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>It's a real shame, because we have a cultural problem of glorified ignorance And it goes high enough up the socioeconomic ladder that it should make everyone

>It's a real shame, because we have a cultural problem of glorified ignorance And it goes high enough up the socioeconomic ladder that it should make everyone here uncomfortable. Seeing your own ignorance is like scratching the middle of your own back. You can't do it easily if at all. >Wouldn't they potentially be great engineers with the right guidance and education? But today they all follow the same dumb formula, sawing of the exhaust pipe and catalytic convertor, mis-tuning the engine, jacking down the suspension, doing a really shit paint job... The culture beneath that is basically anti-social, not individualistic. This is just the car exhaust version of Karen excusing her borderline alcoholic "wine mom" friends while complaining about people who sit around a burn barrel crushing bud light. Decibels are decibels. Jumping over the expensive hurdles one must to output them the rich people way doe not make them any less loud. >Sadly one has to wonder whether the days of 2-stroke scooters are also numbered in the UK. Probably gonna be replaced by e-bikes.

Milner08 4y ago
I think we need to give them a place to do it that wont piss people off. The UK has a great history of motorsport but has hardly any resources for getting started with your own car. I have seen in America where cops join in and mod their cars and race people on race tracks, it doesn't totally remove the anti-social behavior but by making these outlets cheap and easily accessible we can give people a new thing to focus on and get into without pissing off people.
camtarn 4y ago
> Probably gonna be replaced by e-bikes. Two stroke scooters have already been replaced by four stroke scooters, which are a lot less dirty. Anybody still riding a two stroke is probably riding a vintage machine. GP refers to the mod subculture, one strand of which involves modifying and riding 60s Lambretta and Vespa scooters, often with extra headlights, mirrors, and other accessories. I'm not a part of the subculture, but I think the vintage nature of the machines is part of the appeal, so I can't see them getting phased out until they're banned by law.

Milner08 4y ago

I think we need to give them a place to do it that wont piss people off. The UK has a great history of motorsport but has hardly any resources for getting started with your own car. I have seen in America where cops join in and mod their cars and race people on race tracks, it doesn't totally remove the anti-social behavior but by making these outlets cheap and easily accessible we can give people a new thing to focus on and get into without pissing off people.

camtarn 4y ago

> Probably gonna be replaced by e-bikes. Two stroke scooters have already been replaced by four stroke scooters, which are a lot less dirty. Anybody still riding a two stroke is probably riding a vintage machine. GP refers to the mod subculture, one strand of which involves modifying and riding 60s Lambretta and Vespa scooters, often with extra headlights, mirrors, and other accessories. I'm not a part of the subculture, but I think the vintage nature of the machines is part of the appeal, so I can't see them getting phased out until they're banned by law.