Cruser meets Van

[metalhead]

riding in bus lanes is totally legit, people should look where they are going

[Ragingrob]

riding in bus lanes is totally legit, people should look where they are going

[Squiggles]

riding in bus lanes is totally legit, people should look where they are going

Being in the right doesnt make the pain any less

[Ragingrob]

Being in the right doesnt make the pain any less

Riding on the motorway at 100kph is totally legit, people should watch out for ME when I'm lane-splitting

[ital916]

Riding on the motorway at 100kph is totally legit, people should watch out for ME when I'm lane-splitting

If I saw you on the motorway, I would purposefully run you over. Then Id go to the pub, get a pint and give myself a pat on the back.

[Danae]

pints are yum

[Ragingrob]

pints are yum

If you kiss a pitty pwog it'll turn into a pitty pints.

[Danae]

If you kiss a pitty pwog it'll turn into a pitty pints.

someone get me a pwog!!!

[Metalor]

I'd kiss a frog, and then the prince it turned into.... and then I'd see where the night was to take us!

[Real_Wolf]

I personally dont have trouble with light bikes in wind, I dont really mind wind at all. You just have to adjust to ride with it.

Only danger I feel is doing a sharp corner at speed with heavy cross winds.....in the end strong winds = MEH!.

Massive crosswinds on the harbourbridge can be really really annoying, "trouble" is a decent word for it but it can be dealt with.

Still, the number of times I've ridden over the bridge, and the number of times I've said teh wind was serious enough to say "trouble" is about half a percent, or less

[motorbyclist]

Weight of the bike has bugger all to do with riding in windy conditions.

basic law of physics: Force = Mass x Acceleration

rearrange to F/m=a

leave force constant and smaller mass = bigger acceleration.

common sense really.

Although, in practice while bikes generally weigh around 150kg give or take 30%, it's the force (as a result of the aerodynamics) that varies most between bikes - full fairings tend to act as sails etc

[motorbyclist]

riding in bus lanes is totally legit, people should look where they are going

yes

Being in the right doesnt make the pain any less

exactly


SMC Safety Officer PROTIP: when splitting or riding past stationary traffic, beware that even if the cagers are looking, you're very well hidden - and a gap in the line of traffic can only mean one thing.....


Tricks that have kept me road-accident free for 5 years of daily commute now:

Assume they cant see you at all times. Assume they don't know you have right of way until they have stopped. Assume they're retarded enough to do the stupidest thing possible to do.

This way you're prepared when they do whatever dumbass manoeuvre they end up doing.

And "they" doesn't just apply to cagers - it's bikers too, especially when it comes to doing stupid shit.

my only cager impact: On muriwai beach I forgot the last assumption. Ended up with a fucked dirtbike, very sore ribs, and false details of the driver. Got a decent scar though

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

That will buff out

may need a bit of autosol as well

[Real_Wolf]

Its actually more torque and angular momentum, which works slightly differently.

The faster you ride, the more angular momentum you carry and the larger the torque thats required to cause you to change direction

[Squiggles]

Its actually more torque and angular momentum, which works slightly differently.

The faster you ride, the more angular momentum you carry and the larger the torque thats required to cause you to change direction

Bloody Btech students...