scooters riders are the best bikers in the world
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Every weekday morning at 6.45 a rev & rip type goes past the bottem of our drive. Rain, sleet, for, snow and ice make no difference.
Don't know what it is cos it's too dark to see!
He or she is either f***ing hard or can't afford a car!
I admire the rider because I'm just getting up and waiting to see the forecast before deciding bike or car.
Don't know what it is cos it's too dark to see!
He or she is either f***ing hard or can't afford a car!
I admire the rider because I'm just getting up and waiting to see the forecast before deciding bike or car.
I made the choice to take the bike every day unless I can't (i.e. enough ice or snow)
If I ditch the bike and use the car it costs me about £20 on the train/tube, can't be doing that too often.
Most of my gear held up well today but I don't understand how my gloves got wet, I tuck them inside the jacket sleeve so the water runs outside the glove but I could feel my wrist getting wet after about 10 miles, at 25 my palms were getting wet, at 50 the whole glove was wet and so was the neck tube.
I don't recall getting wet gloves with the last jacket I have unless its the gloves now?
Mags
If I ditch the bike and use the car it costs me about £20 on the train/tube, can't be doing that too often.
Most of my gear held up well today but I don't understand how my gloves got wet, I tuck them inside the jacket sleeve so the water runs outside the glove but I could feel my wrist getting wet after about 10 miles, at 25 my palms were getting wet, at 50 the whole glove was wet and so was the neck tube.
I don't recall getting wet gloves with the last jacket I have unless its the gloves now?
Mags
Mags said:
Ya big girls 
I was out on my SV, from Gatwick to Docklands, and I got soaked, worst ever.
My neck warmer was dripping wet and so were my gloves, but otherwise all dry.
Mags
Mags what time did you go in the morning ?
While sitting in traffic queuing for the Blackwall tunnel (at about 10:30), a Yellow SV went past me (I was in a Black Mk1 Golf)
Steve_T said:
Today was gross wasn't it, took all day for my kit to dry out.
Steve (another 'hardcore'SV rider)
hey, *another* SV rider? cool ! I had a mk1, loved it, but it was a bit small for 2. Now I will ride solo, missus Biker has quit, so I get all the bhp to myself. Coooooolllllllll !
Well,
Not meaning to bragg but I rode through the snow blizzard on Wednesday. Luckily I only ride a GN 125 so no fear of spinning the back wheel!!!
Scooters do my head in. Especially when they try to race every other vehicle on the road with 2 wheels. Get a real bike (at least mine has gears!!) and come back when you've gone through puberty. By that time I'll have an MV Augusta (I wish!).
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Not meaning to bragg but I rode through the snow blizzard on Wednesday. Luckily I only ride a GN 125 so no fear of spinning the back wheel!!!
Scooters do my head in. Especially when they try to race every other vehicle on the road with 2 wheels. Get a real bike (at least mine has gears!!) and come back when you've gone through puberty. By that time I'll have an MV Augusta (I wish!).
)well I love to race anyone who is up for it. Lots of folk get very upset when they get overtaken and left behind by a suited fella on a Gilera Runner. it seems that they assume that because they have more CC that should mean they are the quicker rider. My arse to that! Knowing the roads and the way traffic flows is far more important...
It's like all things, some are good and some are bad at riding. The scooters that stick in my mind are those that are inconsiderate, in the same way cars that won't move over are inconsiderate. Being a fast rider is no indication in itself to me of whether you're a good rider. I'll leave that judgement to others more capable than I to make. I would say though that it may simply mean you're ignoring or missing hazards that others are picking up on.
Steve.
>> Edited by Steve_T on Monday 2nd February 14:52
Steve.
>> Edited by Steve_T on Monday 2nd February 14:52
Well, I've stayed alive on mbikes for 20+yrs so I can't be too bad ;-p
I'm very aware of hazards, it's hard not to be with experience, and in mine scoterists are just another mobile roadblock to be negotiated....unless they have a pizza tray on the back natch, all hail the pizza dude
I'm very aware of hazards, it's hard not to be with experience, and in mine scoterists are just another mobile roadblock to be negotiated....unless they have a pizza tray on the back natch, all hail the pizza dude
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