You Can't Ride That Bike For S*$@, Mate.

[Wenier]

I've seen that kind of thing happen before and there aint much ya can do bout it. Best idea is to take it a bit easier so that they can follow your line, and if you've got a good line they might learn a thing or 2

[aff-man]

i have seen a guy on a vtr1000 would couldn't even pull off without doing that running sorta wobbly start. Shit i did that the first time i sat on a bike but i then got my balance and never did it again. But on a VTR!!!!! not only this but he did it coming out of a gas staation right in front of a car that had to put on the piks pretty quickly. Idiots. midlife crisis guys

[ManDownUnder]

i have seen a guy on a vtr1000 would couldn't even pull off without doing that running sorta wobbly start. Shit i did that the first time i sat on a bike but i then got my balance and never did it again. But on a VTR!!!!! not only this but he did it coming out of a gas staation right in front of a car that had to put on the piks pretty quickly. Idiots. midlife crisis guys

Gotta love it...

[MikeL]

Idiots. midlife crisis guys

Hey Johnno whatcha gonna do 25 years from now when you have your own mid-life crisis?? The good thing is, by then you won't feel any embarrassment when people laugh at you. If they think you look ridiculous, that's their problem!

[Coldkiwi]

Hey Johnno whatcha gonna do 25 years from now when you have your own mid-life crisis?? The good thing is, by then you won't feel any embarrassment when people laugh at you. If they think you look ridiculous, that's their problem!

mate, at the rate he's going in 25 years he'll be tearing past my place at Mach 2 on some 'classic' RC211V!! course, by then, it'll be an old farts bike!

[Motoracer]

mate, at the rate he's going in 25 years he'll be tearing past my place at Mach 2 on some 'classic' RC211V!! course, by then, it'll be an old farts bike!

He'd have to be bloody well off by then to 1) afford a rare classic bike like that AND 2) have the money to pay for the petrol prices of 2029!

[Coldkiwi]

Learner being set a bad example?

learner perhaps.... but the example is surely one being set of 'this is what a bike can do if handled properly'... not 'this is what you're capable of doing, so get on with it'

I routinely filter (at various speeds!) past guys on small cc bikes on my morning commute who are obviously getting into motorcycling and aren't keen on lane splitting yet. I have absolutely no problem with that and if I never come up behind them while they're trtying to filter, thats quite alright by me too. I'd much rather they just did their own thing at their own pace that they were comfortable with.
To blame NC30_chick for learners too stupid to know that they're a learner with limited skills is a bit daft really.

Having said that, the only bikes I wait for in traffic are
a) those I know riding with me
b) those that i can tell are switched on lane splitters capable of providing some pre-work entertainment!

J- where are all the nutter lane splitters on the southern in the mornings? The best bloke I've had the pleasure of playing 'catch me if you can' with was on a trumpy triple but that was only once

[Coldkiwi]

He'd have to be bloody well off by then to 1) afford a rare classic bike like that AND 2) have the money to pay for the petrol prices of 2029!

this is true... I guess my assumption was based on the guess that he'll start EARNING some money soon! (what is it they say about "assumptions being the mother of all ........"?)

[jrandom]

"assumptions being the mother of all ........"?)

Fudge cups.

Mmmmmm. Fuuuuuuudge.

[Zed]

...I was just wondering if you dudes have ever seen a biker on the road, which in no way should have ever fathom that they should stride a bike

Yeah I've seen a number of such riders over the years - you can just tell by their 'lines' into corners and bends and their use of excessive braking.

One such guy I observed a few months ago down by the Mission Bay waterfront on a Daytona T95 900cc (of course I saw and heard him because those bikes are choice). I decided to follow (bait) him and he took off as though it was a race! If it was not for his repeated dangerous manoeuvres passing cars on absolute blind corners and wobbling all over the place (I was very surprised he didn't crash), I would have quite enjoyed riding behind him...but like you NC30 I backed off and let him go. I caught up to him at the lights further up and leaned over and asked him if it was his bike, to which he replied "nah it's a mates"!

[jrandom]

J- where are all the nutter lane splitters on the southern in the mornings? The best bloke I've had the pleasure of playing 'catch me if you can' with was on a trumpy triple but that was only once

Dunno. I never ply the Southern on weekdays.

I can still (proudly?) state that nobody has ever given me difficulty in the filtering game, you know.

My tale of the bike courier on a ZXR400 shaking his head and tapping the side of his helmet when he rode past me later has been told before, I think.

Filtering is the one situation where the poor little FXR isn't limited by lack of ponies.

[NC]

leaned over and asked him if it was his bike, to which he replied "nah it's a mates"!

What a cocksickle!


I look at it this way...
I would be highly embarrassed if I was trying to do some shit on the bike and I binned off mega.
Plus it hurts when you bin

[jrandom]

Plus it hurts when you bin

Yes, but we Big Men disregard such minor matters as pain.

[vifferman]

i have seen a guy on a vtr1000 would couldn't even pull off without doing that running sorta wobbly start.

Mebbe it was a running sorta wobbly vtr? :spudwhat:

[NC]

Yes, but we Big Men disregard such minor matters as pain.

My apologies to the incredible hulk