very true.... and I know it's easy for me to say "No Traffic Stunting" because I've been there. Whenever I ride with a group of people, some people tend to want to impress. I try to set an example by not doing anything and sometimes even riding below the speed limit just to make a statement. People see me riding slow, they ride slow. I even say sometimes "NO BULLSHIT ON THE WAY" because usually we head to a parking lot. Why fuck around on the street if you're heading to an abandoned street... fuck around when you get there. Why jeopardize your privilege to ride a motorcycle, ya know?
I've spent many days in court, many times on 1 wheel @ 80mph on major highways like 95, 93, 495, 3, etc... but it's all stupid. I look back on it and think how stupid I was. Now don't get me wrong because highway wheelies are lots of fun but it's not worth the consequence. Between making a mistake at 80mph or seeing a Statie... it's just not worth it. (hey, that rhymes... "Mistake at 80 or seeing a Statie" LMAO!!)
Riding wheelies down a main street... absolutely the DUMBEST thing you can do! It's bad enough riding on 2 wheels around here. You always have some jackass not looking or some old lady pulling out her driveway without looking. To many things to worry about when YOU SHOULD BE worrying about balance, rear brake, balance, etc. It's just a big waste of time. Give me a big parking lot and written permission and I'm good to go all night. I never even break the speed limit anymore. Anything over 90mph is stupid. I guess I'm just growing up and respecting what I do and I try my hardest to influence all the newbies.... in a good way.
Lata,
Bri