Stupid Boss!

[roggie]

why is it his business what kind of bike you ride anyway? 

[Raux]

in the army... platoon sergeant... it's his business... but he isn't conducting it very well. they are told to watch out for potential problems, issues, concerns.

[CairnsDuc]

And that's one of the reason's why I would never succeed in the Armed forces/Defense.

I would have told the guy to make the beast with two backs off.

I have respect for the folks in the armed forces, My Brother in Law is in the Australian Army
and is Deploying today for 6 months in Afghanistan 

I've just never responded well to being told what to do by people I have little to no respect for
and this Platoon Sergeant sounds like a right Twat!

[duccarlos]

180-200 mph on an S2R800?  Really?  Have you had it moving that fast yourself?  I thought the top speed was much lower than that.

That's detuned. Wait until I get my carbon fiber.

[jwoconnor]

The military doesn't want you to choose how you die. They want to choose for you.

[babronc302]

That is one part of the Army that i always hated. One would think that someone who owns a car or bike should be able to take care of it properly. I remember having vehicle inspections far too often. Where are you stationed and MOS? SOunds like jealousy to me.

[Adamm0621]

I'm at Fort Knox, KY, and I'm a 35N which used to be a 98C.  I enlisted as a 98GKP.  PM me if you have any more questions.

[Travman]

The military doesn't want you to choose how you die. They want to choose for you.

Good one.

[greenohawk69]

Just tell him that it moved into the high-end category because...the Euro jumped in value vs. the slumping dollar, otherwise it would be priced like the Jap bikes.   

[Kopfjager]

And that's one of the reason's why I would never succeed in the Armed forces/Defense.

I would have told the guy to make the beast with two backs off.

I have respect for the folks in the armed forces, My Brother in Law is in the Australian Army
and is Deploying today for 6 months in Afghanistan 

I've just never responded well to being told what to do by people I have little to no respect for
and this Platoon Sergeant sounds like a right Twat!

[cshadow2]

I assume your NCOIC does not ride so no matter what facts and figures you throw at him are totally wasted. As long as you are in compliance with the local policy's on motorcycle riding there is not very much he can do. now you should have a riding mentor and its his job to assuage the concerns your command may have. in my opinion the Army is doing everything they can to make it so difficult to ride that you just give up and drive a car. i get similar guff only i get it from a LTC and a CSM who don't ride and i have been riding for almost 20 years. get them to let you go to all the training you can on there dime and time, i plan on trying to go to the MSF instructor course this summer and i am going to the sport bike course next month. its not just SFC Stupid the persecution is directed by echelons above god so just make sure you are in compliance with the regs and policy's and you will be fine.

1SG V Sends   

[He Man]

That's detuned. Wait until I get my carbon fiber.

are you getting K&N stickers too?

[Adamm0621]

I'm in compliance with all of the local policies.  The only part I'm deficient in is that I need to take the Advanced MSF Course, and the Sport Rider's Course.  This wasn't a requirement a few years ago, so I haven't taken the courses.  But I do have a window in which to take those courses (due to weather/winter) before I'm no longer compliant.  

This really wasn't designed to be a rant against the Army, because I love the Army, nor towards my PLT SGT, but towards all people that are ignorant of motorcycles and still try to judge motorcycle riders.  I just get tired of hearing it over and over again.

It comes back to my improbable theory that everyone should ride a motorcycle/scooter on the street for at least two years.  For one, if they ride a bike with as little skill as they drive a cage, we'd have a lot less stupid cagers, and the rest that survive would have a lot more respect for riders.

[Raux]

i'm lucky. in the unit i work for there are COL and LTC and many more higher ranking NCO's that ride, so there is a riding culture mentality

[Adamm0621]

I think our BN CSM rides, but I don't have too many dealings with him.