How the hell did this happen?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Ploppy

Well i didnt like there riding style much. There was too many risky over taking manouvers going on, squeezing into gaps in traffic and overtaking on blind corners. The first part was fine, they were using all of 'their' side of the road to strighten corners and get better visability ahead, it was when they caught up with the traffic that , for me, problems occured.



Troy Bayliss.....

Well I'm glad you said that ploppy cause it looks like I'm going to be riding with you soon.

Originally Posted by AmigaNut

Riding on the wrong side of the road and overtaking on bends. That what gives us bikers a bad name.

Yes ride fast but do it with safety in mind for yourself and other road users.

Using the opposite side of the road gives a better line of site on left handers (in this country). So long as you can see it is safe, theres no problem overtaking on corners.

Using the opposite lane and overtaking on corners can both be safe and acceptable manouvres if conditions allow. Theres a time and a place.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

So you would have crashed too?

We ride within the limits of the road and our abilities, which means we probably wouldn't have crashed at that point.

Mr Sanctimonious probably hasn't got the balls to use the power his bike has, yet seems eminently qualified to comment on what is good or bad riding.

I use both sides of the road where I need to, in my opinion there is only one time when the other carriageway is deemed the 'wrong' side, and that's when it's occupied by a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. I overtake on bends, but only when it's clear to see through them, I overtake on double white lines too, where I deem it safe to do so.

Like I said earlier, but with an addition - don't judge everyone's riding by your own low standards

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Well I'm glad you said that ploppy cause it looks like I'm going to be riding with you soon.

Originally Posted by Ploppy

Troy Bayliss.....

Only 3 times WSB champion, not a patch on Rossi's record I'm afraid.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

We ride within the limits of the road and our abilities, which means we probably wouldn't have crashed at that point.

Mr Sanctimonious probably hasn't got the balls to use the power his bike has, yet seems eminently qualified to comment on what is good or bad riding.

I use both sides of the road where I need to, in my opinion there is only one time when the other carriageway is deemed the 'wrong' side, and that's when it's occupied by a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. I overtake on bends, but only when it's clear to see through them, I overtake on double white lines too, where I deem it safe to do so.

Like I said earlier, but with an addition - don't judge everyone's riding by your own low standards

Who's mr sanctimonious? When was I judging everyone?

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Who's mr sanctimonious? When was I judging everyone?

It's not all about you you know

I was refering to someone else in this thread who thought it was terrible riding.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

It's not all about you you know

I was refering to someone else in this thread who thought it was terrible riding.

Ah sorry thought it was a personal attack lol. I only started the thread because it was a bit unexpected and unnerving they were probably doing close to the speedlimit when they went. I had a dream the othernight we were on a .org rideout and had a massive sv massacre pileup coz someone at the árse end tried some heroics. I'm a troubled child...

[flymo]

You had a bad day Lozzo?

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Only 3 times WSB champion, not a patch on Rossi's record I'm afraid.

Rossi is good, i am a fan, but Troy is also world class.....

out of 150 odd race starts in WSB hes won about 1/3 of them and finshed on podium in about 2/3 of them. And in 2006 (think it was 06) he did a wildcard race on 990cc ducati..... and led the race from the first lap! showing he still has it in motogp. (Rossi came in 13th)

I'd love to see those 2 race each other again

Anyways back on topic.

Carry on