Daft Things

Did a fair bit of the NW2/3 route a couple of weeks ago in the car with wife...and kept feeling meself leaning over as I was entering some of the bends, thought the missus might not have picked up on it.....but she did

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Nod to bikes in the car all the time! Usually I also think of going for an overtake that would be easy on the bike and remember a Nissan X-Trail diesel does not have the poke! (Luckily always remember before committing to the overtake!)

Yup, this is the only thing I get confused with. I often pull out into the overtaking lane on a motorway on a hill, floor it in my girlfriends Ka, and jsut sit there. Then I have to embarrassedly pull back in behind the car cos a queue has built up behind me

[yorkie_chris]

Once got a lift with my mate when I broke me wrist and couldn't ride, the bike I'd pi$$ed around on a bit before that was a very mental old exup...

M62, try to overtake a couple of artics, so I pulled out, floored it. Said to my mate "fkin hell is this engine healthy or what" ... "it's only a 1 liter corsa, change down!" ... Me: "I'm in 3rd!"

Moral of the story, don't buy a 1.0l corsa!

+1 for the shoulder check thing - I caught myself doing one driving the trolley in Morrisons the other week (although in my defence, I've had more things run into me there than on the bike and in the car combined)

You're supposed to shoulder check in cars anyway, so that's no bad thing

The principle still applies, you could get taken out by someone overtaking, etc.

Originally Posted by orose

+1 for the shoulder check thing -I caught myself doing one driving the trolley in Morrisons the other week ...

tried to wheelie the car

I did 330 miles on the bike Friday and had to do 60 miles in the cage yesterday, was driven mad by traffic and not being able to "make progress" but felt a twit when I found myself nodding at bikers!!

Yeah, I look a bit of a knob at times all leathered up with my lid on in my car ...

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Yeah, I look a bit of a knob at times all leathered up with my lid on in my car ...

I do that sometimes when I have to move the car to get the bike out.
You do get some seriously strange looks!

Guilty on the nodding to bikers front as well.
Mrs always notices and always says "Your not on that bloody bike now"

Shoulder checks as well, but I dont think I lean into corners..... or do I?