Hawaii Island Motorcyclists

[mella l]

Well let me be the first to say welcome Jon and have a grand visit. I promise you you'll leave your heart in the Puna. Take a big wiff of the air when you arrive in Hilo and you will be had for sure! It would be lovely to take a tour around the island on an iron horse enjoy!

mella l

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[birdmove]

Thank you for the welcome. I wish I could bring one of my motorcycles with me! My first trip to Maui was in 1980, and my wife and I rented a Honda 750 and put 500 miles on it in five days. I get to see my daughter on the Big Island too! It's been over a year since I saw her.

Jon

Jon in Puyallup, Wa.

[Seeb]

non-drinking, christian Biker ... what is this world coming to?

[Chuysmom]

Welcome Jon. My husband and I both ride as well. Now that we are here, he has a bike (not me anymore [] - that's a YET) he rides but not as frequently as we did in Arizona.

My Harleys both had stock pipes - changed out for screamin' eagles on my lowrider, but not too loud...

However - while on our Honeymoon on Kauai we rented a couple of bikes and I got a softail deuce with some real clackers! LOL!! Just cracks me up that for The Garden Isle they would rent out a bike that could blast out a window!

Kathy - I know if I had a bike, I would have to ride that pretty route on it...it's a road just beggin' to be ridden. If we remember that usually when there's a big ride, it's for CHARITY it might help. I never met a better bunch of people and more trustworthy than our biker friends in Arizona...they'd do anything for ya!

Carrie

http://www.sapphiresoap.etsy.com
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com

[Carey]

Jon, do you have a Virago 250? (Only guessing as that is about the same mpg hubby is getting on his)

We did find out one thing about living here... Motorcycle key blanks... believe it or not, it has taken 2 weeks to get one for hubbies Yamaha... none on the islands! (would have been better to find this out BEFORE he lost the key for the bike).... Hopefully he will have a shiny NEW KEY in a week or so & will be off riding his quieter-than-many-cars motorcycle....

Although it does makes the locksmiths fee quote much more palatable if you have a few weeks to mull it over without having a key for the bike!!

[birdmove]

Carey, I have a 2006 XL883 Sportster, a 2007 Yamaha XT225 dual sport, and a 2007 Royal Enfield 500 Bullet.You might want to google that last one as it's quite an interesting bike that many aren't familiar with.
I actually ride to work almost every day of the year including winter here in western Wa. State.In really bad weather I'll take the XT225.
I here the Virago is a great motor5cycle that also gets fantastic gas mileage.
It's 5:33 am and I can't sleep.My flight leaves at 9:20 am and I probably won't relax until we're on it!

Take care, Jon

Jon in Puyallup, Wa.

[Aliismc]

Jon welcome to the big island I hope your stay is fantastic. I am always on the look out for other riders so I think you should move here the riding on the big island is great. I used to have an old 76 shovelhead now ride an old 88 softail. Sure do miss my old shovel hahahaha. My back does not tho.... There is some fantastic riding on the big island, (one of the reasons for our move there). Hope you have a great visit and maybe move here soon. Keep the wind in your hair and the shinny side up

Don member of the Aliis
ALOHA http://myhawaiipardise.blogspot.com/

[pslamont]

WELCOME to all newcomers. Ride those bikes proudly wherever there is a public road. The Scenic Drive is an ATTRACTION INTENDED FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE AND VIEW. It is most lovely and although I haven't been on a motorcycle here on the Big Island, I can see where it would be lovely to cruise here! Your club sounds responsible, respectful and looking for fun. What more can we all ask?

Forget the whole NIMBY (not in my back yard) mentality that has shown up here. It is not representative of Punawebbers nor Hawaii in general. I hope you get to make a run up my way someday... you will be most welcome!

Aloha

I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says

"Oh Crap, She's up!"

[freestate]

OK, pulling out the MLK reference is a bit over the top. I don't think comparing a biker running straight pipes to a champion of civil rights is even ballpark close.

I don't get the feeling anyone is coming out against "biker types". But an enthusiast that puts their enjoyment of freedom in the form of loud exhaust over the peace of their neighbors is hardly a hero. Pretty selfish behavior.

I may have the right to run power tools or play loud music at ten at night but it doesn't make it cool. Its the intrusiveness of the noise in quiet ares that is so over-the-top compared to the exhaust sounds of other traffic that makes people think poorly of bikers. Its not their bikes which are often beautiful machines or how the bikers look.

In our old neighborhood in Paukaa there was a guy that had a couple of beautiful Harley's, he obviously "babied" them when driving through our quiet neighborhood. He had the right to open them up but chose to be a good neighbor and I always appreciated it when I heard him rumble instead of clacking.

Just because you have the right to be a bad neighbor doesn't mean you should be one.

[dmbwest]

Dear loud bikers,

Simply saying that you'll be respectful is not the same as doing it. Actions say otherwise.

You're altering the environment for other people, which is disrespectful and selfish, especially considering that you have the option run quiet(er) and not bother anyone. In fact, riders will get better support if you were to do this. Use your heads instead of being belligerent, breaking the law and avoid to annoying other folks. That sounds like a win-win situation to me.

Moreover, an important aspect of knowing one's "rights" is understanding when to exercise them and when it's not appropriate. The fact that you have the "right" to do something doesn't mean that you should. Courtesy, respect and consideration for others are typically much better guidelines than "rights" are.

Unfortunately, not nearly enough people are taught by their parents to be considerate of others when they're out in public and it seems to me that every one of you who run these pipes is in need of exactly this type of education.

most sincerely,
pog