Banned off facebook trike site

[oldskool83]

Facebook is positive for you MD because your using it to make money. 90% of us are not.

[barnett468]

Yes.

Not even sure why their "hillbillies" because they choose to not wear a helmet.

They are not Hillbilly's because they don't wear a helmet . . They are identified as Hillbilly's because when they don't wear a helmet you can see their Mullett.

[barnett468]

I see this turning into another thread about how much Facebook sucks.

Is that good or bad?

[barnett468]

Am I being silly saying anything in the first place...

Well if they are over the age of around 12, they are quite aware that wearing a helmet is safer than not wearing one so mentioning it will not help . . Also, after around that age, people don't want anyone to tell them what to do anymore, ESPECIALLY if it is not their parents.

Also, if they are under 16, they are most likely still living with at least one parent, and that parent certainly knows that wearing a helmet is safer than not wearing one, therefore, they either choose to let the kids do what they want, or they are simply unaware they are riding without one, so my short answer to this question is, imo, Yes . . This is mainly because it will do absolutely no good.

. . Basically, if you do tell anyone on a site that they should wear a helmet, I would anticipate an amusing, and less than positive reaction from somebody, which imo, makes doing so worthwhile.
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[83ATC185]

For some reason most of the 3 wheeler videos i click on youtube seem to be of kids trashing 185s and 200s, and that's harder to watch than them not wearing a helmet. But i figure their head is hard enough.
I normally don't let that get to me, there was one time though i met someone in a curve on a dirt road in the forest pegged out on a Honda Foreman with no helmet and a small child(also no helmet of course) sitting in his lap with his free(sorta?) arm holding the kid. If i could've caught him i probably would've killed him. I probably should've tried harder.

[barnett468]

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I didn't know it was even possible to get banned from Facebook . . I would think someone would have a better chance of getting expelled from Kindergarten . . Personally, if I got banned from Facebook, I would certainly never admit it .
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[greenhuman]

I'm not banned from facebook just this particular ATC70 facebook page. In the video they were "adults" and I called him a hillbilly because all he was missing was a banjo and his mates doing a little dance in the dust.
I think back to Bob "Ace" Williams who used to make my Pauter engine parts back in the day. He tested a trike without a helmet and was left comatose for over twenty years before dying. I suppose I am just used to being around thinking trike riders.

[barnett468]

I'm not banned from facebook just this particular ATC70 facebook page. In the video they were "adults" and I called him a hillbilly because all he was missing was a banjo and his mates doing a little dance in the dust.

Hey, I wonder if they'll ban me if I tell em they look like "Tards" cuz the mullet fad died out over 20 years ago along with Billy Ray Cyrus's career.
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[RIDE-RED 250r]

I know where you are coming from Greenhuman. Facebook does suck if you let it get to you. And the FB trike groups tend to have alot more mouthy kids doing what mouthy kids do than there are in places like this (3WW).

Here is my take on it: I do believe that adults have the right to make the choice of wearing safety gear for themselves. What I do not like is the image it puts out for the public, and the example it sets for the younguns whom I do not feel should be given a choice until they are of age. And seeing kids riding with no gear of any kind is akin to criminal in my opinion. This is the position of many states with helmet laws for streetbikes and I think it is reasonable.

Now based on what I said above, I understand and completely agree with the rules of this site as pertaining to pics and vids that depict helmetless riding. I'm pretty sure the owner, admins, and mods of this site would agree that adults can make the choice for themselves, foolhardy as it may be. But be that as it may, let's not be part of the problem and let's put forth a good example.

And all of this being the case, no.. I do not think YOU are the one being "silly" for saying what needed to be said... Quite frankly, the idiots giving you a hard time about it are the ones being silly, juvenile, immature..pic your adjective.

FB can be a cool place to connect with old friends, new friends, and other people with whom common interests are shared. But like many things in life, you have to take the bad with the good... And the bad is that some of these groups are infested with ignorant people. Example: A few other gents and I got into a heated debate with a teenager who was passing some grossly incorrect information about the Honda Big Reds. This kid wasn't even an itch in his daddies dungarees yet when the trike in question rolled off the assembly line. But the long and short of it is, this kid was the one who resorted to childish name calling, profanity and a plethora of insults. The adults in the conversation largely kept cool heads about it... FB is full of keyboard tough guys. And this is why I don't comment too much on things I know are wrong, because it's just not worth the investment of time and effort to cast pearls before swine. Speak your piece, but don't get sucked into a childish urinating contest... It's all nothing but barge-rope...

[Gearheadtom]

Welcome to Facebook, you must be new here haha. Every Facebook group is the same. I'm on the Honda ATC page, and it's basically the same, seems like I see at least 1 post daily that turns into a 200+ comments fight. I've begun to learn to just scroll past a post sometimes, to save the argument. More than once I've typed up a post just to decide no and delete it.

[tripledog]

Yes......only a Mr. Bungle would not be wearing a helmet over his mullet while getting banned from facefack !

Perhaps Mr. Bungle (or Bob/Bubba) could create a new website if he
were to crash on video. It could be called "Face Plant" or "Face Transplant"; according to the severity of the crash.

[ironchop]

I`m a hillbilly and can also play the banjo just not very good.

My family on both sides were hillbillies of Scot and Scot-Irish origin. Were were also deep southerners until three generations ago when some of them moved up into KY and IN to find work. I don't do white guilt. I am no more a bigoted slave owner than my black neighbor is a cotton picker. Oddly, it`s southerners who get that. Lost on the rest.

I`m proud of my southern heritage, Scot-Irish heritage, and of being banjo-playing hillbillys. We can also play the mandolin, guitar, and fiddle so be sure to include that in your next Stereotyping Expedition.

I wear a helmet off road. All the time. It`s sad how some "non-hillbillies" like to find ways to bash something they will never understand just because you aren't capabe of thinking for yourself but rather whatever North Eastern Liberal celebrity who thinks they know something about persecution likes to say to vilify the rural American population in the geographic location east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio river.

I would like to say I`m offended but that isn't really true. I don`t believe in political correctness but I do believe in correcting someone. I just feel bad that you are that narrow minded.

Perhaps "hillbillies" just act unintelligent so that people don`t want to move here.

[Tri-Z 250]

Here at 3WW Hillbilly is an endearing term like yuppie, or collector (a hoarder who never rides). It's the class of standards set up long ago to seperate Us from Them people who ride without helmets. I myself have ridden thousands of miles without a helmet but agree to the standards set at this site. Off-road is dangerous and icons of such sports have lost and should know better than some kid on FB with a bad hair cut. I don't mind not seeing these helmet less videos and pics let FB have all of them along with YouTube. Let's educate our own and let FB and YT figure it out for themselves. Life is not going to stop stupid people from reproducing more stupid people. We as a group can do our best to remind and educate those around us of our ways.

[greenhuman]

It looks like these numb nuts are coming to TF16. Good luck with that.

[Jmoozy27]

It looks like these numb nuts are coming to TF16. Good luck with that.

Hillbillies at TF16, oh no, what are we gonna do??? If God is willing, there will be at least one COONASS Cajun catfish frying bayou trike riding nutjob there too. good luck with that!!!!