What's with people?

[coolpool]

My boy took the US90 to a "Show'N'Shine" today. He calls me and tells me (I'm stuck at work) everyone who comes over feels they need to kick the tires! What to see if they are real! WTF! I had built four stands to string rope around it but decided to not put it up; thought I was being a bit too paranoid. Should have went with my gut feeling

[Grizzlypeg]

There are a lot of stupid people out there. I've built an off road vehicle, and people think its ok to kick bumpers or even try to scratch them with a key. No idea what gets into people's heads.

[Mr_RPM]

my dream is to one day kick a us 90s front tire. =P haha people are funny/weird

[harryredtrike]

yea should have went wtih the rope idea.now you know

[leviblue]

went to a bike show yesterday and it amazed me how many people thought it was a showroom floor. guys who walked away from their bikes returned to find them with hand prints and a few had kids on them. I've had my bike on a trailer and came out of a store to find people sitting and trying to kick it over. At a Wal-Mart eariler this summer I came out to find two kids, one sitting and one standing on my R with the mother taking a picture. They cracked my fender and when I said "What the Hell are you doing?" I was screamed at and told they could do what ever they wanted to. ???? when I pointed out that her little fat basterd cracked the fender I was told I should of kept it at home. In this day and age people think they can do whatever they want and it's up to you to fix the problem. NO RESPECT but they want respect and take no responsibilty for their actions. It was my fault for going to Wal-Mart I guess.

[Mr_RPM]

oh the things that go on at wal-mart will never surprise me

[MudBug]

electric fence ftw !

[whyzee]

ha ha wal mart

[yj350]

oh the things that go on at wal-mart will never surprise me

X2 on that. That place is great for people watching. Here are some pics I found on the web.

[HuffieVA]

People today seem to have a general lack of respect for anything that isn't theirs, and its only getting worse... Especially when it comes to off road type stuff like vintage dirt bikes and wheelers, I suppose they figure they are toys (or were designed to be) so any thought of respect just bounces off that mental block in their heads...

[swampthang]

I was at the local walmart last week and as i was leaving i noticed in the employee parking a sweet 86 350x in the bed of a ghetto s-10. So i got out a pen and paper and wrote down my name and number and stuck it on the windshield. I almost went inside to make an announcement on the PA will the owner of the sweet 350x please come to the front desk!! lol! So good things still at the walmart. No but people are getting worse and some need an attitude adjustment.

[coolpool]

Results from the Show. The boy spent 5 hours keeping folks from touching, kicking tires and even trying to sit on the old trike. Some people thought it was a water toy! The judges seen fit to award him a prize for having such a rare vehicle at the show. He had only one old gentleman that had seen one way back when he was trapping.

[Mosh]

I totally understand how you feel.
I wonder if any of those tire kickers know how much prestine US 90 tires are worth?

2 years ago we took 2 of our machines up to Steel City for the vintage AMA Cycle show.

My Drag Z had all NEW black plastic on it..
When it came back, everyone in there brother was sitting on it, had tennis shoe scuffs all over the fenders..They still wont come out.
It took 3rd place, but I wonder if it would have placed better had there not been scuffs on the plastic and thumb prints all over the billet stuff.

Some of the culprits?Can see one of the chumps back in the back leaving his greasy fingers all over the polished grab bar....


It is the last time it will ever go to a show.

Years back, the wife had a 64 Impala SS and I had a decent Monte carlo at a car show.
We went to get a pepsi and came back to the site, and two older guys are leaning on the quarter panels of both of our cars, AT A CLASSIC CAR SHOW, carrying on a converstaion.
Honestly...98 Cavaliers are for leaning on...Not 64 Impala's...IDIOTS!

I saw that and came absolutely unglued on them.. Honestly, it took every ounce of reserve I had in my body to not beat them to death with a fold up chair!

[D-dub]

Ignorant A-holes who dont understand the effort that is put into these kinda things. Never leave your machine/car unattended

[Xpress]

Put a sign out front. A BIG one, where they CANNOT miss it. Put on it "If you kick my trike, I will shove my foot up your @$$."

And then proceed to do it to the first idiot who ignores you. I would if someone tried to put their hands on my pristine machines.

Other threats work as well, like...

(nsfw, or kids)

The image in this link can work pretty well.