Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Don't worry I'm sure AdamEf will be the highest bidder by now

I wouldn't know what to do with a 1000. I might get a 750 again one day, but even that was over the top for my abilities really.


Although, there is still a 1ft wide slither of space left in the garage....

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I wouldn't know what to do with a 1000. I might get a 750 again one day, but even that was over the top for my abilities really.


Although, there is still a 1ft wide slither of space left in the garage....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/265067658901

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Petrol-Bi...xoCcEUQAvD_BwE

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excuse the vulgar mudflap

[Bibio]

joking aside. do you need a licence, insurance, mot and tax for those petrol pushbike conversions?

[punyXpress]

For the 'stars & stripes' version he says " For off road use only... " this after listing several licence - losing misdeeds.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Bibio

joking aside. do you need a licence, insurance, mot and tax for those petrol pushbike conversions?

Yep, almost certainly illegal. They are engine propelled (and not low pwr electric) so will be illegal, I recall kids used to stick petrol RC engines on scooters and these were illegal. Not sure you can even tax them due to safety checks or if you can it would be a bit of an undertaking getting vosa to sign it off I guess.

I have ridden one of the conversions because it looked hilarious, think it was an 80 or 100cc 2 stroke. It was terrifying - you just look like an insane postman putputting along with a cloud of smoke behind you on a conventional bike but not pedalling.

[Dave20046]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YamiV2DR_r8

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YamiV2DR_r8

Love it. Eccentricity at its best!

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YamiV2DR_r8

Fred Dibnah would have loved it.

[svenrico]

'The new 'graduated driving licences' would see elderly drivers, suffering with health problems, restricted to an area of just 20 or 30 miles from their home and could see a night time ban enforced.'
Watch out over 70's !

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by svenrico

'The new 'graduated driving licences' would see elderly drivers, suffering with health problems, restricted to an area of just 20 or 30 miles from their home and could see a night time ban enforced.'
Watch out over 70's !

I'm sorry (and I'll review in a few years!) but I bloody agree. I recently sat in the car with my mother and when asked why she was doing 33 in a 40 in the wrong lane she said 'because I'm turning right' and I had to point out she wasn't turning right for over half a mile and the limit was 40 and it was more than safe to be doing that (as two cars undertook her). Then she did 38 through the following 30!
I think the "I'm turning right" screw everyone else mentality comes with age, previously she would never have done that asa notably longtime nervy driver . My Dad's getting like that too. The ampount of accidents my grandparents had in their latter years was unbelievable, sad to remove those freedoms and I'm not sure a blanket rule is the way to go but certainly another layer of testing!

I've seen older people go the wrong way around a round about (pretty sure it was on a ride with people on here) , she had the audacity to shake her head and scowl at all the dirty bikers waving both arms at her. And also go the wrong way down a motorway. I know young people can be reckless but atleast they have some consciousness and ample cognitive resources to react or atleast inspect their own actions rather than presume they are in the right and scowl at everyone trying to warn them of the chaos.