Whats with some guys commuting?

[Skyryder]

That Auckland motor way is a dangerous place. I was up that way shortly into the new year. The safest place to be is where you can change lanes in an instant in case some idiot surprises you an comes alongside unexpected. The other solution is to pass eveything in sight. Did not experiance gridlock conditions. Miight have found an off ramp and had a coffee or something.

Skyryder

[FROSTY:Me]

There are other vehicles on the road??!! I better turn off the stereo,put down the phone and stop trimming my nose hair while I'm commuting in the Pajero,sounds like you guys are having fun and I'm missing out.

prolly a good idea mate --Ohh and sorry about the 10 little dents down the side of ya truck--the handlebars just couldnt pull away :spudwhat:

[speedpro]

Originally Posted by Wenier
Theres one here in blenheim, bloody nice machine, gets parked in his lounge apparently.

A big pink transit?? in the lounge??

In blenheim - ah yes, that explains it.

[avgas]

brakes--what are brakes??

probabaly that boat anchour of a center stand you have ground away to nothing.

But its not me racing ya, i usually sit in traffic like a cage - till i get pissed off then i have a bad habit of dropping the clutch at 10grand now (bloody kb ride gettin my confidence up), its very hard to steer when i do this.

[Dr Bob]

I'm sorry Frosty but you passed me on Tuesday and I didn't bother keeping up. You were splitting without due care and consideration to other road users, and if someone does pull out on you, you are likely to come a cropper.

How many accidents have you had recently?

[TonyB]

I don't think your blackbird would paste one in even in a straight line.

Take a look at the flying runs last year on http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/EastWest...ltsNov2004.htm

Imagine how fast S Yohart would go if he/she actually used a motorbike!
Rider No...Rider Name.....Motorcycle......................Time..... Av MPh...Av KPH
10..........M Dunn..........Honda CBR 1000 RR 2004...5.13.....175.44....282.34
5............S Youart............................................ 5.23.....172.08....276.94
21.........C Fairbrother..MV Augusta F4 1000 2004...5.24 ....171.76....276.41

Which goes to show, 'nothing' is faster than an MV F4

[jrandom]

I'm sorry Frosty but you passed me on Tuesday and I didn't bother keeping up. You were splitting without due care and consideration to other road users, and if someone does pull out on you, you are likely to come a cropper.

How many accidents have you had recently?

Yes, it was a bit like that. I'm glad you said it, someone needs to. I think you should slow down a bit, too, Frosty.

[Lou Girardin]

That Auckland motor way is a dangerous place. I was up that way shortly into the new year. The safest place to be is where you can change lanes in an instant in case some idiot surprises you an comes alongside unexpected. The other solution is to pass eveything in sight. Did not experiance gridlock conditions. Miight have found an off ramp and had a coffee or something.

Skyryder

The trick is to consider other vehicles as mobile chicanes.

[vifferman]

The trick is to consider other vehicles as mobile chicanes.

...and their drivers as either braindead morons, or homicidal maniacs.
The trick is working out which type they are...

[Coldkiwi]

That Auckland motor way is a dangerous place. I was up that way shortly into the new year. The safest place to be is where you can change lanes in an instant in case some idiot surprises you an comes alongside unexpected. The other solution is to pass eveything in sight. Did not experiance gridlock conditions. Miight have found an off ramp and had a coffee or something.

Skyryder

but therein lies the fun and the reason I arrive at work each morning with a big smile on my face! Nothing like getting ahead of the rat race to make yourself feel superior

[matthewt]

Imagine how fast S Yohart would go if he/she actually used a motorbike!

Yer I noticed that, I'd pay good money to see S Youart (BugSplat here on KB) run the 1/4 mile.

Whatya reckon Steve ??

[sAsLEX]

The trick is to consider other vehicles as mobile chicanes.

and use your mirrors as "whiskers" to "feel" when you get that bit to close to them!

[Motu]

...and their drivers as either braindead morons, or homicidal maniacs.
The trick is working out which type they are...

Braindead moron here! :spudwave:

[FROSTY:Me]

I'm sorry Frosty but you passed me on Tuesday and I didn't bother keeping up. You were splitting without due care and consideration to other road users, and if someone does pull out on you, you are likely to come a cropper.

How many accidents have you had recently?

Ya know in 25 years of riding Ive never had an accident commuting -not once -never. NADA zero.The last 2 accidents I had -actually the only 2 in 7 years -one was on the racetrack and one was well plain dumb luck.
I generally ride with my hand already on the front brake commuting which means if I get even a flicker of sideways movement from a cage driver I haul on the brakes.
Point taken though guys The very reason I buy old bikes is to slow myself down -Im an impatient old bastard
Maybee Id better go back to the ol CB125 to commute on

[mattt]

Ya know in 25 years of riding Ive never had an accident commuting -not once -never. NADA zero.The last 2 accidents I had -actually the only 2 in 7 years -one was on the racetrack and one was well plain dumb luck.
I generally ride with my hand already on the front brake commuting which means if I get even a flicker of sideways movement from a cage driver I haul on the brakes.
Point taken though guys The very reason I buy old bikes is to slow myself down -Im an impatient old bastard
Maybee Id better go back to the ol CB125 to commute on

No need to change your habits mate, as your riding like the germans drive on the autobarn. I do the same.
You're looking ahead through the lanes, looking for gaps that cars could possibly move into, registering whats going on in not 1 or 2 cars ahead of you, but 6 or 7 or 15.
That's pretty much why transit don't give a us a free-4-all limit on open road, because it general, NZ drivers/riders are idiots. Looking 1 car / 20m ahead and wonder why they ran up the back of that car, or figuring out what happened when flying through the air.
I'm on Akland motorways everyday commuting, and not once have I had a car change lane on me, near hit me - simply because you just don't put yourself in those 'danger' areas.
My 0.02 anyway