what you hate most when riding your bike ?
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ing road. i hear what your saying with all of those.... but what about having to take the wife on the back when you go out with the boys coz she wont stop naggin ya.
or what about the car youve been stuck behind for 10 minutes because youre on double whites and then the first chance you get to overtake him he doesnt see you in his mirrors... AAAAARGH NIGHTMARE!!!
or what about the car youve been stuck behind for 10 minutes because youre on double whites and then the first chance you get to overtake him he doesnt see you in his mirrors... AAAAARGH NIGHTMARE!!!
Micras with nice tartan blankets on the rear seat and no rear facing mirrors. Citroen Saxos with neons and 579bhp apparently (Sorry sonny, have a look at your power to weight ratio!) and wet leaves, diesel spills, Volvos (Have you seen that new X90 thingummy. Huge!), speed cameras, badly repaired roads, hedgehogs, those signs down the A339 to Alton saying 'Death to all bikers', cigarettes being launched at me and sweaty crutch in the summer in full leathers. Think that covers most of it.
Disclaimer:
This view is purely subjective in nature and holds no intention whatsoever of upsetting anyone described above.
Disclaimer:
This view is purely subjective in nature and holds no intention whatsoever of upsetting anyone described above.
Fine drizzle, which just doesn't seem to want to clear from the visor.
Diesel spills on the road.
People on mobiles, not aware of you. (This will now stop of course!)
Inconsiderate ba**ards who don't want to let you progress, because they're stuck in traffic.
People who notice others pull to one side to let you filter past, so they pull to the other side not realising why those other motorists have moved across - if you catch my drift.
Diesel spills on the road.
People on mobiles, not aware of you. (This will now stop of course!)
Inconsiderate ba**ards who don't want to let you progress, because they're stuck in traffic.
People who notice others pull to one side to let you filter past, so they pull to the other side not realising why those other motorists have moved across - if you catch my drift.
rossncath said:
So come on then guys and gals, whats the deal then, what do you all hate the most about riding your bikes? do we all hate volvo drivers or has that changed.tell me what twists your melon!!!
Hey ! Don't tar all Volvo drivers with the same brush. I was on the M25 yesterday around junction 12-13 in outside lane in moderately heavy but fast moving. I saw a couple of bikes nipping up behind, so I did my usual thing and indicated right and pulled over with offside wheels on the central reservation rumble strip until they safely filtered through. The both bikers gave appreciative signals, or at least I thought they were.
hey.......T4R hope you dont take offence (ive had enough of those lately with the 3 points i just got for 39 in a 30, baaaah humbug!!).
It was done to see what got the goat of todays bikers, and as you can see the results are quite amusing!. personally if someone lets me through when im on the bike then they will always get the thumbs up (even volvo's) lol
It was done to see what got the goat of todays bikers, and as you can see the results are quite amusing!. personally if someone lets me through when im on the bike then they will always get the thumbs up (even volvo's) lol
dern said:
Bikes filtering in front of me without keeping an eye out in their mirrors so I have to travel at their speed for mile after mile.
Mark
Sorry still trying to get used to my mirrior being in small. And trying to get used to filtering.
Trying to get over a fear that a kid will jump out in front of me, hence the slowness.
rossncath said:
hey.......T4R hope you dont take offence (ive had enough of those lately with the 3 points i just got for 39 in a 30, baaaah humbug!!).
It was done to see what got the goat of todays bikers, and as you can see the results are quite amusing!. personally if someone lets me through when im on the bike then they will always get the thumbs up (even volvo's) lol
No offence taken at all I can assure you
Life's to short and all taken in the friendly spirit of PH. I'll happily rip the p*ss out of myself and the Volvo 
any day of the week. Just wanted you to know that even a Volvo driver can at least try to be considerate towards the biking fraternity. Cheers !d3ano said:
Bikes filtering in front of me without keeping an eye out in their mirrors so I have to travel at their speed for mile after mile.
Mark
Sorry still trying to get used to my mirrior being in small. And trying to get used to filtering.
Trying to get over a fear that a kid will jump out in front of me, hence the slowness.
By no means an expert, but this is what I've picked up so far. I found it took me a while to get happy with filtering and even now, I'm probably one of the slower guys. However I've noticed that if you plan better, then you make progress at least as well as other two wheelers. Why? - because quite often others will push and push to find there's no where else for them to go, scooter riders seem particularly keen on this strategy
What I found was most important was giving myself the space to do it in, by this I mean you need to spot the need/opportunity to filter early. Then you need to make your rear observations early, so the transition to filtering is smooth. I've often found a scooter hovering in my blind spot and a shoulder check seems to wake them up to the fact you're about to filter. If your progress is smoother it will help you to relax.
When you cross the centre line of the road, don't feel you have to hover right by the traffic on your side of the road. If the lane is clear in the other direction for a good distance, use that space to get some distance between you and the other traffic in your direction, but be prepared to tuck back in. You're less likely to be affected by other traffic moving around in their lanes, for instance to pass a cyclist, again you notice this and feel more relaxed and also and your visibility may improve.
When you do go past things, don't stick on the crown of the road if you're not going to filter further and like all overtakes have a clear idea of your return point. Sometimes the cars/vans etc. will take you sitting on the crown of the road as a signal that it's ok to undertake you.
Watch out for junctions (as I know to my cost) on both sides - either a car may turn across your path with little warning, or a gap will suddenly open in the traffic to allow a car to pull across the traffic in your direction and if you don't stop it'll nail you!
There's lots more to it and I'm sure the more experienced riders will help more than I can, but the main thing it to learn at your own natural pace. As you get used to the routes you take, you'll identify the easy opportunities to filter, where the traffic is stationary everyday. These are where you beat the other traffic hands down, so where's the need to make/take risky opportunities? Like the man says - the important thing is getting there alive.
Hope this helps,
Steve
danhay said:
This bloomin changeable weather!
The worst example was coming to work in the sunshine, and by hometime it was blowing a hooley, and had started to snow. Slush and sidewinds are not a nice combination on an exposed Dual Carriageway
Still, at least it's nice today...so far
Don't jinx it. I don't have waterproofs today!!!
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