Scooters passing bikes!

**bogan** · 12th May 2010, 20:46

Originally Posted by Leseid

So when does a motorcycle become a proper motorcycle? Some would say a scooter would be a proper motorcycle.

some would say its when the riders learn to park properly, turn up at massey yesterday and all the bikes were parked parralel with one another, and correct entry angles. Over half the scooters were rode in and parked willy nilly, yeh you heard me, I went there, willy nilly it was. Thats the sort of thing that you look at and go, yip there's obviously a division in riding styles and skill levels there.

**Laxi** · 12th May 2010, 20:55

Originally Posted by mattian

funny.... I see bikes doing that to cars all the time.

fair comment

Originally Posted by Leseid

A scooter this evening pulled up on the right hand side of me

as I was about to pull out of a give way intersection turning right to re pass me as I had passed it some while back safely on a uphill straight.

any scooter that can pass me or beat me off a give way stop, is welcome to their peice of road. usualy the only time sombody you passed , repasses you at lights or somthing, is if they accelerate hard then slow down at legal speed while you keep on going

**ICE180** · 15th May 2010, 10:14

hell when a scooter passes a bike on the open road boy do some of them get a little peved

have had it a few times will go past a bike and next thing they will chop it down a few gears and fang past me
but what pisses them off even more is when you keep up with them on twisty bits

dont worry its the same for cars as well

I guess a scooter should not be aloud to go that fast.............

**bogan** · 15th May 2010, 10:38

Originally Posted by ICE180

hell when a scooter passes a bike on the open road boy do some of them get a little peved

have had it a few times will go past a bike and next thing they will chop it down a few gears and fang past me
but what pisses them off even more is when you keep up with them on twisty bits

dont worry its the same for cars as well

I guess a scooter should not be aloud to go that fast.............

if you mean scooter as in the ones in moped class, they aint allowed to go that fast, theres a 50kmhr limit.

**Kornholio** · 15th May 2010, 10:42

Originally Posted by LBD

May be you should wave as you pass...

And for the love of God, was everyone wearing all their gear?

**Dave Lobster** · 15th May 2010, 11:21

Originally Posted by bogan

if you mean scooter as in the ones in moped class, they aint allowed to go that fast, theres a 50kmhr limit.

One would imagine he doesn't.

**Spearfish** · 15th May 2010, 12:26

Originally Posted by bogan

if you mean scooter as in the ones in moped class, they aint allowed to go that fast, theres a 50kmhr limit.

Your right, but its ok to go any speed if you wave.

**PrincessBandit** · 16th May 2010, 09:47

Balu's burger is capable of sitting quite happily at 130 kph all day long, but that doesn't mean he does it.
Inconsiderate drivers/riders come from all backgrounds and modes of transport. I feel some "real" bike riders have been rude to me in the past, but I don't take it personally - they're just rude (in my opinion - in their own they're probably barely aware of my existence).

So it's really only an actual issue if what they're doing is unsafe, not whether you get your knickers in a twist over it.

**DMNTD:Me** · 16th May 2010, 12:50

Originally Posted by Leseid

I would like for someone to argue with me about the fact bikes can out brake scooters, this would be most entertaining.

At commuting speeds....not much in it if at all.

**paulmac:Me** · 16th May 2010, 13:16

Fuck, do some of you people read the shit you post !!!

**ralph4alice** · 4th August 2010, 23:09

Originally Posted by paulmac

Fuck, do some of you people read the shit you post !!!

ROFL!!! second that.

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

Inconsiderate drivers/riders come from all backgrounds and modes of transport.

...

...but I don't take it personally - they're just rude (in my opinion - in their own they're probably barely aware of my existence).

...

So it's really only an actual issue if what they're doing is unsafe, not whether you get your knickers in a twist over it.

Amen to that! This is so true. I assume that others are being deliberately rude or arsehole-ish ... but in fact they've probably hardly even noticed.

I thought the behaviour alluded to in the original post was just something about safety... but whatever.

Take some chill pills people! What are we actually arguing about?

I ride my scooter every day, commuting to work. It's 95% plain fun, 5% annoyance at other drivers' rudeness. But I cannot control others' behaviour - so I take care to keep my own house in order regarding my own behaviour to other road users... in short, I treat others how I'd like to be treated myself : with respect. Outside of that, I just go with the flow.

**Grubber** · 5th August 2010, 07:18

All very amusing.

You fella's all know the story.

Scooters are like fat chicks......great fun to ride, just don't let ya mates catch you!

**Str8 Jacket** · 5th August 2010, 07:56

Originally Posted by Leseid

. You would never get a motorcyclist do that to anther motorcyclist purely for safety reasons.

Some fluro wearing fucktard on a ZZR??? almost takes me out every second morning with his randomly aggresive riding. He obviously thinks he is some sort of hero!

**Mom** · 5th August 2010, 08:43

I saw a scooter rider in the fast lane of the Auckland motorway, on the Khyber Pass flyover heading into town at peak hour yesterday morning. It was pissing down rain and the traffic was horrendous. He was overtaking a truck in the middle lane. Big balls

Did not notice the size of his penis though.