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flvegan

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26. Can we talk about that back tire for a minute?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 04:27 AM

Yesterday

That tire is bald to the point of being a racing slick at best. Any sand or moisture on the road, and that thing is not going to have much control. What horrific, stupid parent lets their 12 year old out on a 60 mph illegal death machine like that?

I'm sure the tire is in such a state because little Jaiden/Trevor/Travis/Asshole has been doing "look at me!" burnouts and the parents are probably too buried in TikTok cooking videos to give a shit. Combine that with (what I assume to be) a heaping load of "gentle parenting" and surely this little miscreant will become a productive member of society.

Running from the police at 12. My mom would have buried me.

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