| Author | Message | ||
     Bad_karma |
I have a hard time understanding why riding a motorcycle is labeled a SPORT. It is a mis justice that magazines and officials bestow upon us. On the track yes, on the road not. Unless dodging left turners counts. It does not present us well in the eyes of the not riding public and officials that regulate our method of transportation. Joe | ||
| Bcordb3 |
The dictionary says: Main Entry: [2]sport Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 a : a source of diversion : RECREATION b : sexual play c (1) : physical activity engaged in for pleasure (2) : a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in 2 a : PLEASANTRY, JEST b : often mean-spirited jesting : MOCKERY, DERISION 3 a : something tossed or driven about in or as if in play b : LAUGHINGSTOCK 4 a : SPORTSMAN b : a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of sportsmanship <a > <a > c : a companionable person 5 : an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue synonym see FUN You decide which you like best, I'm going with 1-b | ||
| Mikef5000 |
And 1-a is why Motorcycling in general = Sport. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I claim it as sport for a few reasons: It's more physically demanding than either golf or bowling. It takes years to master the skills, and there is always more to learn. It can cause you physical harm if you don't "play" it right. That and it falls under the general concept of "motor sports". I don't see why it should cast us in a bad light with the public. Would you rather we were reduced to point A to B scooter riders? That isn't why I ride. I don't commute. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” -Ernest Hemingway | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Come ride with me off road some time , if you arent sweating by lunch, you arent keeping up. | ||
| Xl1200r |
I claim it as sport for a few reasons: It's more physically demanding than either golf or bowling. It takes years to master the skills, and there is always more to learn. It can cause you physical harm if you don't "play" it right. Moving a house worth of furniture fits this too - does that make it a sport? lol I think motorcycling is a fuzzy line on the street. I don't think of it as a sport. However, I do think of skiing as a sport, and yet it really isn't much different. | ||
| Badlionsfan |
I like to think it's a sport cuz it makes me seem less lazy. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Try riding sporting wood huh! | ||
| Slaughter |
Try riding sporting wood huh! That's NORMAL for most of us - isn't it? | ||
| Danger_dave |
Not if you are sitting on it. | ||
| Aesquire |
Years back, I was involved in a sports medicine study, and got to look at the conclusions. They compared Bowlers, Golfers, Hang Glider Pilots, ( my group )Motocrossers, and ( road ) Cyclists. A lot of psycho mumbo jumbo later, the guys in the BEST Physical shape were the Motocrossers, then Cyclists, Hang Glider Pilots, Golfers, then Bowlers. The shrink part ended up insisting that the ones in the most "radical" sports were the most stable. Got quite a laugh out of that. That's right, Golfers are nuts. | ||
| Igneroid |
Golfers are nuts. You can say that again. | ||
| Spdkls |
Golfers are nuts. the definition of insanity is when you do the same thing three times and expect a different result | ||
| Danger_dave |
Golfers are nuts. mimimimimimimimimi! |
