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    Quote Originally Posted by Subike View Post
    Back in the mid 1980"s the council resurfaced a road outside a club rooms, it was not swept for three weeks, they were not happy with the painting and recrome bill that came from a lawyer for 14 bikes having to be refurbished because of their laziness, . The council had been asked several times to sweep that road, the memo must have got lost. My bike looked better than when I bought it, ……some you win some you loose.
    so the first rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the second rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the third rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the fourth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the fifth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the sixth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the seventh rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the eighth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the ninth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the tenth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the eleventh rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the twelfth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    then the thirteenth rider didn't think to do something to stop another rider going down?
    did the fourteenth rider think to do something to stop another rider going down?

    What were the club rooms, the blind foundation?



    the thing is loose gravel is rarely a surprise to the alert. when there's gravel on a road and it's loose, it will be picked up by a vehicle, usually this starts with the first one through, it will be dropped from the vehicle a bit up the road . When a bike hits these small bits they get picked up and flick into the metal parts, engine front, mudguard and make a noise. This sound alerts a rider to think gravel, the frequency gets more intense when they get closer to the hazadous patch simply.
    We had some roadwhales go down over in the wairarapa a while back, about three at once. They kicked up a stink about the road and gravel yet the first four bikes on thay ride right in front went through ok. seems real odd to me

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    how did you get on sueing harley for not having a suitable guard that a stone could get in there?
    Not Harley


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Not Harley
    yeah but someone copied harley having belts so the blame game must go back to them surely?

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    My lathe has a belt. It has a cover but I'll be careful if I'm using it on a gravel road, which hasn't been a problem so far, but you know?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Without exception, people tell me that if they leave that space, someone will overtake them.
    Why is this a concern to people?
    If someone is faster than you you have a courteous & legal responsibility to let them pass; We have laws like 'keep left unless overtaking' & 'failure to leave space for passing vehicle' (altho that one is exempt when speed limit is 50km/h or less) in part for that reason
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    Why is this a concern to people?
    If someone is faster than you you have a courteous & legal responsibility to let them pass; We have laws like 'keep left unless overtaking' & 'failure to leave space for passing vehicle' (altho that one is exempt when speed limit is 50km/h or less) in part for that reason
    I think it's part of Kiwi drivers' psyche. It used to be worse - I remember as a young driver in an underpowered car that slow drivers would often speed up when you tried to overtake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    Why is this a concern to people?
    If someone is faster than you you have a courteous & legal responsibility to let them pass; We have laws like 'keep left unless overtaking' & 'failure to leave space for passing vehicle' (altho that one is exempt when speed limit is 50km/h or less) in part for that reason
    How remarkably grown up of you. Sadly, it's not commonly held.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    Why is this a concern to people?
    If someone is faster than you you have a courteous & legal responsibility to let them pass; We have laws like 'keep left unless overtaking' & 'failure to leave space for passing vehicle' (altho that one is exempt when speed limit is 50km/h or less) in part for that reason
    it's got less to do with driving a vehicle than people percieving queue jumping, and why the fuck should you get ahead of me....

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    A bit of a thread dredge here,
    It may happen on multi lane highways, out here on the rural rump they don't exist. If you are riding a bike and get overtaken by a car you're likely doing it wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SaferRides View Post
    ... it's not unusual to find yourself coming down the Bombay Hills in a line of cars doing about 120 with the front few vehicles, usually including a couple of utes, separated by about 2 car lengths.

    I slow down, pull over to the left lane, and leave them to it. If something went wrong, it would be spectacular.
    Before it was discovered that "speed kills" and the penalties were vastly increased it was not uncommon to end up in a whole line of vehicles coming down the Bombay Hills at the end of a weekend all doing 140K+. I don't remember any stories of pile ups or anything spectacular happening. We are talking about a perfect multi line divided highway. My suggestion is if you can't control a modern vehicle on this bit of road at any speed then you should not be driving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SaferRides View Post
    I remember as a young driver in an underpowered car that slow drivers would often speed up when you tried to overtake.
    I've fixed that problem. The Toyota Blade gets past most without too many problems. Nice change from the Legnum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    No, a sealed road with a build up of gravel at an intersection.

    No doubt the gravel should be tidied up, or removed. No doubt at all.

    But when a rider says "I've nearly come off due to my brakes locking up" I always cringe. Brakes don't lock up without being poorly applied.
    Quote Originally Posted by speedpro View Post
    I've fixed that problem. The Toyota Blade gets past most without too many problems. Nice change from the Legnum.
    She the 3.5?

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    I thought about one as my 2nd ever car (after 30 year gap). But I couldn't face the embarrassment of anyone asking what I drove.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    She the 3.5?
    Yep. bought for the motor, and what a cracker in a Toyota Corolla. Thank goodness for traction control. But must admit the electronics are equally brilliant. Play a CD once and it is saved to the hard drive, adaptive cruise control, full collision avoidance including seatbelt tensioner, autotint mirrors, and a stunning interior. The transmission is near perfect as well. Little things like the reversing camera red and yellow lines curve as you turn the wheel, and the interior lights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedpro View Post
    Yep. bought for the motor, and what a cracker in a Toyota Corolla. Thank goodness for traction control. But must admit the electronics are equally brilliant. Play a CD once and it is saved to the hard drive, adaptive cruise control, full collision avoidance including seatbelt tensioner, autotint mirrors, and a stunning interior. The transmission is near perfect as well. Little things like the reversing camera red and yellow lines curve as you turn the wheel, and the interior lights.
    Sounds decent. How’s the understeer?

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