Really grinds my gears

whitelightning85 · 02-23-2020, 10:42 PM

Just wanted to vent and something that really grinds my gears:

So, I just got my first bike this week, I got it put together, had some issues, some of you guys helped me out, and finally got it all squared away and pretty.

I want to test it, as you would, so I did a couple of loops in my neighborhood to make sure everything is as it should be before I load it up and go off to a park to do some riding, I need to make it's all good to go. My bike isn't even loud, my wife said lawn mowers are louder in my neighborhood, some old ass POS comes out and waves me over and starts to nag me about, "do you live in this neighborhood" - yes, sir I do, I pay my HOA just like you do, I just got this bike and I'm doing a test run. "Well did you know this is a public road, and I work for the department of transportation, I don't want to call the cops, but do you even have this thing registered." No sir, it's a dirt bike, I'm just testing it since I just got it. "Well you can't be riding if it's not registered on a public road, and this is a public road, and you can't ride up on the grass that's a public space and tear it all up and the speed limit is only 25 here and you were going really fast" Ok then, well I live here and I was just testing it. Thanks man.

JESUS what a straight A-hole.

Now all I want to do is go buy a dual sport or enduro now and get it registered and just ride up and down my street all damn day just to piss him off and he can't do anything. Some people just need to not exist.

Rant over... I'm guessing some of you had some of the same experiences.

wheelbender6 · 02-23-2020, 11:00 PM

Sounds like he is the neighborhood control freak. Maybe a long suppressed potty training issue.

franque · 02-24-2020, 03:20 AM

HOAs are the worst, it's just a bunch of people with too much time on their hands that want to control their neighbors.

Bruces · 02-24-2020, 06:55 AM

Dude needs a lit bag of poop on his porch .

bogieboy · 02-24-2020, 08:03 AM

check with the DOT, a lot of times subdivisions with HOAs are technically private roads....LOL

**cheesy** · 02-24-2020, 08:24 AM

I knew a guy like that. Old Man Zeems. Crabby old fart that was turd in the punch bowl where ever he went.

2LZ · 02-24-2020, 12:49 PM

I feel your pain. When I was a kid, our neighborhood was filled with guys like that....even though all the roads were private and not patrolled by the local cops. That gave the grumpy fathers the right to be the cops. I must admit, we rode 2 strokes with expansion chambers back then so yes, to the non-enthusiast, I'm sure it was quite irritating. I've even had rakes and shovels swung at me.

In your case, he stepped on your toes, not visa-versa. Tell him to f-off.

whitelightning85 · 02-24-2020, 03:11 PM

OOO, i'm definitely going to check that out bogie. Oh man I hope it's a private road. haha!

Its_not_a_honda · 02-24-2020, 09:31 PM

Some people are just using up good air.

kirbo7106 · 02-24-2020, 09:37 PM

Some people just need a hobby! I would recommend to him running with knives (why bother with scissors) or chain saw juggling!

wheelbender6 · 02-25-2020, 09:29 PM

My catch-all explanation used to be, "Some people just don't have enough to do".

OneLeggedRider · 02-26-2020, 09:15 AM

My uncle Dave would come running out of his house in his robe and slippers and try to knock us off the bike with a broom. He also had Randy (the neighborhood fat kid) string a steel cable across the trail which about cut my buddy Jeff's head off. He was a mean old SOB.

imapdog · 02-26-2020, 09:32 AM

he doesn't like motorcycles i see.
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bogieboy · 02-26-2020, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

My uncle Dave would come running out of his house in his robe and slippers and try to knock us off the bike with a broom. He also had Randy (the neighborhood fat kid) string a steel cable across the trail which about cut my buddy Jeff's head off. He was a mean old SOB.

so, attempted assault with a weapon, attempted dismemberment, etc...

OneLeggedRider · 02-26-2020, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bogieboy

so, attempted assault with a weapon, attempted dismemberment, etc...

Hehehe, it was a different time back then. You didn't call the law, you handled it yourself. Jeff's dad kicked Dave's door in after beating Randy's ass and demanded he come outside, but by then uncle Danny and cousin Roy were there to escort him off the property.

I seen the cable and seen it take Jeff off his DR350, so I just laid my YZ 80 down and slid underneath of it. My dad wanted to beat Dave's ass once he figured out what happened, but he also knew we had been tormenting the old man so..

02-23-2020, 10:42 PM	#1
whitelightning85 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 53	Really grinds my gears Just wanted to vent and something that really grinds my gears: So, I just got my first bike this week, I got it put together, had some issues, some of you guys helped me out, and finally got it all squared away and pretty. I want to test it, as you would, so I did a couple of loops in my neighborhood to make sure everything is as it should be before I load it up and go off to a park to do some riding, I need to make it's all good to go. My bike isn't even loud, my wife said lawn mowers are louder in my neighborhood, some old ass POS comes out and waves me over and starts to nag me about, "do you live in this neighborhood" - yes, sir I do, I pay my HOA just like you do, I just got this bike and I'm doing a test run. "Well did you know this is a public road, and I work for the department of transportation, I don't want to call the cops, but do you even have this thing registered." No sir, it's a dirt bike, I'm just testing it since I just got it. "Well you can't be riding if it's not registered on a public road, and this is a public road, and you can't ride up on the grass that's a public space and tear it all up and the speed limit is only 25 here and you were going really fast" Ok then, well I live here and I was just testing it. Thanks man. JESUS what a straight A-hole. Now all I want to do is go buy a dual sport or enduro now and get it registered and just ride up and down my street all damn day just to piss him off and he can't do anything. Some people just need to not exist. Rant over... I'm guessing some of you had some of the same experiences.
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02-23-2020, 11:00 PM	#2
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Sounds like he is the neighborhood control freak. Maybe a long suppressed potty training issue. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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02-24-2020, 08:24 AM	#6
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	I knew a guy like that. Old Man Zeems. Crabby old fart that was turd in the punch bowl where ever he went. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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02-24-2020, 12:49 PM	#7
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,092	I feel your pain. When I was a kid, our neighborhood was filled with guys like that....even though all the roads were private and not patrolled by the local cops. That gave the grumpy fathers the right to be the cops. I must admit, we rode 2 strokes with expansion chambers back then so yes, to the non-enthusiast, I'm sure it was quite irritating. I've even had rakes and shovels swung at me. In your case, he stepped on your toes, not visa-versa. Tell him to f-off. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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02-24-2020, 09:31 PM	#9
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02-24-2020, 03:20 AM	#3
franque Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Marseille, France -> Conakry, Guinea Posts: 1,481	HOAs are the worst, it's just a bunch of people with too much time on their hands that want to control their neighbors.
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02-24-2020, 06:55 AM	#4
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,580	Dude needs a lit bag of poop on his porch .
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02-24-2020, 08:03 AM	#5
bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,045	check with the DOT, a lot of times subdivisions with HOAs are technically private roads....LOL
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02-24-2020, 03:11 PM	#8
whitelightning85 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 53	OOO, i'm definitely going to check that out bogie. Oh man I hope it's a private road. haha!
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02-24-2020, 09:37 PM	#10
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02-25-2020, 09:29 PM	#11
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02-26-2020, 09:15 AM	#12
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	My uncle Dave would come running out of his house in his robe and slippers and try to knock us off the bike with a broom. He also had Randy (the neighborhood fat kid) string a steel cable across the trail which about cut my buddy Jeff's head off. He was a mean old SOB. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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02-26-2020, 09:32 AM	#13
imapdog Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: nashville Posts: 574	he doesn't like motorcycles i see. Capture.JPG Last edited by imapdog; 02-26-2020 at 10:13 AM.
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