F$%$%$% cage drivers

[babyB]

BabyB, are you comming to the track on the 23rd or is it just your bike thats comming? (I know, I know, I should really stop being rude and going off topic).

hopefully both.lol

[Deano]

Would have thought that you would want to take her up the arse and not the other way around.

Bloody well done - I needed a good laugh after a shite day at work.

Oh well I better SOD off then.

[Big Dog]

Well actually I feel a bit like ive done 12 rounds with mike tyson
I cant believe how much damage can be done at 50 km/h
the center of the back bumper of the car is pressed against the back of the seat. Yep I hate bein in a cage -but shit wot if I was on my bike--scarey shite -- The racetrack is sounding safer and safer

Well having been hit from behind at 50kmph+ it sucks but you live with more damage to your bike than you, if you are geared up right. All of my injuries related to my bike landing on me rather than the impact with the truck. Faired a lot better than when I was a passenger in a cage teaching my brother to drive and got struck at about 40k (other vehicle )-30k under brakes. Saftey in cars is more geared at a head on and can be pretty marginal from the rear or side in cars pre pretensioning seatbelts.

[SPman]

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Oh well I better SOD off then.

Or should that be BUGGER off?

[Goddess of Goof]

Well actually I feel a bit like ive done 12 rounds with mike tyson
I cant believe how much damage can be done at 50 km/h
the center of the back bumper of the car is pressed against the back of the seat. Yep I hate bein in a cage -but shit wot if I was on my bike--scarey shite -- The racetrack is sounding safer and safer

I was leaving the Matakana service station one time, was paused at the kerb to look Right, look Left, look Right again - as you do - and suddenly a guy shouts "look-out !" and WHAM this old guy fully backed his car into my bike and me.
It was like being the Human Cannon Ball - I was catapulted up and off and over the bike and fell heavily on the cold hard road - totally winded. I was in shock for quite a while - got the shakes. Couldn't ride home even.
Oh Maaan, was I sore. And the bike really scraped and dented and levers, footpegs bent. I got the bike fully repaired (Thank you Mike at Red Baron !)and the old guy simply paid the full price sweet as, no Insurance hassles. Hah, and I got a full service and everything little thing done that needed to be done.
The farmer dude's Missus was in the car, and was glaring at him, I think he got more'n I would have given him actually.

But what can you do to avoid rear-ramming ? Nuffing.

happens.