r/motorcycles • u/Vicious00 • 11h ago

This sub in a nutshell

Guys do you wave ? Why don’t Harley riders wave at me ? Should i wave at scooters ?

What do i do with the helmet ? Should i take it with me ?

Bike won’t start, why ?

Are my tires still good ? - posts a picture with the baldest tires i’ve ever seen.

Random crash video where 90% of the situations could be avoided.

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u/voodoohotdog 9h ago

I sometimes wonder if a lot of of it is just attention seeking behaviour. They know it’s a stupid question, they just want someone to pay attention to them.

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u/sokratesz Tiger 800 / 890 SMT / XSR 900 8h ago

That's what I thought at first, years ago.

But by now I've realised that a lot of bikers, especially from the US, are just mind numbingly incompetent.

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u/Frolicking-Fox 2h ago

I do think there is bias due to the nature of this sub.

The people just starting out are the ones who post the most.

Ive been riding since 1987 at 3 years old. You wont see me asking any of these stupid questions, but i occasionally ask a pointed question about bikes here.

It is kinda the same everywhere you go. The snowboarding forum is full of "is this a good board" (posts picture of 40 year old bosrd that was garbage when it was new). "How do I go feom beginner to intermediate? (Post video of beginner still learning basics).

The people just starting out are the ones who come to the sub and ask the most questions. Although, I just wish they would use the search feature first for most of these questions.

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u/sokratesz Tiger 800 / 890 SMT / XSR 900 2h ago

True true.

The answer for most questions on here is 'take a proper course'.