Bikers on the Rimutaka Hill

[Katman]

People will keep killing themselves on motorcycles and we will keep losing friends, shit happens but not one of us can stop someone from making a fatal mistake. What we can do is try and be a little more sensible cause it sucks losing mates.

For far too long irresponsible motorcycling has been openly glorified by a large number of motorcyclists - with a considerably smaller number showing their displeasure with little more than a 'tsk, tsk' or a reproving shake of the head.

Treating public roads as racetracks needs to receive the same sort of condemnation that drink driving does these days.

Only then are we likely to see the idiots start pulling their heads in.

[danchop]

why do men want to go for rides on thier bikes on such windy roads?
this is what my 9 year old son asked me in the car on the weekend while going to piha and seeing a lot of bikes out.
because we live in a pc world full of safety i declined to answer him with the truth

[Smifffy]

why do men want to go for rides on thier bikes on such windy roads?
this is what my 9 year old son asked me in the car on the weekend while going to piha and seeing a lot of bikes out.
because we live in a pc world full of safety i declined to answer him with the truth

Possibly because at 9 yo it's all about straight line top speed?

[cxy]

As someone who knew the deceased, I find your comment very rude. You weren't there, nor I doubt have ever met him.
He was a friend of my parents, and I dealt with him through work as well.

That road is dangerous for all who use it, because of a minority group who treat it like a race track.

The last time I rode over there, I had an idiot on a gsxr1000 come screaming up the road behind me, only to haul up and narrowly avoid hitting me. I was doing near on 100kph at the time, so god knows what he was doing. Proceeded to take off at the first vaguely safe (aka double yellows tiny gap) he could find.
I no longer ride over there unless I really have to.

Yes, I did know Andreas
Sadly that does not colour my view of manic group rides.

[FJRider]

The recent fatility was entirely predictable

You want predictable ... I predict more motorcyclists will die on the roads in NZ this year ... probably even ... more will die on the Rimataka hill ...

If there's any sort of collision/accident involving a motorcycle ... it's always going to be the motorcyclist who's most seriously hurt ...

It doesn't always happen to "Somebody else" ... it could be you next. One small error of judgement is all it takes ... (and it may not even be due to your error)

And it could be on ANY road ... ANYWHERE ...

[FJRider]

Treating public roads as racetracks needs to receive the same sort of condemnation that drink driving does these days.

Only then are we likely to see the idiots start pulling their heads in.

Considering the large number of "Idiots" still drinking and driving (and getting caught) ... the "Pulling in of heads" (of either) is still quite some way ahead ...

[danchop]

You want predictable ... I predict more motorcyclists will die on the roads in NZ this year ... probably even ... more will die on the Rimataka hill ...

If there's any sort of collision/accident involving a motorcycle ... it's always going to be the motorcyclist who's most seriously hurt ...

It doesn't always happen to "Somebody else" ... it could be you next. One small error of judgement is all it takes ... (and it may not even be due to your error)

And it could be on ANY road ... ANYWHERE ...

its not the same saying "they died doing something they loved" when they were riding 104kmph with a high vis vest is it?

[James Deuce]

its not the same saying "they died doing something they loved" when they were riding 104kmph with a high vis vest is it?

Something about that phrase has always struck me as odd. Creepy. Devoid of reason and those who utter it lacking in critical thought.

The point of doing something you love isn't to die. Dying doing it is ineffably sad.


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[Ocean1]

The point of doing something you love isn't to die.

and10stuff

[FJRider]

its not the same saying "they died doing something they loved" when they were riding 104kmph with a high vis vest is it?

Would .... "they died because they fucked up" .. sound any better ... ???

Keeping to posted speed limits ... and the wearing high vis vests wont prevent accidents (and fuck ups) happening ...

Deaths on the Rimataka's ... can often occur at less than the open road speed limit.

There seems to be many that are very happy riding at 104 Km/hr and wearing a high vis vest .... so why do you suggest it would be wrong to say it .. ???

[FJRider]

Something about that phrase has always struck me as odd. Creepy. Devoid of reason and those who utter it lacking in critical thought.

The point of doing something you love isn't to die. Dying doing it is ineffably sad.


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Would dieing doing something you hate ... be any less sad ... ???

[Kickaha]

Dying doing it is ineffably sad.

I can tell you from personal experience It's pretty fucking sad standing beside someone while they're dying from doing something they love and their partner pleads with them not to

From that day on I thought It's a fucking shit term to use

[James Deuce]

Would dieing doing something you hate ... be any less sad ... ???

Yes. Mostly because the chances of that happening, given my history, are very, very high. It's liable to be something I really fucking hate. Like choking on a Marmite sandwich.

[FJRider]

Yes. Mostly because the chances of that happening, given my history, are very, very high. It's liable to be something I really fucking hate. Like choking on a Marmite sandwich.

If you die choking on a Marmite sandwich ... I wont cry for you then ....

[James Deuce]

Good man. Raise a pint and chant, "The Fucker deserved it!"


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