Why why why?

[Ixion]

Hmph. In my experience the really annoying bit is being lapped by them.

[Jiminy]

come over a nice rise with the front wheel lofting nicely in the air (only way to wheelie a 1400 at higher speeds) there on my side of the road

So, if I well understand, you come over at speed doing a wheelie on a rise with no visibility on a road where you expect farmers, pigs and cow shit at every corner, and you blame someone else? If you can't see past that rise, it's a good time to slow down, me think

[mowgli]

So, if I well understand, you come over at speed doing a wheelie on a rise with no visibility on a road where you expect farmers, pigs and cow shit at every corner, and you blame someone else? If you can't see past that rise, it's a good time to slow down, me think

What? Acknowledge personal responsibility? That's blasphemy round here. Blame the government I say. We need a law that says we bikers can do whatever we want where ever we want to. A law that says it's always the other guy's fault. Yep, that would do it!

[jrandom]

... won't you learn that if you go round corners in such a way that you can't stop safely in the distance you can see ahead (or half that--yes *half*--on a road without a centre line)...

[tri boy]

Pfft, hit a cow in India, and see what happens to ya
and thats if they are in a good mood.

[BarBender]

...The dog stands there and realises another one of those two wheeled monsters is coming from behind, has a spastic and can't decide which way to run and nearly disappears under my mates bike.

Always an interesting proposition deciding for the undecided.

[headlesschicken]

My mate was taken out by a farmer who was driving with such a wide trailor on the back that he couldn't see out his mirrors.

Did a u-turn into the side of him.
Gets it all restored this weekend...YAY!

Ooh, here's a good idea. Lets ban contractors from the roads!! All this oversized machinery is dangerous if passed without due care. Sure the driver was in the wrong but i cant help but think there are things you can do to help minimize your chance of coming to grief...

As far as the generalisation of 'cow cockies having their stock on the road', the farmer should stick to the correct procedures or face the penalties. But the bottom line is the roads were built to service the farmers, not for you to ride on recklessly and then bitch about it when they are used for their intended purpose.

P.S we're somewhat limited in stopping them from shitting on the road as putting butt plugs in them all is too time consuming

edit: oops sorry number one didnt mean it to sound like the comments were directed at you

[glice]

situations like these need to be taken case by case. they arnt all dum farmers and they arnt all dum bikers.

I've only come across cows once on my bike and there was a car about 2-300m ahead waving us down, which was good.

[kevfromcoro]

Pfft, hit a cow in India, and see what happens to ya
and thats if they are in a good mood.

yeah..they are bit touchy about that...

[Bonez]

Congratulations, you gained MORE experience in your motorcycling history. Learn from it. So if you find yourself in similar deserted RURAL roads, EXPECT similar thing on the road...and be ready. City boys (and girls) often find this hard to understand.

What he said.

[BarBender]

So, if I well understand, you come over at speed doing a wheelie on a rise with no visibility on a road where you expect farmers, pigs and cow shit at every corner, and you blame someone else? If you can't see past that rise, it's a good time to slow down, me think

Its a public road. On that basis the very least anyone can expect is the other road user is travelling on their side of the road going up that same rise.

I was behind Paul when it happended. I've seen some shit in my time but that was farken stupid. His kids were on that quad.

[mowgli]

Its a public road. On that basis the very least anyone can expect is the other road user is travelling on their side of the road going up that same rise.

I was behind Paul when it happended. I've seen some shit in my time but that was farken stupid. His kids were on that quad.

WTF!! Expect other road users to be obeying the law? Doesn't seem like you were so why should they?

Edit: Re-reading the original post Paul did stop just in time albeit "just missing the kid"

[Horse]

I honestly thought the original post in this thread was a pisstake, sending up the typical arrogant "The road is MY god-damned private racetrack" biker attitude.

I have subsequently received enlightenment...

[avgas]

Rather than say something witty all I'm going to say is this:
Braking distance
You seem to learn it real easy growing up in the wops like i did, but others take some time

[FJRider]

I honestly thought the original post in this thread was a pisstake, sending up the typical arrogant "The road is MY god-damned private racetrack" biker attitude.

I have subsequently received enlightenment...

You were wrong the first time , but if you recieved enlightenment, SOME good came out of it...WAS IT GOOD ???