View Full Version : The summer riders were out in force today in the Peak District!
I passed 3 bike crashes today in the Peak District, 2 were serious enough for the air ambulance. Took me 4 hours to do a 1hr 30 minute journey to Manchester!!
I am by no means an angel but some of the riding I saw today in my car was barely believable. The scariest being some of the overtaking on the snake pass, corners I know very well, where I know there is no view around them on a bike no matter how high the riding position, yet small groups, all on sports bikes, were still passing on the wrong side of the road on the outside of bends over double whites.
Instant death gautanteed if some thing comes the other way :rolleyes: crazy stuff.
Specialone
19-03-11, 07:48 PM
Must admit I have seen some dodgy riding recently but I was over by banbury today and done about 150 miles, seen loads of bikes and not one done anything naughty, suprisingly.
Must attract the knobbers up there ?
Bluepete
19-03-11, 07:50 PM
Keeps me in a job I suppose!
Pete ;)
davepreston
19-03-11, 07:51 PM
yep weekend warriors, and fair weather power rangers are on the prowl again, it weird but i do prefer riding in autum / winter
Graeme - do you ride in winter?
Specialone
19-03-11, 07:58 PM
By definition I'm a weekend rider, I drive my van full of my tools in the week.
Doesn't mean we all ride like knobs ;)
I do ride in the winter though when possible so not just a fair weather rider :)
I found snow and a frozen lake on my rideout today...that rules me out of the fair-weather rider comments!
We didn't see many other bikes out at all up here, just cracking roads and scenery...
Bluefish
19-03-11, 08:09 PM
seen a fair few out today myself, had to drop the bike off at the dealers to get the heated grips fixed, rhs don't work. typical best day so far and only a 15 mile ride.
Specialone
19-03-11, 08:13 PM
seen a fair few out today myself, had to drop the bike off at the dealers to get the heated grips fixed, rhs don't work. typical best day so far and only a 15 mile ride.
It's warming up now Andy, what you need heated grips for ;)?
Didn't have mine on at all today :)
2 years time and I'll be a fair weather rider gain :) cannot wait!
Bluefish
19-03-11, 08:17 PM
It's warming up now Andy, what you need heated grips for ;)?
Didn't have mine on at all today :)
want them fixed though befor the wuarrenty runs out, and i only have summer gloves, and my ickle handies get cold in the nasty northern weather ;)
Didn't have mine on at all today :)
I dont even HAVE heated grips!
Southern softies!
Graeme - do you ride in winter?
Nope, was still to cold for me today to be honest.
Bonus points for spelling my name right though 8)
Specialone
19-03-11, 08:26 PM
want them fixed though befor the wuarrenty runs out, and i only have summer gloves, and my ickle handies get cold in the nasty northern weather ;)
I ride in summer leather supamoto gloves with liners.
I dont even HAVE heated grips!
Southern softies!
Yeah but be honest, if YOUR bike came with them when you bought it, wouldnt YOU use them???
Oh G, today was too cold for you :confused:
12 degrees, unbroken sunshine, you are a fair weather biker lol.
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Yeah but be honest, if YOUR bike came with them when you bought it, wouldnt YOU use them???
If it had them I probably would use them, but it doesnt, so I dont, ergo I still have the higher ground.. lol
:)
Specialone
19-03-11, 08:32 PM
If it had them I probably would use them, but it doesnt, so I dont, ergo I still have the higher ground.. lol
:)
Maybe thats why its so cold? :rolleyes:
Maybe thats why its so cold? :rolleyes:
Probably! Snow and frozen lochs up here still!
davepreston
19-03-11, 08:34 PM
By definition I'm a weekend rider, I drive my van full of my tools in the week.
Doesn't mean we all ride like knobs ;)
must resist
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must resist
Specialone
19-03-11, 08:35 PM
must resist
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must resist
Wheres the fun in that Dave?
I bet all the weekend riders still crash less than you though eh :smt016?
Wheres the fun in that Dave?
I bet all the weekend riders still crash less than you though eh :smt016?
Apparently not according to the OP... at least three crashes and DP was nowhere near any of them....
Oh G, today was too cold for you :confused:
12 degrees, unbroken sunshine, you are a fair weather biker lol.
I was only joking, if it's not below 0 and the roads are dry I generally ride all year round.
Specialone
19-03-11, 08:55 PM
You also dont wanna get the carbon showpiece dirty either eh?;)
Must admit, i went over to uppingham a couple of weekends ago, it was bloody cold that day, about my limit tbh .
I saw my first shorts-wearing rider yestersday. Scootah in Dale Street, Liverpool.
I was out today, using bike for work.
And someone was determined to overtake me on double whites, I just gave them space cause I didn't want to keep checking where they were every second.
I am all up for the progression thing on a bike but safety does come into it aswell, is it really worth it??
thefallenangel
19-03-11, 09:42 PM
Driving round LLandod, Rhayader and Builth today i can re assure you the Weekend warriors were out in Major force today
Sounds promising - might be able to pick up a bargain if I head over to SMC, as they had their Duke test fleet down at Owler Bar. A couple of pre-loved rides, perhaps... ;)
I did a nice 50ml circuit today down the Fosse and up Edge Hill, saw a few bikes, all behaving well. I reckon the fuel price is keeping the day-trippers off the road, very little traffic for a shiny Saturday.
The biggest threat from the natural selection candidates is that more restrictions/rules/costs will be dreamt up to reduce casualties.
Sounds promising - might be able to pick up a bargain if I head over to SMC, as they had their Duke test fleet down at Owler Bar. A couple of pre-loved rides, perhaps... ;)
I saw the Ducati truck parked up in The Moorlands pub on the way home, that was at 18:30 and there was no sign of them packing up! They had a great selection too and so many nice routes from there.
andrewsmith
19-03-11, 11:15 PM
aye they're out with a vengeance. One dropped it at the top of Westgate Road doing a U turn.
He did get help to pick it up (it was a GSX1200) but me and the guy that did burst out laughing as we walked back.
Jackie_Black
20-03-11, 12:30 AM
I did 150 miles today and there were power rangers everywhere, but I have to hold my hands up and admit I did do the one knobbish overtake. :confused:
However the rest of the day was sweet and the only problem I have is that fuel really is ****ing expensive....
I was out today, using bike for work.
And someone was determined to overtake me on double whites, I just gave them space cause I didn't want to keep checking where they were every second.
I am all up for the progression thing on a bike but safety does come into it aswell, is it really worth it??
I overtake on double whites all the time. On a bike you can see further and have more acceleration to overtake than most cars, so the need for the double whites is obviated by virtue of the fact we are superior road users.
In most cases I treat double whites as discretionary for bikes as I believe they are there for idiot car drivers who need to be told where it's dangerous to overtake.
Sorry, but I have a real problem with these "summer riders are out in force" posts. Most of the org only rides when the roads are dry and the sun is shining - doesn't make them all bad riders, just mean they don't like getting cold and wet. Obviously you'll get a few who couldn't ride a rocking horse, but in my experience there are a fair few of those who've been riding all year round since god was a teenager and still can't get it right.
We're none of us that good, if we were we'd all be earning millions riding MotoGP bikes and banging supermodels, so reel your necks in and just appreciate the fact that we've still got people who want to share our pastime with us before it gets legislated off the roads.
rictus01
20-03-11, 01:33 AM
being a pure leisure rider myself, I find I need all the practice I can get, consequently that's just what I do....:smt102
Cheers Mark.
dirtydog
20-03-11, 07:31 AM
Sorry, but I have a real problem with these "summer riders are out in force" posts. Most of the org only rides when the roads are dry and the sun is shining - doesn't make them all bad riders, just mean they don't like getting cold and wet. Obviously you'll get a few who couldn't ride a rocking horse, but in my experience there are a fair few of those who've been riding all year round since god was a teenager and still can't get it right.
We're none of us that good, if we were we'd all be earning millions riding MotoGP bikes and banging supermodels, so reel your necks in and just appreciate the fact that we've still got people who want to share our pastime with us before it gets legislated off the roads.
Well said Lozzo, my thoughts exactly! I am classed as a weekend warrior fair weather rider, I have done my time commuting Used to arrive at work some mornings with a layer of ice down the front of my jacket etc. I don't enjoy getting cold and/or wet so why the hell should I get grief about it?
I'm just waiting for the next "White van man is a w***er" thread so people can make some more generalising comments about how I ride/drive :rolleyes:
Specialone
20-03-11, 07:39 AM
I'm just waiting for the next "White van man is a w***er" thread so people can make some more generalising comments about how I ride/drive :rolleyes:
No worries there mate, White van drivers statistically are the best drivers, you get a few who are a-holes but on the whole pretty decent.
I consider myself a good van driver, I use my mirrors, let people out, look out for bikes etc as it happens in my car I become too impatient.
dirtydog
20-03-11, 07:48 AM
you get a few who are a-holes but on the whole pretty decent.
That's the thing though you will always get the minority of nobs in any groups whether that's van drivers, car drivers or bikers but people seem to forget that.
Specialone
20-03-11, 07:54 AM
That's the thing though you will always get the minority of nobs in any groups whether that's van drivers, car drivers or bikers but people seem to forget that.
Yep, but in my driving, riding time I see more numpties driving cars than any other form, mainly Asian taxi drivers or women driving big 4x4's.
Not generalising, just stating my opinion from my own experience.
Bluefish
20-03-11, 11:10 AM
Taxi drivers, next to old people they are the worst, from a white van driver, well actually red and white, with a bit of black thrown in ;)
I think the problem with the stereotype is the riders that come out of hibernation about this time of year and try and go as fast as they did back in September, without taking into account what the lack of practice in the meantime has done to their edge - the result is that quite a few end up testing the absorbent qualities of the hedges instead...
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 11:47 AM
Sorry, but I have a real problem with these "summer riders are out in force" posts.
Meh, I used to see it all the time when I was commuting to uni, you'd make progress perfectly safely for 6 months and then all of a sudden there would be 20 inconsiderate wazzocks sat in your way doing 3mph every day!
Check your f*cking mirrors, it's not hard.
Also when going down to Aberystwyth, you'd be fine for 6 months. Then there would appear a load of hedge seeking w*nkers who can't observe properly or corner and whose falling-off antics bring with them scameras and random harassment from old bill. All the while making less progress in July than it was perfectly safe to make in December :smt082
Derbyshire is overpoliced and the roads aren't that great. Far better to go somewhere else for the stupidity and leave places like that to the sensible sightseeing types.
Electro
20-03-11, 12:05 PM
I`m a fair weather rider n i dont care if i get abused for it. I dont commute, dont use the bike daily, I`m not a quick rider but my obs are right and if I see someone trapping on i`ll give them the road they need without inconveniencing myself. I bought the bike for pleasure and thats it. I can go hard when i feel the need and the conditions are right for me. I see too many bikers who are possibly alot worse than me thinking they are alot better than me struggling with their road position on bends and so on. It makes me laff watching them. I`ll plod on and finish my ride at my pace and not have something abruptly stop it for me. It would be nice to take the bike to its limits but not on a road and a track day on my bike is a no no coz i would have a lowside due to me knowing that i would have to know the feeling of going past the limit which you cant know if you havent past it lol.
Gordon72
20-03-11, 12:20 PM
Sorry, but I have a real problem with these "summer riders are out in force" posts. Most of the org only rides when the roads are dry and the sun is shining - doesn't make them all bad riders, just mean they don't like getting cold and wet. Obviously you'll get a few who couldn't ride a rocking horse, but in my experience there are a fair few of those who've been riding all year round since god was a teenager and still can't get it right.
We're none of us that good, if we were we'd all be earning millions riding MotoGP bikes and banging supermodels, so reel your necks in and just appreciate the fact that we've still got people who want to share our pastime with us before it gets legislated off the roads.
+1,
One of the best posts for a while. I have done 30k miles a year on a bike in all weathers when i was younger. I now only use the bike when i want to and in nice weather. I also wear leathers and have all the gear etc. However i still have my years riding behind me and know when to go fast and when to go slow. It really irks when people who have been riding through the winter decide that any one else is a liability and they know it all.
I do not see many racers commuting through the winter but last time time i looked they could ride a bike far better than me!!;)
Just be happy that we are all riding !!
Derbyshire is overpoliced and the roads aren't that great. Far better to go somewhere else for the stupidity and leave places like that to the sensible sightseeing types.
This is very very true.
I drive through the Peak Distrct every week from home to Manchester airport. But I do it at 5am on a weekday when the roads are empty, it's immense.
This weekend reminded my why I actually hate to ride in the peak district on a weekend, speeds were rarely over 35 - 40 there was just so much traffic, even in area where people choose not to take a close up of the foliage.
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 12:22 PM
Nobody is slagging off ALL weekend riders, just the inconsiderate adrenaline junkie kn*bbers who don't have the balls to take it to the track.
I should probably have used the term weekend warrior instead of summer rider... narrows the stereotype down a bit more for the people that take offence way to easily.
Specialone
20-03-11, 12:27 PM
Nope that still includes me G lol :)
I couldn't give a rats ass tbh, I know I'm not one of 'them' so don't care.
I am pretty much one too... it wasn't meant to be a bitch fest that people decided to turn it into after getting overly sensitive lol
Purely that the summer only riders/weekend warrior riders are coming out and causing carnage as usual... hopefully I'll not be one of them causing carnage this year lol
I can see why the police crack down in derbyshire though so much, crazy costs involved yesterday with at least two air ambulance call outs and however much chaos associated to the local road network and police time.
Gordon72
20-03-11, 01:18 PM
feel the love people:smt060:grouphug: ;)
Electro
20-03-11, 01:34 PM
I wasnt having a bitch, just saying how i ride and nothing will change my enjoyment :)
madness
20-03-11, 02:42 PM
A bit of sunshine and the Peak is a totally different place. Four weeks ago, I hardly saw another bike and there were few 'tourists', but yesterday there were loads of both about (and yes, some of the bikers rode like idiots). Matlock was the usual bottleneck.
Sunny weekday evenings are the best time to ride in the Peak.
dirtydog
20-03-11, 02:50 PM
It's hardly being over sensitive when someone says that I'm a danger to everyone around me when I ride as I choose to ride only in nice weather or that because they ride all year round they are superior to me.
As I said I used to ride in all weathers even snow if I needed to, I used to rack up something like 10-12k miles a year commuting.
It is being over sensitive, if it doesn't apply to you then forget about it and move on. The sad fact is all of those crashes yesterday probably involved people that have not been on their bikes since well into last year... So summer riders. Same thing happens every year hence the stereotype. If you feel the need to get wound up as you 'technically' fall into the stereotype then your being over sensitive.
Quiff Wichard
20-03-11, 03:35 PM
well yesterday me n mand went out on the bike first time since.. gosh I dont know.. September maybe ..
just nice slow n steady and stopping to look at views and drink tea (and eat pies)
it was noticeable how it took a good hour to get back into it and "feel" the bike again.. but I knew that would be the case as I always take my first and second first ride very very steady ... after all, we all want to be here to enjoy the summer..
I think it is just general idiots on bikes that are idiots in life that fly past on blind bends and do us bikers no favours with car drivers..
The sad fact is all of those crashes yesterday probably involved people that have not been on their bikes since well into last year... So summer riders.
The real sad fact is you know nothing of those riders, the circumstances in which they crashed or what weather/season they choose to ride in, yet you feel qualified to make a claim like this.
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 03:44 PM
But he's probably right.
Any f***er is qualified to give their opinion on a probability.
each to their own and all that. biking means different things to different people, if we all like the same thing the world would be a pretty boring place.
i must admit though i sometimes see riders and think ''ooohhh look there goes more spare parts for ebay''.
21QUEST
20-03-11, 03:58 PM
I can see Lozzo's point of view but on balance is more than probable(lol) YC is on the ball with his previous post.
For sure, on certain days of the week and/ time of the day(early morning and evening rush hour), it's quite a ball ache sharing the road with all the summer/weekend warriors(plenty who couldn't observe their way out of a wet paper bag) that've come out of hibernation :p ;)
For sure, each to their own but that doesn't make any alleged stereotyping less true...err probable. If I were to become a weekend warrior tomorrow, I'd not suddenly believe otherwise :D
Exactly, lozzo love his opinions and assumptions, however qualified or non qualified... Acting a **** and disagreeing is a sport for him.
dirtydog
20-03-11, 06:15 PM
The thing is riding like a moron isn't just restricted to fair weather/weekend warriors. Yes I agree that if they get back on to a bike and try and ride as fast as they did when they mothballed their bike months ago then they are a liability to themselves and others but to generalise that we're all like that is just as stupid IMHO.
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 06:19 PM
No it's not, but people who have bikes as transport not toys are not likely to ride on luck. Catching the bus is damned inconvenient.
Generalise/stereotype whatever, people moan about women drivers, taxis, 'stanis, white vans, buses, it doesn't mean they're all bad either. Though the fact that I was nearly knocked off 3 times by taxis in a MILE the other night suggests they should all be killed.
People are complaining about "people who ride dangerously and/or inconsiderately who may or may not only ride their bikes for leisure purposes"... but it's a mouthful and it's much easier to say weekend warriors, so fackin deal with it :)
Edit: and by the way I have a million and one stereotypes and prejudices, and holding any one of those is nowhere near as stupid as riding round the outside of blind bends in heavily policed areas!
Amusingly I never even mentioned a stereotype in my first post!!! Just the fact that all the summer riders were out on one of te first nice days of the year... It's everyone else that's jumped on the bandwagon!
Specialone
20-03-11, 06:25 PM
Lol, don't you just love forums :)
I think I actually started it with my tongue in cheek comment at the start ;)
Ceri JC
20-03-11, 06:27 PM
Came close to going out for a play on Snake's pass today. Sounds like I made the right call in giving it a miss. I don't like it much at weekends when you have the inept and over-confident out in large numbers. I prefer weeknights out of season = no enforcement, less traffic and none of the part-timers crashing into you. ;)
Lol, don't you just love forums :)
I think I actually started it with my tongue in cheek comment at the start ;)
Probably :rolleyes: the only stereotype truly present on this thread is the pure definition small man syndrome ;) not from you I will add.
Came close to going out for a play on Snake's pass today. Sounds like I made the right call in giving it a miss. I don't like it much at weekends when you have the inept and over-confident out in large numbers. I prefer weeknights out of season = no enforcement, less traffic and none of the part-timers crashing into you. ;)
Weekdays are the best I love my drive back from Manchester on thursday evenings... Empty roads perfect.
dirtydog
20-03-11, 06:36 PM
I've seen plenty of dumb things like bad overtakes etc done by the non weekend warrior type just as I have seen plenty of dumb thing done by the weekend warriors.
The main arguement is against stupid/inconsiderate riders and drivers unfortunately there will always be people like that whether they're on a 'ped, commuter hack, latest and greatest sports bike, taxi, White van, BMW or whatever.
Some people are just dumb and that's what it pretty much boils down to I reckon.
I agree...ride safe... Lock the thread :D
Exactly, lozzo love his opinions and assumptions, however qualified or non qualified... Acting a **** and disagreeing is a sport for him.
Well G, you trolled, you got a reaction... well done.
What's next, a post about tyre choice or oil?
Funnily enough, on my commute into London tonight there were a load of bikes on the road, I think it must have been a club rideout though, lots of hi-vis gear, impeccable indications and generally well ridden.
Then I get into London and have a guy on an L plate scooter climbing all over the back of me from Limehouse Link to Lower Thames Street (quite a few miles). Although I'm sure his bum left the seat when I opened the throttle a little bit on one of his overtaking manoevres and he got a faceful of my MOT-advisory exhaust note ;)
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 08:42 PM
Doesn't that make you the pillock?
I've had people deliberately hold me up before and it just incites me to do something which will make them sh*t themselves when they least expect it.
I wasn't holding anyone up, every time I pulled away from lights I had this damn thing flat out trying to overtake me!
kwak zzr
20-03-11, 08:43 PM
funny enuf whilst at darley today we were looking at all the bikes people had arrived on most of them were mint with not many miles on, we commented on how they were like us and wernt really propper bikers lol :) there just a hobbie something to do at the weekend.
one bike that stands out was a cbr1000 20 years old mint with 9k on the clock :)
yorkie_chris
20-03-11, 08:45 PM
Way I see it if someone has caught you up, is continuing to keep up and is trying to get past then you should let them.
Hmm, I think I'll give up and just move out of the thread - a little too opinionated and troll-ish for my liking :rolleyes:
I ride all year, have done for 32 years, used to do 20K miles a year but now down to about 10K... and I still can't ride worth a crap.
kwak zzr
20-03-11, 08:54 PM
just enjoy the miles you get to ride and ride safely :)
Stonesie
20-03-11, 09:06 PM
Theres been plenty round here today too, me and a mate held a pack of 6 power rangers back to the speed limit earlier near squires, my senses were twitching and round a blind corner there he was, the nice policeman with his radar gun and a slightly disapointed look on his face as 8 bikes trundled past :smt016
The number wheelying away from squires towards where this copper was hideing was unbeleavble though, a couple got quite a wobble on:reaper:
I supose I'm a fair weather biker, I refuse to ride when there might be ice but all my kit is waterproof so a bit of rain doesnt bother me.... Saying that if it is raining when im heading to work I take the car, don't mind riding home in it but im not leaving my kit in my locker if it's wet.
Littlepeahead
20-03-11, 09:08 PM
I don't use my bike during the week to get to work, it's 67 miles each way of dull motorway and then the horrible Finchley Road. And as I've already paid £4500 for my travelcard for bus, train and tube it's hardly worth getting the bike out to pay for petrol.
So I'm one of those people who rides just at the weekend, and if it's raining I become an even more hated figure - a woman driver in a massive BMW car! But I do move over for bikes as I know my tank takes up the whole lane.
I don't think this makes me a bad person though. And the last two years in the middle of winter instead of putting my heated grips and thermal pants on I've just headed to Thailand and ridden the mountain roads out there to remind me of why I love having a bike.
Way I see it if someone has caught you up, is continuing to keep up and is trying to get past then you should let them.
Can you post this to the BMW R1150/1200GS forum please. Those Charlie and Ewan wannabe to55ers won't move over for anyone. I get so angry I undertake them and sometimes have the urge to boot the arrogant pieces of crap off. They see you alright because you can see them checking both mirrors and watching you gesticulating for them to get their overweight, overpriced and over here teutonic sheds out of your way, then they slowly try to filter through gaps you can get a bus through, checking both sides to make sure there aren't any stray boulders or ravines around, as if the A40 is the Road of Bones. Bunch of utter w4nkers
madness
21-03-11, 09:06 AM
Can you post this to the BMW R1150/1200GS forum please. Those Charlie and Ewan wannabe to55ers won't move over for anyone. I get so angry I undertake them and sometimes have the urge to boot the arrogant pieces of crap off. They see you alright because you can see them checking both mirrors and watching you gesticulating for them to get their overweight, overpriced and over here teutonic sheds out of your way, then they slowly try to filter through gaps you can get a bus through, checking both sides to make sure there aren't any stray boulders or ravines around, as if the A40 is the Road of Bones. Bunch of utter w4nkers
Are you not stereotyping there? ;)
i dont own a motorbike so shant be contributing to this thread
thanks
keith
Milky Bar Kid
21-03-11, 12:53 PM
Oh for godsake! Will you all just get out on your bikes and stop with all this bickering!!!
metalangel
21-03-11, 12:54 PM
No way! It's cold and wet outside!
Milky Bar Kid
21-03-11, 12:58 PM
No it's not!!!
metalangel
21-03-11, 01:07 PM
Well it was this morning at 5am when I had the choice of car or bike to go to work on!!!
*lip starts to tremble*
Milky Bar Kid
21-03-11, 01:09 PM
Tut. Weekend Warrior.
I'm not allowed to commute on my bike - It gives an unprofessional image of my company - Discuss
It means i normally only get out at weekends too and I'm fair weather double figure temperature rider
and I have heated grips and use them all year!! Ach who cares at the end of the day If I enjoy it and I ain't hurting or endangering anyone else what harms is there.
Fenjer - you don't have hot grips becuase Syd's battery won't take it! hehehehe
yorkie_chris
21-03-11, 07:36 PM
I'm not allowed to commute on my bike - It gives an unprofessional image of my company - Discuss
Fenjer - you don't have hot grips becuase Syd's battery won't take it! hehehehe
Tell them to f*** off! It's perfectly legitimate transport, tip up in a battered mk2 transit with rust dripping out of every gap and see which they prefer.
Alternator/charging system, not battery [/pedant]
dizzyblonde
21-03-11, 07:53 PM
Peg rides to work, has to wear a suit all day, and go out to customers in their homes. Nobody says its unprofessional at all. In fact he has his own parking bay and permit, and the customers think its ace!
I even turned up at the door yesterday on the Vrap, nobody battered an eyelid...even if you could hear it coming half a mile away. Can't upset the new employers one bit with motosickles.
Q tell em to FFFF offfff
Fenjer - you don't have hot grips becuase Syd's battery won't take it! hehehehe
ALL LIES!! Besides he has a shiny new (Yuasa gel) battery now... and I thought you were our friend! :smt037
Alternator/charging system, not battery [/pedant]
What he said...
But still, not really fair or true!
yorkie_chris
21-03-11, 11:23 PM
Yeah you probably want to check it's charging properly or it will kill the fancy new battery :-P
missyburd
21-03-11, 11:59 PM
Well that was an entertaining read. DOn't stop people, you make me smile with your opinionated antics :-D Anyway, never mind all this trolling crap, what I want to know is why "summer/weekend riders" are so darned impolite? I commute 20 miles to work and back, any other commuters I see on bikes are pleasant enough to nod back if they don't nod first. Any other bikers I see on my days off when the sun's out don't so much as look at me, bloody rude! /rant.
I wasn't holding anyone up, every time I pulled away from lights I had this damn thing flat out trying to overtake me!
Thought the general rule of the road was if someone behind you wishes to go quicker than you you let them past not simply wave your willy about because the person behind has L plates and your ego would take a horrendous bashing :rolleyes:
missyburd
22-03-11, 12:02 AM
Oh and to make another point, there's nothing wrong with not wanting to ride your bike when the weather's crap, the fact some of us do is usually (note not always) because the bike is the only form of transport we have, it's either that or don't get paid. Those of you who are lucky enough to own a bike as a toy, well hats off to you for earning enough money to do so and could you give me some please???? :-D
metalangel
22-03-11, 07:00 AM
I'm not allowed to commute on my bike - It gives an unprofessional image of my company - Discuss
******** says I. Our t**t boss wants everyone in here in shirts and ties and such even though we're not customer facing, but the signallers who work on the other side of the building are scruffy as they like.
I'm sure one of these days I'll be told off for wearing my bike boots around the office. I'm still wearing your shirt and f***ing tie, though.
andrewsmith
22-03-11, 08:07 AM
I'm not allowed to commute on my bike - It gives an unprofessional image of my company - Discuss
It means i normally only get out at weekends too and I'm fair weather double figure temperature rider
and I have heated grips and use them all year!! Ach who cares at the end of the day If I enjoy it and I ain't hurting or endangering anyone else what harms is there.
I agree with YC, Q I've never had a complaint regarding using the bike for work where I am, and the MD's based in our office.
Well that was an entertaining read. DOn't stop people, you make me smile with your opinionated antics :-D Anyway, never mind all this trolling crap, what I want to know is why "summer/weekend riders" are so darned impolite? I commute 20 miles to work and back, any other commuters I see on bikes are pleasant enough to nod back if they don't nod first. Any other bikers I see on my days off when the sun's out don't so much as look at me, bloody rude! /rant.
Thought the general rule of the road was if someone behind you wishes to go quicker than you you let them past not simply wave your willy about because the person behind has L plates and your ego would take a horrendous bashing :rolleyes:
I'm now here for the ride too, keep it going :D
The 'L' plate thing is a laugh, see a guy on a RS125 on the plates go fleeing past me and a guy who was willy waving at me, he sort of looked like a plum afterwards
markc123
22-03-11, 08:24 AM
I'm not allowed to commute on my bike - It gives an unprofessional image of my company - Discuss
I'm allowed to use our machine shop and take mine apart in the car park / go off for blasts at lunch. ;)
Helps that the MD has 3 bikes.
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-11, 08:52 AM
To be fair Q, I don't think they'd have a leg to stand on with that - what would they do if you didn't have a car license and your bike was your only form of transport? Provided you take smart clothing with you, I don't see how they can stop you?!
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-11, 09:01 AM
Well that was an entertaining read. DOn't stop people, you make me smile with your opinionated antics :-D Anyway, never mind all this trolling crap, what I want to know is why "summer/weekend riders" are so darned impolite? I commute 20 miles to work and back, any other commuters I see on bikes are pleasant enough to nod back if they don't nod first. Any other bikers I see on my days off when the sun's out don't so much as look at me, bloody rude! /rant.
Thought the general rule of the road was if someone behind you wishes to go quicker than you you let them past not simply wave your willy about because the person behind has L plates and your ego would take a horrendous bashing :rolleyes:
Because they are too cool!!! Cool people lose respeeeeeek innit if they appear to be nice and polite!!!!:rolleyes:
On topic, I have my bike and my car, way I see it, I am increasing my chances of coming a cropper en route to work at 7am in the winter due to black ice/snow/torrential rain (people who don't clear windscreens or mirrors enough...). I have ridden in icy conditions and I have ridden in high winds and torrential rain and while I don't mind it, I don't want to do it every damn morning when I have a perfectly good car sitting there!
I know people will say it improves your riding, and whilst I agree it does, last year I had to attend an accident with a work colleague, an experienced and very good rider, who came off because of a sneaky wee patch of black ice in the middle of a bend. Accidents happen and to be honest, I'd rather be having fun on my bike if I get hurt than just trundling along to work....no fun in that!;)
Dicky Ticker
22-03-11, 09:10 AM
I am a Summer rider,but by that I mean I don't ride in adverse weather conditions unless completely necessary,reducing the risk of having an off. Not all Summer riders are silly,just some of us don't have to use our bikes in the cold, wet, ice and snow and don't feel like having to prove or account for being macho any where any place types.I did all that before I could afford to run a car and a bike
If your bike is your only means of transport and you ride in all weathers okay but I have alternative transport for the bad weather
It is the generalisation of the thread title that is a bit unfair on people who don't ride in the winter so please don't tar us all with the same brush.
To be fair Q, I don't think they'd have a leg to stand on with that - what would they do if you didn't have a car license and your bike was your only form of transport? Provided you take smart clothing with you, I don't see how they can stop you?!
It's difficult to turn up to work looking smart and fresh after a bike ride. Although I'm sure they couldn't stop you they could probably make your life difficult by saying you appearance is not up to scratch to maintain the company image.
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-11, 09:20 AM
It's difficult to turn up to work looking smart and fresh after a bike ride. Although I'm sure they couldn't stop you they could probably make your life difficult by saying you appearance is not up to scratch to maintain the company image.
I manage it! As long as you fold stuff right when you put it in your bag its fine! Doesn't take long to give your face a quick wash and sure it won't take Q long to put her make up on and tie her hair back or what ever!!
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