Are we gonna have a rideout this year or what???

Lol

The only person I know who needs a Tom-Tom to show him the way to his mouth.
He recons it saves him from stabbing his face with the fork

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

The only person I know who needs a Tom-Tom to show him the way to his mouth.
He recons it saves him from stabbing his face with the fork

Lmao.

I was at the long itch this morning for 9am for a bike safe day.
They were still recovering from colins breakfast order.

[L3nny]

Here was where the incident took place

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...&cbp=12,0,,0,0

I took the previous bend a lot faster than i was comfortable with but just about made it around. Thought Ralph was going to struggle as he was right on my tail so checked my mirrors to see if he made it. Then before I knew it I was going in the wrong direction.

I have never ridden that fast for that long before, I normally ride to about 70% of my comfort zone but Saturday I was at 90% most of the time. Still it's good fun to test yourself now and again.

I didn't have any particular problem with the corner before, although I was right on your tail (which I apologise for) like I said earlier, I tend to ignore the bike in front and plan the road in front of it.

I seem to remember being a long time quite hard on the brakes because the limit point stayed still for an awful long time on approach, so I knew it was probably near enough 90 degrees. I tend to stay on the brakes until the limit point starts moving, then off the brakes onto a slightly positive throttle just as or before I tip in.

The next corner the problem wasn't the corner, I was set up and ready for that, it was the confusion and suddenly having to figure out which way we were supposed to be going, then make up my mind about where to go.

Haha, don't know I'm laughing, I was only about 6 inch off of running into the back of Ralph. The resulting trumpet/tuono combo would have rivalled frankengixxer in the looks department.

Must do it again sometime.

Choo choo

Rus, I did see you shaking your head, assume it was your clutch slipping ?

Originally Posted by specialone

Rus, I did see you shaking your head, assume it was your clutch slipping ?

yep, was getting on my nerves. Under any hard acceleration it would slip. I'll try to bleed and adjust it this week. Hope that sorts it as I could do without shelling out

Originally Posted by rusty76

Haha, don't know I'm laughing, I was only about 6 inch off of running into the back of Ralph. The resulting trumpet/tuono combo would have rivalled frankengixxer in the looks department

Did I pull up hard did I? My head was too busy worrying about where to go so the bike was being ridden on autopilot. I know I didn't actually go up the lane, but stopped and pulled up sideways at the give way line. I was aware of other riders coming in behind me and going up the lane, but didn't realise you were that close.

That's twice this year I've nearly been wiped out by the rider behind me, Phil narrowly missed me about January/February time ('cos I spotted a right turn into a green lane so I hauled the anchors on from 60mph to go investigate oops!) he shot past my left at about 30mph with his rear tyre locked up and his bike practically sideways, as I turned right. That really wouldn't have been pretty!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Did I pull up hard did I? My head was too busy worrying about where to go so the bike was being ridden on autopilot. I know I didn't actually go up the lane, but stopped and pulled up sideways at the give way line. I was aware of other riders coming in behind me and going up the lane, but didn't realise you were that close.

That's twice this year I've nearly been wiped out by the rider behind me, Phil narrowly missed me about January/February time ('cos I spotted a right turn into a green lane so I hauled the anchors on from 60mph to go investigate oops!) he shot past my left at about 30mph with his rear tyre locked up and his bike practically sideways, as I turned right. That really wouldn't have been pretty!

Yeah you do throw out the anchors sometimes a bit heavy, ive learnt not to get too close to you lol