Watch out all u guys when following a cage.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Hey Raj - another near miss - keep making those saves bud.

Go to RRRS (Ride Right Ride Safe) run by BRONZ once a month - it has tips for such situations and others you've not yet encountered. Recommended for riders of all levels.

That's one of the reasons I ride in the wheel track of the car in front. If there's an obstacle between the wheel tracks you won;t see it until your on it. If the car wheel bounce over something you get a bit of warning - if you site square behind a car (between the wheel tracks) you could get fU*ked real quick.

And I leave a respectable distance too.

Hows it goin mate!!
Yes I will make time to go this month for RRRS.
Now I will always ride in the cars tracks... and leave 15 feet distance in between just to be safe....
I pray to God 2ce a day now regardless....

:P Raj.

also: Im gonna make time to go to church every sunday morning b4 ma rides !!

[Lissa]

Was following a logging truck today, thought I was keeping a good distance behind, but got hit by some bark or something on my leg... friggin hurt!!! Never really sure how close to follow big trucks, as I want to pass, but the wind generated off them when following is annoying.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Dunno whether an Ohlins would make that obstacle disappear Raj! Another tip mate, when riding in the country watch out for cow crap - and especially when turning. It's like riding into (stinky) oil. Right O!

U know when I was in Mumbai (india) I used to dodge cows, dogs, small children, potholes, raged cagers, horses and even the odd elephant while I was commuting... used to be quite good at it too.. never had a single bin. butspeeds used to be considerably less than in NZ. Plus my 150 used to be heaps lighter n cud throw it arnd n get away with it.

*makes mental note: must always be carefull*

Raj.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Hows your front wheel? You might find it a bit squared off on the rim??

Shit u think i stuffed up the rim.. ima run downstairs n check it now...:slap:

[vamr]

Was over at my friend's place this arvo when his gf turned up laughing at how her coffee table flew off the roof on the motorway 10 minutes prior.
All I had to say was "I hate people like you".

[Devil]

I think you're having too many near misses that can be avoided. Do something about it.

15 feet is not enough even at 50 km/h. Use the two second rule as a guide in fair weather.
The road code suggests 20 metres @ 50 km/h
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/roa...-distance.html

[kiwifruit]

back before there were speed limits i was pillion with the old man on his katana, we were in a group of bikes doing about twice today's speed limit when this 2.5 seater couch jumped out infront of us!
there was no time so the old man opened it up, like a dirt bike over a log.... lucky for us the said couch unit was made of wicker *phew* it looked quite spectacular apparently

[beyond]

Shit u think i stuffed up the rim.. ima run downstairs n check it now...:slap:

Well, is the rim okay mate? Hope so cos a good whack can spread the rim and square it off a bit. I hit a reasonably sized pothole at 120kmh on Highway 22 sometime back on my blue and white 14 and it seemd okay.
Got home and was cleaning it a few dyas later and found about 6cm of the rim had squared off and flared away from the bead on both sides!

Hope yours is ok or you'll have to get it fixed

[beyond]

back before there were speed limits i was pillion with the old man on his katana, we were in a group of bikes doing about twice today's speed limit when this 2.5 seater couch jumped out infront of us!
there was no time so the old man opened it up, like a dirt bike over a log.... lucky for us the said couch unit was made of wicker *phew* it looked quite spectacular apparently

Now that would have been interesting too watch. Thankfully it wasn't a solid leather one or that would have been real nasty.

[beyond]

Shit u think i stuffed up the rim.. ima run downstairs n check it now...:slap:

Hey got your message. Good to hear the wheels ok mate

[Cr1MiNaL]

yes mine is ok coz i was only doin 50 or less and i went over a log which broke a it instead of damaging the rim ! thnaks ^.^
Raj.

Ps: devil Im gonna go to the RRRS and The AWNMR (today) lets c what they can teach me... thanks.

[MSTRS:Me]

.... always keep atleast 10 feet or more distance between urself and the car in front...

10 feet??? Asking for trouble.
Use the 2 second rule and position yourself in a wheeltrack (preferably the right).

[Disco Dan]

Hey guys,

Just want to make an informative post to warn newby/amature and experienced riders alike not to follow a car too close... I was returning from westgate today bak to albany and just as the bridge finished this log of wood came at me from nowhere... the car in front of me had driven over it and nudged it into the middle of the road straight in my path.. I was crusing with one hand on the bike as we do in 50 - 70 zones and I hit the log... my front tire jumpped in the air and tank slapped about 4-5 times then hit the road and kept tank slapping...I was also drifting into the other lane which was packed with oncomming cagers... somehow I managed to straightne the bike out and stopped her just beside the new intersection they just built. Then I took a deep breath thanked god for helpin me avoid the spill and proceeded to walk back to the log and tell it what I thought of it. I beat the shit out of it in the middle of the road... stamped it and almost broke it before dragging it to the side of the road and throwing it over the ditch....

Moral of this story: Always be aware of the road ahead of you and obstacles that are near but not currently in ur path might just become in ur path.. always try n keep both hands on the bars and always peeps always keep atleast 10 feet or more distance between urself and the car in front... not because u cant stop in time .. just so that u can swerve without binnin ur bike... just a heads up guys never let ur guard down even for 1 second because that one second could be THE second. Ride safe and responsibly...

Regards
Raj.

Glad to hear your ok, if your coming tonight we can go through 'abstacle avoidance' if you like ...there is a technique for dealing with such situations, come talk to Macktheknife tonight at AWNMR....

A lot of us get tired of the cages 'holding us up' and get a bit 'close' at times... a timely warning for us all!

[Swoop]

Thankfully it wasn't a solid leather one or that would have been real nasty.

Or possibly VERY comfortable!

[sunhuntin]

Was following a logging truck today, thought I was keeping a good distance behind, but got hit by some bark or something on my leg... friggin hurt!!! Never really sure how close to follow big trucks, as I want to pass, but the wind generated off them when following is annoying.

dunno how powerful your bike is lissa, but being a 250, im guessing its about the same as mine [a smidge more than a gn]
i almost never overtake trucks, and try and hang back far enough to see their mirrors.
any closer is too close [too me]
if a car squishes between us, i drop back even furthur.

shit flying up and hitting your legs can hurt, no matter what id is! ive found bees hurt heaps, and so do stones. had a stone flicked up just past the bulls bridge... truck heading north somehow sent it across two lanes and through the bike so it struck my left leg. nearly arsed off, it hurt so much.

thanks to a kber who works at ohakea, the stones were cleared up and havent reappeared since!