The motorcycles are called "Crotch Rockets." They are more aerodynamic --- hug the body more -- and can sometimes go faster than regular motorcycles. The Ohio State Highway patrol gets a lot of 9-11 calls each year because Crotch Rocket riders are out of control.






This is straight out the funny pages. These guys are comedians. I stand corrected uninformed comedians! :secret:

 

The motorcycles are called "Crotch Rockets." They are more aerodynamic --- hug the body more -- and can sometimes go faster than regular motorcycles. The Ohio State Highway patrol gets a lot of 9-11 calls each year because Crotch Rocket riders are out of control.






This is straight out the funny pages. These guys are comedians. I stand corrected uninformed comedians! :secret:

What are they talking about...ALL CROTCH ROCKETS are faster than RGULAR MOTORCYCLES. Some people....sheesh

 

thats F'in bullsh!t !! i love how they just toss everyone on a "crotch rocket" into one category of being wreckless and a danger to people.......there is just as many cruiser bikes out there being just as retarded on there bikes too.......see what happens when people aren't out shooting up schools or rival gangs...they run out of ideas for the news

they may as well start a new report of a new type of driver, its called grandparents with terminator sunglasses on that drift back and forth in their lanes and physically cant turn their bodies to check lanes before turning into them, usually hitting other people...you can also find them in the left lane of the highway doing 15mph under the speed limit refusing to move over...im nicknoodles, signing off, R1-forums news at 9 :thumbup

 

they may as well start a new report of a new type of driver, its called grandparents with terminator sunglasses on that drift back and forth in their lanes and physically cant turn their bodies to check lanes before turning into them, usually hitting other people...you can also find them in the left lane of the highway doing 15mph under the speed limit refusing to move over...im nicknoodles, signing off, R1-forums news at 9 :thumbup

:lol :fact :iamwithst


hate having the negative sterotype just cause of the bike you choose to ride.

 

If this guy stereotyped a minority group like he has sportbike riders he would be hung by his nads. Ignorant!!!!:nforc:

 

:iamwithst

 

kinda glad to see the same responce over here, my wife is startin to think we are all overreacting a bit

 

you (we) are definitely not overreacting. at all. i personally have put a lot of time, effort, thought and hard-earned cash into my bike and everything related. i follow traffic laws quite effectively and have never caused an accident. i have personally purchased and provided safety gear and mentoring to area riders. i have every f*cking reason in the world to be pissed, because that piece of shit reporter decided it was his right to call me a public menace (at best) when i am anything but. if you ride or personlly care for/know a REAL rider, and the article/video doesn't piss you off, check your pulse.



absolutely true and quite astute.

If this guy stereotyped a minority group like he has sportbike riders he would be hung by his nads. Ignorant!!!!:nforc:

when people say the c.r. word iiii am prrrrretty much done talking to them, unless they are worth my correcting them.

When I hear someone say "crotch rocket" it makes me want to punch them in the face.

the bold underlined quote has to be the single stupidest piece of journalism in world history. every year something happens? no shit huh? someone crashes and gets hurt? what a revelation!!! how many people get in accidents in cars with DOORS, ROOFS, SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS and manage to hurt themselves? :dundun: :dundun: :dundun:


(article segment in pink)


The motorcycles are called "Crotch Rockets." They are more aerodynamic --- hug the body more -- and can sometimes go faster than regular motorcycles. The Ohio State Highway patrol gets a lot of 9-11 calls each year because Crotch Rocket riders are out of control.
"Every year there is always something that happens," says State Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott Wickhouse. "Someone crashes, and we end up handling an injury crash."
Crotch Rocket riders often get a little too excited about the power -- zooming around and creating a hazard for themselves and other drivers.
"We do see a lot of people doing a lot of tricks on them, trying to ride wheelies down the Interstate in excess of 100 miles per hour," Wickhouse says. He remembers a recent incident on I-475 in Springfield Township when someone was driving erratically and crashed right into the back of another vehicle.


you can't believe we're upset?? that's messed up. see above....

our sport is visible?? i couldn't agree less. our sport is utterly invisible. how many toolshed reporters go to the track to see guys like gawarrior or solidus (a cop) tear it up? how many people actually know dick about bikes, or about moto culture as a whole? yeah, people have their ideas about sturgis and even fewer know about daytona. other than that, people are too dumb and have too short an attention span to learn, know or care about anything else. the part that twerks me the worst is that the "reporter" is utterly ignorant about bikes and accessed the only avenue of info the general public really utilizes to misinform people further--ninety second television blurbs.

don't get pissed--fix the situation?? oh really???! how?! :dundun: great advice!!! :thumbup
i was thinking maybe if the right people (we know some) :secret: got a hold of this and decided to do something about it???? orrrr maybe some area riders decided to publicly protest? (in a constructive way)

I can't believe you guys are upset about this. There are multiple threads a day on here about some jackass dying, stunting and creating general uneasiness with the public. Our sport is very visible, which is why a lot of us get really pissed at the ****tards that ruin it. THe reporter might be an idiot...but he's only reporting what he sees and showing his frustration.

I actually have a hard time blaming him. People talk about how pissed they get when they see a vid of a biker doing 150 down the highway...but then don't do anythign about it....or do it themselves a little later.

Riders in the 60's and 70's came upon the same problem we are up against, and they took a stand against it to change their image. Our generation seems to think they are entitled to do what they want. You hear this frequently that "dont' say you've never sped" or who buys this type of bike to do 55mph. It's that attitude that promotes reporters to report this and the public to get pissed and scared about the issue. From that stems the legislation that is starting to show up in certain areas.

Don't get pissed, fix the situation.

 

I'd be writing letters now.

 

"Watch out for those Crotch Rocket riders!" :lol :lol

 

When I hear someone say "crotch rocket" it makes me want to punch them in the face.

 

CROTCH.......ROCKET
:crash
It does sound like something a guy that sits on the porch with a banjo and no teeth would say. "Gosh Dang Crotch-Rockets" holding his fist in the air. No offense to anyones old "pappy" that sits on the porch and plays a banjo.
::cOUGH:: WEST VIRGINIA ::COUGH:::crash

 

I dont mind the word crotch rocket... cause if you think about it that word makes sense its just the pessimists in life that are so close minded they think all of us are doing that shit... like that hick cop.

 

bchirdon@wtol.com That's the station's General Manager

timothymiller@wtol.com That's the so-called "reporter", notice they do not call him a journalist. He isn't. He spent more time learning how to put makeup on for the camera than he did in actual journalism classes.

Start pounding them with e-mails at the very least. Or...find out where the station is and sit in the parking lot when this guy comes into or goes out of work.

He called us "crotch riders" at the start of his broadcast. What an asshat. I've never worked at a strip club and I don't do lap dances.

 

That was pretty silly.

 

And this suprises anyone????

 

Yea this is nothing new. The guys on harleys get it as well. They are all Beer swilling, bar fighting scumbags right? :drunk::flex::drunk:

 

The stupid actions of a few will always ruin things for the majority!! :fact

 

there go them damn crotch rocketeers again ruining the neighborhood :rant:lol

 

YEA, stop those "crotch rocket riders" They are a danger to everyone, with their aerodynamic, body hugging, cute girl riding, riding wheelies at an excess of 100 mph, "cafe style bikes". Those riders will not stop till they kill either themselves or everyone around them. Down with the "crotch rocket riders"

:scoots:nforc:

:ncont:

 

lets try this again

:scoots::nforc:

 

I can't believe you guys are upset about this. There are multiple threads a day on here about some jackass dying, stunting and creating general uneasiness with the public. Our sport is very visible, which is why a lot of us get really pissed at the ****tards that ruin it. THe reporter might be an idiot...but he's only reporting what he sees and showing his frustration.

I actually have a hard time blaming him. People talk about how pissed they get when they see a vid of a biker doing 150 down the highway...but then don't do anythign about it....or do it themselves a little later.

Riders in the 60's and 70's came upon the same problem we are up against, and they took a stand against it to change their image. Our generation seems to think they are entitled to do what they want. You hear this frequently that "dont' say you've never sped" or who buys this type of bike to do 55mph. It's that attitude that promotes reporters to report this and the public to get pissed and scared about the issue. From that stems the legislation that is starting to show up in certain areas.

Don't get pissed, fix the situation.

 

As long as there have been motorcycles people have been complaining about them/us.
It's best not to validate reporters with feedback when they write trash like this, they love the publicity. Especially when it's negative.

 

The article makes it sound like sport bikes just hit the market.

 

My reply to koatis@wtol.com
who posted the story:

Congratulations on helping to perpetuate an ignorant and uninformed stereotype of a segment of the motorcycling population. You know, those that pay a higher percentage of local, state and federal taxes for the reduced wear that they put on the roads. Those whose lives are at an exponentially higher risk of injury and death due to the uncaring ignorance of automobile drivers. Those who ride fuel efficient vehicles that typically get two times or more of the gas mileage as most of the other vehicles on the roads.
"But there's another kind of rider you need to watch out for -- a dangerous one with a strange name, reports News 11's Tim Miller. The motorcycles are called "Crotch Rockets."
Not by anyone that possesses even a cursory knowledge of motorcycles, they are accurately referred to as "sportbikes."
"They are more aerodynamic --- hug the body more -- and can sometimes go faster than regular motorcycles".
What, exactly, are "regular" motorcycles? Your omission of pertinent information is almost as distressing as the inclusion of your biased and inflammatory information.
"The Ohio State Highway patrol gets a lot of 9-11 calls each year because Crotch Rocket riders are out of control."
How many calls is "a lot"? More than the number of calls for loose dogs or cats in a tree? Or less?
"Every year there is always something that happens," says State Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott Wickhouse. "Someone crashes, and we end up handling an injury crash."
More than automobile crashes? Less?
"Crotch Rocket riders often get a little too excited about the power -- zooming around and creating a hazard for themselves and other drivers."
More than the number of automobile drivers that change lanes without looking or even signalling? Or less?
"We do see a lot of people doing a lot of tricks on them, trying to ride wheelies down the Interstate in excess of 100 miles per hour," Wickhouse says.
A lot of people? Compared to what? Compared to the number of pedophile priests in the city?
He remembers a recent incident on I-475 in Springfield Township when someone was driving erratically and crashed right into the back of another vehicle.
One incident? And how many drunk automobile driving incidents in that recent time period? Or jaywalking?
There are things you can do to steer clear:
Always look out for the reckless riders. Remember-- motorcycles are harder to see than cars or trucks.
Look for them when you're at a stop sign or pulling out from a traffic light.
"What they don't realize is that people may not see them, and they may change lanes or turn off or pull out in front of them and they just don't see them," Wickhouse says.
This really seems to be the only real information of any value in the article, something that might actually save a life, regardless of the type of motorcycle involved, "regular" or otherwise.
Should we stereotype all "journalists" as uninformed, biased, bigoted, narrow-minded, myopic hate-mongers? Just because a few might be?
I look forward to your public apology and your follow-up report that details the dangers that ignorant automobile drivers create for the segment of the population that chooses their transportation based on fuel economy, efficiency, cost of ownership and other factors.
Regards,

rx7tt95, thanks for the reporter's and GM's email, I'm sending to them as well.

Stand up or shut up.

 

When i had my r6 i rode wheelies all the time and stunted all the time. I didnt do it mid day where there are a lot of cars around. We used to stunt late at night where there we hardly any cars or go to a backroad where there was not a lot of traffic. People would pull over on the side of the road with their kids and watch us stunt. Time and a place

 

Shhh.:secret: Keep that kind of talk down in here. You'll get stoned for not driving your bike like everyone else does. Don't you know you spent a huge amount of money for an overdone moped?!? Just make sure you erase those "chicken strips" cause that's the only stunt you are apparently allowed in today's crotch rocket world.

Don't you know we MUST conform to the ignorant people? Ignorant people just like the reporter. He say's we're dangerous so we must start toning it down. We have to start wearing full leather all the time. Even when simply working on your bike. That's right, we must save our "image". Hell, even when driving our cages we should wear our leathers. People know we ride, so we should go that extra mile for these idiots. That will show them. We must make a stand now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We'll show those ignorant uninformed bastards!

 

Maybe someone should just forward them to the REAL statistic that shows that the majority of motorcycle injuries involve men between 30-40 on newly purchased motorcycles (ie, harley riders).

 

:yesnod

 

I ride a crotch rocket I though it was a sport bike.....I will ride everyday because I get around 40 plus miles per gallon and my truck gets 15 to 16 on a good day......What about all the people in there vettes, mustang, firebirds and Wrx and other that drive like Idiots.....

 

If you want a snapshot of what really happens out there

in the real world then go to ebay.com. Click on motors and then type in the word 'salvage'. Then click on motorcycles to narrow the search. Of 22 listings, 6 are what I would define as 'crotch rockets'. The majority are Harley Davidsons. I have another website I visit which sells insurance salvage and, again, the vast majority of motorcycles on there are Harleys and other bastard cruisers. But then most cops aspire to ride Harleys so what do you really expect? Has anyone ever seen a Harley pulled for 'improper mufflers'?

 

I left all 3 of t hose emails a nice reply that are on the website, and listed in this post.

Douchebag reporters.

 

I know some say its best to not show these guys any attention, but I couldn't resist, sorry. Here's what I sent.

Mr Miller,

I just got done reading your article and watching the attached video and I must say that I am very disappointed in your reporting and your stations lack of integrity in broadcasting this report. You are obviously biased against motorcyclists. Of course there are irresponsible people that engage in ignorant and negligent behavior, but they are not unique to motorcycles, they are common in every element of the human race. What is the difference in the comments you made here and if your comments would have been about a person's race or religion? You are choosing to classify a motorcyclist based on the type motorcycle they ride and not the kind of person that they are. I can't think of a better example of stereotyping then what you have displayed here. Is this really the type of "journalism" that your station wishes to produce? You have basically shown your out and out prejudice against a segment of the population that has chosen a means of transportation that is both fuel efficient and costs less to purchase.

There is one part of your article that I do wish to thank you for, although it is for all the wrong reasons. Thank you for making it a point to ask your viewers to "be on the look out" for motorcyclists. I could sit here and tell you how many times I have been run off the road by a car or other horror stories that have happened to me or my friends. All of these are due to the fact that some poor driver doesn't possess the skills to check their mirrors before changing lanes.

So why not do a story on the local motorcyclists that obey the laws and show your audience both sides of the motorcyclist, the good and the bad?

--Ken Libbin