# Motorcycle Parking

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922 "2006-12-13T03:40:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922/21 "2006-12-14T07:07:44Z")

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Jeez, preview, preview, preview, preview, preview, preview,

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922/22 "2006-12-14T07:22:39Z")

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Recently, on a busy street in the only remotely urban area I rode my bike to, I saw an open spot by the popular resturant I was going to meet my wife at, and also noted the extra-wide spot on the sidewalk. Well, knowing the demand for parking, and the adequite room for the bike off the road and also condsidering the chance of an Knucke-head diving full-speed into a ‘what looks like an empty spot’ and creaming my classic ride (the open spot was between two huge trucks) I opted for the sidewalk.

Fucker gave me a ticket. :mad:

I’m fighting it in court. I have nothing better to do. Except ski. And the snow ain’t fallin’ yet!

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922/23 "2006-12-14T16:35:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Gatopescado]  
Recently, on a busy street in the only remotely urban area I rode my bike to, I saw an open spot by the popular resturant I was going to meet my wife at, and also noted the extra-wide spot on the sidewalk. Well, knowing the demand for parking, and the adequite room for the bike off the road and also condsidering the chance of an Knucke-head diving full-speed into a ‘what looks like an empty spot’ and creaming my classic ride (the open spot was between two huge trucks) I opted for the sidewalk.

Fucker gave me a ticket. :mad:

I’m fighting it in court. I have nothing better to do. Except ski. And the snow ain’t fallin’ yet!  
[/QUOTE]  
I’d actually like to hear the ultimate outcome of your fight, if you don’t mind sharing.

> [@GusNSpot](#):
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> Of course I have never had ANY trouble when I have my colors draped over the headlight.

Pardon my ignorance, but what does this mean? Having grown up in South Central LA, I can only think of one way to interpret that. 🙂

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-parking/383922/24 "2006-12-14T17:57:12Z")

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Well, in the biker world, it kinda means the same thing but it is what is on your vest and that ( the vest, sometimes is referred to as your ‘colors’ ) is what you hang over the bike. Kind of like a handicap sticker. It lets folks know who they are messing with. 😉

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