Sharpen up!

[ital916]

I'm not one to name and shame people but driving home today I saw a biker on the motorway who would be lucky not to get killed if he continued riding the way he was. To the rider on the 100cc *i believe* bike license plate 26GEM *i believe, it was dirty lol*, you were lucky not to get run over by three cars on the bombay pukekohe on ramp heading back to auckland. If your bike can only ride at 60-70k on the motorway, get a new one. I winced as cars narrowly missed you as well as trucks. Riding on the very far left hand side of the lane *almost on the white line/hard shoulder* is not the best idea and will tempt cars to overtake you in your own lane, as I witnessed. Please be careful and get a different bike or do not ride on the motorway as I do not want any harm to befall you as a result of some idiot trying to share your lane and hitting you. Ride safe dude. Sorry if i seem nana but I usually don't talk bout other peoples riding unless it's overly dangerous.

Ride safe all

Drider

[Boob Johnson]

Sing it sister :mega:

[jcupit69]

Another example of why 70kmh isnt a safe speed for learner riders on the motorways :oi-grr:

[T.I.E]

Another example of why 70kmh isnt a safe speed for learner riders on the motorways :oi-grr:

bump it upto atleats 90, be slightly safer on open road and motorways.
but a little bike like that is pushing it. there are some bloddy big trucks about and they wouldn't even now something has happened with something so small.

[McDuck]

Another example of why 70kmh isnt a safe speed for learner riders on the motorways :oi-grr:

Another reason why people should sit an IQ test before a licence.

[BiK3RChiK]

Shouldn't even be on the Motorway on such a little bike going that slow, IMO! Also, it wasn't said that this biker was a learner, just that he/she was riding slow on the shoulder!! Probably the most dangerous place to be is right... Hope they get a clue before it's too late.

M

[2fst4u]

that's not the point though guys. the 70 kp/h limit is so that learners will avoid the motorway. there are some people who are able to ride on the motorway with confidence though. they should get rid of the limit for people on restricted licenses

[BiK3RChiK]

that's not the point though guys. the 70 kp/h limit is so that learners will avoid the motorway. there are some people who are able to ride on the motorway with confidence though. they should get rid of the limit for people on restricted licenses

There is no 70km/hr restriction for Restricted Licence holders. Also, the original poster never said that this person was a learner! Although it does sound like it by the way they were riding.

On my L-Plate (displayed) I ride on the open road at 90 to 100 on the main road down here. I have even gone past Police at these speeds and haven't been pulled over. I like to think I ride responsibly in all other areas though, so don't draw attention to myself. I am considering applying for an exemption to this restriction on my licence.

M

[McDuck]

There is no 70km/hr restriction for Restricted Licence holders. Also, the original poster never said that this person was a learner! Although it does sound like it by the way they were riding.

On my L-Plate (displayed) I ride on the open road at 90 to 100 on the main road down here. I have even gone past Police at these speeds and haven't been pulled over. I like to think I ride responsibly in all other areas though, so don't draw attention to myself. I am considering applying for an exemption to this restriction on my licence.

M

I have been ticketed for speeding while on the L, they just started the ticket from 100kph not 70

[ital916]

IQ isn't a measure for intelligence although it does actually do pretty well in testing common sense :laugh:

[Monsterbishi]

Another example of why 70kmh isnt a safe speed for learner riders on the motorways :oi-grr:

Simple solution is for learners to just not use the motorways, surely they can use whatever transport method they used for another 6 months whilst they 'learn' to ride on other roads.

[McDuck]

Simple solution is for learners to just not use the motorways, surely they can use whatever transport method they used for another 6 months whilst they 'learn' to ride on other roads.

The simple solution is to use there forking brain about how fast they go...

[NOMIS]

Simple solution is for learners to just not use the motorways, surely they can use whatever transport method they used for another 6 months whilst they 'learn' to ride on other roads.

Do u no what, I no this isnt a good thing, but ive been riding my m.bike for 6months with no licence at all ( and yes i no very dumb, and i no alot of u are goiung to say something about it)
i did my basic handling on my own bike and pased easy just havnt got around to doing the scratchy, any way.
Ive been riding the m.way every day and i could never imagine doing 70 unless on the on ramp, i think its a rediculous law. living in auckland and working in town it is impossible to avoid the m.way unless you spend half the morning filtering traffic going the long way. ( in return i would imagine being more dangerous ) and yes i no the train, bus ect is available, but it costs me a lot less(including mainting it im a tight ass with money and worked it all out over a year hense the reason why i havnt got around to paying for the scratchy test) riding my bike to work and home again than catching the train for $50 a week and a 30min walk home at the end of a long day.

Also i think there should be some sort of fast track programe in place regarding safety ect over a few saturday morning ( not defencive driving ) and in return getting your full quicker.

[hXc]

Another reason why people should sit an IQ test before a licence.What the fuck is this meant to mean?!


On my L-Plate (displayed) I ride on the open road at 90 to 100 on the main road down here. I have even gone past Police at these speeds and haven't been pulled over. I like to think I ride responsibly in all other areas though, so don't draw attention to myself. I am considering applying for an exemption to this restriction on my licence.
MI rode at the speed limit on my L's, all the time. Never got ticketed for riding outside license conditions either. And I always displayed the yellow thing.


Simple solution is for learners to just not use the motorways, surely they can use whatever transport method they used for another 6 months whilst they 'learn' to ride on other roads.And for those who can already ride a motorbike and learnt general roadcraft in their first week of riding? What do they do? I know that the 70k thing for the majority of learners is a joke. Get rid of it.

[NOMIS]

Also i think there should be some sort of fast track programe in place regarding safety ect over a few saturday morning ( not defencive driving ) and in return getting your full quicker.[/QUOTE]

By this I mean getting to a area and being taught by a rider with experience about situations on a m.bike, andvanced handling, braking ect not that stupid basic handling course i may of well of done on a pushbike. i found it in valuable and there was a guy there that passed who could not ride at all and let on the road will be a riding disaster.

[McDuck]

What the fuck is this meant to mean?!


What it means is people who do not have the brains to keep themselfs safe should not be on the road.

[hXc]

What it means is people who do not have the brains to keep themselfs safe should not be on the road.This shit is gold...
I do believe you are the person who rode his bike with missing teeth on his sprockets, a fucked chain and God knows what else?! And not just down the road...500 odd k's.

[Steam]

Also i think there should be some sort of fast track programe in place regarding safety ect over a few saturday morning ( not defencive driving ) and in return getting your full quicker.

They had a thing called the CBTA, you can look it up for more info. But briefly, it was an intensive course that allowed some people to go straight through from nothing to their full. It was a trial that ended in 2007, nobody seems to know why it stopped. There are lots of stories about why but few facts.

[NOMIS]

They had a thing called the CBTA, you can look it up for more info. But briefly, it was an intensive course that allowed some people to go straight through from nothing to their full. It was a trial that ended in 2007, nobody seems to know why it stopped. There are lots of stories about why but few facts.

well i tell you my basic handling taught me nothing, and it was stupidly priced i went there open to it thinking id be taught something i was very disapointed with it. they need to bring something else into play. nz licencing systems are stupid. Ive had alot of fines ( always out side conditions of licence ) but never had a speeding ticket or caused a crash. hmmmmmm lost my licence for demirits yes its 25 of the each time u get caught driving after 10, but you think they would put better systems in place for getting your licence, im only 20 and i agree with raising the bar making it harder but making it more efficent at the same time, reward the people who make the effort type thing. if they had something like that i could gaurantee i would be one of the few who have never had any kind of ticket.

[Mom]

I'm not one to name and shame people but ...... I usually don't talk bout other peoples riding unless it's overly dangerous.

Ride safe all

Drider

BURN HIM!! You have his rego, go find out where he lives and burn him!


Do u no what, I no this isnt a good thing, but ive been riding my m.bike for 6months with no licence at all ( and yes i no very dumb, and i no alot of u are goiung to say something about it)

Nope, not going to say you are naughty, you admit it, and you will be far from the last to ride outside the legal requirements. One thing though, can you please try a bit harder with the spelling etc. As long as you have balanced the risks (all of them) in your own life, what do I care.


Also i think there should be some sort of fast track programe in place regarding safety ect over a few saturday morning ( not defencive driving ) and in return getting your full quicker.

There used to be a course you could do. I believe Finn did it, he may know more about how it worked.

[BiK3RChiK]

One thing though, can you please try a bit harder with the spelling etc.

Unfortunately, this is the text generation! That is how they spell!!

M

[hXc]

Unfortunately, this is the text generation! That is how they spell!!

M*Resists pointing out your name, including you in your own statement.*

[Mom]

Unfortunately, this is the text generation! That is how they spell!!

M


Yes I am aware of the text generation, I still have a couple of teenaged children, they actually text me in proper words. The problem is members are not actually texting here on this forum. They are typing messages. I could have been really pedantic mind you and insisted on apostrophies as well.

There are many folk on here that can not spell well, but you can get around it somehow. Using "u" for you, and "no" for know is simply being lazy IMHO (in my humble opinion). This message is from a soon to be member of the BDOTGNZA enforcement division.

[McDuck]

Man text spelling pisses me off.....

[BAD DAD]

In the latter decades of last century, there was a training scheme at Western Springs speedway grounds that a lot of people attended, mainly to fast-track from "provisional" licence to "full" licence. I thought it was called the "Coca Cola Motorcycle School" or something similar I went there for that purpose and learned a lot. It was held on Saturday mornings.

[_intense_]

THANK YOU -ANOTHER SANE PERSON
Another example of why 70kmh isnt a safe speed for learner riders on the motorways :oi-grr:

[NOMIS]

Unfortunately, this is the text generation! That is how they spell!!

M

Actually, I Have a career where I do a unbelievable amount of typing and posting threads on a biker site I do not feel it necessary to proof read or use proper grammer. Funny that because I got excellence in all subjects in English.
Sorry mum but I have better things to do (don't mean to sound nasty saying that), and thanks alot for the advise.

[hXc]

Actually, I Have a career where I do a unbelievable amount of typing and posting threads on a biker site I do not feel it necessary to proof read or use proper grammer. Funny that because I got excellence in all subjects in English.
Sorry mum but I have better things to do (don't mean to sound nasty saying that), and thanks alot for the advise.Well you don't show any of this so called intelligence by typing like a tool, to be honest. You do yourself no favours either.

"Alot" is my personal pet hate. Alot is not a word people! A lot, yes. Alot, no.
Allot, yes, but it wouldn't make sense.

[Mom]

Actually, I Have a career where I do a unbelievable amount of typing and posting threads on a biker site I do not feel it necessary to proof read or use proper grammer. Funny that because I got excellence in all subjects in English.
Sorry mum but I have better things to do (don't mean to sound nasty saying that), and thanks alot for the advise.

Just proving I can be really horrible here, if you got excellence in English then you should read what you typed and discover that it makes no sense using advise here it should be advice. By the way, just to let you now my name is Mom not mum. A subtle but important difference. Mate, you shot your self down when you said you had done so wonderfully well at school, and type for a living?


Well you don't show any of this so called intelligence by typing like a tool, to be honest. You do yourself no favours either.

"Alot" is my personal pet hate. Alot is not a word people! A lot, yes. Alot, no.
Allot, yes, but it wouldn't make sense.


A new apprentice! LOL. I left "alot" to you sweets!


Actually.....

Mate there are some terrible spellers here, I am sometimes one of them. I guess the point I am trying to make is you can type properly, so please do so. Thanks.

[Trudes]

Mate there are some terrible spellers here, I am sometimes one of them. I guess the point I am trying to make is you can type properly, so please do so. Thanks.

Atrocious was the word I think I used (in other words, I so agree!!)

[hXc]

Mrs KD...what you trying to say with that rep comment?

[Trudes]

Mrs KD...what you trying to say with that rep comment?

hahaha, only that sexy people know how to spell!!:laugh:

[hXc]

hahaha, only that sexy people know how to spell!!:laugh:I'll take that as a compliment then, shall I?

[Trudes]

I'll take that as a compliment then, shall I?

I guess you can as your spelling always seems impeccable!!:niceone:

[hXc]

I guess you can as your spelling always seems impeccable!!:niceone:Why thank you. Yours is usually pretty good too, I must say.

[Trudes]

Why thank you. Yours is usually pretty good too, I must say.

You're welcome, and I do try... makes it easier for others to read IMOH.

[Mom]

hahaha, only that sexy people know how to spell!!:laugh:

Trude, think jail bait here :dodge: He is young enough to be my son, but maybe not yours......:o


Why thank you. Yours is usually pretty good too, I must say.

Do your parents know you chat up women on the internet young fella? :blip:

[hXc]

Do your parents know you chat up women on the internet young fella? :blip:I told dad that Trudes thinks I'm sexy, and he laughed. I don't care if they read it.

So lady...how you doin'?:Pokey:

[Trudes]

Trude, think jail bait here :dodge: He is young enough to be my son, but maybe not yours......:o



Do your parents know you chat up women on the internet young fella? :blip:

hahaha, he knows I'm just joshing (eh hxc):innocent:

[hXc]

hahaha, he knows I'm just joshing (eh hxc):innocent:Oh fuck. I was packing my bags and getting ready to run away with you. I mean, internet love is the only true love. I thought you loved me Trudi! :love:

[Trudes]

Oh fuck. I was packing my bags and getting ready to run away with you. I mean, internet love is the only true love. I thought you loved me Trudi! :love:

Ummmmm *backs out of this thread very quickly*:bye:
Course I love you sweety, nothing like a young man who can spell correctly!!:mellow:

[Mom]

hahaha, he knows I'm just joshing (eh hxc):innocent:

Yeah, ok, ok. :love:

Guess I will stop now before others get the wrong idea :innocent:

Last word though,

Txt spelling does not belong anywhere but text messages. We are not texting here. Bad spelling is something that we are all guilty of, some more than others. If you know how to spell and write well, you should use your intelligence and let your message shine, not dumb yourself down with stupid abreviations.

[BiK3RChiK]

Oh, I agree about spelling words correctly here! I think text spelling should be left to texting... My 13 year old daughter chose my nick, and I like its' quirkiness, so I used it, FWIW. I also agree about punctuation. Some sentences are extremely hard to understand without it.

M

[McDuck]

Yep. BTW i do actually try hard to spell everything right. :)

[terbang]

Do u no what, I no this isnt a good thing, but ive been riding my m.bike for 6months with no licence at all ( and yes i no very dumb, and i no alot of u are goiung to say something about it)
No I didn't know what, but now I do. Thanks.
Riding along the motorway at 70 KPH is just asking to be run down. Yes we know the law for learner riders and all that but it should be looked upon as a minimum standard, not a maximum. In other words, common sense should prevail and the learner rider should avoid the motorway or, if they must use it, keep up with the tempo of the motorway traffic.

[PirateJafa]

Yes I am aware of the text generation, I still have a couple of teenaged children, they actually text me in proper words. The problem is members are not actually texting here on this forum. They are typing messages. I could have been really pedantic mind you and insisted on apostrophies as well.

There are many folk on here that can not spell well, but you can get around it somehow. Using "u" for you, and "no" for know is simply being lazy IMHO (in my humble opinion). This message is from a soon to be member of the BDOTGNZA enforcement division.

Apostrophes?

You'll never join the BDOTGNZA at this rate Mom. Not to mention it kinda undermines your own argument. :)