NW motorway - idiot on an R1

**jrandom** · 2nd March 2005, 18:00

So I'm bimbling along with the traffic on my way home this evening, doing about 90. This brain-dead oxygen thief cuts up the left-hand side of me in my lane at about 160, only a meter or so away, nearly bloody wet myself, and proceeds to Ghost Rider his way into the distance through the (free-flowing!) motorway traffic.

About 3km later, ho ho ho, what do we have here, a very grumpy-looking rider slumped on the road shoulder beside his R1 with a white BMW and bike copper standing over him.

If you're out there reading this, Idiot R1 Rider, I just gotta say... GOOD BLOODY JOB. I hope you lose your licence, because you don't deserve one.

Moron.

**Grumpy** · 2nd March 2005, 18:03

Pricks like that are the reason we are seen as arseholes by a majority of cagers

**MSTRS:Me** · 2nd March 2005, 18:09

Originally Posted by Grumpy

Pricks like that are the reason we are seen as arseholes by a majority of cagers

Yeah, cos cagers can't tell the difference between an R1 and a decent bike.

(that's just for R1AaronKDX and to make 800 posts)
Great ride that on Sunday - no pricks in our group

**FROSTY:Me** · 2nd March 2005, 18:10

Ive encountered that dude. I thought i filtered fast but hes insane

**scooterboynz** · 2nd March 2005, 18:18

must be something with yamaha's and the north western motorway , i had a wally on a R6 take me on the inside on my lane about a week ago ,then cut up a few cars before i caught up with him at the lights at the end of the motorway and made a few hand gestures to tell him what i thought of him ,,,though i am sure there are plenty of nice yamaha pilots out there!

**R1** · 2nd March 2005, 18:18

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Yeah, cos cagers can't tell the difference between an R1 and a decent bike.

(that's just for R1AaronKDX and to make 800 posts)
Great ride that on Sunday - no pricks in our group

FKN R1's to dam fast for the road, should only be used on race tracks, ban them i say.
..................i must admit tho im very guilty of being a cunt, so it may not be the bikes fault. was he on the back wheel?? thats what i do when i pass slow bikes on the left

**Sensei** · 2nd March 2005, 18:21

He pulled over for a " BMW " cop bike while riding a R1 ??? Now that's Sad .
" If ya going to fly, Make sure other's don't DIE !!!"
SENSEI

**Grumpy** · 2nd March 2005, 18:22

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Yeah, cos cagers can't tell the difference between an R1 and a decent bike.

(that's just for R1AaronKDX and to make 800 posts)
Great ride that on Sunday - no pricks in our group

Agreed.

**Storm** · 2nd March 2005, 18:29

Luckily he was stopped by a copper, not one of the laws of physics ie hitting a large solid vehicle and smearing his internals on it
What a cock

**FROSTY:Me** · 2nd March 2005, 18:31

Must be a yamaha thing. Some bloke on an old xj900 was seen ripping along the NW the other day

**Sparky Bills** · 2nd March 2005, 18:38

Sounds like a JAFFA thing really!

**jrandom** · 2nd March 2005, 18:38

Originally Posted by Sensei 509

He pulled over for a " BMW " cop bike while riding a R1 ??? Now that's Sad .

He was pulled over just as the free-flowing traffic ran into the stopped traffic, too.

Perhaps he lacked the cojones to do a runner through the slow stuff.

And no, he wasn't on the back wheel. He looked like his skills extended to wrist-twisting (funny, that) and not much else.

Compared to this guy, Frosty is the very model of a sedate, mature road user.

**Waylander** · 2nd March 2005, 18:41

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Must be a yamaha thing. Some bloke on an old xj900 was seen ripping along the NW the other day

Can't just be a yamaha thing, I don't lane split/filter often and when I do it's at a sensible speed, not insane.

**SPman** · 2nd March 2005, 18:42

What colour was it? Not multi hued purple, was it?
On another thread, anyone know anything about what looked like a CBR250 sitting next to the barrier, backwards,with people milling about, at about 9 this morning, around the Bond St overbridge ?
Edit - seen Dr Bobs thread - yep same scene.