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30-03-05, 02:57 PM

if a cager wants to think we're all bad bikers then that's their problem. It's a problem that we'll always have to deal with no matter how well we ride.

it's just a shame there are some that go along and f*ck it up for the rest of us.

If you saw these people laying in the road ahead you know you would stop and I expect you'd hold back on saying "You ferking deserved it the way you were riding"

30-03-05, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by shutdown

it's just a shame there are some that go along and f*ck it up for the rest of us.

Yes, the great shame is that no one ever really notices the rapid but considerate motorcyclist, by their very nature, they're gone before you really register their presence. It's the ones gunning their race cans on 30mph roads, repeatedly trying dodgy overtakes, popping wheelies etc. that will garner the attention of Joe Public.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no young fogey and enjoy a bit of speed and adrenaline as much as the next man, but I like doing it in a manner that doesn't turn every other road user I come across into a bike-hating bigot.

31-03-05, 10:03 AM

I see a lot of those GSXR1000 and R1 and fireblade riders going in and out of London every day. Well, only the sunny days, in fact... days like today they cry off... and they're a pain to get past when they get scared at going through gaps and filtering a lot of the time.

Sadly a lot of people feel that all you need is a big bike and bigger b@lls... no thought about experience or planning... rest assured that the wonderful powers of natural selection will wipe them out before the summer ends... or you could only ride on cold/wet days when none of them have the bottle to come out? Idiots can use all sorts of vehicles - bikes as well as cars.

31-03-05, 08:16 PM

Do double white lines count for bikes ??

As for riding "single file"..... When riding at a "brisk" pace correct road position is essential and it stands to reason that you will all be taking the same (or a similar) line. It is quite often that I can't see either Topcat or Nick in my mirrors when we're "keeping it on the boil", quite simply because they are on the same line.

Also, if you ride with someone a lot, you tend to know what they are going to do before they do it and therefore have better anticipation of actions. I have clocked a lot of miles with Topcat in particular and we can generally predict when and where each other will change position.

I'm not saying that the guys mentioned in the first post were in the right, but if they ALL subscribe to the fact that one of them can take the other out, and are OK with it, it's their risk, as long as nobody else is endangered.

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30-03-05, 02:57 PM	#41
shutdown Guest Posts: n/a	if a cager wants to think we're all bad bikers then that's their problem. It's a problem that we'll always have to deal with no matter how well we ride. it's just a shame there are some that go along and f*ck it up for the rest of us. If you saw these people laying in the road ahead you know you would stop and I expect you'd hold back on saying "You ferking deserved it the way you were riding"

31-03-05, 10:03 AM	#43
SVeeedy Gonzales Guest Posts: n/a	I see a lot of those GSXR1000 and R1 and fireblade riders going in and out of London every day. Well, only the sunny days, in fact... days like today they cry off... and they're a pain to get past when they get scared at going through gaps and filtering a lot of the time. Sadly a lot of people feel that all you need is a big bike and bigger b@lls... no thought about experience or planning... rest assured that the wonderful powers of natural selection will wipe them out before the summer ends... or you could only ride on cold/wet days when none of them have the bottle to come out? Idiots can use all sorts of vehicles - bikes as well as cars.

31-03-05, 08:16 PM	#44
Jelster Guest Posts: n/a	Do double white lines count for bikes ?? As for riding "single file"..... When riding at a "brisk" pace correct road position is essential and it stands to reason that you will all be taking the same (or a similar) line. It is quite often that I can't see either Topcat or Nick in my mirrors when we're "keeping it on the boil", quite simply because they are on the same line. Also, if you ride with someone a lot, you tend to know what they are going to do before they do it and therefore have better anticipation of actions. I have clocked a lot of miles with Topcat in particular and we can generally predict when and where each other will change position. I'm not saying that the guys mentioned in the first post were in the right, but if they ALL subscribe to the fact that one of them can take the other out, and are OK with it, it's their risk, as long as nobody else is endangered. .