Should I be running scarred?
 

I cannot help it but why is every post so depressing today? Falling off, accidents, injuries? I am picking up a new bike on Saturday and will be commuting to Rochdale from Urmston. Should I be having second thoughts? Come on, cheer me up!

Re: Should I be running scarred?
 

New bike, wow!!! Exciting!! You will be fine as long as you're sensible, and do the thinking not just for yourself but for everyone else on the road too :D

Hmm commuting Rochdale to Urmston. Doesn't that mean you are required to ride through Death Valley every day?. Be afraid, be very afraid.



Nah seriously. treat the bike, motorway and other road users with respect and you will be fine. It is only when you start to break rules that silly events occur. :oops:

Chin up - it's just 'that time of year'. The weathers changed and winter skills are rusty...

... it'll happen again in spring when it gets all nice and sunny again. Those who have been hibernating will be having all the off then. :wink:

Getting a bike (along with learning to scuba dive) is the best thing I have ever done.

I love my bike, I love biking, I love the community that goes with it and the people I've met because of it and the things it's enabled me to do.

Yes, I've binned it a couple of times, yes, most cagers seem to be blind eejits, yes, you have to be careful, but OH. MY. GOD. Do the highs outweigh the lows?

Abso-bloody-lutely!

No, just ride within your own limits and at your own speed. If you don't know what these are then go and get some advanced training.

Just take it sensibly. I've noticed that the standard of driving gets worse the nearer to christmas we get. Also rain, wet leaves and salt and whatever else makes the roads really slippery in places.

Definatley, a bit of frost or at least damp roads coupled with mildly inebriated cagers (either still drunk from the night before, or a few too many jars down the pub at lunchtime) rushing to get home for Christmas is a nightmare.

Only advice is take it easy and ensure that you don't overtake unless you have a bigger margin for error than usual. Be extra careful when filtering, etc.

Well said that man! =D> The risks are the yang to the biking euphoria ying! Just ride as though everyone is out to get ya, we are the pilot fish swimming among the sharks!

Ride safe, after all, biking is the most fun you can have wearing leather... or is that second best :-k more fun than stuck in a car anyhoo...

Laaaaaters

Don't worry mate. A new bike will have to be run in and the dodgy weather is ideal for it. You'll be able to learn the bike taking it easier without that temptation to open her up at the first chance then find that the road surfdace is no good and that you can't slow down in time.

I picked up my SV back in March, was givin the keys and told, take it easy cos the brakes a new and will not be up to there best for a while, the tyres are new so grip will be low initially. Just about to pull out on a middleweight after a 16 year sabbatical it started snowing. :cry:

I took it easy for the 20 mile trip home and slowly got used to it. Some 10K (mainly) fun miles later in seven months. I can honestly say that by taking a little time to get used to it helped me no end to get more out of the bike. 8)

Just don't be tempted to override it. If someones quicker, it really does not matter, better to arrive a little later than not at all.

Good luck with the bike and post some photos when you get it. :thumbsup:

So when do I see you hooning about past bluewater again :?: :wink: