Still rocking 2 Death Magnetic
Sorry to hear about your run-in with a prick. But like the others say, get used to it, a lot of people just want to get past the "L" plated rider cause they think we are slow. When someone tailgates me I often respond by slowing down, especially when I am doing 50 and they are right on my arse I just start slowing down until I decide to give them the bird and then I move on or let them pass.
I ride the dirt, I ride the tide
I search the outside, search inside
I know I'll always burn to be
Remind me of what left this outlaw torn
~ The Outlaw Torn (Metallica: Load 1996)
Still rocking 2 Death Magnetic
oh, and never apologise for something (or someone) you cannot control, ever!
Fuck him, let him eat shit and die, never apologise for wankers!!!!
I ride the dirt, I ride the tide
I search the outside, search inside
I know I'll always burn to be
Remind me of what left this outlaw torn
~ The Outlaw Torn (Metallica: Load 1996)
Wannabe racer
Yeah be careful mate, there's lots of impatient students late to there lectures that don't care a hoot about anyone else.Originally Posted by Mencius
Personally I just try and keep at least the speed the traffic is doing or if I want some fun or just feel like faster speeds (Just have to watch theoutside massey entrance) zig zag between the traffic.
Life is difficult because it is non-linear.
bikeless
Nah mate stick with the bolts. If he gets your plate number and sends the cops after you you can tell them your bike was "shedding". May convince the pricks to keep thier distance as the bike they are tailgating might just fall apart in front of them.I was contemplating keeping a few bolts taped somewhere on the bike within easy reach, and the next time some asshole decides to try and intimidate me with tailgating, I'll just flick a few back and he'll get some nice cracks in his front windscreen!Although, bolts might look too suspicious, maybe rocks would be better...
Sever
Now and forever
you're just another lost soul about to be mine again
see her, you'll never free her
you must surrender it all
And give life to me again
Disturbed - Inside the Fire
Forum whore
Dude I have had a similar experience, I picked up my new bike, it began to rain.
As I left the shop the rain turned to a thunderstorm. I was paranoid, (New bike, new tyres and a very very wet road.) So the ride home was a slow and cautious one. Im going thru the Hunua gorge nice and slow (60-70kmh) One of my loverly neighbours is in a hurry. I can see him in my mirrors, infact I can read the expiry date on his registration. Next minute theirs two of us in my lane. He was doing rude jesters and tooting at me to get out of his way. I ended up pulling into the gravel just to get out his way. The unfortunate thing for him is he did not realise it was me and he lives only two doors down from me. I look foward to when I see him as I will point out what a f#$king c#$k S$%king w@#ker he is. I was quite prepared to pop next door at the time but my wife thought I best not.
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
Moped rider
Thanks Crashe.
Yes, it's just one of the many out to get us. Thankfully I've been riding a bicycle for many a long year so I have a reasonable sense of self preservation, but with riding the motorcycle, well a lot of it is getting used to riding the motorcycle, if you know what I mean! It's a tad faster than the old treadley......
Still, every day gets better and easier and throws up a new challenge!
Ang
"More revs, more revs!"
the middle path
Ha- theres a word I havnt heard for a few years!
It seems these days you have to treat every other driver as tho they are idiots - unless they prove otherwise....
Experience......something you get just after you needed it
Hardcore Biker
I don't mean to be a smart alec, but unless you were turning right out of the right hand lane or overtaking, you should have been travelling in the left hand lane. It does not excuse what the car driver did, which was dangerous, just don't give them the chance to do stuff like that. Ride defensively.
parting of the sensory
That's very sad, but true.
A couple of years ago, I drove the car without taking the L-plates off, and I was amazed at the difference it made to other motorists' driving - how rude, impatient, and downright dangerously they drove, in their efforts to get past me (despite the fact I was driving at least 10 km/h over the limit!).
Unbelievable...
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Moped rider
I was in the correct lane.
Ang
"More revs, more revs!"
Hardcore Biker
OK, thats cool.
Here for the arcade.
Bwahahaha, then there are those who are an exception to that rule
Hey Mencius, at least you weren't hurt
Hardcore Biker
Does one remove a wing mirror from a moving car without ending up smeared all down the side of said car?
Hardcore Biker
yer...where is the 'justifiable homicide' clause?
I like bikes
Easy- you raise your steel capped (or similar suitable footwear) boot and extend it towards the mirror. Make sure your knee is bent so as to absorb the impact(dont want to break yourself) , or to add that little extra spiteful kick, and, make like the Doors and "break on through to the other side"
Then proceed to ride away, content in the knowledge that you have maintained the karmic balance- ie wanker has been punished- and continue on your merry path through life
PS Dont do it where the cops can see you, as it is sadly illegal to hand out justice on the spot in such a fashion in this country
"Not one day that we are here on this earth has been promised to us, so make the most of every day as if it was your last, and every breath ,as if it were the same"
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