Motorcycle Myths & Misconceptions

[StraightSix]

the family that rides together stays together.

... together hanggang morgue

[FPJ]

... together hanggang morgue

Wala naman sanang mangyaring ganyan! ang sama naman ng pag iisip mo, kaibigan!

[StraightSix]

Wala naman sanang mangyaring ganyan! ang sama naman ng pag iisip mo, kaibigan!

That's in reference to the practice of having the whole family riding on a single bike. The issue is safety. And in case you don't get the drift with the posted smiley, no, an accident isn't what I'm hoping for ... need I say more?

[BoEinG_747]

provincial trikes mostly wont let you overtake, even if you're a mitsu evo! they're always faster than you...beause you always end up in their rear, even after overtaking one.

tutuo iyan sir Yummy ..lalo na iyon road goin to Nueva Ecija ..sa sobrang dami nila akala mo hindi mo sila nalalagpasan at ayaw pa mag pasiingit kahit sabhin mo na mga malalaking passenger bus na ang nasa likod nila ..
kung di lang masama banggain sarap sana daplisan

[dragon21]

Chill....

Other myths:

> Their tunog latang basag na sounds is supposedly music amidst their noisy muffler and incessant psst.pssst brakes at decibel levels that will surely wreck one's train of thoughts.

> Their lowered underbone motorcycles without side mirrors (for aerodynamism), will outrun a 2.0 liter iVTEC engine at any given time, at any given road, even highways, mind you, if they be allowed in skyways, pati na rin dun..

> Those countless stickers, and worse, VTEC emblems (most probably stolen from Honda cars), add real power to their bikes. They think that the VTEC of Honda is lodged in the logo, so they want to have one on their bikes too, to have an extra VTEC kick at the top RPM range.

> These bikes give them lordship over any road. Always give way to them. You bump them, it's your fault, they bump you, you're a road obstruction. At any rate, you should pay for all injuries, their precious and expensive VTEC XRMs, and all future earnings that they will earn which will lead us to...

> These bikes give them immortality. They can afford to be reckless. The very reason why riding in a bike will not be applicable for claims against personal accident insurance. The insurance knows that bike riders will just claim and claim, may get hurt a little, but will live forever while riding a bike.

> They always have to be in high beam at night. This makes their bikes faster, relatively, because opposing vehicles are blinded and have to slow down.

[heightdeprived]

Yup. 0.01% of the motorcycle population are law-abiding. Eto siguro yung mga naka Ducati and Aprilia etc.

'Di naman, tingnan mo sa post ni mazdamazda, Ducati ang nag lane split sa kanya, 'di lahat ng naka sportbike eh matino magmotor, 'di rin lahat ng naka pantra saka mosquito bike eh undisciplined. Wag naman po sanang lahatin palagi.

[heightdeprived]

not all motorcycle riders are nuisance... although most are!!!

in my years of driving, i can almost count in my hand the number of motorcyle riders that are observing the proper road courtesy.

what am particularly irked at is LANE SPLITTING. well IMHO they can do it if the traffic is a stand still - but other than that they shouldn't as they pose a great risk to themselves and to their fellow motorists.

i have two close encounters with these lane splitting idiots in the NLEX. as i was about to go to the other lane a motorcyle (a ducatti) appeared out of nowhere (fresh from swerving from another lane) and zoomed past! damn...

those justifications posted doesn't give them a right to disregard the traffic rules & regulations.

tricycle drivers in the Bataan show more discipline by using their hands in lieu of signal lamps. if they can't keep up with the traffic, they try to as much as possible stay in the rightmost lane.

and the nerve of them to try to get those mosquito motorcycles to ply NLEX and SLEX. we are already having a hard time seeing those big bikes in the road - what more of those messenger type motorcycles? plus the fact that they always are fond of riding in the leftmost lane regardless of their speed! geez...

Yan ang sinasabing mas matino raw magmotor ang mga naka sportbike kaysa sa mga may maliliit na motor whereas mas susceptible sila na mag overspeed.

[eclipseds]

Medyo tagal na ng thread na 'to pero I have to disagree with this statement:

"0.01% of the motorcycle population are law-abiding. Eto siguro yung mga naka Ducati and Aprilia etc."

0.01% seems to be too low and sounds rather like generalization. siguro mga 0.02% naman po , but seriously, although madami nga bikers na hindi law-abiding, hindi naman yata ganyan kaunti yun marunong sumunod and hindi lahat nka ducati or apprilia, meron din naka Honda VT and Suzuki GSX-R hahah

Nothing beats riding a streetbike on a cool, cloudy day

[heightdeprived]

I use to ride a bike (100cc honda sport type) in college...I would say I am a violator too...in fact I have never realized my stupidity in bike riding until I was driving a car....as you could see, most of these violators could probably have the same point of view as mine (nung hindi pa ako nakapagdrive ng car)....I'd say "we" like superman....as if indestructible and the sort.

Same thing when I was on four wheels then I've always thought that I can cleanly negotiate each and every corner I'll be in when I wasn't riding a motorcycle yet, I can't recall of a time when I had a gripe at one of those, though I remember I had a tricycle and another car braking on my side as I cut them and I don't know how to use the car's side mirrors yet, until I've learned and learned and learned and I think my driving habits were improved when I started riding a motorcycle, (specially when it comes to road sharing either when I'm on our car or my bike) I was able to understand how or why would car occupants rant at a bike and vice versa.

Bottom line: It pays to enjoy the best of both vehicles, so as to understand each vehicle's characteristics and behaviors.

[cyrusblutrooper]

eto hindi myth

FACTS... masarap talaga magmotor kesa naka auto may kasabihan nga na "you and your bike as one" ETO EH KUNG DI SOBRANG MA ARAW AT MA ULAN...hehehheh
... FREEDOM eto lagi ang mga remarks ng bikers...yeah their right kaya nga eto ngayon ang favorite getaway vehicle ng mga ASSASIN para sa FREEDOM nila hahaha

... no offense to the bikers out there, I'm a biker too kaya lang pagnakikita mo ung mga undisciplined bikers lalo na yung mga mayayabang magmotor and i bet kung sino pa ang mayayabang na eto, eto pa yung mga walang liscense at nanghihiram lang ng ride...kainis

[heightdeprived]

*cyrusblutrooper

hehehe,tawanan mo na lang, kapag ganyan na may gusto ng karera hinahayaan ko na lang mauna ang mga yan pag open road na sibat na hehe, pero kung tingin mo 'di mo kakayanin ang tulin nu'ng isang motor eh wag mo nang tangkaing iwanan hehe,

yon eh kung yayabangan ka ng pasaway na biker, otherwise, cool lang...

[Bogeyman]

Another irritating experience with an idiot on two wheels:

The other night I was approaching an intersection, intending to turn left. As it happens, there was a bus parked on the left side of the road I was about to turn into, effectively turning it into a blind corner. So I slowed down, switched on my turn signal, and proceeded more cautiously then usual. My vehicle's nose had already rounded the corner when a tandem-riding pair suddenly appeared on their motorcycle headed right for me. Good thing I was able to slam on the brakes. I got out, checked for any damage, found none and drove away, all without saying a word. I figured it was pointless even trying to communicate with two teenaged dimwits on a motorcycle, who did not have helmets on and were obviously speeding on the opposite lane. I don't fault them for having to take my lane on account of the parked bus; what irked me was that they didn't reduce speed while doing so (earlier that night we saw other motorcycle riders recklessly speeding in and out of side streets). And since they failed to protect what little was left of their brains by not wearing their helmets, it's not hard to conclude how irresponsible they are in general.

[badsekktor]

Another irritating experience with an idiot on two wheels:

The other night I was approaching an intersection, intending to turn left. As it happens, there was a bus parked on the left side of the road I was about to turn into, effectively turning it into a blind corner. So I slowed down, switched on my turn signal, and proceeded more cautiously then usual. My vehicle's nose had already rounded the corner when a tandem-riding pair suddenly appeared on their motorcycle headed right for me. Good thing I was able to slam on the brakes. I got out, checked for any damage, found none and drove away, all without saying a word. I figured it was pointless even trying to communicate with two teenaged dimwits on a motorcycle, who did not have helmets on and were obviously speeding on the opposite lane. I don't fault them for having to take my lane on account of the parked bus; what irked me was that they didn't reduce speed while doing so (earlier that night we saw other motorcycle riders recklessly speeding in and out of side streets). And since they failed to protect what little was left of their brains by not wearing their helmets, it's not hard to conclude how irresponsible they are in general.

sad to say but it is true.....

it's similar to perceptions of other nationalities that filipino drivers are reckless drivers....

[eclipseds]

"Asian drivers are reckless", that's what they're saying, not "filipino drivers".

[bad driver]

wow.... I just saw a family of five on a single bike! asteeeg. parang sa circus.
kawawa naman yung kids.... halos baby pa ung isa.... may tuwalya pa sa ulo para protection kuno.... sarap batukan ng magasawa... sila pa nakahelmet.

uhm.... bat hindi sila sinisita ng enforcers?

[GasJunkie]

wow.... I just saw a family of five on a single bike! asteeeg. parang sa circus.
kawawa naman yung kids.... halos baby pa ung isa.... may tuwalya pa sa ulo para protection kuno.... sarap batukan ng magasawa... sila pa nakahelmet.

uhm.... bat hindi sila sinisita ng enforcers?

Maybe it's the government way of enforcing population control.



:why:

[ryan]

Hehehe, everyone has to understand that in this country, you don't need to know how to drive a bike (or a car) to get your driver's license.

So di lang mga motorcycle drivers ang parang sira ulo sa daan kung hindi mga car drivers as well.

I mean, geez, how much does it cost to get a driver's license? 400 ba or 600? How can it ever compensate for a proper driving tuturial??? Tapos pag tinaasan yung license fees to actually include training, lahat ng tao magagalit and sasabihin di maabot ng "masa".
*sigh*

[SilverShadow]

Nakakatakot yung mga naexperience ng mga cagers dito ah, biro mo gasgas sa paint and dents ang inabot nila sa mga naka motorcycles.

Ako naman, wala akong naexperience sa naka motorcycles pero sa mga cagers meron.

I experienced counterflow, lane splitting, not stoping on intersections. All close calls sa buhay ko, pero I just try to avoid them by anticipating all their moves.

I hope someday everytime we renew our license, the LTO would require a driver refresher course and strict examination at hindi lang yung drug test. :peace:

[forza1]

Hehehe, everyone has to understand that in this country, you don't need to know how to drive a bike (or a car) to get your driver's license.

So di lang mga motorcycle drivers ang parang sira ulo sa daan kung hindi mga car drivers as well.

I mean, geez, how much does it cost to get a driver's license? 400 ba or 600? How can it ever compensate for a proper driving tuturial??? Tapos pag tinaasan yung license fees to actually include training, lahat ng tao magagalit and sasabihin di maabot ng "masa".
*sigh*

Well said Ryan. Not all mc riders are reckless, it's just those bad mc riders gives us a bad reputation and other sees us like the bad ones.

[wrcastro_ph]

I also have 2 bikes at home and riding bikes more than a dacade now. Been to lots of places in luzon using these bikes. I never ride my kids in my bike and even my wife (maybe for a short distance only more or less 1 km near the house).

Maybe you are right ... could be that bikers that dont drive a car or any four wheelers doesnt know the cagers feels when they block and cut lanes.

But I disagree that only those using Ducati's or Aprilia's are the responsible bikers ... that is totally not true.