SFist Photo: Fast, Cheap, and Out Of Control

Or "Speedy, Tiny, and Troublesome. Most people know that these minibikes aren't street legal -- perhaps these riders feel that their wheels are bridle-path legal?
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Remember 2004? We do. That was when news reports first focused on pocket bikes noisily roaming around San Francisco. The problem was that they weren't street legal, owing to various factors. They still aren't legal, but that's not stopping people from buzzing around Golden Gate Park in them these days. (We're starting to see more of them than coyotes.) It seems more of a joyride kind of thing rather than a means of transportation. But still, they look like they're having fun. Zoom zoom.

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that's hilarious. one can only imagine how small these guys dicks are to be caught riding one of them in public.


I saw two guys ripping down Market St. yesterday on four-wheelers. They seemed to be racing, and even got up on the sidewalk at times. The loud two stroke engines could be heard for blocks.

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It's all fun and games until the thing flips over a tree root and you hit the ground head first.

People are stupid.

Yeah, fun (insert wry look here). Wait until you have two or three of the little buzzbombs tooling up and down and up and down your street at all hours of the day and night. Whoohoo...

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I've seen kids ride these thing up and down streets like divis and on and off sidewalks. No regard for themselves, auto traffic or foot traffic. Like those in the picture, they are usually not wearing helmets.

I'm really suprised that I haven't read of anyone getting seriously injured due to one of these things.

There's a side of me that wouldn't mind seeing one of these guys get hurt riding one.

i have a much bigger problem with all the modified harley's that set off car alarms as they rip down embarcadero every sunday evening.

i hate those fuckers!

Suckafree, you hit the nail on the head. If there's anyone I'd like to see go headfirst through a hummer's windshield, it's one of those modified Harley-riding douchebags.

NoiseOFF has info about those stupid loud motorcycles and other forms of noise pollution. They even have a flier targeting loud motorcycle owners that you can download, print out and post around town.

Remember, every 10 decibels in added noise from an after-market Harley exhaust equals additional one inch in penis length.

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[9] redseca2:

What's the width ratio?


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For once, suckafree, I'm with you -- screw those penis rockets, aka modified Harley's that terrorize residential neighborhoods around the city.

The little mini bikes don't bother me so much, and if someone gets hurt on one, well, that's like natural selection, right? They're not likely to hurt anyone but themselves, so who cares?

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