Night Riding

[Biohazard]

Night riding options:

1/ Drive a car
2/ Get a taxi
3/ Get someone else to drive you
4/ Stay in
5/ Walk
6/ Get drunk and then a/ walk b/ get a taxi or c/ get a lift

But never go for a blat on ya at night...fook that for a game of soldiers.

[sunhuntin]

If you can't see which way the road is going... (left of right) then you are riding too damned fast for the conditions...

So slow down.


Never rely on the markers on the side of the road, as some idiot may have taken out a few the night before in a crash.


Ride to the road conditions.

i do slow down....lol. usually to about 50 or so...then i get blinded by headlights in my mirrors. either way, ive decided no more night riding till the summer.

[Blackbird]

Night riding options:

1/ Drive a car
2/ Get a taxi
3/ Get someone else to drive you
4/ Stay in
5/ Walk
6/ Get drunk and then a/ walk b/ get a taxi or c/ get a lift

But never go for a blat on ya at night...fook that for a game of soldiers.

Why not? Night riding is really enjoyable when you've done it a few times.

[Two Smoker]

White posts, with a red strip and white reflector on the left, White post and red strip on the right UNLESS its a left hand corner where the will be a yellow reflector... (I think???)

[The Stranger:Me]

Ok No green bling.

If the next bend curves left the right hand side road maker posts will have a yellow reflector then a space and a second yellow reflector vertically.

If the next bend is right the left hand side road marker posts will have a single long white reflector the same length as the yellow ones described above.

And yes they can very often be seen well beyond the effective range of the headlight.

[WickedOne]

Ok No green bling.

If the next bend curves left the right hand side road maker posts will have a yellow reflector then a space and a second yellow reflector vertically.

If the next bend is right the left hand side road marker posts will have a single long white reflector the same length as the yellow ones described above.

And yes they can very often be seen well beyond the effective range of the headlight.

Sweet as, I'll bare that in mind next time I ride in the dark!!!!

[Ixion]

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But never go for a blat on ya at night...fook that for a game of soldiers.

Why ever not? Night riding is a piece of piss now that one no longer has to worry about the wind bloiwing out the acetylene flame.

Turn on headlamp. Ride as normal. What is so difficult?

I am constantly astonished by the number of riders and drivers who do not ride/drive at night: do not ride in the rain: do not ride in the wind : do not ride etc etc.

What happens if you are out on a ride and are delayed. So by the time you come home it is night? And rain has started to fall ? Do you abandon the bike?

I have always maintained that it should not be possible to obtain al licence without demonstrating competancy at riding/driving at night.

[Jonty]

Ok No green bling.

If the next bend curves left the right hand side road maker posts will have a yellow reflector then a space and a second yellow reflector vertically.

If the next bend is right the left hand side road marker posts will have a single long white reflector the same length as the yellow ones described above.

And yes they can very often be seen well beyond the effective range of the headlight.

And you expect me to put my life in the hands of a council worker who may not know the difference between horizontal and vertical? No thanks, I prefer to slow down....

[Motu]

The night riding I do the roads often have no markers at all,I've been led astray often by mapping out the road beyond my headlamp in my mind....sometimes the road doesn't go where you think it should! Here's a tip - ever notice how many one lane bridges have a sharp turn at one end? So if you have a straight entry onto a one lane bridge get ready for a sharp turn at the other side.

On my XLV750 I mounted twin driving lamps,I could reach down and pivot them out to give a better side view and see deeper into corners than the headlamp - pity the electrics couldn't cope with the drain.

[idb]

To be a kNight Rider you first need the Kit..................

[The Stranger:Me]

And you expect me to put my life in the hands of a council worker who may not know the difference between horizontal and vertical? No thanks, I prefer to slow down....

No. as per any piece of information which comes your way, I expect you to observe and if you find it helpful use it for what it is worth to you.

I have spent the last 25yrs looking for an exception to this rule and haven't found one yet, and I drive a lot of miles.
But I would not put my life on the line for it, no way.

It is like travelling along a road with cars parked on the LHS. You watch the cars, you look for a person sitting in the car, you look to see if the motor is running (if you can see the exhaust), you look for the head turn and watch the wheel to see if it moves. Maybe you cover the brake and back off the throttle, maybe you don't. Last thing you want is a dick to pull a U turn in front of you. You employ a lot of observations to make your decisions. What I am advocating is simply one more.

[WickedOne]

i do slow down....lol. usually to about 50 or so...then i get blinded by headlights in my mirrors. either way, ive decided no more night riding till the summer.

My only suggestion would be to try riding a quiet country road that you know very well. There are some roads that I ride at night which I could probably ride blindfolded. After riding the same roads over and over in the dark you will become a lot more confident.

If you get blinded from behind pull over if you really can't see, just wave the person behind you past.

[Jonty]

No. as per any piece of information which comes your way, I expect you to observe and if you find it helpful use it for what it is worth to you.

I have spent the last 25yrs looking for an exception to this rule and haven't found one yet, and I drive a lot of miles.
But I would not put my life on the line for it, no way.

It is like travelling along a road with cars parked on the LHS. You watch the cars, you look for a person sitting in the car, you look to see if the motor is running (if you can see the exhaust), you look for the head turn and watch the wheel to see if it moves. Maybe you cover the brake and back off the throttle, maybe you don't. Last thing you want is a dick to pull a U turn in front of you. You employ a lot of observations to make your decisions. What I am advocating is simply one more.

I agree with the point you make. I suppose what I am concerned with is that people rely on it 100% and what it doesn't do is give you corner angle etc. If you are using it in conjunction with other rules then it may be useful in setting up for the corner early.

One feature of the new lexus is the automatic headlights. I wonder if any bike manufacturers have considered making the headlights of a bike tilt up in corners. With the lean angle it will actually allow the headlight to line up with the corner. Surely a small pivot and computer would not be too heavy?

[WickedOne]

I agree with the point you make. I suppose what I am concerned with is that people rely on it 100% and what it doesn't do is give you corner angle etc. If you are using it in conjunction with other rules then it may be useful in setting up for the corner early.

One feature of the new lexus is the automatic headlights. I wonder if any bike manufacturers have considered making the headlights of a bike tilt up in corners. With the lean angle it will actually allow the headlight to line up with the corner. Surely a small pivot and computer would not be too heavy?

Think this could be a bit heavy, you would probably need some sort of gyroscopic mechanism considering the constant leaning in and out of corners as well.

[Hotchefnz]

IXion never a truer word spoken - in wainuiomata on the moores valley road theres a piece where u can see the reflectors up ahead only problem is there is a sharp u bend between them and the point you look at them, has a dip in front many a cager and bike has gone straight ahead into the gully.