I'm sorry....

[Mencius]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that on my way to work this morning I was doing 65 in a 70 zone, with a damp road and a shiny new back tyre. I'm sorry I'm a learner rider with a big yellow 'L' plate hanging off the back of my bike. But most of all, driver of the big shiny silver car, I'm sorry that you are an arrogant and impatient tosser :tugger: It is not cool to pass me on the left, IN MY LANE! You could have had the whole left hand lane to yourself, you didn't need to share MINE!
I'm glad that I made it to work ok :2thumbsup:

Ang

[bugjuice]

geeeeez!! what an arrogant tosser. Glad you rode it thru.. You should have had is mirror as payment, as he passed.. I would have

[jazbug5]

What an utter cake-sucker.

But, y'know, unfortunately the first of many you'll come across. A pity there isn't some form of hunting season on them- then you could have their heads mounted and stuffed or something. Conversation piece above one's fireplace, that sorta thing..?

Well, everyone needs a hobby... pfffft.

Anyway, you'll find that you get better at reading people's driving styles. Rearview mirrors are excellent pieces of kit; if someone's getting 'over familiar' with my rear end, for example, I usually try to pull over and let them carry on their way- and out of mine. It's safer (they obviously don't give a sh*t about other road users and don't mind driving dangerously.. hmmmm) and hopefully something really unpleasant awaits them ahead. Heh heh.

[NC]

Haha fuck I hate people like that...

Next time keep up with them :niceone: and carry ballbearings

[MSTRS]

:ar15: You need to get those big blades refitted to the axles of your chariot. Barstools hate them & keep away.

[Wolf]

He squeezed in between you and the shoulder/curb? What a prick! :angry2:

Wish we were allowed to shoot back when that happens "Self-defence Your Honour, he threatened me with a lethal weapon and I was in fear of my life so I shot him as the law entitles me to..."

:ar15: :ar15: :ar15:

Glad you made it out of the situation safely, Mencius

[NC]

:ar15: You need to get those big blades refitted to the axles of your chariot. Barstools hate them & keep away.
Heeeyahhhhh MULE!!!

[crashe]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that on my way to work this morning I was doing 65 in a 70 zone, with a damp road and a shiny new back tyre. I'm sorry I'm a learner rider with a big yellow 'L' plate hanging off the back of my bike. But most of all, driver of the big shiny silver car, I'm sorry that you are an arrogant and impatient tosser :tugger: It is not cool to pass me on the left, IN MY LANE! You could have had the whole left hand lane to yourself, you didn't need to share MINE!
I'm glad that I made it to work ok :2thumbsup:

Ang

Awww shit Ang, I am so glad that you are ok...
What a horrible thing to have happen to you, especially when you have only just gotten your first bike and license...
But welcome to the real world of riding.... it happens so often.....

I thought Palmie drivers were slow drivers... lol.
Well they used to be when I lived down there years ago... and each time I go back there its like fark move over and friggin speed up... they like to travel under the speed limit.... and right on the white line.

Please dont be put off by this ignorant arsehole.....
You just keep on riding.. and stay in your lane....

[Mencius]

He squeezed in between you and the shoulder/curb? What a prick! :angry2:

Wish we were allowed to shoot back when that happens "Self-defence Your Honour, he threatened me with a lethal weapon and I was in fear of my life so I shot him as the law entitles me to..."

:ar15: :ar15: :ar15:

Glad you made it out of the situation safely, Mencius

Nah, two lane road, I was in the right hand lane and instead of just using the left hand lane to go past me, he used a large portion of my lane!

Cheers, I'm pretty damn glad I made it out ok, considering I've only been riding less than a week!

Ang

[MSTRS]

Your experience is also the reason that I am against 'L' plates. They say "Target". Lots of us here have had or know someone has, the very same happen. Reason #2 for wearing good strong boots.

[Aaron]

From one L plater to another... I hear that!

[zeRax]

get some timax gloves and give his side window a nice big fucken tap with the knuckle protector part >:0!

[SuperDave]

I was contemplating keeping a few bolts taped somewhere on the bike within easy reach, and the next time some asshole decides to try and intimidate me with tailgating, I'll just flick a few back and he'll get some nice cracks in his front windscreen! :D Although, bolts might look too suspicious, maybe rocks would be better...

[hobdar]

Damn that bites glad your ok.....time to get nice silver studs added to your boots to scrape the side of his car.....

[White trash]

I'm sorry too.

[outlawtorn]

Sorry to hear about your run-in with a prick. But like the others say, get used to it, a lot of people just want to get past the "L" plated rider cause they think we are slow. When someone tailgates me I often respond by slowing down, especially when I am doing 50 and they are right on my arse I just start slowing down until I decide to give them the bird and then I move on or let them pass.

[outlawtorn]

oh, and never apologise for something (or someone) you cannot control, ever!

Fuck him, let him eat shit and die, never apologise for wankers!!!!

[dhunt]

Nah, two lane road, I was in the right hand lane and instead of just using the left hand lane to go past me, he used a large portion of my lane!

Cheers, I'm pretty damn glad I made it out ok, considering I've only been riding less than a week!

Ang
Yeah be careful mate, there's lots of impatient students late to there lectures that don't care a hoot about anyone else.

Personally I just try and keep at least the speed the traffic is doing or if I want some fun or just feel like faster speeds (Just have to watch the :Police: outside massey entrance) zig zag between the traffic. :banana:

[Waylander]

I was contemplating keeping a few bolts taped somewhere on the bike within easy reach, and the next time some asshole decides to try and intimidate me with tailgating, I'll just flick a few back and he'll get some nice cracks in his front windscreen! :D Although, bolts might look too suspicious, maybe rocks would be better...
Nah mate stick with the bolts. If he gets your plate number and sends the cops after you you can tell them your bike was "shedding". May convince the pricks to keep thier distance as the bike they are tailgating might just fall apart in front of them.

[2_SL0]

Dude I have had a similar experience, I picked up my new bike, it began to rain.
As I left the shop the rain turned to a thunderstorm. I was paranoid, (New bike, new tyres and a very very wet road.) So the ride home was a slow and cautious one. Im going thru the Hunua gorge nice and slow (60-70kmh) One of my loverly neighbours is in a hurry. I can see him in my mirrors, infact I can read the expiry date on his registration. Next minute theirs two of us in my lane. He was doing rude jesters and tooting at me to get out of his way. I ended up pulling into the gravel just to get out his way. The unfortunate thing for him is he did not realise it was me and he lives only two doors down from me. I look foward to when I see him as I will point out what a f#$king c#$k S$%king w@#ker he is. I was quite prepared to pop next door at the time but my wife thought I best not.

[Mencius]

Awww shit Ang, I am so glad that you are ok...
What a horrible thing to have happen to you, especially when you have only just gotten your first bike and license...
But welcome to the real world of riding.... it happens so often.....

I thought Palmie drivers were slow drivers... lol.
Well they used to be when I lived down there years ago... and each time I go back there its like fark move over and friggin speed up... they like to travel under the speed limit.... and right on the white line.

Please dont be put off by this ignorant arsehole.....
You just keep on riding.. and stay in your lane....

Thanks Crashe.

Yes, it's just one of the many out to get us. Thankfully I've been riding a bicycle for many a long year so I have a reasonable sense of self preservation, but with riding the motorcycle, well a lot of it is getting used to riding the motorcycle, if you know what I mean! It's a tad faster than the old treadley......

Still, every day gets better and easier and throws up a new challenge!

Ang

[sels1]

than the old treadley......
Ang


Ha- theres a word I havnt heard for a few years! :2thumbsup

It seems these days you have to treat every other driver as tho they are idiots - unless they prove otherwise....

[chris]

Nah, two lane road, I was in the right hand lane and instead of just using the left hand lane to go past me, he used a large portion of my lane!




I don't mean to be a smart alec, but unless you were turning right out of the right hand lane or overtaking, you should have been travelling in the left hand lane. It does not excuse what the car driver did, which was dangerous, just don't give them the chance to do stuff like that. Ride defensively.

[vifferman]

Your experience is also the reason that I am against 'L' plates. They say "Target". Lots of us here have had or know someone has, the very same happen. Reason #2 for wearing good strong boots.
That's very sad, but true.
A couple of years ago, I drove the car without taking the L-plates off, and I was amazed at the difference it made to other motorists' driving - how rude, impatient, and downright dangerously they drove, in their efforts to get past me (despite the fact I was driving at least 10 km/h over the limit!).
Unbelievable...

[Mencius]

I don't mean to be a smart alec, but unless you were turning right out of the right hand lane or overtaking, you should have been travelling in the left hand lane. It does not excuse what the car driver did, which was dangerous, just don't give them the chance to do stuff like that. Ride defensively.

I was in the correct lane.

Ang

[chris]

OK, thats cool.

[Coyote]

Sorry to hear about your run-in with a prick. But like the others say, get used to it, a lot of people just want to get past the "L" plated rider cause they think we are slow.
Bwahahaha, then there are those who are an exception to that rule :devil2:

Hey Mencius, at least you weren't hurt

[Aitch]

Does one remove a wing mirror from a moving car without ending up smeared all down the side of said car?

[mini_me]

yer...where is the 'justifiable homicide' clause?

[Storm]

Does one remove a wing mirror from a moving car without ending up smeared all down the side of said car?
Easy- you raise your steel capped (or similar suitable footwear) boot and extend it towards the mirror. Make sure your knee is bent so as to absorb the impact(dont want to break yourself) , or to add that little extra spiteful kick, and, make like the Doors and "break on through to the other side"
Then proceed to ride away, content in the knowledge that you have maintained the karmic balance- ie wanker has been punished- and continue on your merry path through life

PS Dont do it where the cops can see you, as it is sadly illegal to hand out justice on the spot in such a fashion in this country

[Storm]

If anyone asks, I didnt say anything at all like the above in any way, shape or form.
Ahem, as you were :done:

[Zapf]

Dude I have had a similar experience, I picked up my new bike, it began to rain.
As I left the shop the rain turned to a thunderstorm. I was paranoid, (New bike, new tyres and a very very wet road.) So the ride home was a slow and cautious one. Im going thru the Hunua gorge nice and slow (60-70kmh) One of my loverly neighbours is in a hurry. I can see him in my mirrors, infact I can read the expiry date on his registration. Next minute theirs two of us in my lane. He was doing rude jesters and tooting at me to get out of his way. I ended up pulling into the gravel just to get out his way. The unfortunate thing for him is he did not realise it was me and he lives only two doors down from me. I look foward to when I see him as I will point out what a f#$king c#$k S$%king w@#ker he is. I was quite prepared to pop next door at the time but my wife thought I best not.

should have gone next door anyway and just tell him how there was this car trying to run you down coming home, but pretend that you didn't know it was him.... :) hopefully he might change his ways...

[Lou Girardin]

He was probably obeying the 'new' keep left rule. He considered you being there to be irrelevant.

[strayjuliet]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that on my way to work this morning I was doing 65 in a 70 zone, with a damp road and a shiny new back tyre. I'm sorry I'm a learner rider with a big yellow 'L' plate hanging off the back of my bike. But most of all, driver of the big shiny silver car, I'm sorry that you are an arrogant and impatient tosser :tugger: It is not cool to pass me on the left, IN MY LANE! You could have had the whole left hand lane to yourself, you didn't need to share MINE!
I'm glad that I made it to work ok :2thumbsup:

Ang

argggggggghhhhhhh ya mean i have this to look forward too once i get my looney licence?????? erm im not sure i wanna now :eek:

[Mencius]

argggggggghhhhhhh ya mean i have this to look forward too once i get my looney licence?????? erm im not sure i wanna now :eek:


Yup!

The first thing you need to know....they are all out to get you!

Ang

[Storm]

You have learned well, grasshopper

[Gasman]

I was in the correct lane.

Ang

With pricks like that it wouldn't matter if there was just one lane. He was an impatient bastard and didn't care who he would hurt....just had to get past and go 1kmh faster!