 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jul 2009 From: Salem, OR I Ride: '07 ZX-14 and '09 CRF450R | I don't usually, but Sunday I did twice. My girl and I made it out to Sweet Home when the rain started and we headed back toward Salem, then we got stuck in that heavy downpour, then found stopped traffic on I5 North, still South of Albany. Some jackass locked up his brakes in front of me, causing me to nearly hit him and have to quickly veer around him. Then I caught up to the tard in the fast lane doing 35mph with nobody at all in front of him, but a 100 cars lined up behind him. Why can't people understand the left lane is the passing lane? As I'm sure you guys know, the faster you go, the drier you stay, well we got soaked. Who knew it was gonna rain like that?  |
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07-13-2009, 09:54 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: May 2008 From: Portland, Oregon I Ride: 2003 Kawi Ninja ZX6-R 636, 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 600 | I pretty much only do it when someone almost kills me. Like a few weeks ago I was headed out, stopped at a stoplight. Guy pulls up in the RIGHT TURN ONLY lane, okay, he's going right. WRONG. He goes straight ahead through the intersection. About halfway through, I lay on the horn and look right through his OPEN window. He looks right at me, then speeds up. I flipped him the bird, what an a-hole. If I hadn't honked and gotten his attention, he probably would have swerved right into me. |
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07-13-2009, 10:00 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: Jun 2008 From: Spanaway:(, WA I Ride: '02 Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph TT600, Derbi, Aprilia RSV Mille, 2 YSRs, 2 FZRs | 
I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has random people f*ck with them on the road. That is SO messed up. They need to be shot in the face.  | |
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07-13-2009, 10:06 PM
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned  Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | Only when I have escaped being run over/off the road and I'm sure that the D-bag can see that it is he/she that I am directing it at. Like the no-good b  h that tried to merge into me from a position behind me and to my right as we were getting onto I-90 on the way to work one morning. Yeah, she got the salute. Flippin'  EDIT: If I could manage carrying around a portable airhorn, I would use that instead. Last edited by RedVFR; 07-13-2009 at 10:14 PM.. |
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07-13-2009, 11:05 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Feb 2009 From: Seattle WA I Ride: 2004 ZX10R, 2001 GSXR 1000 | Back when I had a carbureted bike, this was the best: Point one hand at them like a gun, flip the kill switch off with the other hand and giv'er some throttle. When I flipped the kill switch back on and timed the other hand with the massive KABOOOM from the exhaust lighting all the raw fuel in the pipe, it was priceless to see people shit themselves, if for only one brief moment.... Damn, I miss that bike. It just doesn't work with these FI bikes anymore? I know, it was quite the dick move but, it was very satisfying. |
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07-13-2009, 11:12 PM
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| beansbaxter is too lazy to come up with something but he will get to it, eventually... | Stopped flipping morans off a long time ago. You look like an TOTAL IDIOT when you do it. I wave, or give a thumbs up, fucking confuses them. |
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07-14-2009, 07:15 AM
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| Washington (VA)  Joined: Dec 2008 From: Spokane Valley, WA I Ride: a Triumph, and whatever else they'll let me test ride. | I usually shake my fist at them. But it has to be a near accident. I was getting off of I-90 about 2 weeks ago, at the Argonne exit. There are two right turn lanes, and I was in the far side turn lane. A Blue SUV in the lane next to me turns right, as the light turns green, and proceeds to turn into my lane. I had to get over in a hurry (fortunately there was room) to avoid being crushed by him. That one made me mad. Of course, a truck had been messing with me on the freeway just prior, so I was already on the verge of angry. |
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07-14-2009, 08:13 AM
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| MotoGP Champion Joined: Sep 2005 From: Bremerton I Ride: 03 Are See fiddy one, 05 DRZ400SM, 95 FZR1040, 69 Combat Commando Roadster, 73 Commando Interstate, 67 BSA B44, 71 BSA B50 | That would be classified as road rage in Seattle. They'll come and wag a finger in yur face... |
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07-14-2009, 11:32 AM
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| Superbiker | I tend to be very wary of throwing the bird on the bike; people in Arizona have been run down by cars for less, and being that I need a CPL in WA to Open Carry a weapon I'd rather just get their plate # and call it in if they are being dangerous. |
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07-14-2009, 11:45 AM
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| Moderator  Joined: Dec 2007 From: Ten-nine-o, Washington I Ride: When ever possible and usually on 2 wheels. |
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07-14-2009, 03:54 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Feb 2008 From: Bremerton I Ride: 1400cc of Sentinel fury | When a driver does something stupid around me I usually give them a thumbs up and clap my hands like a retard. That way I cant be cited for road rage... |
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07-14-2009, 04:14 PM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: May 2007 From: Oak Harbor, WA I Ride: 01 CBR600F4i/05 CBR600RR | Usually when someone deserves a middle finger, I'm too busy attempting to save my own life, then too far pissed off to try to get their attention and give them the finger. |
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07-14-2009, 06:31 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Aug 2008 From: Milwaukie I Ride: Triumph Bonneville |
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07-14-2009, 06:43 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jul 2009 From: Beaverton I Ride: Harley FLHT |
I think you need a new bike there sir.  | |
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07-14-2009, 08:41 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jun 2009 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: 2003 Honda VT1100C2 |
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07-14-2009, 10:15 PM
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| Zone Head Joined: Jun 2008 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: year 'round |
(by the way, I don't really know what that means) | |
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07-14-2009, 10:21 PM
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| Zone Head Joined: Aug 2007 From: Portland, OR I Ride: 1997 CBR600 F3 |
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07-14-2009, 11:30 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: Apr 2009 From: near McMinnville I Ride: Hondas, Huskys and Harleys |
Scared the shit outta her. WTF. | |
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07-15-2009, 09:47 AM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Apr 2009 From: Coast hopper I Ride: '05 250 Ninja, '09 nekkid SV650S | I give an exaggerated 'wtf' gesture if I'm not too angry about it but if it's been a bad day or incident, the bird comes flying out without hesitation. Which...is usually a lot but still... |
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