Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Slightly amusing....

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle4963194.ece

Yet obviously negative.

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Haha man, that is so ridiculously rude and anti-bikers, but I still reckon he is funny. And clearly jealous cos he can't get it knee down and was photographed on a vespa. I don't see many Nissan Micra's on his Sub-zero wall!!

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

I know people don't sometimes pick up that other people have posted this stuff before.
But haven't you already posted this HERE.
Could you not just carry it on?

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Not many people look in old posts that have a dozen pages already unless they followed it from the beginning.

I suppose I could have done though :rolleyes:

Got it in for me today lol

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

im amazed how ignorant he is

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Looks a like windup but I wonder how many he’s put off making the switch to two wheels for economy?

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

One of the bike shops I went to at the weekend is spending a fortune on marketing claiming getting a scooter that does 120mpg will help them in the hard times.

Not sure how long it would take to break even myself after all expenditure.

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

He's a writer. He is simply padding out his boring comment of "I don't like to ride on 2 wheels, it feels a tad dangerous to me" with humour and obvious exaggeration, as you would expect.
I don't think he's ignorant, although it's a bit as if he is writing for the ignorant, he probably knows a lot more about bikes than he would ever let on, thanks in part to Hammond and May I reckon. Crude? Yes. Rude? Yes. Over-doing it a bit? Yes. Unnecessary? Totally.

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Maybe, he dosent strike me as stupid, and I can see how he is playing to his market, but some of the things he says are just wrong. He has a go at bikers for not liking scooters, akins it to rasism, but then top gear openly slates many cars. Hypocritical in my eyes.

Plus his comment about gear changing, all mainstream modern bikes that I know of change gear with the left foot, unless they are twist and go.

The coment about the brakes, there are linked and ABS for bikes if you so choose. Admitadly the option isnt there for all bikes, but there is the otpion none the less.

Re: Clarkson - On riding a scooter
 

Am quite taken aback by that article.

I also counted 12 references to death as a result of being on a motorbike, what a pessimist. I like this bloke when he's talking about cars but definitely cars is JUST what he should talk about, he's a complete **** otherwise :rolleyes: