Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

https://www.amazon.com/12-volt-car-clock/s?k=12+volt+car+clock

 

I age myself because I still wear a watch.

 

haha that is true! but thankfully i dont have that issue!

 

I stopped wearing a watch several years ago when I worked a job where they were not permitted for safety reasons. It got to a point where since I wasn't wearing it through the week I gradually stopped on the weekends and later stopped bothering all together. Cell phone made it so I didn't even miss it after a while.

 

I wear mine so much my wrist is bald

 

i think you need some lotion sir!


also watches are for old people

 

Thanks for all the clock suggestions.... I realized a standard wrist watch around the handlebar pad would probably work well... if only I hadnt of just thrown out my random "Assholes live Forever" watch I got in a bundle!

fuuu, that sucks. All them fancy electronics man.

+1 In the last 10 years working at a university I have seen this shift too. Out of 20-30 student employees in our dept over a year you'd maybe have one or two without a drivers license (usually foreign with no need to get a license here in the states). Now it seems like over half of them just have zero desire and have no license... because why would they, they can get door dash, uber, and simply sit inside and on a computer all day, and never have to go more than their electric scooters range... its kind of sad to be honest.

 

ya plus a lot are i guess terrified to drive like okay? its not that bad good lord if you want anything in life you gotta drive...

 

I can understand the convenience, but I get a lot of peace just being on the road......kinda like I'm running away from my problems. Fucking things are still there when I get back........but still

 

The no license thing is crazy to me too... I was counting down the days till I got mine. I was ready to go had already bought a cheap truck when I was 14 y/o. And it was stick - another foreign concept to these kids haha

 

minus the buying the truck at 14 lol same i had driven abit with my dad and grandfather helping with hay and such but was counting down the days to get my license and also had a manual toyota pickup

 

Yup makes no sense to me. Like I get it, cars are expensive so owning one as a mid highschool through college aged person can be tough BUT AT LEAST GET YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE. Every one of the student employees that dont have it because they come up with some excuse mentioned above I always tell them. At least get your license, you never know when you will be out with friends and the "DD" had too many to drink and you are the only sober one.

But its really a sign of the times kids are lazy and lots of rules and regulations have made them that way. Where I grew up there was ~200 acres of land that we would ride dirtbikes on, it got built up but there is still ~80 acres still rideable, from 10yrs old till 18 all the kids in the neighborhood would be up there in one way shape or form just playing having a good time... the land is still there yet its hardly ever touched by a young soul these days (and its not like im SUPER old and this was a long time ago either.... im 34). First full sized 4 wheel vehicle I drove was up on that random land and was pops ole beater 1989 5 lug toyota pickup with a stick haha.

 

eyy 3rd gen pickup lol mine was a 91 4x4

 

Nice I love the old Toyota pickups. My first truck was a 1982 Chevy S-10. I learned to drive on my dad's '93 Silverado dually that was manual as well

Agreed at least get the license it's so easy. Times change for sure, I think phones/screens and social media are the biggest distraction from getting outside.

 

I am glad this next generation doesn’t want to drive. Makes driving a lot safer for the rest of us. It’s terrifying seeing young kids behind the wheel with their eyes glued to their phone.

 

SERIOUSLY. Add in all the driving nannies of current cars, god forbid have to pay attention to driving down the road. People literally dont even look over their shoulder backing up and just rely on their backup cams.

 

I had never dealt with a backup cam until I bought my 2013 in 2018ish

 

I don’t even think they look at their backup cameras. They just throw it in reverse and go! Watched a lady back out of her driveway and run right into her trash cans. She was driving a brand new BMW so you know it has a nice backup camera and collision sensors

 

yup it was a great truck i learned to drive on my dads 01 durmax great truck still got the ole turd lol

heeeey i love my backup camera! but with the access cab its really easy to see i just like it to be able to see a bit better (even thou the 2015 headunit sucks ass! get any sun in it and i cant see shit!) minus my civic si coupe that was the only car that you 100% needed it to see what you were doing behind you lmao

 

Lol...before I started riding motorcycles i always wore an analog watch. My phone is on military time. Every single one of my girlfriends and most of my male friends hated checking my watch or phone for the time because they could never read it....like what???

Analog I can kinda understand being slow at if you're unfamiliar. but military time is so easy....and so universal outside of the US. just subtract 12!