{OT} Twist and Shout

How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting for the
light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and the guy with his
bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good yet he's gotta keep
revving it as if to clear it's throat.

mark_digital, 4/13/2006, 6:49:59 AM,
<XtGdncEuJ81AsaPZRVn-sw@comcast.com> wrote:
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> How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting
> for the light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and
> the guy with his bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good
> yet he's gotta keep revving it as if to clear it's throat.[/color]

Why else? They crave attention.

In the bad old days the spark plugs would foul if idled too long. If
its not an antique the driver has esteem problems.

Ron


mark_digital wrote:[color=blue]
> How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting for the
> light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and the guy with his
> bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good yet he's gotta keep
> revving it as if to clear it's throat.[/color]

That is to make sure you HEAR them, since the stupid people that drive into
the motorcycles always seem to say. 'I didn't see him.' Perhaps if you hear
one you might see it as well. ;)


mike hunt


"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0ekx9sg43ajno000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=blue]
> mark_digital, 4/13/2006, 6:49:59 AM,
> <XtGdncEuJ81AsaPZRVn-sw@comcast.com> wrote:
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>> How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting
>> for the light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and
>> the guy with his bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good
>> yet he's gotta keep revving it as if to clear it's throat.[/color]
>
> Why else? They crave attention.[/color]

Stopped at a light, in traffic, surrounded by other stopped cars?

No. He's saying, "Look at me! I can ride a two-wheeler!"


"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:bwGdnbkpjLrMRqPZUSdV9g@ptd.net...[color=blue]
> That is to make sure you HEAR them, since the stupid people that drive[/color]
into[color=blue]
> the motorcycles always seem to say. 'I didn't see him.' Perhaps if you[/color]
hear[color=blue]
> one you might see it as well. ;)
>
>
> mike hunt
>
>
> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0ekx9sg43ajno000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=green]
> > mark_digital, 4/13/2006, 6:49:59 AM,
> > <XtGdncEuJ81AsaPZRVn-sw@comcast.com> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting
> >> for the light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and
> >> the guy with his bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good
> >> yet he's gotta keep revving it as if to clear it's throat.[/color]
> >
> > Why else? They crave attention.[/color]
>
>[/color]


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"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote:
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>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:xn0ekx9sg43ajno000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=green]
>> mark_digital, 4/13/2006, 6:49:59 AM,
>> <XtGdncEuJ81AsaPZRVn-sw@comcast.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> How come bike riders keep twisting the throttle when they're waiting
>>> for the light to change? I'm sitting there with my window down and
>>> the guy with his bike is about 3 feet away and it's idle sounds good
>>> yet he's gotta keep revving it as if to clear it's throat.[/color]
>>
>> Why else? They crave attention.[/color]
>
>That is to make sure you HEAR them, since the stupid people that drive into
>the motorcycles always seem to say. 'I didn't see him.' Perhaps if you hear
>one you might see it as well. ;)
>
>
>mike hunt
>[/color]

No...he's doing it to piss me off (...and it's working...)



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-Gord.
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