You can do it! Pass that bike.

**BNZ** · 9th September 2005, 10:40

i had some fucker in an M3 do the same thing to me last year on the auckland southern motorway. He hit the truck fucken fast.

**WRT** · 9th September 2005, 10:48

Ah yes, just re-read the post. Didnt realise it was one of THOSE trucks . . . fuk there are some dickhead drivers round . . . can you get any more warning of impending doom?

**Groins_NZ** · 9th September 2005, 10:50

I'd like to see the drivers try that on a bike; strap them to the bike with some duck-tape and lock the throttle open

- now try and pass me you MOFO!

**JohnBoy** · 9th September 2005, 12:48

Nice one NC! never give up you line for no one... sounds to me like that joker needed a lesson on m'way ettique anyways!

**Big Dave** · 9th September 2005, 13:57

Originally Posted by Hitcher

People who drive late-model European cars are unlikely to have paid for them with their own money. A business somewhere will have financed this purchase and be paying vast amounts of FBT on it.

Not all - Co-pilot has one that she owns.

**Hitcher** · 9th September 2005, 14:18

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Not all - Co-pilot has one that she owns.

And she bought it new?

**Big Dave** · 9th September 2005, 14:19

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And she bought it new?

Nah - jap import. Almost a Bandit 1200 less than a new commodore acclaim.

**Hitcher** · 9th September 2005, 14:57

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Nah - jap import. Almost a Bandit 1200 less than a new commodore acclaim.

A sensible woman. New vehicles of this ilk depreciate by at least half of their showroom value in the first year of ownership. Call me old-fashioned or call me tight, but I can think of more creative ways of torching $80,000 plus in a year...

**badlieutenant** · 9th September 2005, 18:49

Goes to show nc's got some skills there........I saw the car coming up fast and thought he might pull into the lane that nc and i were using. we were both breaking and nc had already moved over to the far side so there was enough room for him at a pinch to squeeze thru. However, because he had locked up his breaks his steering for some reallly really strange reason just didnt seem to work. A few seconds after he hit I could see nc's helmet moving around, I wasnt sure if she was laughing of swearing

The guy in the merc is really lucky he didnt hit nc and didnt hit the back of the truck full on as he would have come to a really quick stop then.
The position of the truck wasnt the best. Just after a curve that kept it hidden and without any prior warning that they were doing something up ahead, like a a sign saying slow down. Mind you the truck seems to slow you down rather well.

**Phurrball** · 9th September 2005, 19:04

Blardy hell! And I thought we had all the nutters up here on Auckland's motorways...

(Oh hang on - we do get the bulk of the non-driving nutters lobbing rocks off the overbridges at us...and those with hammers that aren't afraid to nail their point home...)

Good skills and luck on both your respective sides I think...

(Excuse the extremely sickening and gratuitous pun...)

**Dafe** · 9th September 2005, 19:16

Respect to NC! Coming your way.

NC · 9th September 2005, 19:36

Originally Posted by skelstar

I was riding down the motorway last night and saw one of the trucks with the arrows etc. Infront of it was a car stoved into the dedian barrier (quite messy) and there was a police car there as well. About 9:20pm. When did the incident happen NC?

Can't remember the exact time, but it was after 9. It was a white "car"