Proper nutters you lot..!!
Discussion
Had a little 'play' with a bike on the A272 this afternoon and it started off reasonably sensible (it was mid afternoon after all so I was trying to respect all the 30s and 40s and 50s but then letting rip on the clear sighted unrestricted bits) but then the bloke went past me at a million leptons, inches away from some ramblers in a gateway and then did the next set of blind corners like he was on a track day. I could see him way off up the hill in the distance doing car after car after car.
Scared me tbh. I backed right off expecting to come around the next bend to find carnage.
He was't even leathered up..!! Could clearly 'ride' looking at the way he handled the bike but Jesus!
Either he's a legend of a rider or a statistic waiting to happen.
Or .....
Maybe I'm just getting old ... :-)
Scared me tbh. I backed right off expecting to come around the next bend to find carnage.
He was't even leathered up..!! Could clearly 'ride' looking at the way he handled the bike but Jesus!
Either he's a legend of a rider or a statistic waiting to happen.
Or .....
Maybe I'm just getting old ... :-)
240Cup said:
Had a little 'play' with a bike on the A272 this afternoon and it started off reasonably sensible (it was mid afternoon after all so I was trying to respect all the 30s and 40s and 50s but then letting rip on the clear sighted unrestricted bits) but then the bloke went past me at a million leptons, inches away from some ramblers in a gateway and then did the next set of blind corners like he was on a track day. I could see him way off up the hill in the distance doing car after car after car.
Scared me tbh. I backed right off expecting to come around the next bend to find carnage.
He was't even leathered up..!! Could clearly 'ride' looking at the way he handled the bike but Jesus!
Either he's a legend of a rider or a statistic waiting to happen.
Or .....
Maybe I'm just getting old ... :-)
Sorry about that the wife threatened to give the dog my dinner....Scared me tbh. I backed right off expecting to come around the next bend to find carnage.
He was't even leathered up..!! Could clearly 'ride' looking at the way he handled the bike but Jesus!
Either he's a legend of a rider or a statistic waiting to happen.
Or .....
Maybe I'm just getting old ... :-)
That's nothing, you car drivers are even worse. As I drove home from work last week, I got overtaken by a car on a blind bend, forcing a white van to swerve out the way. At least the bike didn't require any evasive action.
Don't get me started on the truck that drove straight onto a roundabout, forcing an emergency stop for the car on the roundabout!
Clearly other statistics waiting to happen!
Don't get me started on the truck that drove straight onto a roundabout, forcing an emergency stop for the car on the roundabout!
Clearly other statistics waiting to happen!
I don't mind how people ride (I also ride rather quicker than I drive, cos my Speed Trip sounds nice at high revs), but I don't want to hear any self serving guff about what a good/safe rider they were and how it was someone else's fault when they went into the back of a tractor or something at 70. Riding is all about self preservation, I'd rather ride slower when I'm not feeling it, some bikers are s
t at this and I have little sympathy if they come unstuck.
t at this and I have little sympathy if they come unstuck.
pessimal said:
I really need some advance training on a bike as corners are not my forte!
Check out Rapid Training, or ask Kevin Williams at Survival Skills about his Performance Bends course 
I ride at all speeds and am competent at faster speeds on the bike. The vast majority of the time I’m somewhat faster than cars (a light throttle leaves most far behind) and some days I ride like the wind which is very fast on my bike (S1000R).
It’s always funny when car drivers have caught up and said they were trying to keep up and you have absolutely no idea as they are just small objects far away in the mirrors. I wouldn’t race with a car on any public roads anyway as it’s just too dangerous for everyone.
It’s always funny when car drivers have caught up and said they were trying to keep up and you have absolutely no idea as they are just small objects far away in the mirrors. I wouldn’t race with a car on any public roads anyway as it’s just too dangerous for everyone.
Not often a car bothers me on a decent bike but the other weeks memory will stick with me for a while, ive had some quick cars, not fast but quick . Big Audi rs 6 estate new shape eggs me on. Holy st!!! Wide open throttle through 3rd/4th and 5th on a 1290r and only just started pulling the thing in before calling it 
There are some seriously quick 4 wheel machines out there but I have no doubt this was not standard, the thing exploded on acceleration .
t!!! Wide open throttle through 3rd/4th and 5th on a 1290r and only just started pulling the thing in before calling it There are some seriously quick 4 wheel machines out there but I have no doubt this was not standard, the thing exploded on acceleration .
Main reason I ride alone (apart from being a misanthrope!) is because I don’t like to feel any pressure to ride other than at my own pace. Don’t feel the same in a car and have really enjoyed trips away with friends.
I try to avoid racing cars or bikes for the same reason. Most recent was one guy tried to egg me on in his car and shot off taking blind bends (with houses/driveways) around those bends. I left him to it
I try to avoid racing cars or bikes for the same reason. Most recent was one guy tried to egg me on in his car and shot off taking blind bends (with houses/driveways) around those bends. I left him to it
Drawweight said:
I wouldn’t class myself as a ‘nutter’ but I do ride a lot quicker on the bike than in my car.
I can plod along in the car but on the bike it’s getting past the car in front or swinging into the next bend.
As I’m mid 60’s I think there’s not a lot of chance of calming down now
one BIG fine will calm you down, at least for a while (there are no BIG fines in UK, are there) I can plod along in the car but on the bike it’s getting past the car in front or swinging into the next bend.
As I’m mid 60’s I think there’s not a lot of chance of calming down now
Esceptico said:
Main reason I ride alone (apart from being a misanthrope!) is because I don’t like to feel any pressure to ride other than at my own pace. Don’t feel the same in a car and have really enjoyed trips away with friends.
I try to avoid racing cars or bikes for the same reason. Most recent was one guy tried to egg me on in his car and shot off taking blind bends (with houses/driveways) around those bends. I left him to it
we are soul matesI try to avoid racing cars or bikes for the same reason. Most recent was one guy tried to egg me on in his car and shot off taking blind bends (with houses/driveways) around those bends. I left him to it
that is why we will never ride together
one guy had a car coming fast right behind him and then sticking behind, he thought it was some nutter so click click click pulled away from the car, GSXR1000 is a fast iron, then slowed down, the car came back behind him. A little while later a red sign POLIZEI in the windshield....now the biker is a criminal (Switzerland)..
Edited by Ho Lee Kau on Monday 31st August 08:49
Ho Lee Kau said:
we are soul mates
that is why we will never ride together
one guy had a car coming fast right behind him and then sticking behind, he thought it was some nutter so click click click pulled away from the car, GSXR1000 is a fast iron, then slowed down, the car came back behind him. A little while later a red sign POLIZEI in the windshield....now the biker is a criminal (Switzerland)..
ooh ... ooh ... can I join misanthope club? that is why we will never ride together
one guy had a car coming fast right behind him and then sticking behind, he thought it was some nutter so click click click pulled away from the car, GSXR1000 is a fast iron, then slowed down, the car came back behind him. A little while later a red sign POLIZEI in the windshield....now the biker is a criminal (Switzerland)..
Edited by Ho Lee Kau on Monday 31st August 08:49
I loathe riding in a group. It's either willy-waving, plodding or stopping every 30 mins admire one-another's equipment. Bleurgh!
Half of the enjoyment of biking (for me) is the enforced solitude that facilitates a meditative state of concentration. The rest is in the pure simplicity of the machine. A visceral connection between me, the engine and the wheels. Everyone else can get f
ked, frankly.k
Seems to be a PH thing. I think if you can find the right group then it’s fine but that can be tricky.
I rode with a group on litre super bikes and they were far too wild for me so I stopped and ride alone most of the time.
I have no problem group riding if you can find a like minded group.
I rode with a group on litre super bikes and they were far too wild for me so I stopped and ride alone most of the time.
I have no problem group riding if you can find a like minded group.
Ho Lee Kau said:
Drawweight said:
I wouldn’t class myself as a ‘nutter’ but I do ride a lot quicker on the bike than in my car.
I can plod along in the car but on the bike it’s getting past the car in front or swinging into the next bend.
As I’m mid 60’s I think there’s not a lot of chance of calming down now
one BIG fine will calm you down, at least for a while (there are no BIG fines in UK, are there) I can plod along in the car but on the bike it’s getting past the car in front or swinging into the next bend.
As I’m mid 60’s I think there’s not a lot of chance of calming down now
Get caught speeding and unless it’s a silly speed it’s only a few quid relatively speaking.
My worst was £600 and 6 points which was a long time ago.
I’ve got a clean licence so there’s really no big penalty to getting caught. Even your insurance doesn’t increase very much if anything at all.
Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff