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09-05-2011, 05:18 PM
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RANT!!
MODS please move to rant section
i have an idiot neighbor who thinks our road is his own personal test and tune dragstrip with his 2008 gsxr1000, i called the cops on him once but he is out doing it again tonight.... any suggestions?
Also this is a 25mph speedlimit and his is going ***** out a good 60+mph
i have an idiot neighbor who thinks our road is his own personal test and tune dragstrip with his 2008 gsxr1000, i called the cops on him once but he is out doing it again tonight.... any suggestions?
Also this is a 25mph speedlimit and his is going ***** out a good 60+mph
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09-05-2011, 05:23 PM
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i have an idiot neighbor who thinks our road is his own personal test and tune dragstrip with his 2008 gsxr1000, i called the cops on him once but he is out doing it again tonight.... any suggestions?
Also this is a 25mph speedlimit and his is going ***** out a good 60+mph
Also this is a 25mph speedlimit and his is going ***** out a good 60+mph
09-05-2011, 06:08 PM
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We have a few customers that come to the shop that we have to have a talking with. The one guy took 3 times. On the third time, he tried convincing my boss that it is cool because it is a motorcycle shop. My boss told him to find another shop...which worked. He pulls in pretty docile now.
09-05-2011, 06:18 PM
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09-05-2011, 06:20 PM
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I think the charges for doing something like that would be much more serious than assault with a deadly weapon.
09-05-2011, 06:26 PM
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Start off polite (one on one) but if common sense doesn't prevail, perhaps try rounding up a few neighbours (preferably fathers of kids) for a more spirited discussion (strongly doubt there will be any need for physical exchanges at this point, unless he is a real class A a**hole....)
09-05-2011, 07:25 PM
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Have a talk with the guy, slip him a note in the mailbox.... Do it anonymous if you need to. Let him know high speeds on your street won't be tolerated. Maybe he will "hear" you. Is he in the wrong, yes. You were young and dumb at least once. People make stupid choices, I know I have. His bad karma will catch up to him without your help.You know what they say, opinions are like aholes. You asked for mine.
p.s. There is a Rant section you know??
09-05-2011, 08:10 PM
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oh didnt realize there was a rant section, guess i should read huh? Also to add insult to injury yesterday when he was making his 5th pass i stood right out in my front yard at the edge of the street and he just looked at me and kept accelerating. I think he is a young GI , he has his dodge charger with big stupid rims and a brand new motorcycle...either way I think more than one person has called the police as I didnt have his address but the cop went right to his house?
09-06-2011, 05:28 PM
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Good thing you don't live near me!!! 35mph over the speed limit is going slow. My favorite road is a 40mph zone and I hit 90mph in the tighter corners (I slow in the straights because who cares) and sometimes when I push hard I'll hit triple digits on corner exit.
Maybe just cut the guy some slack? Do you think it's just a temporary thing or something he is likely to do every day?
Maybe just cut the guy some slack? Do you think it's just a temporary thing or something he is likely to do every day?
09-06-2011, 05:44 PM
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While I love speed as much as the next guy (actually, more than 99% of the population I am sure), there nevertheless are places and times to indulge. As the father of a three year-old daughter, may God protect the moron who runs her over as a result of drunken or careless driving.
Again, there are places to "get your ya-yas out" and residential streets are not among them.
Again, there are places to "get your ya-yas out" and residential streets are not among them.
09-06-2011, 05:57 PM
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borrow that ol oil leaking clunker (one of your friends has one everyone has someone like that) and drive it continually up and down in front of his drive and back leaking oil all over then , just watch the fun. thus it isn't "your fault" that he wasn't riding safely also if he actually complains about it being a hazzard, then that leaves you open to tell him about his actions also being unsafe. win win 
09-06-2011, 06:23 PM
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Funny guys yea this is taking place in a residential area where houses are 50 ft from each other not some back country road. I have a 2 yr old son and a 38week pregnant wife if he were to wipeout he and his motorcycle would become projectile missles @ 60mph. Check out street view
dayspring dr 28314 - Google Maps
dayspring dr 28314 - Google Maps
09-06-2011, 06:27 PM
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While I love speed as much as the next guy (actually, more than 99% of the population I am sure), there nevertheless are places and times to indulge. As the father of a three year-old daughter, may God protect the moron who runs her over as a result of drunken or careless driving.
Again, there are places to "get your ya-yas out" and residential streets are not among them.
Again, there are places to "get your ya-yas out" and residential streets are not among them.
09-06-2011, 06:30 PM
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see, that is why you need to park an old car or pick-up truck in close proximity of the gravel patch (you surely have the necessary info to execute this plan as you undoubtedly know which direction he comes from when going for the NHRA record)... no sense any innocent bystanders getting hurt, a 60 mph 200 lb (?) projectile can inflict a lot of damage......
09-06-2011, 06:43 PM
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Fake him out. Start wheeling down the drive way in reverse with just the right timing and slam on the brakes, sliding just on the street. Dont obstruct his path, just make him panic brake, or panic break, however you want to call it. If he doesnt crash, have words with him at this point, if he does, well, could you possibly have known that a bike was coming at 60 or better. Whoops.
09-07-2011, 05:12 AM
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Call the cops every time he does it. that way they will have record of it. Let them take care of it. I usually just go out to the end of the driveway and yell at anyone going by that is doing that kind of stuff. With kids in the neighborhood, there's no reason to be doing that kind of stuff.
09-07-2011, 09:34 AM
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+1. record him on video a few times and present it to the police. They should be able to press charges right away. A wrekless driving ticket should do. If he's too much of a knuckle head to realize that speed runs in a residential neighborhood are unacceptable then there's no use talking to him.
09-07-2011, 01:44 PM
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Looking at that google street view one thing you have going is that dayspring has two exits. So, and I'm just saying hypothetically, if you were to park your truck/car sideways in the street to block the road, your neighbors could still get out but it would be much less inviting as a race track. I would talk to the other neighbors about it and come up with a plan to lock that street down. Let him know he needs to find a new testing road.
To me Chicken Road looks like a great spot for opening it up...or even Bomb Proof road... Who the heck named your streets man! Uh yeah meet me at the corner of Chicken and Bomb Proof...
To me Chicken Road looks like a great spot for opening it up...or even Bomb Proof road... Who the heck named your streets man! Uh yeah meet me at the corner of Chicken and Bomb Proof...
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09-07-2011, 04:44 PM
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+1. record him on video a few times and present it to the police. They should be able to press charges right away. A wrekless driving ticket should do. If he's too much of a knuckle head to realize that speed runs in a residential neighborhood are unacceptable then there's no use talking to him.
09-07-2011, 05:17 PM
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yep thats what i think, but try the nice friendly chat first. you never know how big of an *** he might be if you go to full on to soon. ive been talked to myself when i was younger/dumber on dirt back roads with 100acre (around 40 hec in funny talk) blocks down it (car sliding with 3 passes), and happily respected what he had to say and stoped . im thankful of that experiance. dont know what the laws are there but here in AUS a 650cc+ rider would have to be over 21years old due to licencing. he should be smart enough at 21 to lissen. hope it goes well and stops soon for you and your family
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