Moto pet peeves?...

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OW38B 5/9/2009 9:59am
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People that bring their dogs to the races and the dog spends the whole day barking from the back of the truck.

We are talking about pets aren't we? Wink
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Newbs who have to use a "X" or 'T' on their bikes for the day at their 1st race cause no other number was open.
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hillbilly 5/9/2009 10:32am
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Drugsrgood wrote:
1. Black boots (they look terrible, every time) 2. Elbows down 3. People that try too hard to scrub 4. Shark helmets 6. Low cluth/fb levers...
1. Black boots (they look terrible, every time)
2. Elbows down
3. People that try too hard to scrub
4. Shark helmets
6. Low cluth/fb levers
7. Untucked jerseys
8. People that smoke in between motos: you suck at life
9. Carmichael's 'low bars'
10. When people call whoops 'rockers'
11. Low visors
12. Low goggle straps
13. When people take their helmet and goggles off at the same time, then leave the goggles on the helmet
14. People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that.

15. When people refer to RC as the GOAT: STFU



wow man,you are good
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flarider 5/9/2009 11:12am
5/9/2009 11:12am
I was taught that if your bike didn't start in the first kick or two, get off the track.

So, pet peeve, people who sit in the middle of the track kicking and kicking...Get off the track, moron

People, typically kids, who leave their bikes on the track side so mommy and daddy can push it back to the pits

Riders who think it's the flagger's job to help them pick up their bikes or start their bikes.

Pee-wee parents who thinks it's the flaggers job to pick up and start junior's bike

Pit racers

People who think rules apply to everyone, but them.

People who want a refund because their bike broke, even though they did ride (that's how the bike broke)

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Drugsrgood 5/9/2009 11:42am
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catatonic wrote:
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that. ...
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that.
I actually think this a "must do"
Then you are a goon. I remember a while back MXA wrote an article about stickers and how people put them on their trucks/bikes. Unless you own stock in the company or are sponsored by them, why would you put the stickers on your car/bike?
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Tiki 5/9/2009 11:45am
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alphado wrote:
Guys that are genuinely good people but come on the message boards and act like assholes or tough guys.
+1
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Foo723 5/9/2009 11:59am
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"I dont bitch about any of it at the track none of it really affects me......the thread asked what bugged you......that shit bugs me. Sorry but anyone who can afford $50 to join a district and $25 to enter a class can scrape up $10 for numbers......Ever try to score a race with electrical tape #'s on a blue or red plate? Last minute numbers are one thing but week after week? I was ragging more on the dads who bling their kids bike like they are pro more than the kids who ride them. and Im sorry the non stop rev fast in staging is annoying to anyone that ends up staged near there.
Your right....I am fun to go to the races with.....and it is tough for me Cool . "

ah, i forgot about the electrical tape. ive actually had people promise me they would put an x on the bike and then not do it.

ive seen guys sign up for 3 classes, without a number, having paid about 60.00 bux or so and then refuse to buy numbers 'nah, i'll just use some electrical tape"

how about the pee wees that put them fancy glitter numbers on their bikes? geez, you cant even read them standing next to the bike

how about the pee wee dad who signals his rider to make another lap after he has recieved the checker flag and he is a lap down, thinking we might mess up, not catch it and move up a spot or 2. i try to explain to them, its just like nascar on tv, checker flag, race is over

how about the guys that put a number on the sign up sheet, but they have a blank number plate?

anybody remember 1979 when yamaha released all their production bikes with the big fat # 1 on it? what a nightmare, every inbred, newb goober was out there running number one while wearing lineman boots, blue jeans, and the bright orange kmart full coverage helmet adorned with the generic all purpose motorcycle goggles that wear out after 2 races.

how about the guy that goes up to the announcer tower and asks you to announce he needs a spare such and such, you announce it about 3 times, then he bugs you to death because nobody showed up with one?

how about the folks who line up their used bikes by the spectator area for sale with no phone number or additional info, some poor kid and his mom show up with their checkbook, is interested, you announce for the owner to come over, he's got a hot one and no one shows up?

how about the parents who show up at the races with a full rig motor home toy hauler, 4 bikes, 5 thou in riding gear and then bitch you out when the track owner decides to raise the entry fee by 5 bucks?

sheesh, i could probably write a book lol
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bauman117 5/9/2009 12:00pm
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catatonic wrote:
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that. ...
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that.
I actually think this a "must do"
Drugsrgood wrote:
Then you are a goon. I remember a while back MXA wrote an article about stickers and how people put them on their trucks/bikes. Unless you...
Then you are a goon. I remember a while back MXA wrote an article about stickers and how people put them on their trucks/bikes. Unless you own stock in the company or are sponsored by them, why would you put the stickers on your car/bike?
your a clown man...i guess i better go grind of the honda logos on my bike cause i dont own stock in the company ..and im not sponsored by them..wow 2 posts and they are both really horrible,,,go read some more articles about stickers...this interactive stuff makes u look ignorant..what do you got on the back of your car? one of them little stick people families,,or the shilouette decals of guy doin a back flip...?or one of the rainbow stripes?
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RRsis17 5/9/2009 12:34pm
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Kids (the adults who let them) who stand at the exit of the track asking every rider for their goggles...and then ask every rider in the pits for their front fender and every other part of their bike. hahaha annoying!!

Drunk men who grab my ass while I am trying to watch a main!

Grown men wearing full gear (pants and jersery) with running shoes to the pro races....do they really think they are cool??? lmao!

People who never talk to you and then a week before a race call up like you are long lost buddies....aka hoping to score a good pass!! Not cool!!

I am sure I could go on and on, but then I would be bitching and well that is a pet peeve too!
UpTiTe 5/9/2009 12:38pm
5/9/2009 12:38pm
Peopel bitching on the internet.
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mxmat813 5/9/2009 1:04pm
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Black bikes with number 666 or 420.
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People who don't know who Roger DeCoster, Brad Lackey, Bob Hannah are, and what they meant to the sport. Moto Dads that race through their kids and berate them in front of everyone to see....That's probably the biggest one
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motocross377 5/9/2009 2:34pm
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spodes who ride 450s.
blown out turns or when the main line in the turn is squared up because of the guy who cant ride his 450.
getting the 1 lap board twice...
early first motos when the track isnt formed.
when a/b and c practices are combined.
dramatic body english.
kids who are 6' tall and still on 85s.
45 minute burnouts on the starting gate,
even better is when kids try to heat up there tire and they dont even spin it, just smoke there clutch.



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Home School!
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flarider 5/9/2009 2:39pm
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Parents (typically pee-wee/mini parents) who tell their kid to "gas it," "go" or "get him"

Your kid is racing, doesn't he know this already?

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catatonic 5/9/2009 2:39pm
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catatonic wrote:
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that. ...
People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that.
I actually think this a "must do"
Drugsrgood wrote:
Then you are a goon. I remember a while back MXA wrote an article about stickers and how people put them on their trucks/bikes. Unless you...
Then you are a goon. I remember a while back MXA wrote an article about stickers and how people put them on their trucks/bikes. Unless you own stock in the company or are sponsored by them, why would you put the stickers on your car/bike?
Nah......Its a good way to let other moto guys know your in the circle.
Names like "Drugsrgood" would make you a goon IMO so Fuck off.
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People that go faster in the pits then they do on the track.
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motocross377 wrote:
spodes who ride 450s. blown out turns or when the main line in the turn is squared up because of the guy who cant ride his...
spodes who ride 450s.
blown out turns or when the main line in the turn is squared up because of the guy who cant ride his 450.
getting the 1 lap board twice...
early first motos when the track isnt formed.
when a/b and c practices are combined.
dramatic body english.
kids who are 6' tall and still on 85s.
45 minute burnouts on the starting gate,
even better is when kids try to heat up there tire and they dont even spin it, just smoke there clutch.



Even better than the 45 minute burnout is the guy that is ready for the gate to drop before all the riders are even there yet, goggles on and fogging up, and warming up his bike for so long that it overheats and splooges coolant the concrete pad...

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Cygnus 5/9/2009 3:00pm
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When they have the track prepped to the max and send the novices out first.
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Wolfman 5/9/2009 3:07pm
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Cygnus wrote:
When they have the track prepped to the max and send the novices out first.
when its muddy and they send the quads out 5th. Back in the good old days when it was okay to discriminate, if it was muddy they might send the 3 wheelers/ quads out for a 30 minute practice. I loved it!
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Roost.
Williamson425 5/9/2009 3:21pm
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11 yr olds saying they can beat me. Im getting tired of it...
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catatonic 5/9/2009 3:43pm
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Williamson425 wrote:
11 yr olds saying they can beat me. Im getting tired of it...
Saying it???? shit.....I get sick of them actually doing it Laughing
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Perfectly groomed track with good moisture getting destroyed by 3 quads.
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-Whenever I'm filming/shooting on the track and get yelled at to help a kid who can't start his bike or something the rider is or should be capable of doing before entering a race. The only times I will help if it's anyone pinned underneath a bike and can't get up (or maybe a lil kid stuck somewhere, but that is a track officials job, not mine). If its a rider with an injury, I just yell my ass off and get someone because I'm sure as hell no EMT. Other than that, I'm out of the way.

-C riders with entourages. (Even though their bikes are X'ed up to the max and think their hot chic can be used as an advantage over the rest of the riders just with her looks.)

-Mid-pack/slower riders with over $10G's into their bikes (and mobile mansions). They should stick with bike shows rather than local races. I always pull for the riders who have the beat up bikes but absolutely whip those kid's asses week in and week out.

-Pits are made for working on bikes, relaxing between motos with friends/family, and checking results. Not for racing, creating dust, and possibly injuring someone.

-C riders who rev the piss out of their bike after a bad moto. I guess they couldn't show off that speed on the track.

-Excessive butt whips/scrubs. They need to see some video or pics of themselves sometime soon.

-Stopping on the side of the track during a race numerous times to take a break. It's not open practice, it's a RACE! If you can't handle a 4 lap moto, go home and do some sit ups or something! I almost got hit 2 weeks ago by one rider who got back onto the track (after I was sure it was clear) and appeared over a jump out of no where, because he stopped to take a breather. Oh, that made my blood boil.

-Ignorant track owners who are in it for the politics and money rather than getting the rider's/spectator's money's worth on the day/weekend.

-A parent/adult who thinks he can have access everywhere on the track, while they should be off the track. (Not 50 parents but more to the 65/85 rider's parents.) Seen this a few times lately and track officials don't react to it. Crazy sight.

-Raceway Park Track Security.....they are just hilarious to me. Smile
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Drugsrgood wrote:
1. Black boots (they look terrible, every time) 2. Elbows down 3. People that try too hard to scrub 4. Shark helmets 6. Low cluth/fb levers...
1. Black boots (they look terrible, every time)
2. Elbows down
3. People that try too hard to scrub
4. Shark helmets
6. Low cluth/fb levers
7. Untucked jerseys
8. People that smoke in between motos: you suck at life
9. Carmichael's 'low bars'
10. When people call whoops 'rockers'
11. Low visors
12. Low goggle straps
13. When people take their helmet and goggles off at the same time, then leave the goggles on the helmet
14. People that aren't sponsored by FMF, but put FMF stickers over the Ford emblem on their truck. Yes, they're the same size. We can see that.

15. When people refer to RC as the GOAT: STFU



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mxmat813 wrote:
Black bikes with number 666 or 420.
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and the whole scrubbin every bump on a track just wears me out watching them. if they only knew how ridiculous they look.
MichaelAAntonovich57 5/9/2009 7:18pm
5/9/2009 7:18pm
flarider wrote:
Parents (typically pee-wee/mini parents) who tell their kid to "gas it," "go" or "get him"

Your kid is racing, doesn't he know this already?

How about when they are standing at the side of the track and scream at the kids to go faster? I can barely hear them over the bikes, and I don't have the helmet on like the kids do.
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flarider 5/9/2009 7:32pm
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flarider wrote:
Parents (typically pee-wee/mini parents) who tell their kid to "gas it," "go" or "get him"

Your kid is racing, doesn't he know this already?

MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
How about when they are standing at the side of the track and scream at the kids to go faster? I can barely hear them over...
How about when they are standing at the side of the track and scream at the kids to go faster? I can barely hear them over the bikes, and I don't have the helmet on like the kids do.
Exactly
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mx757 5/9/2009 11:00pm
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MONSTER LOGOS!!! I get so sick and tired of seeing every idiot on the track that thinks they need a monster logo on their bike, gear, truck, or trailer.

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