Need help getting thing off my mind.
I'm struggling to shake off this encounter I had earlier today. My wife and I were riding our bikes out of my tow and we had some stranger in a green Chevy follow us for a few miles. He then proceeded to . We were going the speed limit on a neighborhood road and this dumb fucking inbred tried to weave around us passed a double yellow line. There were kids playing in the neighborhood and they love when we ride by. B5y the issue comes from this asshole running all around the lanes speeding through the neighborhood and nearly clipping a kid. I did a foolish thing and blocked him off forcing him to stop or hit a lawn mowing truck. When we come to our stop sign to turn he speeds around us clipping my boot and riding away about 10 meters before stopping. He got out of his truck and began yelling at me and I told him in stern "I am a veteran with PTSD and I am armed. Get back in your truck and get to where you are going." He then called me a queer for riding my bike despite my wife also being here., (I know it was about the bike because he looked at it and shouted. "Only queers ride that"
My bike is a Harley from 1926 painted green with marine decals. I spent so much time restoring and decorating that bike it feels like an extension of myself. I ride to honor the man whos name is on my arm band I wear every day. But I digress.
The man didn't leave me much room to talk as he then hopped back in his princess and drove off.
I usually don't let these things get to me but this particular karen insulted my dead friend and my bike. Any worse would be adding my wife to the mix but he didn't. I know this all sounds really stupid and I know I'm overthinking it but I cannot stand dumbfuck drivers who put the lives of kids in danger only to get pissy and insult our service as an attack.
I record all my rides and I've contemplated showing the footage and tag to the police before he ends up paving over some poor kid but also don't want to be "that" person.
TLDR, road rager nearly runs over some kids and clips me with his truck only to end up insulting my service on the 4th of July.
Ps. I'll take any stress management advice. I love you all and be safe out there.
Posted Jul 4, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC