Are we lemmings?

**Bonez** · 12th November 2004, 06:18

Originally Posted by bluninja

The lemmings didn't jump! They were pushed!!!!

Ever played "Lemmings" old dos the PC game?

**Milky** · 12th November 2004, 09:35

absolutely... but my first lemmings experiences were on an Amiga. A truly superior computer in its time

**vifferman** · 12th November 2004, 09:54

The "racer boy" thing is pharkin annoying sometimes. Like the other day, I came up behind a VFR800 rider who must live somewhere near me, and everytime I got near him, to try and find out who he was / where he lived, he took off through the traffic.

However, on Tuesday (first ride of the VFR to work), a guy (PC800) who always passed me when I was on the VTR actually pulled up beside me and said hello, then rode with me most of the way. Maybe he didn't feel tempted to race something as slow as a LuxoSport? Maybe the VFR didn't incite him to prove he was riding a real bike? Maybe he liked the snarl of the Staintune?
Who knows... :spudwhat:

And yesterday, an SV1000 pilot thought I was going too slow down the transit lane, and passed me. I thought, "Yeah - that's a really good idea going faster than the speed limit in heavy, stopped traffic, when people are always turning across this lane!", and just carried on at a safe pace, slowing at intersections (can't see people turning until you're right in the intersection), unlike SV Boy.

The best experience was when we went to Tauranga two weekends ago, and came up behind two bikes who ended up travelling at exactly the speed I was comfy with, and ended up going in the same direction. When we stopped, we were all going the same place, for the same reasons, and even stopped for a pow-wow about the weather. I like that sort of synchronicity.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 12th November 2004, 10:25

Originally Posted by Redstar

I will not die on my bike I will die of prostrate cancer

I know that a large proportion of the world die in their sleep, but cancer of sleeping really ups the ante....

No more lying down for me....

**Devil** · 12th November 2004, 10:26

I had a twit on a harley pass me yesterda on the INSIDE at a farking intersection while I was waiting to turn left.
Impatient prick.

**F5 Dave** · 12th November 2004, 10:28

Me? I’m a proud lemming.

The prestigious lemming run

Dodgy yes there are badges (well up until the last few years when we got too slack to mint them) so I’m afraid you’ll have to attend next year & see what happens.

Check out the history & badges, or the pics/video clips

ahem.

**Coldkiwi** · 12th November 2004, 11:27

It's a funny ol thing but I can identify with it to an extent. Being young (well I was until last week!), moderately stupid and lucky enough to be riding something with plenty of poke (for most situations) I'll readily admit to being keen to not get left behind. Ego is quite possibly the factor here but I'm also happy to say that I like to see guys doing stuff outside my self set limits - it makes me safe in the knowledge that I'm not the craziest SOB out there!

Q: Am I still a lemming if I like to be quicker through the cages than another biker but I'm still within my limits and not pushing harder than my brain can keep up with? Surely a true lemming keeps trying no matter what where a more intelligent rodent might know when its beaten and back off?

**FzerozeroT** · 12th November 2004, 11:56

and surely it's not lemming behaviour to use the "bike in front gets a ticket" train of logic?

**avgas** · 13th November 2004, 19:51

Originally Posted by Jackrat

I come across the same few riders each day,on the way to or from work.
Most of them are just doing the go to work thing, an also arn't to threated by
an SX650.But,there is one guy who rides a late model black Triumph triple, always takes off real hard if he spots me coming up behind him.
I see him on Glen Brook rd, hope I don't see him in the ditch one day.
Still, nice to know somebody is threated by the SX.
That'll do me

yeh man - the funny thing is, if you gave ya bike a little throttle at the lights, its all on

I used to ride a GB400 - and i didnt care who i was dragging, if they wanted a drag, i would give them a run for their money...............alot of the time i won too - isnt that scary

**avgas** · 13th November 2004, 19:55

yeh the amiga days............ahhhhhhhhhhhh

**Jackrat** · 13th November 2004, 20:49

Was a while ago now.
Was sitting at the lights at Te Rapa with a mate,he was on his GT 550,I was on my GT750.Four other bikes pulled up,Z900,CB900,GT250,RD350.
Six bikes,Te Rapa straight,Friday night,there was only ever going to be one result.It was the best drag I've ever had.When we turned around an came back down the straight there was still blue smoke hanging in the air.
There wasn't a Lemming to be seen anywere.

**bondagebunny** · 13th November 2004, 21:45

Originally Posted by Teflon

Crashing doesn't mean your under skilled, think it's more bad luck in most cases.

It's not "if" your going to crash, it's when and where and how bad. Just have to accept it, if you can't you shouldn't be on a motorcycle.

This is the sort of nonsense quoted by people to stupid to operate a motorcycle.
Obviously your lack of ability is due to the limited to the small size of your brain. Sell your bike before you die and make the biker stats look worse, which increases insurance and ACC levys for the rest of us.