2 Million Biker Ride for 9/11 - In your face, D.C.


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MichaelInVenice

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MistahT said:
Adding 2 million bikers? Hell, even adding a thousand is going to be crazy.
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There are about 9m bikes registered in the US. Some of them of course are owned by people with more than one. The number of active riders in the US is somewhere between 6-7 million. Really think 1 in 3 or 4 has time to ride to DC for this? Neither do I.

Nobody thinks 2 million will show up. The Muslim guy say "million person" so they say two. Neither is likely to break the "thousands" mark and everybody knows it.
 
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JT

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wow I need to see vid of this. that's amazing. if ever time for me to go there it would have been then. ill just have to wait till next year then
 
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MiltonDorkenhoff

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Anyone who is interested in going but too far away to ride ther ein time should look into flying to DC and renting a bike - google shows a bunch of bike rental places in the area.
 
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BKP

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MichaelInVenice said:
... Neither is likely to break the "thousands" mark and everybody knows it.
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Ya think?
Just the RSVPs from clubs nationally are already putting the numbers in the 10's of thousands... Responses supposedly in from almost all the lower 48... so far... but, we'll see...

DC Police contacted the organizers... they want to help with the route...
Kudos to the DC LEOs --


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MichaelInVenice

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BKP said:
Ya think?
Just the RSVPs from clubs nationally are already putting the numbers in the 10's of thousands... Responses supposedly in from almost all the lower 48... so far... but, we'll see...

DC Police contacted the organizers... they want to help with the route...
Kudos to the DC LEOs --


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Here's what Snopes said today:

snopes.com: 2 Millions Bikers to DC

As I said, "ride through" events are almost never granted anywhere. Too disruptive and require too much manpower.

Seems they wanted the route blocked from 9-4, and for all their talk, only thought they'd get 2000 bikes. I suspect the "million muslim" group only expect 1000.
 
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BKP

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MichaelInVenice said:
Here's what Snopes said today:

snopes.com: 2 Millions Bikers to DC

As I said, "ride through" events are almost never granted anywhere. Too disruptive and require too much manpower.

Seems they wanted the route blocked from 9-4, and for all their talk, only thought they'd get 2000 bikes. I suspect the "million muslim" group only expect 1000.
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No argument about the ride through event permit... However, it appears the logic behind that is self-defeating, as now they'll do the ride through anyway, and clog every stop sign, traffic light, and intersection...

If, in fact, there are only 2,000 riders (and that number, I have no doubt, was minimized in the hope of a more positive outcome on the application. Additionally, that application was proffered over a month ago, before interest in the event went viral), then that's what it is. At the very least it will more than draw attention away from the *much* lesser numbers of the Muslim march, and a make a much more appropriate statement for the day... And, since you've taken such an interest in the numbers, have you included the support vehicles (cars/trucks), bicycles, and even walkers, that have been invited to join...?

In any event, I support it, I think it's a great idea. I believe the Muslim march, on that date, is an affront, and way out of line. If I had more notice, and the resources, I'd have seen about arrangements to be there.
 
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MichaelInVenice

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I believe the Muslim march, on that date, is an affront, and way out of line.
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Yup. The guy provoked, knowing full well that somebody would take the bait and get him attention he doesn't deserve. And sure as night follows day, a whole bunch of people took his bait.

Calling it a "Muslim March" is an affront to most Muslims who want nothing to do with the guy. He's a sleazeball self-promoter with his own agenda. (Also, it isn't a "march". He has a permit for a 2 hour gathering on the mall, a 15 minute demonstration between the Capitol and the Supreme Court, and another short demonstration behind the White House. Whatever "marching" takes place in between these locations is supposed to be on the sidewalk. (Though with all the recent publicity, he'll probably be given some sort of police escort now.)

As with the Westboro morons, the most effective tactic against fringe sleazeballs is to completely and utterly ignore them. Anything else just plays to their agenda.
 
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Cerebus

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Seen a bunch of bikes gathering at the Frederick Harley dealership as I rode past this morning. Wish I could join.
 
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JT

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MistahT said:
Yo, if a bunch of you guys are gonna ride out this way, I got a spare bed, pair of couches, and a few floors y'all are welcome to. And then get your bikes for a second day, and I'll take you to some really good riding roads nowhere near DC :D
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one day I want to do a cross country trip!!! don't think im close to doing that yet but I can dream
 
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crobih

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Am I the only guy that has to work? How did these guys get days off? Im skeptical about the million bikers number. Are there even a million practicing muslims in usa. The jihadis kind of look like harley riders, minus the suicide vest. Either way that footage of bikes was pretty cool. Im glad to see this.
 
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BKP

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Well... different estimates have it between 500,000 and the 880,000 posted on their FB page... D.C. authorities are putting it at between 650k and 800k.

Certainly a tad more than "2,000"... or even "thousands"... or "tens of thousands"... and into the "hundreds of thousands..."

And, from what I can tell, the riders are the ones getting all the publicity, since they've advertised, and are referencing it as a show of respect for 9/11, as opposed to a response to something else... I saw one small blurb on that 'other' "sparsely attended" event... who were they again...?
 
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latony007

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MichaelInVenice said:
About as many as there will be overheated "marchers". Which is to say... zero.

This is a great example of a guy with no following trying to pull a publicity stunt and a bunch of idiots on the other side giving him exactly the publicity he wants. He didn't apply to close streets because he knew he wouldn't have gotten the permits either. The bikers DID apply to close streets, because if they had asked for a simple off-street counter-rally they would have gotten the permit and gotten just as much attention, which is to say none at all.

My guess is the AMPAC guy and his 177 Facebook followers are going to have a nice little Kumbaya moment on the mall and in front of the White House, say the Park Police lied about the hundreds of thousands of people who showed up to support them (somehow the Park Police always lie about the numbers if you ask the event organizers), blame the establishment for wrecking their plans and claim a moral victory. The bikers will get somewhere between a few hundred and a couple thousand, also claim that the establishment held them back by not blocking a dedicated route for them across town, and also claim a moral victory. The national news will ignore it completely and the local news will give each side 30 seconds after longer reports about events involving the political big shots as well as the established ones at Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. (Unless there's an actual big story that day, in which case both sides get zero coverage anywhere.)
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LOL good points. if its at the numbers you guys are saying that's pretty impressive. I haven't seen anything in the top stories are.
 

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FastFreddy

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So when will be the first president that rides motorbikes ? :D One that admits to holding the throttle open, all the way, ohhh ahhh.
 
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