neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Yeah, you can see them long before he started to slow down.
Bikers - "Your Biggest Fuck-Up"
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weltweit
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I didn't rate his riding before that either, weaving through the traffic a bit quick for my liking and the two cars he went by were in positions where they could easily have changed lanes without warning.
Could equally apply to his observational skills..
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
I had two accidents...... both whilst filtering, first one a car going the same direction as me turned right without indicating..... I bounced down the side, but was ok.
Second time, a car pulling through my side of traffic met me in the middle of the road head on..... Apparently I did a flip over the car, and landed on my feet on the other side. A bit dazed and confused a postie yanked me out of the road, and just as he did a bus went flying through the spot I was just stood and mashed my bike up even more. I broke my wrist, but apart from that was ok.
The only time I've been on a bike since is a couple of times, I'd like to ride, but mine (and my dads) accidents really shook up my mum.
Im really wary of filtering bikes because of that, but the amount of abuse you get from other cars from pulling out slowly enough to try and avoid an accident really stresses you out.
Second time, a car pulling through my side of traffic met me in the middle of the road head on..... Apparently I did a flip over the car, and landed on my feet on the other side. A bit dazed and confused a postie yanked me out of the road, and just as he did a bus went flying through the spot I was just stood and mashed my bike up even more. I broke my wrist, but apart from that was ok.
The only time I've been on a bike since is a couple of times, I'd like to ride, but mine (and my dads) accidents really shook up my mum.
Im really wary of filtering bikes because of that, but the amount of abuse you get from other cars from pulling out slowly enough to try and avoid an accident really stresses you out.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I had a dogfight with a Desmosedici RR this morning on my ZX-10R. It (surprisingly) wasn't that fast in a straight line but looked mega-stable under braking and could carry a ton of corner speed. I got half a wheel in front, outbraked myself, stood it up and ran on to the wrong side of the road which was covered in limestone dust. This resulted in a simultaneous front and rear slide before I slithered to a wobbly halt gasping and panting. Chapeau to the D16RR pilot; he knew how to play the game.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
This sort of thing was a large part of what made me decide to stop riding bikes on the road. I remember once drifting out too wide on a left hander, onto the gravelly white lines when the back end let go, this might have been not a problem except there were cars coming towards me so I had no space to correct it, I survived that and many other incidents but that sort of thing, and being a new dad, I decided I was taking too many risks.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
Road racing basically?
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I wheelied the ZX-10R (which I've got to say is unsurpassed hooligan tackle) past an unmarked cop car this morning. In the subsequent roadside sarcasm duel I wouldn't admit to it so she decided to do me for an illegal exhaust system instead. It's a full race system so I'll have to make a temporary baffle which will make the bike run like shit so I'll have to trailer it over to the inspection place. More police bullying.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
You wheelied on a public road, you had an illegal exhaust system on, got caught, and that's bullying?
Fuck off and suck it up.
Fuck off and suck it up.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
For who? The public interest would be best served by Downward Dog being stripped of his licence. Perhaps he could be given a Nissan Micra in five years, if he shows enough repentance.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Jesus, you really are a twat (on the road. I'm sure you're kind to animals etc.)
I was mounting a tricky kerb on my girlfriends Vespa to park it off road when I over revved, lost control and flew into a bush, I dented it and really hurt myself. Luckily a gang of teenagers saw everything and came over to piss themselves laughing (Although one helped us both up and looked genuinely concerned) This is my worse biker accident.
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weltweit
Well-Known Member
I used to have loud exhausts, back when I was a lad, because I wanted people to hear me coming!
maomao
普費斯
Hi viz clothing, auxiliary lights and a better horn are all cheaper and more likely to save a motorcyclist's life than an exhaust refit. Plus they don't wake me up at 2am when I'm on 12 hour shifts which probably shortens my life so you can stick your fucking 'loud pipes' up your fucking arsehole.
and sound excellent.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Well I had a micron on my fizzy so there's that.
maomao
普費斯
No it fucking didn't and countless people called you an inconsiderate cunt every time they heard it.
maomao
普費斯
You should try looking before you cross the road. I wear earphones all the time when walking about and have yet to be run over.
ska invita
back on the other side
sympathise with that...i hate loud engine noises with a passion.... i dont know why but ive got some kind of shellshock when it comes to loud engines and pipes - they destroy my nervous system
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
just set a line at neck hieght between you ad your opposite nieghbours house
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