People in oncoming cars going mental at you for wheelies
Discussion
So what's it all about?
20 years ago, you could pull a wheelie in a safe place and at worst expect a headshake, at best a thumbs up, from oncoming cars.
Fast forward to now and even if on a wide country road, the common reaction is a driver of an oncoming car going into some sort of foaming road rage meltdown, giving it the coffee beans, headlight flashing and horn simultaneously. This in itself is a safety issue as it can affect the wheelie-er's concentration.
Are we headed for a society like Switzerland where a safe overtaking move is greeted with the same reaction? Are any of you who are pulling the odd cheeky minger seeing the same thing?
I weep for the children.
(Disclaimer - I am observing this behaviour from the side of the road and don't condone or partake of speeding, knee down, wheelieing or indeed anything that could be construed as fun).
20 years ago, you could pull a wheelie in a safe place and at worst expect a headshake, at best a thumbs up, from oncoming cars.
Fast forward to now and even if on a wide country road, the common reaction is a driver of an oncoming car going into some sort of foaming road rage meltdown, giving it the coffee beans, headlight flashing and horn simultaneously. This in itself is a safety issue as it can affect the wheelie-er's concentration.
Are we headed for a society like Switzerland where a safe overtaking move is greeted with the same reaction? Are any of you who are pulling the odd cheeky minger seeing the same thing?
I weep for the children.
(Disclaimer - I am observing this behaviour from the side of the road and don't condone or partake of speeding, knee down, wheelieing or indeed anything that could be construed as fun).
Wheelies are no less than a public service. Those blessed with the ability have a veritable civic duty to conduct them whenever the opportunity arises. Anything in response other than rapturous applause or a grateful display of mammaries is tantamount to treason. Ignorance at the very least. It's the modern day equivalent of a noble knight rearing his trusty steed onto its hind legs, so that all around recognise him as a man of prodigious talent and steely resolve.
Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
Credit to all those who can do it well!
Reardy Mister said:
Wheelies are no less than a public service. Those blessed with the ability have a veritable civic duty to conduct them whenever the opportunity arises. Anything in response other than rapturous applause or a grateful display of mammaries is tantamount to treason. Ignorance at the very least. It's the modern day equivalent of a noble knight rearing his trusty steed onto its hind legs, so that all around recognise him as a man of prodigious talent and steely resolve.
Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
It's like you are in my head.Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
Here's another one - you can legally ride a unicycle on the public road. Are unicyclists met with the same level of venom by each passing car? No - I would imagine the same 'feral with rage' driver, would greet them with a wry smile and perhaps turn down radio 4 briefly to say to his wife "What a character, eh?"
3DP said:
Reardy Mister said:
Wheelies are no less than a public service. Those blessed with the ability have a veritable civic duty to conduct them whenever the opportunity arises. Anything in response other than rapturous applause or a grateful display of mammaries is tantamount to treason. Ignorance at the very least. It's the modern day equivalent of a noble knight rearing his trusty steed onto its hind legs, so that all around recognise him as a man of prodigious talent and steely resolve.
Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
It's like you are in my head.Sadly, even yer garden variety overtake is met with apoplectic rage from the Mail-reading lemmings, these days. As every right thinking Honda Jazz driver knows, beyond 55mph lies nought but death and destruction.
Here's another one - you can legally ride a unicycle on the public road. Are unicyclists met with the same level of venom by each passing car? No - I would imagine the same 'feral with rage' driver, would greet them with a wry smile and perhaps turn down radio 4 briefly to say to his wife "What a character, eh?"
A motorbikey is designed to have two.
Sorry about that.
3DP said:
Are we headed for a society like Switzerland where a safe overtaking move is greeted with the same reaction? Are any of you who are pulling the odd cheeky minger seeing the same thing?
Sadly I think we're well on our way there already, I've done some overtaking that was safe and back on the left side of the road with a lot of room to spare and had people flash their headlights, at least they've been courteous enough to give me enough time to give them the finger for doing it so far though.Bloke on a GSXR coming the other way this evening in South Manchester pulled a wheelie. Awesome. Beautiful evening for it.
Would of made a thumbs up, but i was so impressed i just nodded instead. Was half tempted to turn around and join them for a ride for a bit.
More wheelies the better, only when it is safe.
Would of made a thumbs up, but i was so impressed i just nodded instead. Was half tempted to turn around and join them for a ride for a bit.
More wheelies the better, only when it is safe.
Walter Sobchak said:
3DP said:
Are we headed for a society like Switzerland where a safe overtaking move is greeted with the same reaction? Are any of you who are pulling the odd cheeky minger seeing the same thing?
Sadly I think we're well on our way there already, I've done some overtaking that was safe and back on the left side of the road with a lot of room to spare and had people flash their headlights, at least they've been courteous enough to give me enough time to give them the finger for doing it so far though.
kwit that's about to cause the accident!' and then throw it through it their windscreen when you eventually get past.
3DP said:
It's like you are in my head.
Here's another one - you can legally ride a unicycle on the public road. Are unicyclists met with the same level of venom by each passing car? No - I would imagine the same 'feral with rage' driver, would greet them with a wry smile and perhaps turn down radio 4 briefly to say to his wife "What a character, eh?"
Insult to Radio 4 listeners. Much more likely 5Live or Kiss or Radio 1.Here's another one - you can legally ride a unicycle on the public road. Are unicyclists met with the same level of venom by each passing car? No - I would imagine the same 'feral with rage' driver, would greet them with a wry smile and perhaps turn down radio 4 briefly to say to his wife "What a character, eh?"
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