Suicidal bikers

[Spleeble]

Yesterday afternoon I was on a dual carriageway overtaking a slow moving 125, a fair distance behind me was another bike with his lights on. When I’d passed the slow bike by a safe distance I indicated and went to move back into the slow lane. The bike that was behind me that must have been travelling at 100+ decided, without indication, to undertake me and zip up a slip road to some services. I took a mild evasive manoeuvre to avoid maiming the guy. Later on the same biker overtook me and then continued to undertake and weave through traffic at speed. I see the majority of bikers do this kind of stuff all the time and wonder why they are so reckless. I bet this biker has a piece of roadside furniture with his name on it.

[Uhura fighter]

I like toast.

[Justayellowbadge]

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

Me too. Certainly more than a ghost, that's the sight that I fear most.

[Arese]

Spleeble said:

Yesterday afternoon I was on a dual carriageway overtaking a slow moving 125, a fair distance behind me was another bike with his lights on. When I’d passed the slow bike by a safe distance I indicated and went to move back into the slow lane. The bike that was behind me that must have been travelling at 100+ decided, without indication, to undertake me and zip up a slip road to some services. I took a mild evasive manoeuvre to avoid maiming the guy. Later on the same biker overtook me and then continued to undertake and weave through traffic at speed. I see the majority of bikers do this kind of stuff all the time and wonder why they are so reckless. I bet this biker has a piece of roadside furniture with his name on it.

I think it's all part of the buzz for them. Also remember that 90% of the drivers that they have to deal with are useless and generally in a world of their own. So I'd imagine that they'd just assume that everyone is the same and treat other road users as 'obstacles' that they need to navigate around. Leave them to it

[Targarama]

Darwin will get him. I see plenty of car drivers acting like ar5es too.

[Garlick]

Targarama said:

I see plenty of car drivers acting like ar5es too.

True enough, and this is an often repeated topic too.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

I blame the partridges

[hornetrider]

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

I prefer cake

[adycav]

hornetrider said:

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

I prefer cake

Beans on cake?

Wierdo.

[hondafanatic]

hornetrider said:

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

I prefer cake

I'm somewhere in between.I prefer toasted teacake.

[Davel]

'I see the majority of bikers do this kind of stuff all the time and wonder why they are so reckless.'

I think that you'll find that many of us don't and aren't!

I'm well aware of my own mortality thanks.

[Iwantoneofthose]

"I blame the partridges"

aha!

[Uhura fighter]

hondafanatic said:

hornetrider said:

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

I prefer cake

I'm somewhere in between.I prefer toasted teacake.

Gheyer!

[MoBeanz]

Justayellowbadge said:

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

Me too. Certainly more than a ghost, that's the sight that I fear most.

100 points for obscure Des'ree reference.

That biker will most likely kill himself somewhere soon and delay me as I go to collect yet another ebay purchase.

[Schmeeky]

Spleeble said:

I see the majority of bikers do this kind of stuff all the time.

That's utter bks and you know it.

Spleeble said:

I bet this biker has a piece of roadside furniture with his name on it.

Very likely. He sounds like an absolute moron, but don't tar all us bikers with the same brush.



Edited due to quoting failure

Edited by Schmeeky on Monday 26th July 13:25

[hondafanatic]

Uhura fighter said:

hondafanatic said:

hornetrider said:

Uhura fighter said:

I like toast.

I prefer cake

I'm somewhere in between.I prefer toasted teacake.

Gheyer!

Probably

[nogsk]

Ah, but you never appreciate life until you're close to death, that was my excuse when I was a biker, and surprise, surprise some of us do make it to old age, and I only wrote off three!
Cars can be fun, but you're missing out if you've never tried a modern litre bike, mind warping.

[bull996]

While were on the subject, dnt bikes have cancelling indicators?

Followed one yesterday for 9 miles and his left hand indicator was on the whole way?

Didnt bother me, but someone at one of the many side roads could have pulled out thinking he was turning (I know in an ideal world everyone should wait for the turn, but its not an ideal world is it).

[Dog Star]

bull996 said:

While were on the subject, dnt bikes have cancelling indicators?

No.

[adycav]

bull996 said:

While were on the subject, dnt bikes have cancelling indicators?

Followed one yesterday for 9 miles and his left hand indicator was on the whole way?

Didnt bother me, but someone at one of the many side roads could have pulled out thinking he was turning (I know in an ideal world everyone should wait for the turn, but its not an ideal world is it).

Perhaps he was waiting for you to overtake.