Thing I hate

[Superchimp]

Yesterday I took my bike for a quick ride to the city centre since the season had started. As usual the city was full of traffic. So I slowly passed all the cars to get in front of them at junction. While waiting for a green light some cager standing next to me started to use his wipers and... guess what, all of his washer fluid landed on me and my bike. :spank:

I gave the guy an angry look and left him behind when the lights turned.

I really hate it - it's so humiliating . It happened to me quite often before (bad luck?) but I forgot about it since I had a winter break. Now its back again

Does it happen to you as well?

 

[dako81]

Guess you're going to have to ride with one of these filled with something nasty:

 

[Cuba]

If your car's wiper fluid comes out of those nubs on the hood rather than in the actual wipers you can turn the one on the right 90 degrees and spray people on the sidewalk...

 

[Roadstergal]

Worse things than that land on you when you ride. I'd rather get a spatter of wiper fluid than have a cager with too much crud on his windscreen to see well run into me.

 

[Fred]

As bad as it is, it could be worse.

Don't ride behind a cattle truck. That's all I'm saying.

 

[madmanmaigret]

like roadstergal said it could have been worse..... I have almost been spit on and I have been hit with cigarette butts thrown from windows. Luckily I am on the bike and not in the car or else i would have road rage.

 

[bmccrary]

like roadstergal said it could have been worse..... I have almost been spit on and I have been hit with cigarette butts thrown from windows. Luckily I am on the bike and not in the car or else i would have road rage.

I have had that happen a time or two with the cig. butts. One of my buddies has been known to keep a few pennies in his pocket when he rides. Some one does something stupid like that and he will get in front of them at speed and drop a a penny or two out of his pocket.

I dont support this idea, but im just saying.

-bryan

 

[bmccrary]

Oh and I had a large plastic sheet fly out a pickup once on Hwy 421. That was scary. I saw it and tucked by head down tried to lower my shoulder. My neck and shoulder region was sore for a couple days.

-bryan

 

[Stumbles06]

Guess you're going to have to ride with one of these filled with something nasty:

Yeah, fill it with gas, and carry a zippo :rof:

I'm with Fred though, cattle (and sheep) trucks... stay clear.

 

[YamahaMAXdRPMs]

i use to have an old jeep Cherokee with the rear window wipers.. the way it was set up was there was a little tube that came out of the door and plugged into the wipers... everynow and then the tube would work itself free and spray a 10 foot stream behind us when we would use the wipers... humorous for us... but im sure crappy for the cage behind hehe

i do agree tho, cigg butts are the worst.. one of these days im going to figure out an amazing way to get back at people like that... even when i smoked i always made a point to throw em in an old 20oz soda bottle, or if that wasnt available, wait till i was at a light and i could drop em on the ground (not a fan of littering.. but atleast i wasnt flicking em out the window at 50 mph)

 

[kinderwood]

I have had that happen a time or two with the cig. butts. One of my buddies has been known to keep a few pennies in his pocket when he rides. Some one does something stupid like that and he will get in front of them at speed and drop a a penny or two out of his pocket.

I dont support this idea, but im just saying.

-bryan

Spark plugs broken in two
Not that I support things like this either

 

[bmccrary]

Spark plugs broken in two
Not that I support things like this either

Now that might be a bit much mass... P=mv. Spark plug would have a bit more momentum behind it.

I suggested large marbles....


-bryan

 

[dako81]

Keep a butt taped to your glove, and flick it into their car at a stop.

 

[bmccrary]

Have the passenger carry a small bat... I mean mirror removal tool.



Seriously, I do not support that one. Although I would laugh alot, if I witness that.

-bryan

 

[OZXJR]

If your car's wiper fluid comes out of those nubs on the hood rather than in the actual wipers you can turn the one on the right 90 degrees and spray people on the sidewalk...

:rof: I have done that ......................way back in my misspent youth of course

 

[Botch]

The guy ...probably... didn't mean to do it. And I have to admit, if I was driving my cage and I accidently squirted the biker next to me, I'd have a hard time not laughing.

I'm such an ass...

 

[Mattberkshire]

Guilty as charged on throwing cigarette butts out the window but I paid the price once - threw the butt out the window. The wind sucked it back in and it fell between my back and the seat. Couldn't stop for another 100 yards. All the passing traffic was treated to the sight of me leaping out of the car like my ass was on fire, jumping around until i found the still glowing butt which was still on the seat where it had left a nice burn mark.:spank:

As for windscreen wipers/squirters - look on the positive side. Think of those times when your visor is full of dirty horrible cack which you can't wipe as it will smear. A nice squirt of soapy water from the car in front is just what you need!!:thumbup:

 

[reiobard]

depends on the intent, i get really annoyed when i am behind a car and i get the over spray over the car, lane splitting is not allowed here so i have not gotten the side spray...

 

[Goop]

Cigarette butts flying at you really suck. Gahh!

 

[Roadstergal]

Ja, my pet peeve is butts and ash out of windows. That thing in the center console? Called an ashtray? Yes.