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Red ones · 05-03-16, 10:27 AM

Came from a moped recently?
I ask because a lot of moped riders turn their head excessively purely because the mirrors vibrate so badly they're useless. That doesn't happen even on an SV.

Use those mirrors to build a mental picture of what's going on behind you. Think "There's a white Hyundai, blue Astra, cyclist, f****ing big lorry, one of those glazing vans with the annoying bit that sticks out the side designed to remove biker ankles" etc. When you check 10 seconds later check that list - where's the blue Astra? How did the red Golf get there? The missing Astra is a problem-is it in the blind spot which is bl**dy massive.
It is very rare something just gets into your blind spot without first being somewhere else. If he came out of a side road then you passed him first.

05-03-16, 10:27 AM	#5
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Shoulder checks and SV650s position Came from a moped recently? I ask because a lot of moped riders turn their head excessively purely because the mirrors vibrate so badly they're useless. That doesn't happen even on an SV. Use those mirrors to build a mental picture of what's going on behind you. Think "There's a white Hyundai, blue Astra, cyclist, f**ing big lorry, one of those glazing vans with the annoying bit that sticks out the side designed to remove biker ankles" etc. When you check 10 seconds later check that list - where's the blue Astra? How did the red Golf get there? The missing Astra is a problem-is it in the blind spot which is bldy massive. It is very rare something just gets into your blind spot without first being somewhere else. If he came out of a side road then you passed him first.