Harley rider bins it...

[Rashika]

bumped into a couple of the boys using a laser outside our local school today - in a 50k zone. sat with them for a bit - 4 licence suspensions in 20 minutes! 2 of them mums on the phone at 95km/h past the school! cattle truck at 85km/h, and a disqualified driver. not a bad effort for 30 minutes work

and no - i was doing 52k - and i didn't see them til i was well into the catch zone.

geez...I mean... FFS...how can they possibly think that 95km is okay???? Are they simply braindead?
Certainly as easy catch'em in town, damn wish I had one of them cruise control thingies for round town....just gotta be vigilent I suppose. Mind you it is damn hard to get done for speeding on my bike going to work....considering it's a pushie

[placidfemme]

*is chuffed I made another 7+ page thread*

*watches the fishing and the biting*

[kro]

Dunno where he crashed,because there are no bends on Commisariat Rd just before the intersection with Aranui Rd....I've crashed and spun out on nearly every corner in that area.

Doing a runner because your tail light is out....doing a runner while your boss is watching.....doing a runner on a $75,000 motorcycle.

I'd say exessive stupidity was a contributing factor in this accident.

Well said.

[Finn]

Lighten up folks..

Everyone has the right to follow their own star and just because we can't see the value of a $75,000 HD thungume wassit does not mean others don't. Personally I'd rather have 10 oily old heaps for that much but everyone knows I'm odd.. Just remember, "Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad"

Having said that! (and I'm sure the gentleman in question would now agree) It's plain DUMB to do a runner for a busted tail light full stop! The type of bike does not come into it!

We have all fucked up in life, all done stupid things, often repeatedly but here is a guy that may loose his life, maybe a family may loose a father or a son over a friggin tail light! Please let me never be so daft!

Paul N

I was just having a go a Motu. It appears he has a bad dose of tall poppy syndrome.

[far queue]

*is chuffed I made another 7+ page thread*

Congrats

*watches the fishing and the biting*

It's fun isn't it even more fun if you hop in and have a play

It's quite entertaining watching the fights that go on here, good to have a stir every now and then too

[Skyryder]

So what happened? He did a runner because of a faulty taillight or he did a runner becasue of 80k's in a 50k area and the bike had a faulty taillight. Either way he was going to get an instant loss of licence. Either way a fellow biker is down..........for whatever reason. Not good.


Skyryder

[marty]

how does he lose his licence for 80 in a 50? do you know something everyone doesn't?

[Paul in NZ]

I was just having a go a Motu. It appears he has a bad dose of tall poppy syndrome.

Yeah I know that (I'm only partially thick) ;-)

However Motu will confirm I'm sure that there is plenty of snobbery as well as envy. ie Blokes havin a go at you because you happen to like older or smaller bikes... Funny old world really! ;-)

Paul N

ps - actually I'm thick right through, I was lying...

[Big Dave]

how does he lose his licence for 80 in a 50?

Because he did the runner. Are we typing too fast for you?

[Big Dave]

However Motu will confirm I'm sure that there is plenty of snobbery as well as envy.

Explain how I'm envious of Motu's bike? - I'd need one for each cheek.

[Motu]

I was just having a go a Motu. It appears he has a bad dose of tall poppy syndrome.

This is news to me - over 6,000 posts now...and I don't think I've ever done a post where I have critisised someone for having more money,or a better bike than me.There could be some posts where I don't think it's too cool buying all this stuff never to use it,but I don't think it's tall poppy....Overspending with no taste sure - but as a someone who owns their own business....rich people pay their (overinflated) bills.

[marty]

So what happened? He did a runner because of a faulty taillight or he did a runner becasue of 80k's in a 50k area and the bike had a faulty taillight. Either way he was going to get an instant loss of licence. Either way a fellow biker is down..........for whatever reason. Not good.


Skyryder

no - not typing too fast, you're just not making sense. read your post carefully - either way - either from the 80 in a 50 or the broken tail light he WAS going to lose his licence - this suggests to me you believe he was going to lose his licence for the alleged offences committed BEFORE doing the runner.

please enlighten me if i am wrong.

[MD]

I know it's Friday but what have you guys been drinking today? So much venom spat at a complete stranger who crashed for some reason we don't know? Who ran for a reason we don't know? I really doubt, no matter how dumb some think he must have been, he would have crashed on a gentle bend just to see if it would hurt.
And why does the paper mention the brand this time? You don't usually hear of 'a speeding motorcyclist on a Honda/kawasaki/Yam..' I guess because of the $75k cost maybe that justified being specific. Like the Lambo incident or the test driver who went into a creek in a Porsche in Wgtn last yr (or was it a Ferrari)
Sadly we are going to see a lot more of these runners gone bad stories as a result of the draconian traffic penalties we have and the demerit system. But still no chance of us ever getting a similar three strikes and you're out system for serious criminal offences. Shit no, that would cost the Govt money instead of bringing in the ka-ching.
Why the hell can't demerits be counted con-currently instead of cumulatively, just like shit head repeat crims who get 6 sentences worth 5 yrs from a Judge all to be served con-currently in prison over 6 mths!

[Skyryder]

how does he lose his licence for 80 in a 50? do you know something everyone doesn't?

Woops. Maths was never my strong subject. But I was can remember when it was 30mph. Yea I know poor excuse. So I'm off for another JD

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

no - not typing too fast, you're just not making sense. read your post carefully - either way - either from the 80 in a 50 or the broken tail light he WAS going to lose his licence - this suggests to me you believe he was going to lose his licence for the alleged offences committed BEFORE doing the runner.

please enlighten me if i am wrong.

I'm confused. See above post of mine.

Skyryder