Bloody scooter riders

[Wyvern971]

Just a rant in general about scooter riders in central London......

They seem to have no regard to personal safety (if they kill themselves fair enough, but I'm more concerned about the poor bugger they hit)

They don't give a rats backside about other peoples bikes, and will quite happily either shove their bike (which is typically already scratched to S**t) right up to yours or move other peoples bikes by sliding them over (admittedly not with the bigger bikes, more with the 125s and other scooters).

Is it just me or do other people find this as well?

[Twit]

Yeah, can be a nightmare but to be fair no worse on the road than taxis, buses, white vans etc.

I ride in central London everyday and have never had an issue, if a scooter is faster than me through traffic I just wave them through. Also scooters really are the tool of choice through london traffic, there are very few vehicles that can keep up. If I didnt have the motorway bit of my journey I'd be on a scooter!

[Vesuvius 996]

That's "scroters...."

[Chilli]

Welcome to my world......

[m3psm]

Some are fine and I let the quick one by. Others are a bloody liability and have no idea what's going on around them

The same can be said for superbike riders on a sunny day who only ride into the city twice a year.

[RemaL]

quite a few young riders around my area think is a race track while wearing their t-shirt and shorts. FFS tts

[Wyvern971]

RemaL said:

quite a few young riders around my area think is a race track while wearing their t-shirt and shorts. FFS tts

I find that a lot around where I live (Ealing), they seem to hang around the bike training place in Northfields a lot as well.

[Wyvern971]

Went out for lunch and a couple of b*****d scooter riders have parked so i now can't lean the bike up to get out .........I need to leave the office at 16:30 today and all

[randlemarcus]

Wyvern971 said:

Went out for lunch and a couple of b*****d scooter riders have parked so i now can't lean the bike up to get out .........I need to leave the office at 16:30 today and all

Consider which is lighter - yours or a scroter, then make the right decision

[m3psm]

randlemarcus said:

Consider which is lighter - yours or a scroter, then make the right decision

Make sure you put it somewhere he'll get a ticket He might think twice next time then

[Wyvern971]

Unfortunately there are bikes also parked up on either side......I might just lock their rear wheels together when i leave

[m3psm]

Stick a cheap padlock on his disc

[Chilli]

m3psm said:

randlemarcus said:

Consider which is lighter - yours or a scroter, then make the right decision

Make sure you put it somewhere he'll get a ticket He might think twice next time then

I've left one on double yellows before. This was back in the day when the R6 was pretty new, and this cock had parked down the side of it. Would have gone into one had he been there....