Sun's out it's biker moronic time
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Yawn.
It's clearly stating the fking obvious , there are minorities who spoil things everywhere in every walk of life ...
wkers are wkers - car , bike , walker , whatever , these ridiculous gross generalisations of Harley this , power ranger that , chav kids on scooters etc ....
Grow up, be less boring and accept it - thick arses are thick arses and always shall be , but groundbreaking news , this is not ...
Zzzzzzzz
It's clearly stating the fking obvious , there are minorities who spoil things everywhere in every walk of life ...
wkers are wkers - car , bike , walker , whatever , these ridiculous gross generalisations of Harley this , power ranger that , chav kids on scooters etc ....
Grow up, be less boring and accept it - thick arses are thick arses and always shall be , but groundbreaking news , this is not ...
Zzzzzzzz
I used to be really vociferous about bikes, in particular, overtaking on double whites.
But then I saw a number of my favourite roads get double whites in places where they'd had a dashed line and places where I always planned overtakes.
I'm now of the opinion that many double whites are advisory if you're on 2 wheels - yes, I know it's wrong and I know it's illegal, but applying double whites because some bikers and car drivers can't make safe decisions can make riding incredibly frustrating if you blindly follow the rules.
But then I saw a number of my favourite roads get double whites in places where they'd had a dashed line and places where I always planned overtakes.
I'm now of the opinion that many double whites are advisory if you're on 2 wheels - yes, I know it's wrong and I know it's illegal, but applying double whites because some bikers and car drivers can't make safe decisions can make riding incredibly frustrating if you blindly follow the rules.
The Spruce goose said:
Just been out for a drive, about 15 miles normal town and country roads on a Sunday.
so in this time today ive seen a biker wheelie from a traffic light, a biker over take on double white lines and a few lots doing doing 50+ in a 30 mph zone.
And they wonder why they get a bad rep.
50 in a thirty is a no-no in my book. Wheelies off the lights are mainly to be encouraged but there is a time and place. And overtaking on double white lines doesn't even rate a mention. so in this time today ive seen a biker wheelie from a traffic light, a biker over take on double white lines and a few lots doing doing 50+ in a 30 mph zone.
And they wonder why they get a bad rep.
The Spruce goose said:
Just been out for a drive, about 15 miles normal town and country roads on a Sunday.
so in this time today ive seen a biker wheelie from a traffic light, a biker over take on double white lines and a few lots doing doing 50+ in a 30 mph zone.
And they wonder why they get a bad rep.
Ah my bad, you should've said and I'd have finished it with a 50mph rolling burn out while you tin can lot where stuck in traffic so in this time today ive seen a biker wheelie from a traffic light, a biker over take on double white lines and a few lots doing doing 50+ in a 30 mph zone.
And they wonder why they get a bad rep.
patchb said:
bearman68 said:
And while you're at it get your fking exhaust fixed.
What's wrong with them? They're made of titanium and rather lovely in my opinion! It's the dB level that causes offence. And I know it's part of the 'look at me, I'm a hooligan and a rebel, so I have a noisy exhaust' but dear god it gives bikers an even worse rep. (And for the record, I've never liked noisy exhausts on cars either, it just makes the drivers look antisocial and a bit council)
bearman68 said:
The appearance of them sir is not the issue.
It's the dB level that causes offence. And I know it's part of the 'look at me, I'm a hooligan and a rebel, so I have a noisy exhaust' but dear god it gives bikers an even worse rep. (And for the record, I've never liked noisy exhausts on cars either, it just makes the drivers look antisocial and a bit council)
How loud is my bike then?It's the dB level that causes offence. And I know it's part of the 'look at me, I'm a hooligan and a rebel, so I have a noisy exhaust' but dear god it gives bikers an even worse rep. (And for the record, I've never liked noisy exhausts on cars either, it just makes the drivers look antisocial and a bit council)
Tarring everyone with the same brush much?
All that annoys me, and I am also a biker, sometimes in the power ranger gear, is the special few that ride in 1st or 2nd gear with stubby exhausts on i4's through built areas, or elsewhere when ignoring the other gears in there. I lied, it's not all, then there are the stupid noisy Harley types, the bike style is ok but some are just too loud and pointless. Maybe worst of all is the 125 with what sounds like no exhaust at all taking ages to pass the house, or wringing it's neck and still taking minutes to clear the street. I used to think rev and go's sounded ste. Why make the bike so loud 'you' need earplugs to ride? I have fairly loud v twins, but they are silent compared to some junk bolted onto what might have been a good bike before, then there's the arrogant riding style.
We all go a bit quick, but as above, if over double whites and with no regard for anything around them at all, it isn't just anti social, it's pretty much anti biker.
We all go a bit quick, but as above, if over double whites and with no regard for anything around them at all, it isn't just anti social, it's pretty much anti biker.
CarsOrBikes said:
Maybe worst of all is the 125 with what sounds like no exhaust at all taking ages to pass the house, or wringing it's neck and still taking minutes to clear the street.
Agreed with that. fking tossers go past my bedroom window usually just as I'm nodding off....However, this thread is st. The whole point of biking is the feel-good factor/adrenaline rush. Sod the anti-social BS: providing you're not endangering others or revving the st out of your after-market pipe at stupid-o-clock, so what??? Join mumsnet as others have suggested
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