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Thread: 50 survival tips - Read 'em now!

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    Thumbs up refreshing read

    this is a refreshing read, I can think of situations where every one of these tips can be applied and situations where every one of these tips could or should have been applied.. I especially appreciate the one about keeping your head and not riding mad, sad, anxious, distracted or upset as those situations tend to raise the most vocal warnings of "ride safe" from my partner whose words tend to make me think again before I go mental at the person who just cut me off whilst talking on their cellphone and not looking nor indicating as they enter the traffic stream.. great post, cheers

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    Great tips! Now to get out there and practice, practice, practice

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    These are great!!!
    As a new rider, you have no idea how helpful these are!!

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    Great thread. Have been almost caught out many times expecially at the lights, not sure if it is Wellington drivers only but they are terrible.

    Have to be especially careful of busses as they dislike indicating and just pull out in front of anybody. Bus pulled in front of me when I was next to him going around basin reserve
    and I was pushed onto the foot path, am still unsure how I stayed on. Tend to keep as much distance as I can now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuoskaNZ View Post
    Great thread. Have been almost caught out many times expecially at the lights, not sure if it is Wellington drivers only but they are terrible.

    Have to be especially careful of busses as they dislike indicating and just pull out in front of anybody. Bus pulled in front of me when I was next to him going around basin reserve
    and I was pushed onto the foot path, am still unsure how I stayed on. Tend to keep as much distance as I can now.
    yeah but remember they have to move the bus as its blooddy long to make the corner , gee you bike awsome mate

    is it 750 or 1000 gsxr just looked at you bike pics very cool

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    [QUOTE=outlawtorn;1105434]Found this article and thought it might be good to spread the knowledge.

    Thanks I broke few to many of those rules last week esp patience one and neraly cost me big time

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    Quote Originally Posted by actungbaby View Post
    yeah but remember they have to move the bus as its blooddy long to make the corner , gee you bike awsome mate

    is it 750 or 1000 gsxr just looked at you bike pics very cool
    Was a straight section of 2 lane road, was alongside him he just changed lane straight into me on my ninja. I bumped off him and managed to hop the curb onto the footpath.
    Still got no idea how I stayed on, didnt even manage to get the bus number, contacted the bus company and they pretty much told me to piss off unless I had evidence, good times.

    Thanks, it is just a 600 aye, was not too keen to go too big as I am not all that experienced or physically big.
    600 is plenty enough for me though, life savings gone lol.

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    Great read. Have read it a few times now. Yet to master the slow u-turn. Practice makes perfect

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    this is a great post, I loved reading it, so basically use commonsense, which it seem most people lack, ok I get it

    I agree about the whole helmet thing too, I know that sometimes when the helmet goes on a lot of this stuff goes out the window, I really need to strive to be a better person on the bike. I hope thats the case now that I am older, a lot older lol lol

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    Don't let your throttle hand write a cheque that your skill level can't cash.
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    Just re-read this and forwarded the link to my daughter who has just become a biker.
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    Great read...

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    Oh, so just buying a decent jacket helmet boots gloves pants…. isn't going to save YOUR life? sheesh man, why even bother! bit like the saftyu belt that killed the driver.
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    This thread reminds me of an incident I had ten years ago. I had just picked up the girl friend of the time and two of her friends (in a car, not a Cambodian scooter) and came to a T intersection controlled by a light. I was approaching the red light from the bottom of the T and was turning right. As the light turned green I hesitated slightly as there was a truck turning turning towards me and I couldn't see past it. In the time I hesitated after the light was green a car full of what I'd describe politely as 'young idiots' blasted through their red light on my right hand side (going around the outside of the truck). If I had taken off when the light was green we would have been hit in the driver or passenger side door at >70kph (it was a 50 zone but they were flying, or trying to) and no doubt would have received injuries or worse. If I was on a bike I have no doubts it would have been fatal.

    So moral of the story is that there is no point rushing a green light, and there are plenty of idiots on the road. I always think of this incident when I'm on the bike.

    Also after driving around Europe recently I realise how easy it is to end up on the wrong side of the road without thinking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AGC73 View Post
    ...As the light turned green I hesitated slightly as there was a truck turning turning towards me and I couldn't see past it...

    So moral of the story is that there is no point rushing a green light, and there are plenty of idiots on the road. I always think of this incident when I'm on the bike..
    So ride like everyone else is trying to kill you - a well used phrase on here, and it pays to NEVER assume that the way is clear when you can't see.
    Sounds like you learned an important lesson. Do remember it.
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