biker caravan?

[mchookem 16367]

there's like literally 1000s of motorcycles in a caravan, complete with a massive police escort in front, plus cops blocking exits, etc... coming up I35 right now. 

i mean it's at least two miles long...traffic is blocked behind it for miles...

what on earth?? Google is failing me but I don't really know what to search for. it was pretty impressive. of course I'm on the southbound side lol.

anybody know what this is?

[Bevo Num1 1021]

there's like literally 1000s of motorcycles in a caravan, complete with a massive police escort in front, plus cops blocking exits, etc... coming up I35 right now. 
i mean it's at least two miles long...traffic is blocked behind it for miles...
what on earth?? Google is failing me but I don't really know what to search for. it was pretty impressive. of course I'm on the southbound side lol.
anybody know what this is?

Where on I35?

[mchookem 16367]

we passed them just south of town, it's headed north... should be near downtown right now if they stayed on 35

[mchookem 16367]

it was seriously the longest caravan I've ever seen 😮

[mdmost 43026]

Are they heading up to Waco for the opening of a new Twin Peaks?

[gsoda3 3281]

Wait I'm on campus and headed north on 35 in about 20 minutes. What is this?

[mchookem 16367]

1 minute ago, gsoda3 said:

Wait I'm on campus and headed north on 35 in about 20 minutes. What is this?

that's what you think lol

[ultimaton 2982]

"Ride for the Fallen" event

Edited April 30, 2022 by ultimaton

[mchookem 16367]

ahh...thanks! i knew it had to be law enforcement related, the police escort was too big for anything else.

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

 

i hate bikers.

There are a larger number than usual riding around my small town this weekend. Last night they were parked outside a bar with their harley's sticking out into a lane of traffic, blocking one of two lanes, causing people in the right lane (like me) to have to merge into the left lane, which caused a bottle neck of traffic.

I really really wanted to go snowman on their asses:

 

[tx ind 7013]

[closetohumping 17458]

18 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

i hate bikers.

There are a larger number than usual riding around my small town this weekend. Last night they were parked outside a bar with their harley's sticking out into a lane of traffic, blocking one of two lanes, causing people in the right lane (like me) to have to merge into the left lane, which caused a bottle neck of traffic.

I really really wanted to go snowman on their asses:

 

They are awful in California.   They own the roads

[tbone_ 14146]

 
i hate bikers.
There are a larger number than usual riding around my small town this weekend. Last night they were parked outside a bar with their harley's sticking out into a lane of traffic, blocking one of two lanes, causing people in the right lane (like me) to have to merge into the left lane, which caused a bottle neck of traffic.
I really really wanted to go snowman on their asses:
 

Well do you drive an 18 wheeler?

[Homercles 10206]

I rode for about 15 years and really enjoyed it, went to ROT every year and had a circle of friends to ride to Bluebonnet Cafe or whatever with.  Stopped when we had kids…just too many friends getting hurt and it was time to put it down.  
 

One dude in our group was much more enthusiastic about it…we had talked about making an informal ‘riding group’ with a patch, but he wanted a full on ‘riding club’ with patch AND rockers.  Turns out that’s a much more ‘regulated’ endeavor, essentially getting Bandido approval along with joining the ‘Council of Clubs’ (which they skim funds from)…it was too much bullshit for us.  
 

He was almost to Waco when that shootout happened.  Last time I saw him in person was at ROT, when he rolled by our group to say congrats on the new baby.  My wife was walking over to join us when his wife stopped her and said ‘let’s let the men finish talking first’.  
 

A huge portion of those dudes take themselves way too seriously…especially considering many can’t ride for shit, especially in groups, and would drift into my space while dicking with their radio / cruise control / laces hung up on shift peg / cigarette / etc.   I can’t imagine wtf that crowd was like when given a police escort to feel special for a day.  
 

On a side note…no one rides like biker cops.  Those guys are (for obvious reasons), incredibly impressive.  
 

/Cool story bro

[Fudge Nuggets 19211]

1 hour ago, Homercles said:

On a side note…no one rides like biker cops.

Damn right.

[Homercles 10206]

53 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Damn right.

 

[Gil Bang 25998]

7 hours ago, closetohumping said:

They are awful in California.   They own the roads

I've heard the arguments that straight pipes are safer, but IDGAF, they should be illegal.  The GF and I were enjoying a beautiful brunch at patio cafe last weekend.  2 story buildings on both sides of the narrow street.

Some cunt on a harley cruises past and revs his fucking engine so loud everybody eating outside jumped out of their skin.  Fucking cunt just ruined everybody's morning so he could go "haha" and maybe get a little blood pumping into his sad little cock.

This is not an infrequent occurrence. 

Fucking losers. 

[Trey3216 15352]

7 hours ago, closetohumping said:

They are awful in California.   They own the roads

They rent it from the cyclists and the needleists 

[StruggleBus 3922]

44 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I've heard the arguments that straight pipes are safer, but IDGAF, they should be illegal.  The GF and I were enjoying a beautiful brunch at patio cafe last weekend.  2 story buildings on both sides of the narrow street.

Some cunt on a harley cruises past and revs his fucking engine so loud everybody eating outside jumped out of their skin.  Fucking cunt just ruined everybody's morning so he could go "haha" and maybe get a little blood pumping into his sad little cock.

This is not an infrequent occurrence. 

Fucking losers. 

He ruined your morning? Wow. Sounds really bad. Thoughts and prayers

[Schulz2.0 29006]

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

I've heard the arguments that straight pipes are safer, but IDGAF, they should be illegal.  The GF and I were enjoying a beautiful brunch at patio cafe last weekend.  2 story buildings on both sides of the narrow street.

Some cunt on a harley cruises past and revs his fucking engine so loud everybody eating outside jumped out of their skin.  Fucking cunt just ruined everybody's morning so he could go "haha" and maybe get a little blood pumping into his sad little cock.

This is not an infrequent occurrence. 

Fucking losers. 

[JMFP 1120]

17 hours ago, Homercles said:

 

On a side note…no one rides like biker cops.  Those guys are (for obvious reasons), incredibly impressive.  
 

/Cool story bro

I took the MSF course with my daughter a few years ago, this guy was our instructor:

 

 

 

 

He spent half the class bragging on his brother though (of course he took all the credit for teaching little brother how to ride):

 

 

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

 

 

[Burt 4092]

6 hours ago, JMFP said:

I took the MSF course with my daughter a few years ago, this guy was our instructor:

 

 

 

 

He spent half the class bragging on his brother though (of course he took all the credit for teaching little brother how to ride):

 

 

Good rider, my ass! He didn't even pop a wheelie!! 

[JMFP 1120]

19 minutes ago, Burt said:

Good rider, my ass! He didn't even pop a wheelie!! 

I seem to remember them indicating that sort of thing was frowned upon during MSF class 🤷‍♂️