12 Things?

[Mom]

There is a thread floating around at the moment where a member has stated

"In addition to xxx's example I could rattle off a dozen everyday scenarios where the general public would have a very definite and unfavourable perception of us"

Sadly this member seems unable to come up with the rattle, so I thought it would be a good idea if we could all help him out :yes:

There has already been one example given by xxx so there have to be 12 more, here is the one already given...

"I know it's safe to pass the way you just did, and you know it's safe to pass like you just did (or maybes you don't care), but the people in the car sure didn't think so. Maybe you didn't need to go that close and make that much noise (felt good, though, didn't it?)"

Remember folks this has to everyday scenarios, not one off things that happen.

I will be editing this first post as we find the 12...

1. Inconsiderate lane splitting

2. Hurling abuse at a driver for not moving far enough out of the way

3. when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front and pull in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front.

4. Overtaking while crossing double yellow lines

5. Loud, obnoxious pipes

6. Very close overtaking

7. Shorts, tee shirts and no boots or gloves while riding

[Nagash]

Lanesplitting, seems to be the sin of the earth to some cagers.. Specially if you have to smash through a couple of wing mirrors..

[madbikeboy]

What about when we filter past, and smile while the cagers sit in the queue and fume... ?

[James Deuce]

12 DIFFERENT things.

[Mom]

Yes I agree, lane splitting as done by some of our fraternity can well be a turn off the the motoring public in general, and it most certainly is an everyday occurance - well in the smoke anyway.

So we have 1!

[Qkchk]

Passing on double yellow lines.

[James Deuce]

Crossing them or without crossing them?

[Headbanger]

Excessive speed

Crossing the centre line just for the hell of it

Passing in packs

Falling off......

Riding on the footpath

Takin it offroad (great way to save time)

Wheelies

Jumps



yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeefuckinhaaaaaaaaa

I've had some great times on bikes,

[Katman]

Racing through the neighbourhood with your new set of drag pipes.

[Bonez]

Passing on double yellow lines.Cagers do that as well. It not unique to motorcyclists.

[Katman]

Young idiots racing around on the footpath on pitbikes.

[Katman]

Passing at 240kph.

[Katman]

Carving up a car mid corner.

[Bonez]

Young idiots racing around on the footpath on pitbikes.
Now are those young idiots motoriclists or wannabes?

[Katman]

Passing at 240kph while on one wheel.

:msn-wink:

[Katman]

Hurling abuse at a driver for not moving far enough out of the way.

[Katman]

What are we up to Mom?

[Bonez]

Racing through the neighbourhood with your new set of drag pipes.Oh look at my big bore bro................

[AlBundy]

Passing at 240kph.


WOW...

I'da thought 120 would be fast enough to rattle some peoples cages....

In fact, riding the speed limit is too far out of some cagers abilities.....

[AlBundy]

Stoppies at every set of lights or stop sign...

[FROSTY]

Sorry guys heres a few from a cagers POV
1) loud pipes and revving the shit outa the bike
2) wheelies/stoppies in urban areas
3)weaving through motorway traffic -it looks bloody dangerous
4) Fast lane splitting
5)overtaking on corners (even when WE can see round em cos we be higher up)
6) tinted visors in combination with black leather -then sit up alongside the cagers at lights
7) "pack" riding swamping a cage on a country road. -aint dangerous but it seems to be pretty intimidating.
8)Overtaking where you dont swing waaay wide of the cage

[Ixion]

Hey, woz wrong with riding on the footpath? That's what it's for, after all.

I just wish they weren't sometimes cluttered up with pedestrians. It's almost as bad as the bay the damn buses clutter up the buslanes so you can't get past them (unless you ride up onto the footpath)

[Mom]

Passing on double yellow lines.


Crossing them or without crossing them?

Ok, so overtaking WHILE crossing the double yellows is a candidate for number 2?

[Bonez]

Sorry guys heres a few from a cagers POVWe are not saying there aren't. And thats a well corolated list Frosty.

[Mom]

Racing through the neighbourhood with your new set of drag pipes.


Young idiots racing around on the footpath on pitbikes.


Passing at 240kph.


Passing at 240kph while on one wheel.

:msn-wink:


What are we up to Mom?

Well to this point we have one.

Remember this member said everyday occurances, I dont believe I have ever seen a pitbike being raced on a footpath, I might have been overtaken at 240kph but I doubt, 200hundy might be closer to the mark and that was a oncer in 32 years.

Mono at 240kpm? You live in lala land if you think that happens everyday, I am picking never :yes:

Lets keep this realist please, read the first post, lets help this member find his 12 everyday things :yes:

[Mom]

Hurling abuse at a driver for not moving far enough out of the way.

This one however, seems to have merit :yes:

[Mom]

Stoppies at every set of lights or stop sign...

Suggest you re-read the first post dude, we are looking for every day things here not the stuff of your fantacies.

[Katman]

Remember this member said everyday occurances, I dont believe I have ever seen a pitbike being raced on a footpath, I might have been overtaken at 240kph but I doubt, 200hundy might be closer to the mark and that was a oncer in 32 years.

Mono at 240kpm? You live in lala land if you think that happens everyday, I am picking never :yes:



Sounds like you're the one living in lah lah land Mom.

The brief of the original comment was not "Things that Mom sees everyday".

[martybabe]

Ya got me stumped, sure 'THEY' would take umbrage at someone riding like a twat, I would, then again, they'd be pissed off at anyone driving like a twat.

I'd like to think that 'THEY' would be intelligent enough to not have an unfavourable impression of all car drivers just because they've had issues with a couple of tailgaters, ditto bikers. It would be rather stupid if Joe public Disliked us all because they saw some clown pop a wheelie past a school once.

I'm sure if the none riding public were Polled on this, there would be a small percentage that claim to 'Hate Bikers' because their envious,or think they're dangerous,or had some issues with a yoof riding up and down their street all the time but other than perceived bad riding, I don't think the majority of the bike less public give us a thought. Sadly that's also true at intersections.:crazy:

Interesting but. :corn:

[Bonez]

Sounds like you're the one living in lah lah land Mom.You forgot the smiley winky face.

[Mom]

Sounds like you're the one living in lah lah land Mom.

Ok, that is fine, I dont much care where you think I live at all.

But are you seriously telling me you see pitbikes being raced on a footpaths, bikers overtaking cars at 240kph and pulling monos at 240kpm everyday? If you do then FFS MOVE!!!

[ital916]

Motorcylcists and their lack of patience must surely piss off cagers. Here is one, when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front pll in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front. I don't mind lanesplitting bikes, but when there is hardly any traffic, really do you have to. You get to your destination 30 seconds quicker but annoy pedestrians and other motorists alike,

[Mom]

Excessive speed

Crossing the centre line just for the hell of it

Passing in packs

Falling off......

Riding on the footpath

Takin it offroad (great way to save time)

Wheelies

Jumps

I've had some great times on bikes,

I also have had some great times on bikes, but out of your list what is the everyday ones, I am certain you wont see a biker falling off everyday surely, well not unless you dont work and spend your days hooning around off road that is...:laugh:

[FJRider]

Lanesplitting, seems to be the sin of the earth to some cagers.. Specially if you have to smash through a couple of wing mirrors..

We don't HAVE to smash wing mirrors... we do it cause we can...

[Katman]

Ok, that is fine, I dont much care where you think I live at all.

But are you seriously telling me you see pitbikes being raced on a footpaths, bikers overtaking cars at 240kph and pulling monos at 240kpm everyday? If you do then FFS MOVE!!!

Just because you don't see them happen everyday doesn't mean they don't happen everyday.



:weird:

[Mom]

Motorcylcists and their lack of patience must surely piss off cagers. Here is one, when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front pll in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front. I don't mind lanesplitting bikes, but when there is hardly any traffic, really do you have to. You get to your destination 30 seconds quicker but annoy pedestrians and other motorists alike,

Yep, that is a good one too...

[Mom]

Just because you don't see them happen everyday doesn't mean they don't happen everyday.



:weird:

Thats cool too, how about you start a poll and ask how many people see these behaviours daily, then we can gauge just how common they are every day.

[Katman]

Thats cool too, how about you start a poll and ask how many people see these behaviours daily, then we can gauge just how common they are every day.

Go back and read the original comment.

I didn't say that an individual saw any particular occurances everyday.

I said I could name a dozen everyday occurances that could affect the way the general public percieves us.

Is English your second language?

[Mom]

Go back and read the original comment.

I didn't say that an individual saw any particular occurances everyday.

I said I could name a dozen everyday occurances that could affect the way the general public percieves us.

Is English your second language?

So solly no understand....

SO, you are the member in question then?

[Bonez]

Have we reached a dozen every day occurances yet?

[madbikeboy]

I know that asking good looking female passengers for their phone numbers while sitting at the lights seems to annoy cagers. Not sure why? :2guns:

[ital916]

Go back and read the original comment.

I didn't say that an individual saw any particular occurances everyday.

I said I could name a dozen everyday occurances that could affect the way the general public percieves us.

Is English your second language?

This thread was designed for you, and you fucked it up with stupid suggestions. This thread was going be to intersting but now it is heading down hill..and it is your fault. Well I've always wanted to say that..as you were.

[Maha]

Have we reached a dozen every day occurances yet?

Only three Bonez....so it seems.
I dont think, dragging situations out of thin air is warrants a place on the list.
Cant 'assume'.


I know that asking good looking female passengers for their phone numbers while sitting at the lights seems to annoy cagers. Not sure why? :2guns:

Thats cos, some of those Emos chicks look like blokes and vice versa.....:confused:
You could be asking the wrong gender?

[Mom]

Sorry guys heres a few from a cagers POV
1) loud pipes and revving the shit outa the bike
2) wheelies/stoppies in urban areas
3)weaving through motorway traffic -it looks bloody dangerous
4) Fast lane splitting
5)overtaking on corners (even when WE can see round em cos we be higher up)
6) tinted visors in combination with black leather -then sit up alongside the cagers at lights
7) "pack" riding swamping a cage on a country road. -aint dangerous but it seems to be pretty intimidating.
8)Overtaking where you dont swing waaay wide of the cage

I agree with the loud pipes 100%, and perhaps weaving through busy motorway traffic too, overtaking??? not so sure. Tinted visors etc meh some other comments will help make that choice, pack riding on country roads is no way an everyday occurance so is out of contention, very close overtaking is stupid and worthy.

[Mom]

Ok, we are half way there...keep up the good work team :yes:

[discotex]

Motorcylcists and their lack of patience must surely piss off cagers. Here is one, when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front pll in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front. I don't mind lanesplitting bikes, but when there is hardly any traffic, really do you have to. You get to your destination 30 seconds quicker but annoy pedestrians and other motorists alike,

The reason I still split even if there is one cage at the lights is defensive riding.

Last thing you want to be is the meat in a cage sandwich when the car coming up from behind doesn't notice the bike.

If it pisses cages off then they need to get over it - just like when we ride in the bus lanes it's fully legal. Just do it with respect and don't fly down between the stopped cars to get to the front and it's fine.

Plus, how else are you going to pull a wheelie when the lights go green? No point wearing the black leathers and tinted visor if you're not going to look cool :msn-wink:

[puddytat]

Traffic lights are good for practicing yer race starts......

[ital916]

The reason I still split even if there is one cage at the lights is defensive riding.

Last thing you want to be is the meat in a cage sandwich when the car coming up from behind doesn't notice the bike.

If it pisses cages off then they need to get over it - just like when we ride in the bus lanes it's fully legal. Just do it with respect and don't fly down between the stopped cars to get to the front and it's fine.

Plus, how else are you going to pull a wheelie when the lights go green? No point wearing the black leathers and tinted visor if you're not going to look cool :msn-wink:

that is why I keep an eye in my rear view mirrors.

[discotex]

that is why I keep an eye in my rear view mirrors.

I'd be impressed if you can tell if they're stopping the last 3m or not from the mirrors and manage to get out of the way in time.

I assume you leave the bike in gear the whole time?

Why take the risk?

[Ixion]

Motorcylcists and their lack of patience must surely piss off cagers. Here is one, when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front pll in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front. I don't mind lanesplitting bikes, but when there is hardly any traffic, really do you have to. You get to your destination 30 seconds quicker but annoy pedestrians and other motorists alike,

I'll often not bother if there are only two or three cars in the queue, and the light is about to change. But there are two reasons why splitting to the front is still a good idea. One is mentioned below, the risk of being rammed form behind by an Interchangeable Mabel. (mirrors may warn you that it's about to happen, but don't help avoid it).

The second is that I like to get clear of the traffic. I want a little box of clear road around me, I don't want to be trapped in the jam of cages, when some idiot decides to changes lanes on top of me.

It's not really about getting there quicker, odds are you just get to the next red light quicker. But you cna make the trip a safer one by filtering.

If that annoys Boi-racer of Mabel, tough titty (In Mabel's case, tough saggy titty)

(WTF - How come Firefox's spell checker doesn't recognise titty ?)

[Blackshear]

The reason I still split even if there is one cage at the lights is defensive riding.

Last thing you want to be is the meat in a cage sandwich when the car coming up from behind doesn't notice the bike.

If it pisses cages off then they need to get over it - just like when we ride in the bus lanes it's fully legal. Just do it with respect and don't fly down between the stopped cars to get to the front and it's fine.

Plus, how else are you going to pull a wheelie when the lights go green? No point wearing the black leathers and tinted visor if you're not going to look cool :msn-wink:


IS IT FULLY LEGAL FOR ME TO RIDE IN BUS LANES?!?!
I mean, I read the sign that said 'Busses only, and cycles' And thought I'd be a smartass and ride in it, because I thought I was a 'cycle' of sorts too.

Tried the waddling to the front of the cue today, felt goooooood.
Some motherfornicater beeped at me, which explains the hasty ride to the next set.

[Mom]

Just do it with respect and don't fly down between the stopped cars to get to the front and it's fine.

Nothing else to say really. :niceone:

So we have 6 and a couple of maybe yes maybe no options. Is this really all? There must be more surely, at least oooooo 4 or more. Come on lets rattle off a few more :yes:

[MadDuck]

I agree with the loud pipes 100%

:oi-grr:.........

[puddytat]

Would be alot easier to have 12 reasons why car drivers fark us off !!!:yes::bash::angry2:

[Mom]

:oi-grr:.........

Your new pipes are not LOUD, they are simply a lot louder than mine :innocent:

[jrandom]

Today, I hollered 'OI!' (not having one of those newfangled electric horns) and raised a middle finger to two different lady drivers.

Cyclists are cunts.

[Timber020]

Before my wife got on two wheels she hated lane splitters. Boy she got angry about it. Now she splits with the best of them.

My vote goes on the loud pipes as a first equal. Alot of people out there get PO'd about them. Alot make the boys racers seem stealthy.

[Mom]

The brief of the original comment was not "Things that Mom sees everyday".

Interesting edit and thank you for pointing out the blindingly obvious :laugh:

First on my list is...inconsiderate lane splitting, I live in a small rural town with no rush hour traffic to speak of, I almost NEVER see lane splitting, so yes it is not about what Mom sees every day.

My pick of the bunch is the tosser riders that dont wear good protective gear, I see that far too often, makes me cringe everytime.

[MIZXR]

Always get suppried when at the end of a ride the people that we passed come up to us an have a yarn, keep expecting to get yelled at but it dosn't happen often.
Scooter riders - not all okay
lane splitting
bad / failing passes or even close ones they really don't like that
getting blocked by some slow bike at lights - my fathers favorite
passing on the left in town -- certainly when done at speed
pushing cars out of the way to get in front -see this alot
Tricks
Speeding everywhere told they don't like that regularily
Appearing suddenly with a loud pipe
groups of guys taking over the footpath and coffee shops dressed in gimp suits
Getting a door kicked or a mirror riped off cause they caused a problem

They really don't seem to like when you weave through traffic at a slightly higher speed than them (10Kph) then fall off at a roundabout for some unknown reason. They yell abuse, laugh and say you deserved it About 20 or so cars said this before one guy stopped to help me out. Then he gave me the speech

don't see stopies, monos every day come to CHCH, and ride the Akaroa GP to see high speed one wheel action

[MaxB]

One for the list might be riders that sit in the blind spot behind other vehicles. Most cagers I know hate that 'cos the bike suddenly appears from nowhere when overtaking. OTOH most cagers I know may as well drive with their eyes shut anyway.

[PirateJafa]

Motorcylcists and their lack of patience must surely piss off cagers. Here is one, when there are only two or so cars waiting at the lights and the biker has to go to the front pll in front of the lead car and sit on the pedestrian crossing are, just to be in front. I don't mind lanesplitting bikes, but when there is hardly any traffic, really do you have to. You get to your destination 30 seconds quicker but annoy pedestrians and other motorists alike,

I do this just about every time.

I'll be buggered if I'm going to leave myself vulnerable between two cars, one of who I am desperately hoping will stop in time.

Andrew could give you a couple of stories where he's only missed being rammed by a dozy car-driver by gassing it through red lights, or hell, my very own sister rear-ended a car in front of her at some lights. I treat every car like she's driving.

Even a cager taking their foot off the brake - if it's a auto it'll roll forwards right into ya!

I don't sit on the pedestrian crossing though. There's rarely any need to roll that far in front of the cars.

Besides, for you city boys it might only be a extra thirty seconds you save each day, but for those of us who live well out of town we save ourselves a good bit of time. :)


Edit: Ixion explained it much better than me. Hell, the ol' bugger beat me to posting too. Maybe I should try reading the whole thread first next time...

[AlBundy]

Suggest you re-read the first post dude, we are looking for every day things here not the stuff of your fantacies.


Sounds like you're the one living in lah lah land Mom.

The brief of the original comment was not "Things that Mom sees everyday".

For ONCE I agree with Katman....

I personally do several stoppies every time I ride the 'tard... Has sweet FA to do with fantacies...

People I have ridden with, wheelie all the time. Some of them, well into the 200's range too. I suggest you get a grip on what some people actually get up to as opposed to 'mommy-land'...

[MarkH]

Besides, for you city boys it might only be a extra thirty seconds you save each day, but for those of us who live well out of town we save ourselves a good bit of time. :)

You might be surprised at just how much time can be saved in the city as well. I will often move between a couple of cars at the lights to get in front so that I can take off quicker - sometime sitting behind slow cagers means that you miss the next lights and have to stop vs getting in front and going through the next lights before they change. But it is VERY important to get a quick start when the lights turn green - nothing worse than some leather clad biker filtering through to the front of the queue at the lights then sitting there for a couple of seconds when the lights go green (or stalling it). Of course I get pissed off at cagers that don't take off quickly from the lights too - whoever is at the front has an obligation to pay attention to the lights and move swiftly when they go green, a little consideration for everyone behind you is just common courtesy!

[FROSTY]

Suggest you re-read the first post dude, we are looking for every day things here not the stuff of your fantacies.
sorry mom--although not every biker does this every time--of course --in the last couple of years its become fairly common here in orkland.

[OutForADuck]

RE: passing on double Yellows


Cagers do that as well. It not unique to motorcyclists.

Yeah but I see 10 bikes doing it for every 1 car... what is it about bikes that makes us think this is ok?

Having seen the results personally of bike Vs truck headon..... this is one manuevre I hate seeing!!

[OutForADuck]

SPEED.... we all seem to have missed the speed bit....


Now lets see? speed, noise, passing too close, odd small wheelie, occational stoppee.... damn you guys are describing my riding :shit:

Welcome back Frosty!!!

[ital916]

I do this just about every time.

I'll be buggered if I'm going to leave myself vulnerable between two cars, one of who I am desperately hoping will stop in time.

Andrew could give you a couple of stories where he's only missed being rammed by a dozy car-driver by gassing it through red lights, or hell, my very own sister rear-ended a car in front of her at some lights. I treat every car like she's driving.

Even a cager taking their foot off the brake - if it's a auto it'll roll forwards right into ya!

I don't sit on the pedestrian crossing though. There's rarely any need to roll that far in front of the cars.

Besides, for you city boys it might only be a extra thirty seconds you save each day, but for those of us who live well out of town we save ourselves a good bit of time. :)


Edit: Ixion explained it much better than me. Hell, the ol' bugger beat me to posting too. Maybe I should try reading the whole thread first next time...

I have never had a close call with cars not stopping behind me, I pull up on an angle and then keep an eye on whats ging on. Once a car behind didn't slow dwn enough but i just rode forward out of the way.

That one car in front of me is a buffer zone that I quite like. The chances of getting hit by the hundreds of red light runners today is a lot more than getting rear ended, the car or bus in front can get hit. Tis why it is bad to bolt of from the lights like it is a race.

[Nagash]

Just a quick well done to 'Mom' for taking alot of these bollocks posts with a cool head and a sense of humour.

Can't say in 3 years or riding, on my regular commute, have I EVER seen someone stunting. I'm sure it happens, but it's not a majority thing. Hell, the majority of bikers don't stunt at all.

And splitting to the front of the queue is always advantageous, no matter how many cagers are there. On my commute, getting through each light first is fudamental for a smooth ride without any long stops at the light (They have awful traffic light layouts in this country, somebody get a German in this country for god's sake)

Another addition which isn't on this list yet, and has been mentioned is speeding. See it every day, do it myself even. 50's just painfully difficult to do..

Also I agree with the sneaking up on cagers when passing, not really something we can control if the cager's don't actually look in their god damn mirrors but i've seen cagers swerve right over to the left when i've gone for a perfectly normal pass.

[dipshit]

Kicking car mirrors off because they didn't get out of your pretentious way.

[dipshit]

Riding around with your headlight on high beam so everyone can get out of your pretentious way.

[dipshit]

Riding much much faster than the normal flow of traffic and expecting everyone else to keep out of your pretentious way.

[PirateJafa]

I have never had a close call with cars not stopping behind me, I pull up on an angle and then keep an eye on whats ging on. Once a car behind didn't slow dwn enough but i just rode forward out of the way.

That one car in front of me is a buffer zone that I quite like. The chances of getting hit by the hundreds of red light runners today is a lot more than getting rear ended, the car or bus in front can get hit. Tis why it is bad to bolt of from the lights like it is a race.

That's why you look left and right before taking off from the lights.

Never trust the cagers to stop for a red light. For some of them, it's like a red flag to a bull.


Riding around with your headlight on high beam so everyone can get out of your pretentious way.

One of these days I'm going to mount the central median in my Nissan'o'Doom and take out a certain fucking Hyosung up here in Albany who always rides with his highbeams on.

Fellow biker or not, it's fucking annoying, and more to the point it's fucking blinding.

[vifferman]

Hey, woz wrong with riding on the footpath? That's what it's for, after all.
Welllll.... since you asked.
I've overtaken on the footpath only a handful of times (four, I think).
The last time I decided to do it, I fell off when the front tyre hit the wet grass on the verge. The VFR has scrapes on it as a result.
In my defence, it was when I was coming off 18 months of overprescribed drooogz, and my judgement was very, very dodgy.
It was still my fault, but there were mitigating circumstances (worked late, was very tired, brain was tired and malfunctioning, traffic was heavy, I acted before thinking things through).

[dipshit]

One of these days I'm going to mount the central median in my Nissan'o'Doom and take out a certain fucking Hyosung up here in Albany who always rides with his highbeams on. Fellow biker or not, it's fucking annoying, and more to the point it's fucking blinding.


Yeah there's some brainless dicks around on motorcycles.

[Nagash]

Yeah there's some brainless dicks around on motorcycles.

Who would'a thought..

[Tank]

, somebody get a German in this country for god's sake


OI - My Grandad fought to keep the bastards out! :laugh:

[Swoop]

Yeah there's some brainless dicks around on motorcycles.

Thank feck for that. We don't want them all in politics.

[Tank]

One of these days I'm going to mount the central median in my Nissan'o'Doom and take out a certain fucking Hyosung up here in Albany who always rides with his highbeams on.

Fellow biker or not, it's fucking annoying, and more to the point it's fucking blinding.

Here - Ill help you out - Its Dangerous Bastard. Some people dont give a flying fuck about other road users.


I put mine on highbeam and never put it on low unless I'm following a cop or something. Yep, fullbeam HID everywhere - stands out like dogs balls a kilometer away. edit: I'll dip it if someone flashes me, but that happens prolly once a month.

Steve

people cant flash you - they are too busy covering their eyes ..

[Goblin]

RE: passing on double Yellows



Yeah but I see 10 bikes doing it for every 1 car... what is it about bikes that makes us think this is ok? Dont know about your region, but around here there are double yellows where there never used to be. Some of the best passing spots now have yellows. It is soooooo much easier for a bike to overtake slower traffic because we have better acceleration and are so much smaller so can get passed safer than any car. I will still pass on yellows if a kind cager moves left enough to let me past without crossing the yellows and I always acknowledge them with a friendly wave or thumbs-up.

As for dickheads who ride or drive with their lights on highbeam during the day.....they may think they're being safe in their own warped little minds but in reality they are more of a hazard on the roads than having no lights at all on. One of my pet hates!

[dipshit]

Or shit like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ2ySViwdMU

[MaxB]

Or shit like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ2ySViwdMU

However most media are basically professional liars in the name of ratings. We get it that stunting on the road is bad but did you notice the cut shot of Ryan Suchanek the pro stunter? He lost his leg when he had a head on smash on his road bike caused by an unlicensed teenage cage driver. The voiceover say he lost his leg in a motocycle accident and then cuts to shot of naughty stunters WTF? That's about as honest as the usual TVNZ news bulletin.

[dipshit]

He lost his leg when he had a head on smash on his road bike caused by an unlicensed teenage cage driver.

The guy doesn't know how to ride a bike properly. He was probably sitting on it backwards at the time.

[chrisso]

Squids in thongs( cant say Jandals lol) no gloves, no jackets on R1 changing lanes every 100m---grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:argh::angry2:

[JohnR]

I know that asking good looking female passengers for their phone numbers while sitting at the lights seems to annoy cagers. Not sure why? :2guns:

It's prolly the taking off the gloves, opening your jacket, getting out your phone and putting the number in while the the lights go through 3 phases!:rolleyes:

[avgas]

counter-steering waving nazis really get my nickers twisted up these days.
:girlfight::lol::beer::sherlock::brick::yeah: :motu:

this thread is useless without pics