Asshat Parking - Three Wheel Edition

"McMike" (mcmike) 05/02/2014 at 15:49 • Filed to: Parking, twowheelsbad, tutu153, trikeparking

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Strike one....

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Three strikes - here’s your note.

And what’s inside

jkm7680 > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:51

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"Oh now motherfucker, It's on bitch."

-Me, on asshat parkers.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:52

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hah!

Brian Silvestro > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:53

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FUCK YEAH NICE!

McMike > jkm7680 05/02/2014 at 15:53

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We have only begun.

CalzoneGolem > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:54

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I'd love to see this dude open this.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:54

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There came a time when underseat pipes were the norm - until you realize there was a hot can sitting so close to your mate's legs.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > McMike 05/02/2014 at 15:56

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Ahh McMike, proving the old adage, never start a war you don't see yourself fit to win!

Tripper > McMike 05/02/2014 at 16:14

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Just call and have it towed, you would be doing the owner a favor.

Garrett Davis > McMike 05/02/2014 at 16:20

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Is the spot visible from your office? Maybe you can catch him when he gets there one day or something. Or maybe put your number on it. I did something similar with an unknown person in my complex that would always let their dog shit in front of our building and never clean it up. I put a note on a stake in front of a particularly fresh pile asking them to clean up after their dog, and to come see me in apartment A if they want to talk about it — not as an intimidation factor, but because they're probably reasonably people, and it would be an easy thing to talk about face to face.

Otherwise I feel like he'll just assume you're just a busy body, do-good, prick who won't face him in person. Not saying that's accurate, because I agree 100% that this needs to be said, but just so he doesn't assume the worst.

McMike > Garrett Davis 05/02/2014 at 16:29

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I would love to run into him and explain how it works.

I don't hate three wheelers

He has the legal right to park there

Show him how he can fit and co-exist.

Hug it out

I have a feeling that he's a new biker and just can't pull it of yet. I just can't ever catch him to explain it.

doodon2whls > McMike 05/02/2014 at 16:48

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DEWD ! you are out of fookin' control ! This is awesome.

XJDano > McMike 05/02/2014 at 16:55

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front hug or side hug?

Daveinva > McMike 05/03/2014 at 07:56

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Sloppy parking job aside— which I won't defend— your graphic is completely wrong, and was most certainly (correctly) laughed at by the amused Spyder owner.

Because when you're restricted to parking in motorcycle lanes, #2+3 is correct, because given the width of the Spyder (and *any* trike), parking like you would in spots #1 0r #7 would take up THREE parking spots, as no bike could park in spots #6 and #8.

Thus, following your directions would be even ruder than what this (admittedly sloppy) parker did.

P.S. Whenever I have the option to park in a car spot versus a motorcycle spot, I choose to park there in order to be considerate to my fellow riders. But my office doesn't allow Spyders and trikes to take car spots, we must park in the motorcycle lots.

Source: owns Can-Am Spyder (among other bikes), directed to park in motorcycle-only parking at work, directed to park the way I described by the federal government .

McMike > Daveinva 05/03/2014 at 08:05

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LOL. Instead of properly snugging into one spot, someone at your office has instructed you to use two parking spaces?

I'm assuming this is in a private lot or a parking garage, since the federal government doesn't set parking policy in your state/city.

These are city metered parking spaces.

Daveinva > McMike 05/03/2014 at 12:26

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Sigh.

For the spatially-impaired: a Spyder, or a conventional trike, or a sidecar rig, is too wide for a standard-width motorcycle spot ,whether it's in a private garage, municipal street parking, or in my case, a federal facility. Were you to park according to the above graphic, you would be over the lines on both sides of the spot, impeding the parking of bikes on either side of you. A very small and narrow bike might be able to inconveniently park next to you, but anything larger, like a larger cruiser/touring/dual-sport size would not be able to park next to you.

Again, this is why I always park in a car spot when I'm riding my Spyder or Ural, because no matter what the stupid graphic implies, I won't fit in a single motorcycle spot. Period. If I am *forced* to park in a motorcycle spot, either by the city, private parking, or elsewhere, I take two spots— because, again, were I to take "one" spot, I'd end up blocking three.

And that's why my place of employment has the "two spot" rule for trike/hack parking, because they know how to use a flippin' tape measure .

McMike > Daveinva 05/03/2014 at 12:34

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I had nothing against Can-Am or trike riders.

Until now.

For the sake of the rest of them, please tell me you are an exception to the rule, and the others aren't this entitled.

I was planning on not calling and having it ticketed, but if he's under the same impression you are that taking two spots is appropriate, I'll have no choice.

sanjurokurosawa > McMike 05/03/2014 at 20:02

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I'm all for correct and courteous motorcycle parking, but from this picture, that ain't motorcycle parking.

There are no lines for motorcycles, nor separate meters. One impossibly-long wheelbase motorcycle could take up that entire car spot legally.

As for the example pic you posted, it is certainly a non-OCD parking job, and the rider could actually be fined for being in 2 spots. But it is is more perpendicular than parallel.

And assuming you are a motorcycle rider, leaving a note is kinda girly and you should know that riders know that parking their bikes leaves them vulnerable to any chickenshit vandal. Now a note is not vandalization, but if you get caught, the reaction may not be pleasant.

McMike > sanjurokurosawa 05/04/2014 at 10:33

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Sorry, I stopped listening after "that ain't motorcycle parking."

Response - invalid.

RobG-ADV > McMike 05/04/2014 at 14:47

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My take on this. Trikes aren't motorcycles. Therefore, they shouldn't be parking in motorcycle parking. They can park in the parking garage or wherever the CARS park. Far as I'm concerned, they're "very open" convertibles. You want to have the privileges that motorcycles get, RIDE ONE, not some three-wheeled abomination.

sanjurokurosawa > McMike 05/04/2014 at 16:10

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Good comeback. U stupid bro.

McMike > sanjurokurosawa 05/04/2014 at 16:29

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Good comeback. U stupid bro.

Thanks, but I really didn't put that much effort into it.

sanjurokurosawa > McMike 05/05/2014 at 00:02

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"I really didn't put that much effort into it." You are writing my retort for me. Thanks.

Serious, I ride in the Bay Area, which is like a jungle for bad bike behavior. Seeing a parking-askew Spyder just makes me wonder where is the story.

McMike > sanjurokurosawa 05/05/2014 at 05:43

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Spyder take two spots.

Only 10 spots available.

Spots are $5.00 a day to park in.

Once spots are used up, you pay $20 to park in near by garage.

Bad parking cost someone $15.00.

Want to break Spyder of habit before it becomes an issue. The weather is really starting to break, and those spots can fill up pretty quickly in the morning.

If it wasn't going to inconvenience someone and put them out $15 I wouldn't care.

sanjurokurosawa > McMike 05/05/2014 at 14:33

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Thanks for a serious reply.

It is seems like a f'ed up situation without parking lines. I would probably guerilla mark it on the sidewalk to make it clear. The note is a good idea too, if not exactly news-worthy.