Relative newbie on here,but had a lurk prior to getting involved it gives you a sense of what the forums about. New at the start that posts would get sarcastic smart arse remarks, but could see that genuine requests for help would be heeded as well.
Biker V Motorcyclist, I can see some of Lumpys argument here, it tends to be that there are many middle class middle aged bikers nowadays as opposed to working class middle aged bikers, that may not have shared in the banter of the forces,workshop,prison, housing estate etc so may be easily offended.
Two weeks ago at the Welly in Tyndrum, it was like a meeting of the local Rotary Club on two wheels, all brand new beemers and cravats, looking down there noses at anyone that had a number plate less than a 60 plate.
Recently there has been a bit of the I am a real tuffy biker but you,re not, on here- but does anyone care
Me - I can take the banter, and the pish dished out by keyboard warriors.
would agree if you dish it out, you need to take it back,though can see where John is coming from, some people dipping there toes in might not be ready to get the piss taken out of them.
Ex Housing estate, ex Army, Ex Trucker, now in a management role tattooed love boy
The meek shall inherit the world if thats ok with you chaps