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11-11-10, 03:15 PM | #31 |
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Re: Riding in cities/large towns
YBR125 is still quicker off the mark 0 to 20 mph than your average family hatchback MYC
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11-11-10, 03:20 PM | #32 |
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11-11-10, 03:21 PM | #33 | |
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11-11-10, 04:26 PM | #34 | |
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I was given that advice by a police rider for Durham that took me for my Advanced test a few weeks ago.
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11-11-10, 05:00 PM | #35 |
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That's OK, if your on a fireblade and you accelerate up to 30mph and the car behind accelerates up to 40, then he'll catch you. And eventually you'll catch the traffic in front. You have already achieved what you wanted to achieve, which is put yourself into a clear bit of road, and take up the desired position on the road, rather than being stuck in-between vehicles as they move off, and a 125 is more than capable of doing that. Safer to filter to the front and get a head start IMO.
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11-11-10, 05:08 PM | #36 |
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Oh, watch taxi's like a hawk MYC, they are always pulling manoeuvres that you wouldn't expect when picking up and dropping off passengers. After dropping of passengers they may be going to another job in the opposite direction, so they take one glance in the mirror and pull a U turn from the kerbside.
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11-11-10, 06:53 PM | #37 |
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I filtered tentatively when I first started commuting in, and a couple of weeks into the courier work I found myself as one of the faster riders on the road - probably one of the 'madmen' that a few of you have described.
Quite a strange experience actually. When the weather was good and I felt at one with the bike, it really felt like I was in some sort of 'zone'. Zipping though small gaps very quickly, and it not feeling risky at all - and on the bigger roads like the Westway, M4 and North Circular still filtering and lane-splitting up to 60-70mph. Felt like I had total control and everything seemed to be happening in slow motion. I am however, acutely aware that all that was probably an illusion and most of the time I was a split-second away from death. A great experience, but glad to be back behind a desk! |
11-11-10, 09:15 PM | #38 |
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