Reversing lights? You cannot be serious!

**Paul in NZ** · 13th June 2006, 09:22

Originally Posted by Hitcher

At the time the whole thing was just a little surreal, probably due to heightened levels of adrenalin coursing through my cardio-vascular system. The bizarreness of the whole thing only registered later. What are the odds of somebody driving a RAV4 in a passing lane successfully engaging reverse gear and stopping immediately in front of a Honda ST1300 that's going about its lawful business? People have converted to Christianity after flimsier sequences of events.

Actually, whole religions have been formed after less bizarre incidents...

Still cannot quite believe this.. Someone must be testing your resolve methinks...

**RiderInBlack** · 13th June 2006, 10:53

Originally Posted by scumdog

Bad luck man - same thing would have caught out a lot of us.

But WHY why why change down an automatic MANUALLY?

It's an A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-C-, it does that for you - the old dude should be told that before he takes out a Kenworth

Agree with SD on the bad luck thing. You did well to come off lightly as you did. A lot of us would have faired worse (especial the sprot squids).

As for changing down an auto. My van had broken the "kick-down" cable, so had to change that down until I got it fixed. But sounds like the driver was not used to a auto anyway and just fu*ked up.

Hope they total ya ST so ya can get another one with better Karmer

At the end of the day you and the bike did ya best. Nothing wrong with ST's but if the forks , etc. got fu*ked I rather get another bike than have that one fixed.

**imdying** · 13th June 2006, 11:29

Originally Posted by scumdog

It's an A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-C-, it does that for you - the old dude should be told that before he gets taken out by a Kenworth

That's better

Even he didn't push the detent button he'd of been ok... you can go up and down between 2-N without it. Something gutless like that, holding it in 2 wouldn't be that bad an idea for passing, but you don't need the button for it..

**Beemer** · 13th June 2006, 13:29

Originally Posted by Ixion

Hope thy knee heals well. And , on the bright side, does this mean that we get another sweepstake on how loong it takes thme to fix the Steed.

Ooh, I hope so - I won the last one! Glad to hear you're in the land of the living, even if the bike appears to be on its way out...

**sAsLEX** · 13th June 2006, 13:43

Scumdog ever driven a car with a shit for brains auto, say a Commodore, they suck you put your foot down to kick down a gear, just one, and sometimes it will others it drops two! So a slight tug on the lever brings it down one gear with knowledge you are going into the selected gear not a random selection from the autos "brain"

**Edbear** · 13th June 2006, 13:53

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

A lot of us would have faired worse

LOL!!!!!!! I think you meant "fared worse", but somehow it still fits!

**Wolf** · 13th June 2006, 13:58

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Scumdog ever driven a car with a shit for brains auto, say a Commodore, they suck you put your foot down to kick down a gear, just one, and sometimes it will others it drops two! So a slight tug on the lever brings it down one gear with knowledge you are going into the selected gear not a random selection from the autos "brain"

Know what you mean. I hate autos on the open road, you tread on the go-pedal and you don't know if it's going to feed you power or drop a "gear" and which ever it does occurs two second after you planted boot so it's too fucking late anyway.

Much rather have a manual - if I want to go down a cog, I'll change the gear myself, if I just want a bit of smooth power, I'll just use the throttle.

Autos are lame! No real vehicle has an automatic transmission.

**Lou Girardin** · 13th June 2006, 14:21

Then there's modern autos that sense you're on and off the gas, say through twisty's, and will hold the gear they're in, until the road straightens and then change. Clever!

**terbang** · 13th June 2006, 14:56

Oh this is the reason you are soliciting views on another bike.. Ouch I feel for ya and lets hope ya get back up on a new one soon.

**imdying** · 13th June 2006, 15:48

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Then there's modern autos that sense you're on and off the gas, say through twisty's, and will hold the gear they're in, until the road straightens and then change. Clever!

Yep, modern like Mitsubishis 94-

**Wolf** · 13th June 2006, 15:54

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Then there's modern autos that sense you're on and off the gas, say through twisty's, and will hold the gear they're in, until the road straightens and then change. Clever!

One or two gears?

In which direction?

**onearmedbandit** · 13th June 2006, 15:56

Originally Posted by Wolf

Know what you mean. I hate autos on the open road, you tread on the go-pedal and you don't know if it's going to feed you power or drop a "gear" and which ever it does occurs two second after you planted boot so it's too fucking late anyway.

Much rather have a manual - if I want to go down a cog, I'll change the gear myself, if I just want a bit of smooth power, I'll just use the throttle.

Autos are lame! No real vehicle has an automatic transmission.

Try driving something automatic that was made mid 90's onwards. I'm sure you'll be suprised. And from memory the latest supercar powered luxury cruisers from German perform faultlessly in auto. There has even been investigation into putting autos in rally cars. One less pedal, the car 'knows' what gear you should ideally be in, etc etc etc.

**Lou Girardin** · 13th June 2006, 16:36

Originally Posted by Wolf

One or two gears?

In which direction?

Forwards?

**James Deuce** · 13th June 2006, 17:58

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Try driving something automatic that was made mid 90's onwards. I'm sure you'll be suprised. And from memory the latest supercar powered luxury cruisers from German perform faultlessly in auto. There has even been investigation into putting autos in rally cars. One less pedal, the car 'knows' what gear you should ideally be in, etc etc etc.

There was a dude running a Chevette with a Holden 308 and 3 speed auto in the Ashley Forest Rally Sprints in the early '80s and he was always near the top of the leaderboard, usually only beaten by Trevor Crowe and Rod Millen.