Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

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I agree with you to a point, but to blame it all on poverty and/or lack of privilege is taking the easy way out. Yes, I'm sure some of it is not being able to afford to do it right, some of it just a "git 'er done" approach, and some is just cluelessness.
Curiously, where were you able to rent a U Haul van anytime in the last 40-odd years for $20?

everywhere.

 

[two_bit_score]

Or just plain stupidity…….

That's the simpliest and therefore the most likely correct answer.

 

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[Fuddyduddy1952]

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[lilranch2001]

Luv me sum Eli May!

 

[deezler]

I dunno, it certainly stems from poverty and the absence of time/resources, but it's also a display of stupidity. You are risking all that "precious" cargo by strapping it onto your vehicle in such a ludicrous way.... it could all fall off at speed and you lose it all. But obviously some form of desperation is what drives folks to risk it.

The part that bothers me is that you know these overloaded folks drive slow as crap, blocking up the road, and leaving hazards behind. Not to mention hurting their vehicles in the process. Just leave the couch behind, dude.

 

[WinterDeere]

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I'm not a biker, so maybe I'm missing something. But assuming they're PVC fence posts, which weigh about as much as my cell phone, what's the problem with this? The overhang fore and aft look to be well under 2 feet, it's not creating much added wind resistance, it's near-zero weight... far less than the typical gear bag mounted atop the rear fender.

 

[Renze]

My lovely wife and I used to vacation in SF every couple of years in the 70s -80s until we just could not enjoy it anymore.
Ca is a beautiful state and there are a lot of nice folks there, but it has been invaded by, ..........

Sounds like France: Its a beatiful country actually... unfortunately, lots of French live there.

 

[WinterDeere]

A lot of what made California attractive has been buried under what is now, far too many people.

California is a great state, easily the best weather in the lower 48, and with amazing landscape to boot. If you could only get rid of most of the Californians, all of the illegals, and nearly all of their government, it'd be a great place to live.

 

[lilranch2001]

California is a great state, easily the best weather in the lower 48, and with amazing landscape to boot. If you could only get rid of most of the Californians, all of the illegals, and nearly all of their government, it'd be a great place to live.

Especially the Hollywood elite!

 

[kenmbz]

Sounds like France: Its a beatiful country actually... unfortunately, lots of French live there.

Outside of Paris, it's quite nice, as are the people.
Even in Paris, they have mellowed a bit due to the overwhelming march of immigrants and all that entails.....

 

[WinterDeere]

Please, everybody, go back where you came from!!!

A lot of what made California attractive has been buried under what is now, far too many people.

Not all of the people are that bad, either. #california

 

[ericm979]

I'm not a biker, so maybe I'm missing something. But assuming they're PVC fence posts, which weigh about as much as my cell phone, what's the problem with this? The overhang fore and aft look to be well under 2 feet, it's not creating much added wind resistance, it's near-zero weight... far less than the typical gear bag mounted atop the rear fender.

The problem is the wind drag if the helmet is tipped up or back or the rider turns their head. And you have to turn your head to check traffic when changing lanes. My neck hurts just looking at that.

 

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The problem is the wind drag if the helmet is tipped up or back or the rider turns their head. And you have to turn your head to check traffic when changing lanes. My neck hurts just looking at that.

Pretty sure that rack is attached to the bike front (presumably attached to a fairing mounting point, hopefully not just the plastic fairing, and hopefully he didn't drill the frame because this isn't a big ROPS you can put a little hole into and say "it's probably still ok") and back.
I'm not saying it's a great idea but it's not quite *that* bad, but any time you put weight so far away from the original CoG of the bike handling is going to get funky, and a crosswind on those things is going to have quite the lever arm to push on the bike.

That said, he's wearing a back protector, elbow armor, and looks like hip side armor; those look like skate shoes but could be moto specific with ankle protection; he's well-equipped on that kawa 250, hopefully he knows what he's doing.

[could those be pvc gutter drains?]

 

[California]

Especially the Hollywood elite!

Be Very Afraid if one ever runs for office.

Can we say that here?

 

[groundcover]

Not all of the people are that bad, either. #california

Well that was pretty short !

 

[lilranch2001]

Well that was pretty short !

I hate short videos that are good or good videos that are short rather

 

[California]

California girls! There was a song about that ....

 

[MoKelly]

California girls! There was a song about that ....

Southern girls with the way they talk they knock me out when I’m down there.

 

[masseyrider]

Not all of the people are that bad, either. #california

He seems like a nice enough fellow.



It is Kalifornie afterall.