NBR: Pretty much sums up the riding experience...hilariously

[chas]

Just saw this today and although it's NSFW language wise, it seems pretty spot on. Just replace the word "motorcycle" with "scooter" and you'll see what I mean. I'm still laughing as I post this, actually.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-insane-th ... otorcycle/

A sample:

"I don't know if it's something in the perceived image that mounting a slightly narrower than normal vehicle makes you more of a man, or a tough guy, or a reckless daredevil, but traffic hates motorcycles. Not only hates them, but possesses a rage so intense that murder is the only solution. Other drivers will tailgate the crap out of you, regardless of your speed, and that's kind of a bigger deal when, y'know, you don't have a tail or a gate. So there's a several-ton steel box traveling more than fast enough to crush you to death in a nanosecond, and its operator has decided that his safe stopping distance is "up your a**hole." And there's no way to make him back off, either. He's comfortable there, inside your a**hole; he shows no signs of moving. He's going to make a life up in your colon -- hell, he's already planting a garden and having his mail forwarded there, so you better get used to him."

[k1dude]

Funny stuff!

[TVB]

Cracked is so much better as a snarky grown-up web site than it ever was as an imitation of Mad magazine for older kids.

[chas]

Cracked is so much better as a snarky grown-up web site than it ever was as an imitation of Mad magazine for older kids.

I couldn't agree more. It was sadly unfunny in magazine form but the internet face-lift it got took the franchise to new humor levels. I read cracked.com every day.

[ericalm]

"It's Like Riding a Bicycle ... That Hates You"
Yep.

[gbjbany]

Another excerpt from another link

http://www.cracked.com/article_19217_6- ... cycle.html

2) If you do manage to see an oncoming bike with enough time to get an appropriate wave up, you better make sure it isn't a scooter. Unwritten bike rules make it a crime punishable by exile or death to wave at a scooter. And damn if it isn't hard to tell when you two are approaching each other at a combined 100 mph. If you do catch yourself mid-wave to a Vespa, however, it is acceptable to slowly turn it into an upraised middle finger. It's like the handshake-psyche of the two-wheeled world, and the look of dejection on their face will redeem any momentary awkwardness.

Too funny thanks

[jrsjr]

"You ... have not one but two brakes -- using either of which at the wrong time will hurl you off the bike like a meat trebuchet."

Yes.

[pugbuddy]

This one is good too, although they rag on scooters in a big way....

http://www.cracked.com/article_19217_6- ... ecommended