Went down to the only gas station in town tonight to get gas.It's also a Mini Mart so there are always a lot of cars and people around outside sometimes blocking the pumps. I go to pull in and there are about a dozen Harleys and a big crowd of guys and women blocking the entrance to the pump. There is no one actually getting gas. I slowly crowd my old pickup through the crowd trying not to piss anyone off,but aware that I am being a little pushy. Once up to the pumps I look a little closer and I'm like"OH SHIT" it's a dozen Gypsy Jokers and their ladies. Awfully glad I was being a gentleman tonight.:iconbeer::iconbeer::iconbeer:
Respect your fellow riders!
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Some people believe in the superstition that cats have nine lives, because cats can survive falls from high places with few, if any injuries. This gives the appearance that the cats return to life after sustaining a fatal accidents. Granted, they may sustain minor injuries, such as bloody noses, cracked teeth, or a few broken ribs, but they live to recover.
I must be a little slow and your point is?
Here you really have to watch what patches you see on guys backs. There's a lot of MC's out here, some are just riders who've to put together an MC and are perfectly harmless, but there's a lot of real "Outlaw" presence in San Diego. HA's, Mongols, Vagos, Diablos, etc... There's a HA's clubhouse just 200 feet from the Harley dealership close to here where my Dad gets all his Harley stuff, I grew up down the street from a HA's house. It's all over. I just wave to them just like every other rider on 2 wheels, and honestly, they usually do wave back, even to a sportbike rider.
the only time you gotta worry is if they have a 1%'er patch....
I have the title to my 1950 Harley chopper. The Gipsy A/holes have the bike.
Stolen in Merced, CA. in 1965.
Thats "OK" Mach,, I got what you ment,,I guess that means I'm old too:thumbup:
Sorry,I said I was slow.
Yea,I thought about that one. I'm sure most of them are nice guys,but the only one I ever knew personally years ago was shot to death by his own people.I went to high school with his little sister.
This is a real good reason not to ride up on, or attempt to pass cruisers, most are just weekend working stiffs like the rest of us, but you never know if you disrespect the wrong person - could end up badly. I just slow down and give em space, or even pull over and let them get a few miles ahead, so I can ride fast without running up on em. It's the polite thing to do even if they aren't a gang member, just cause some dude on a cruiser is slow doesn't mean he does not deserve the same enjoyment on his weekend as you do.
Of course ST bikes are fair game, run em down, ha ha - they're always trying to prove how fast they are (remember that snide dude in Twist of the Wrist II).
Of course ST bikes are fair game, run em down, ha ha - they're always trying to prove how fast they are (remember that snide dude in Twist of the Wrist II).
Well said,give respect --get respect.
It's a MC club like the Hells Angels. You've probably heard of them.
It's funny we've been having this conversation.
So... this morning i'm heading down the freeway to go ride highway 94, and I come up behind a small group of Mongols. No big deal, I've seen them out there in that area many times. I even talked to couple of them once in Potrero. They were pretty cool guys. They pull off and head toward a gas station and I keep going. All of a sudden I see, no joke, 60-70 police cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, etc... all lining the street in groups or anywhere from 3 to 7. I stopped for gas in the middle of all of them and noticed 2 police choppers circling the area. I'm thinking that they're doing some kind of crack down on sport bikes out there which wouldn't surprise me. But after I got out of Jamul, there wasn't a cop to be found anywhere out there, which is VERY odd. So I do my big loop around and about 3 hours later I'm back in the same area of the 94 and I see 3 Mongols pulled over by 3 Sheriffs. Then a mile down the road, I see two more Mongols sitting on their bikes while a third is leaning against a Sheriff car, hand cuffed while his bike is being loaded onto a flat bed tow truck. About a mile or two after that I see a couple of similar scenes. I met up with some friends later and asked if they knew anything about it. A few of them did know. Turns out the Mongols were holding some kind of big rally/memorial ride for a member who was killed by the Police. So they were ready for whatever could have or did go down. I don't know what all when down as I was out on my ride when I'm sure most of them were out there. But it was actually a little nerve wracking seeing some of the aftermath of it.
So... this morning i'm heading down the freeway to go ride highway 94, and I come up behind a small group of Mongols. No big deal, I've seen them out there in that area many times. I even talked to couple of them once in Potrero. They were pretty cool guys. They pull off and head toward a gas station and I keep going. All of a sudden I see, no joke, 60-70 police cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, etc... all lining the street in groups or anywhere from 3 to 7. I stopped for gas in the middle of all of them and noticed 2 police choppers circling the area. I'm thinking that they're doing some kind of crack down on sport bikes out there which wouldn't surprise me. But after I got out of Jamul, there wasn't a cop to be found anywhere out there, which is VERY odd. So I do my big loop around and about 3 hours later I'm back in the same area of the 94 and I see 3 Mongols pulled over by 3 Sheriffs. Then a mile down the road, I see two more Mongols sitting on their bikes while a third is leaning against a Sheriff car, hand cuffed while his bike is being loaded onto a flat bed tow truck. About a mile or two after that I see a couple of similar scenes. I met up with some friends later and asked if they knew anything about it. A few of them did know. Turns out the Mongols were holding some kind of big rally/memorial ride for a member who was killed by the Police. So they were ready for whatever could have or did go down. I don't know what all when down as I was out on my ride when I'm sure most of them were out there. But it was actually a little nerve wracking seeing some of the aftermath of it.