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re: Motorcycle riders...WTF is a “get back whip” for?

Posted on 4/2/19 at 8:06 pm to
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 8:06 pm to
Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 8:13 pm to
I almost saw a biker get killed or maimed on my way home today due to his own recklessness. Guy was swerving in and out of traffic and got behind an old beat up truck in the left lane. Guy in the truck starts getting over to let the douchbag by and at the same time douchbag tries to get over in the right lane as well to pass. Instead of hitting his brake and getting back in the left lane, the biker tried to pass the truck on the right after the truck was already fully in the right lane. The bike caught the curb and almost sent the rider on the pavement and dangerously close to the truck. He somehow managed to keep it under control and passed the truck on the right before quickly turning off.

When his tire caught the curb I thought I was about to witness someone die.
Posted by Cold Drink
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 8:41 pm to
Dude legit looks like he’s pretending to be on mariokart
Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:19 pm to
Those whips look awfully dangerous to try and use at 70 mph... I'd prefer to just reach in my pocket and (whip) out my .380...

Safer that way.

Posted by xiv
Parody. #AdminsRule
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:23 pm to
They’re streamers
Posted by Tester1216
South Louisiana
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:27 pm to
So what are they for?
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:30 pm to
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when a guy slings that across your windshield or on the side of your car you will stop crowding him

ooohhhh. So scary the bike rider
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:37 pm to
Dogs
Posted by Pecker
Rocky Top
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:42 pm to
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They’re used for looks. I consider them the truck nuts of the motorcycle world


So there’s actually a tier of motorists who are considered lower on the social ladder than bikers, and it’s the bikers who ride around with whips?
Posted by EA6B
TX
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 10:50 pm to
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So there’s actually a tier of motorists who are considered lower on the social ladder than bikers, and it’s the bikers who ride around with whips?


I gave up trying to figure out the biker hierarchy. You have the "full patched", the "not Patched", the "half patched", the 1 %, the people that look like the 1 percent, but are not the 1%, the people that try hard to look like the 1 %, but take offense if you compare them to the 1 percent, its enough to make the average persons head spin.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 11:18 pm to
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People are acting like it’s a fricking midieval mace...it’s a long paracord with tassels on the end.


No. Their usually made of braided leather with metal tipped tassels or a steel ball bearing on the end.

Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 11:21 pm to
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So there’s actually a tier of motorists who are considered lower on the social ladder than bikers, and it’s the bikers who ride around with whips?



No. Having or not having a whip has nothing to do with any “tier” system. I wore a three piece patch for years and never once considered putting a whip on my bike. Some guys get them, others don’t. It’s a matter of personal preference.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 11:22 pm to
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So what are they for?


To be honest, just for looks. Like I said earlier in this thread, to me they’re the truck nuts of the motorcycle world. I don’t really see the point in having one.
Posted by PowerTool
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 11:36 pm to
Posted by cave canem
pullarius dominus
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 11:52 pm to
I ride more miles per year than anyone I know, that being said if I was in my truck and some jackwagon slapped it with one of his pom-pom tassles it would be just a minor bump in the road for me and much more serious for him.

The amount of shite mid life crisis wanna bees spend on decorations is unbelievable.
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