People that have to “win”
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I’m sure you have all come across them whilst out on the bike, those people where they have to be in front at all costs.
Sometimes it’s completely random where you don’t actually know what you’ve done to cause them to do it. Sometimes you’ve been having a play with another bike or car then they take it too far. Twice today I’ve been riding along with other people having a bit of fun then suddenly coming up to a junction they have done something stupid. The first one was a guy who stuck it up the inside of a car turning right on a roundabout. The car was clear in his intentions, had already entered the roundabout but this guy comes flying from behind and squeezes himself between the car and the roundabout! Enjoyed the run up until that point but there’s no way I’m getting involved with something like that!
The second one did similar joining a motorway, he had to be in front so squeezed his bike between a car and the barrier of a slip road joining a motorway then swerved across all three lanes to then pin it down the motorway.
Do we have any of these people on here? Could they explain why they have to “win” at all costs? I’m up for a laugh with someone going a decent pace with plenty of room between us but I don’t get the need for sudden swerving and squeezing between cars just so they can tell their mates how fast they are?
Sometimes it’s completely random where you don’t actually know what you’ve done to cause them to do it. Sometimes you’ve been having a play with another bike or car then they take it too far. Twice today I’ve been riding along with other people having a bit of fun then suddenly coming up to a junction they have done something stupid. The first one was a guy who stuck it up the inside of a car turning right on a roundabout. The car was clear in his intentions, had already entered the roundabout but this guy comes flying from behind and squeezes himself between the car and the roundabout! Enjoyed the run up until that point but there’s no way I’m getting involved with something like that!
The second one did similar joining a motorway, he had to be in front so squeezed his bike between a car and the barrier of a slip road joining a motorway then swerved across all three lanes to then pin it down the motorway.
Do we have any of these people on here? Could they explain why they have to “win” at all costs? I’m up for a laugh with someone going a decent pace with plenty of room between us but I don’t get the need for sudden swerving and squeezing between cars just so they can tell their mates how fast they are?
Met a few of them today. Particularly the ones that you catch, pass and leave behind who then appear in your rear view mirrors, while you’re trundling through a 30 limit.
I think they’re related to the fastest man in pitlane at trackdays and his mate who insists on revving his bike to the max whilst on the paddock stand in the garage.
I think they’re related to the fastest man in pitlane at trackdays and his mate who insists on revving his bike to the max whilst on the paddock stand in the garage.
Plenty of winners out and about today, strangely they all lost, so I didn't have to win but did!
Or something like that
I had a w
ker on an ADV bike of some sort try and 'win' today, and he really didn't have a clue how to ride a bike and his roadcraft was st but he was doing everything to stay ahead of me (I wasn't trying btw as I was early and just cruising up to meet Loon) including a couple of silly overtakes into oncoming traffic, I should have let him go really but ended up stuffing him up the inside and block passing him as he'd pissed me off by being a , so I guess I won that one too, people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood, I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them, a certain riding companion ^^^ likes to do it one handed to really annoy them
Or something like that
I had a wker on an ADV bike of some sort try and 'win' today, and he really didn't have a clue how to ride a bike and his roadcraft was st but he was doing everything to stay ahead of me (I wasn't trying btw as I was early and just cruising up to meet Loon) including a couple of silly overtakes into oncoming traffic, I should have let him go really but ended up stuffing him up the inside and block passing him as he'd pissed me off by being a , so I guess I won that one too, people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood, I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them, a certain riding companion ^^^ likes to do it one handed to really annoy them Edited by Jazoli on Sunday 5th August 19:57
Gavia said:
Met a few of them today. Particularly the ones that you catch, pass and leave behind who then appear in your rear view mirrors, while you’re trundling through a 30 limit.
I think they’re related to the fastest man in pitlane at trackdays and his mate who insists on revving his bike to the max whilst on the paddock stand in the garage.
Ahh forgot about those, fastest sector times in the 30 limits.I think they’re related to the fastest man in pitlane at trackdays and his mate who insists on revving his bike to the max whilst on the paddock stand in the garage.
Yes. The guy I ride with 
We rode together since school , several track days although many moons ago, in fact the last track day at Mallory was the only track I learned really quickly and coincided with him being slower than me so he made a ridiculous lunge past and shunted another bike breaking his hand.
On the road he leads, I prefer that, every opportunity to over take on a blind bend or wind his tuono past 150 is seen as a win, ive slowed down a lot when the road straightens out, I have a fear of being banned ( again) and most roads even in the middle of no where have traffic waiting to pull out.
We don't hang about but he thinks he's king bell end . We rode a twisty section of road the other week that I no well , I tuck the lead for once and after the 4 miles I pulled in to wait for him, I st you not he pulled up a little later saying there's a problem with his bike 
We rode together since school , several track days although many moons ago, in fact the last track day at Mallory was the only track I learned really quickly and coincided with him being slower than me so he made a ridiculous lunge past and shunted another bike breaking his hand. On the road he leads, I prefer that, every opportunity to over take on a blind bend or wind his tuono past 150 is seen as a win, ive slowed down a lot when the road straightens out, I have a fear of being banned ( again) and most roads even in the middle of no where have traffic waiting to pull out.
We don't hang about but he thinks he's king bell end . We rode a twisty section of road the other week that I no well , I tuck the lead for once and after the 4 miles I pulled in to wait for him, I s
t you not he pulled up a little later saying there's a problem with his bike Edited by mak on Sunday 5th August 20:28
Only been riding 6 months as a late starter (mid 40s). Don’t have any friends or family that ride so met a few local bikers for rideouts through fbook. Know exactly what OP means to the extent I prefer to ride alone now. Just decided being inexperienced it’s wasnt worth the risk of coming off or losing my license and having to do all that mod 1 and 2 crap and cost all over again. Billy no mates I know but I just relax and enjoy the ride at my own pace,
SidG said:
Only been riding 6 months as a late starter (mid 40s). Don’t have any friends or family that ride so met a few local bikers for rideouts through fbook. Know exactly what OP means to the extent I prefer to ride alone now. Just decided being inexperienced it’s wasnt worth the risk of coming off or losing my license and having to do all that mod 1 and 2 crap and cost all over again. Billy no mates I know but I just relax and enjoy the ride at my own pace,
Get your experience up at your own rate mate, having a lack of road experience and feeling pushed is a recipe for disaster. to be honest if I do go out with a slower rider I have nothing to prove and slow my pace to suite. 
Jazoli said:
Plenty of winners out and about today,
Jazoli then said:
"I should have let him go really but ended up stuffing him up the inside and block passing him"
"as he'd pissed me off by being a, so I guess I won that one"
"people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood"
"I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them"
"as he'd pissed me off by being a
, so I guess I won that one""people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood"
"I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them"
SidG said:
Only been riding 6 months as a late starter (mid 40s). Don’t have any friends or family that ride so met a few local bikers for rideouts through fbook. Know exactly what OP means to the extent I prefer to ride alone now. Just decided being inexperienced it’s wasnt worth the risk of coming off or losing my license and having to do all that mod 1 and 2 crap and cost all over again. Billy no mates I know but I just relax and enjoy the ride at my own pace,
If you get banned the 2 year rule doesn’t count if you already had your car licence more than 2 years is what I was told by my examiner. 308mate said:
Jazoli said:
Plenty of winners out and about today,
Jazoli then said:
"I should have let him go really but ended up stuffing him up the inside and block passing him"
"as he'd pissed me off by being a, so I guess I won that one"
"people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood"
"I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them"
"as he'd pissed me off by being a
, so I guess I won that one""people are just competitive and don't like being passed as they see it as a slight to their manhood"
"I like to really piss the 'winners' off by smoking them"
Had this over the weekend. Riding from Minehead along the A39, me and a guy on a GSXR of some type making progress, all good fun.
We drop down in to Pollock - very narrow main road that twists through a very popular touristy village. I'm in front of matey boy by a little bit as we go past the 30 limit signs I slow it right down and start to potter through the village. He decides this is the perfect opportunity to pass me by cutting up the inside of me on a right-hand bend and giving it the beans all the way up the high street.
I was embarrassed just to be on a bike, as all the pedestrians milling about with their ice creams and rucksacks stared at the "crazy biker(s)" tearing through their sleepy village.
We drop down in to Pollock - very narrow main road that twists through a very popular touristy village. I'm in front of matey boy by a little bit as we go past the 30 limit signs I slow it right down and start to potter through the village. He decides this is the perfect opportunity to pass me by cutting up the inside of me on a right-hand bend and giving it the beans all the way up the high street.
I was embarrassed just to be on a bike, as all the pedestrians milling about with their ice creams and rucksacks stared at the "crazy biker(s)" tearing through their sleepy village.
SidG said:
Only been riding 6 months as a late starter (mid 40s). Don’t have any friends or family that ride so met a few local bikers for rideouts through fbook. Know exactly what OP means to the extent I prefer to ride alone now. Just decided being inexperienced it’s wasnt worth the risk of coming off or losing my license and having to do all that mod 1 and 2 crap and cost all over again. Billy no mates I know but I just relax and enjoy the ride at my own pace,
I do the same and if anyone wants to be faster then I - I let them pass, sometimes I even stop to let the faster riders pass, I don't mind, I do not need fines, I do not need stress and I surely do not need injuries.Jazoli said:
cmaguire said:
I did wonder whether the irony of his own post had passed him by.
No irony here, it was completely tongue in cheek and I'm surprised it took someone 12 hours to notice 
I was driving home with Mrs B. Lots of pedestrians milling about in the sun, so had to keep speed down to less than 20mph in 30 limit. Utter, utter tt comes up behind on some antique Suzuki 125 'cruiser', with shorts, tennis shoes, T shirt, no gloves, & overtakes me doing some 50mph, just as the luton van in front of me was making a right turn. The bike somehow swerved in front of me & undertook the van. I hooted him & thought that was that. But no: 50 yards down the road, he pulled over & started giving me the finger etc. I ignored him, passed him & carried on. Next thing, he's trying to undertake me, then overtake me & all the while pointing & giving it the finger. If I was a reactionary sort of person, I may have 'accidentally' rammed him, causing much flaying of skin & broken bones. I can only guess that first place on the podium was all that he could think of....
t comes up behind on some antique Suzuki 125 'cruiser', with shorts, tennis shoes, T shirt, no gloves, & overtakes me doing some 50mph, just as the luton van in front of me was making a right turn. The bike somehow swerved in front of me & undertook the van. I hooted him & thought that was that. But no: 50 yards down the road, he pulled over & started giving me the finger etc. I ignored him, passed him & carried on. Next thing, he's trying to undertake me, then overtake me & all the while pointing & giving it the finger. If I was a reactionary sort of person, I may have 'accidentally' rammed him, causing much flaying of skin & broken bones. I can only guess that first place on the podium was all that he could think of....Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff