Sports bike groups?
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Hmmm…. Coming back from shooting I got caught up with a group of about 20 plus sports bikes, riding very aggressively. The even had riders blocking roundabouts to allow access. Not a patch club, but stupidly unnecessary overtakes (liked the wheelie ), but so dangerous…..
As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
KurtFlew said:
Sounds like them Slowboys types.
Funny you should say that, I was pulling out of a secondary school in the car today (my daughter has gymnastics classes there on Saturdays) and a Slowboy throbber on a 2023 S1000RR wheelied past his mates (mostly also in the same hoodies) on the wrong side of the road while I was waiting to pull out. Outside a school, in a 30mph limit, on the wrong side of the road. Just absolute t
ts. This is about 1 mile from Rykas, so there's a fair bit of knobbery out there.cliffords said:
Not wanting to derail but what is the point of the sweatshirt over another jacket. I assume they have a jacket on underneath.
I saw a few guys at Bury Hill on Friday all with hoodies or sweatshirts on. I don't get it am I missing something.
It's to impress the other wI saw a few guys at Bury Hill on Friday all with hoodies or sweatshirts on. I don't get it am I missing something.
kers on instagramTurn7 said:
Hmmm…. Coming back from shooting I got caught up with a group of about 20 plus sports bikes, riding very aggressively. The even had riders blocking roundabouts to allow access. Not a patch club, but stupidly unnecessary overtakes (liked the wheelie ), but so dangerous…..
As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
Don’t you think blasting your shotgun in the countryside is noisy ? And to be honest I’m more concerned with you blasting innocent animals to bits than a few sports bike riders blocking a roundabout As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
I thought that kind of savagery had been outlawed years ago , member of a hunt as well no doubt !!
Gas1883 said:
Don’t you think blasting your shotgun in the countryside is noisy ? And to be honest I’m more concerned with you blasting innocent animals to bits than a few sports bike riders blocking a roundabout
I thought that kind of savagery had been outlawed years ago , member of a hunt as well no doubt !!
They may well be clay shooting rather than shooting actual birds. I thought that kind of savagery had been outlawed years ago , member of a hunt as well no doubt !!
As someone who's been around both a lot of shotguns going off and bikes - the bikes are more disruptive noise wise.
Gas1883 said:
Turn7 said:
Hmmm…. Coming back from shooting I got caught up with a group of about 20 plus sports bikes, riding very aggressively. The even had riders blocking roundabouts to allow access. Not a patch club, but stupidly unnecessary overtakes (liked the wheelie ), but so dangerous…..
As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
Don’t you think blasting your shotgun in the countryside is noisy ? And to be honest I’m more concerned with you blasting innocent animals to bits than a few sports bike riders blocking a roundabout As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
I thought that kind of savagery had been outlawed years ago , member of a hunt as well no doubt !!
cliffords said:
Not wanting to derail but what is the point of the sweatshirt over another jacket. I assume they have a jacket on underneath.
I saw a few guys at Bury Hill on Friday all with hoodies or sweatshirts on. I don't get it am I missing something.
It's called fashion I think. I saw a few guys at Bury Hill on Friday all with hoodies or sweatshirts on. I don't get it am I missing something.
Personally, I don't follow it, but it makes people wear and do all sorts of odd things.
Edited by OverSteery on Sunday 6th April 12:19
OverSteery said:
It's called fashion I think.
Personally, I don't follow it, but it makes people wear and do all sorts of odd things.
I've started seeing more sports bike riders with hoodies over leathers - not seen them ride any better/worse than anyone else around here though (central belt of Scotland). Quite a few kamikaze 125s with big bore exhausts though. Oh, to be young, responsibility free and invincible.Personally, I don't follow it, but it makes people wear and do all sorts of odd things.
Edited by OverSteery on Sunday 6th April 12:19
Gas1883 said:
Turn7 said:
Hmmm…. Coming back from shooting I got caught up with a group of about 20 plus sports bikes, riding very aggressively. The even had riders blocking roundabouts to allow access. Not a patch club, but stupidly unnecessary overtakes (liked the wheelie ), but so dangerous…..
As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
Don’t you think blasting your shotgun in the countryside is noisy ? And to be honest I’m more concerned with you blasting innocent animals to bits than a few sports bike riders blocking a roundabout As someone that used to ride, I’m NOT anti, but this was pretty aggressive and noisy….
I thought that kind of savagery had been outlawed years ago , member of a hunt as well no doubt !!
k me, chill out 
I went for a spin up to Box Hill earlier. Loads of bikes out, including the hoodie brigade. I'm average biker age, 57, & I would never even think of wearing this crap!
Agree with the OP that these tts give the rest of us a bad reputation - that also is the case for the BMW car driver who was trying to burn up bikes on the roundabouts on the A24. How he avoided a young lady driver with L plates is a mystery...
Yep, as soon as the sun comes out, so do the Muppets, including cars, bikes, e-scooters & indeed jet ski owners who haven't got a clue.
I doubt anything will change, so just expect the worst & hope for the best on a sunny spring weekend.
Agree with the OP that these t
ts give the rest of us a bad reputation - that also is the case for the BMW car driver who was trying to burn up bikes on the roundabouts on the A24. How he avoided a young lady driver with L plates is a mystery...Yep, as soon as the sun comes out, so do the Muppets, including cars, bikes, e-scooters & indeed jet ski owners who haven't got a clue.
I doubt anything will change, so just expect the worst & hope for the best on a sunny spring weekend.
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