Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[ophic]

Originally Posted by L3nny

SV is now officially a Man's bike and a big machine!

Shame the picture is posted in the middle of a paragraph about irresponsible, reckless riders

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by ophic

Shame the picture is posted in the middle of a paragraph about irresponsible, reckless riders

As if that's typical of older riders.

[ophic]

This quote is interesting: "Since 2004, about 90% of the casualties have been men"

Does that reflect the fact that 90% of riders are men? Cos if 95% of the riders are men, that doesn't look good for the girlies...

[NTECUK]

"Born again' bikers
The "born again" bikers seem to be becoming somewhat of a public health problem as middle aged (and older) men take to the roads again on ever increasingly powerful vehicles but with possibly rusty riding skills. This is important in framing new policy towards rider training and licensing which to date has focused on younger riders and less powerful machines and which has assumed a continuity of motor cycle use.

Fatal accidents often involve the motorcycle running off the road (41% of fatalities). These are often late at night, weekend crashes involving a drunken motorcyclist (Preusser et al 1995).

As solo accidents without collision with another vehicle account for only a small proportion of total accidents, it appears that impairment has a much more deadly effect on motorcyclists than simply rider fault."

Makes for worrying reading

[Red ones]

Bikes that fail their MOT and cost £200 to fix.

[Nutsinatin]

Dislocated my shoulder overnight, ride into work was reasonable, ride home was not fun

[timwilky]

Sore butt, shoulder, leg.

Stood on top of the step ladders fixing in place the facia board on the front of Lynne's love shack when I felt the steps moving as I was tightening the G clamp holding said board in place. I reach out and try to grab the roof as the steps collapse, fail.

Lands in heap on the deck. fortunately feet first, then butt, shoulder


A second later the barge board lands on my leg. Ouch.

The legs of the aluminium (note correct spelling Bill!) steps have bent sideways and the link chain split. Whilst I could bend them back I will write them off I don't want to go through that again.

It was only about a 6ft fall, but not nice and thank god the following board hit my leg and not head.

[maviczap]

Flippin eck Tim, a lucky escape, could have been much worse.

GWS

[BanannaMan]

Sounds like a nasty fall Tim.
Glad you're OKish.

(I suppose next you'll tell me it's not pronounced ' loo-men-um')

[ophic]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Lands in heap on the deck. fortunately feet first, then butt, shoulder

If that happens, always commando roll.

Just in case anyone is videoing it