Why bikes are better....
Discussion
This is a rant and for that I apologise.
I have motorbikes, I also have a couple of quite quick cars. I have noticed the trend now for some years but I was completely exasperated this morning after going a drive in a car on a nice, dry road; not going mad, just out having a little bit of fun.
My observations are:-
So, to my point....it does not appear to be socially unacceptable to do the same manoeuvre on a motorbike which means that to go out and enjoy a drive at speeds YOU want to do - not someone else - then bikes are better.
I have motorbikes, I also have a couple of quite quick cars. I have noticed the trend now for some years but I was completely exasperated this morning after going a drive in a car on a nice, dry road; not going mad, just out having a little bit of fun.
My observations are:-
- It is not socially unacceptable to travel along a 60mph road for circa 5 miles doing somewhere in between 26 and 33mph.
- It is socially unacceptable to overtake the same people who are doing 26 - 33mph...on a straight, putting no one in danger and in actual fact, not even breaking the speed limit; Well, judging by people's reactions.
So, to my point....it does not appear to be socially unacceptable to do the same manoeuvre on a motorbike which means that to go out and enjoy a drive at speeds YOU want to do - not someone else - then bikes are better.
pmr01 said:
you're right...I thought if I really let loose then the haters may have aligned that behaviour with someone who was driving like a horse's ass!
Nope. We're grown ups here, so maybe write down what you really feel and feel the weight lift 
Try again or use the edit feature, you owe it to yourself. ......
Nigel Worc's said:
Motorbikes aren't "better" than cars, otherwise there'd be more motorbikes than cars on the road.
Ferraris are better cars than Kias.* How many of each have you seen in the last, say,6 months?Simon.
- yes yes, you can cherry pick stats like depreciation and fuel economy, but objectively and overall, the statement is true.
- can't help getting the feeling I've been sucked into a trap here.
jackh707 said:
Nigel Worc's said:
Motorbikes aren't "better" than cars, otherwise there'd be more motorbikes than cars on the road.
Popularity dosnt equal merit.Popularity often equals ease of use.
Cars are easier to drive than a bike is to ride, but waaaaaaaaay less rewarding and often at complete odds with the conditions.
I agree with the OP. Motorcycles are better for that type of fun.
On my bike, I routinely make perfectly safe overtakes that would simply be impossible in any car.
So I don't get held up as much.
Plus, as the op states, car drivers don't tend get the arse when they get overtaken by a bike.
On my bike, I routinely make perfectly safe overtakes that would simply be impossible in any car.
So I don't get held up as much.
Plus, as the op states, car drivers don't tend get the arse when they get overtaken by a bike.
pmr01 said:
This is a rant and for that I apologise.
I have motorbikes, I also have a couple of quite quick cars. I have noticed the trend now for some years but I was completely exasperated this morning after going a drive in a car on a nice, dry road; not going mad, just out having a little bit of fun.
My observations are:-
So, to my point....it does not appear to be socially unacceptable to do the same manoeuvre on a motorbike which means that to go out and enjoy a drive at speeds YOU want to do - not someone else - then bikes are better.
Was it a hearse? I have motorbikes, I also have a couple of quite quick cars. I have noticed the trend now for some years but I was completely exasperated this morning after going a drive in a car on a nice, dry road; not going mad, just out having a little bit of fun.
My observations are:-
- It is not socially unacceptable to travel along a 60mph road for circa 5 miles doing somewhere in between 26 and 33mph.
- It is socially unacceptable to overtake the same people who are doing 26 - 33mph...on a straight, putting no one in danger and in actual fact, not even breaking the speed limit; Well, judging by people's reactions.
So, to my point....it does not appear to be socially unacceptable to do the same manoeuvre on a motorbike which means that to go out and enjoy a drive at speeds YOU want to do - not someone else - then bikes are better.
Willy Nilly said:
My car has a roof, air conditioning, a heater a radio, somewhere to put my shopping, seating for up to 4 friends, 10,000 mile service interval and doesn't fall over.
It uses more fuel, costs more to tax, and gets stuck in traffic but above all that it's very, very boring by comparison.Willy Nilly said:
My car has a roof, air conditioning, a heater a radio, somewhere to put my shopping, seating for up to 4 friends, 10,000 mile service interval and doesn't fall over. My bike has none of those features.
Pah, my bike has great ventilation, heating (jacket and grips), ipod connection, enough storage for the shopping, seating for one passenger who hugs me and presses her boobs in to my back, 6000 mile service intervals and hasn't fallen over yet. However I'll still be taking the car this morning due to the roof :-D Bikes are better in cities like London full stop. It gets you from A to B in pretty much the same time irrespective of traffic conditions because you're never stuck in the queues. I detest driving in central london and would prefer to walk and take public transport if the bike wasn't an option. The bike gives me a commuting option which means I don't have to take public transport everyday.
My current car is used locally to transport me, and/or the mrs and shopping/stuff about or to leave London for longer trips when weather conditions/luggage load make the bike not an option two up.
Outside of London there is a chance to make more reasonable progress in a car (even in the SE of England) but in my experience found unless a road has more than one lane you are stuck behind everything. Granted a more powerful car enhances your chance of overtaking but this just seems frowned upon even more than making progress on a bike. It is such hard work I've got to the point now of just driving slowly now esp as the mrs doesn't like quick driving/riding. But I'd take a bike outside of London anyday its just effortless on single carriageway A roads.
My current car is used locally to transport me, and/or the mrs and shopping/stuff about or to leave London for longer trips when weather conditions/luggage load make the bike not an option two up.
Outside of London there is a chance to make more reasonable progress in a car (even in the SE of England) but in my experience found unless a road has more than one lane you are stuck behind everything. Granted a more powerful car enhances your chance of overtaking but this just seems frowned upon even more than making progress on a bike. It is such hard work I've got to the point now of just driving slowly now esp as the mrs doesn't like quick driving/riding. But I'd take a bike outside of London anyday its just effortless on single carriageway A roads.
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