A noisy old bandit and its rider roared past me and some other cars at a busy Tauranga Intersection, on the weekend.
He quickly looked left and right at the giveway, snuck up between two cars which had to brake slightly. and rev hard past a few other cars never to be sighted again. Here the point, I saw the rider and his black helmet and old jacket and noisy bike in my rear vision mirror and I guessed that he would do exactly what he did. I pidgeon holed him.
Got me wondering as a guy on a old BMW with a bright hiviz and silver helmet came up behind us a few minutes later, he stayed behind doing 100km/hr for about 10km till we got to a passing lane and he passed. I pidgeon holed this guy too.
Question: just by looking at a bike and the rider , how the rider is dressed, ie black helmet, can tell how he / she will behave?
For instance : I do not see many V Rod riders just toddle off from the lights, its normally full blast.
I dont think I have ever passed a Huyabusa in my car or many sports bikes for that matter.
Maybe its the colour of the helmet, black hemets are noiser and go faster, coloured helmets go fast and a bit quieter.
White helmets go slow, silvery helmets are normally on dual purpose bikes, Dark red helmets are Honda Riders? Blue helmets are Suzuki riders.
Wonder if the cops are of the same mind?
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Originally Posted by AllanB
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