View Full Version : The wierdest thing EVER
Bluepete
13-09-07, 01:43 PM
I've just come in from my first ride since late July. Pottering around to get the hang of it all again, I found myself in Eccleston near Chorley.
So, there I was, waiting at a T junction when I heard a motorbike coming from behind me. Check mirrors just as it passes to my nearside to see the entire right side of the bike. That's as in, NO RIGHT LEG.
AT ALL!
This lad was blattin' about on a crappy old 50cc job, looked like an old Yamaha DT or similar with one less limb than most of us! He even had a crutch strapped to the side of the bike (Thinking of you K :rolleyes:)
I honestly didn't know what to think. He had jeans on, cut off and sewn up to the stump. Now I'm not talking about part of his lower leg being absent, this was the whole leg, right up to the top of his thigh.
Now that's dedication!
Ha crazy, I'm suprised its aloud but fair play to the guy if it is :cool:
colinsv25
13-09-07, 01:45 PM
hats off to that bloke fair play=D>
philbut
13-09-07, 03:54 PM
how the hell did he use the rear brake? maybe it was a twist and go with the rear brake on the bars??? respect to him though.
There's a dude who turns up to Rye in Sussex now and then on his Fireblade with a sidecar, and in his sidecar is his wheelchair, for non motorbike getting about.
Very cool!
I have seen a couple of Trike based mobility vehicles around here, certainly nothing 2 wheeled though.
SoulKiss
13-09-07, 04:00 PM
There's a dude who turns up to Rye in Sussex now and then on his Fireblade with a sidecar, and in his sidecar is his wheelchair, for non motorbike getting about.
Very cool!
Obligatory NABD link
http://www.nabd.org.uk/
Heh heh - rear brake, pah, but at least he can get on and off the correct side. ;)
To be honest, I've had the same 'is that actually allowed' comment - meh, you only need to put one foot down when you stop. ;)
Keith1983
13-09-07, 06:35 PM
The thing I was wondering was how does he put the sidestand down?
The thing I was wondering was how does he put the sidestand down?
Either balances against the crutch or uses it to prod the stand down I guess.
Sid Squid
13-09-07, 07:05 PM
When I was dispatching there was I guy I knew, also a courier, who only had one arm.
the white rabbit
13-09-07, 07:20 PM
When I was dispatching there was I guy I knew, also a courier, who only had one arm.
'armless bloke, but the other one doesn't have a leg to stand on really
8-[
When I was dispatching there was I guy I knew, also a courier, who only had one arm.
Chris, one of the blokes at Wylies (dealership in Telford) has no right arm - lost in a bike accident I believe. He rides a specially adapted Yam, the throttle is on the left as are the front brake and the clutch.
Supervox
13-09-07, 10:01 PM
I sem to remember a couple of stories featured in Bike magazine a couple of years ago.
(1) A guy with 1 arm & 1 leg (left in each case IIRC) who regularly rode his D*cati - but had fun & games with the spring loaded side-stand.
He was also featured in local campaigns using the slogan "las time I drank & rode it cost me an arm & a leg" !!
(2) A guy with 1 arm (right) who rode an R1. Instead of using a false arm to grip the handlebar, he removed the left-hand clip-on & replaced it with a 'lump' of lead. His insurance company accepted that this was an 'anti-theft measure' on the grounds that no-one else would be able to ride the thing !!
I say fair-play to anyone who wishes to keep riding despite a disability :thumbsup:
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