Cager Of The Day Award goes to...

**Insanity_rules** · 27th December 2009, 20:52

I had some stupid biarch pull out in front of me on Christmas day. I was going north on sh2 just passed Kelson and she pulled out of Hebden Crescent straight into my path and tried really hard to get out of the way but ol pos diesel vans don't accelerate very fast.

I very quickly assessed that the left side was the best way to go and I don't know how I managed to miss the kerb when I corrected right but I did. I stopped on the shoulder and looked back to see her desperatley trying to flee into the sunset.

Felt like catching her and yelling the house down but decided to flip her the bird and take a smoke break instead.

**KiWiP** · 28th December 2009, 01:56

Going North on SH17 past Waiwera on one of the passing lanes I'm tootling up at 80 (the limit) and a knackered ford laser driven by a teenager with 5 in the car tries to wheeze his way past. We get to the end of the passing lane level. As the old saying goes 'never take a bike to a car fight' so I drop back to 70 to let him 'win' The front passenger is pissing himself laughing at his mates rubbish car which irritates the driver to the extent that when I am now following the laser at a slower speed than I want to go he sticks two fingers up at me out of the window

I only have to follow the stench of burning clutch and super screwed oil for 1/2K though as he has to turn off. As I go past I can hear and see all passengers howling with laughter. The driver looks close to tears. The smile didn't go from my face until I got to Matakana.

**Spazm** · 28th December 2009, 04:25

I saw a nominee for cager of the day for Saturday..
Driving southbound from Auckland on the Waikato expressway, between the Coromandal/Thames off-ramp and the Pokeno off-ramp at about 8pm, A cager must have got a bit confused & did a U-turn right in front of me (nearly taking me out) and drove back up against the traffic, up the 'fast' lane of the southbound expressway back up the Bombay hill..

**newbould** · 28th December 2009, 07:47

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

To be honest I do have tons of lovely photos, of her licence plate....and the following car that did the same thing to the guy with trailer, he was pretty patient considering... the last bit to Whanganui is pretty bad... and worse with the heat, the road was not pretty... ask the bikes that went down. (I was in my cage)...

the guy pulled over on double yellow lines was funny, I think he thought we were stupid enough to overtake on yellow lines on a blind. mmmm (photo in my album)

Report them. This is dangerous driving and will add to next years ACC levy if you don't.

**Tink** · 28th December 2009, 07:56

Originally Posted by newbould

Report them. This is dangerous driving and will add to next years ACC levy if you don't.

Well I do have a nack of dialing *555, and have reported people on the police website.... !

**Mully** · 28th December 2009, 11:17

Boxing Day we took the bike to Matamata - well aware of the fact that the roads would be busy (and probably with twits), I took a chill pill before we left.

The difference between Auckland drivers and Not-Auckland drivers was noticeable.

Like the Boi Racer in his heap of shit lowered Nissan who, instead of sitting in the line of traffic to take the SH2 turnoff, decided to whip along until nearly the turnoff and slam on the picks and force his way into the traffic.

Or the campervan driving or caravan/boat/jetski towing Aucklanders who decide that pulling over and letting the 30-plus cars behind them actually go past and drive at the speed limit was too much hassle and so they could just sit behind them at whatever speed the tower deemed safe.

Luckily we were on the bike, and despatching these idiots wasn't too much hassle. The guys sitting in the queues were pretty good at moving to the left for me and then once I was at the front, passing wasn't a major.

Still - full credit to the tow-ers who did pull over when they could.

**BoristheBiter** · 28th December 2009, 19:32

Originally Posted by rebel

if fuckwits kept to the two/four second rule, passing would be a whole lot safer and achievable (in a car, or gn250)

why is it that if you do go to over take people they speed up and close the gap?

**Laxi** · 28th December 2009, 19:48

Originally Posted by Insanity_rules

take a smoke break instead.

insanity code for change the undies

**flyingcr250** · 28th December 2009, 20:05

on the way back from whangamata on sunday i almost collected a stupid tard on a bright green speed tripple through the tight twisty section between waihi and whangamata, he rounded a corner on my side of the road. i could see the whites of his eyes thats how close it was to being a fuck up. scary shit!!!

**Insanity_rules** · 29th December 2009, 00:25

Originally Posted by Laxi

insanity code for change the undies

Ere why you postin bout my undies?

**The Everlasting** · 5th April 2010, 14:14

I was riding along Great North Road today on the left hand lane,minding my own business,when I almost got slammed into the kerb by a blimin cager!!! She came into my lane as if I wasn't there,for a second I thought,ah crap I'm gonna go down,but managed to slam on the brakes hard enough.

When i came to the traffic lights,i went up next to her,and pounded on the passenger side window,and said "watch where the fuck your going"!! She then replies " I was watching where I was going". I was like oh,you purposely meant to run me into the kerb then?

I was fuckin fumin so i just took off.....best thing to do in a situation like that.

**Swoop** · 5th April 2010, 14:37

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

then they tailed the car and trailer, all doing 100km easy.... and this was on the really bendy bit...

There is always a fraud driver holding up traffic. Front of a queue of traffic = fraud.

Originally Posted by KiWiP

a knackered ford laser
...when I am now following the laser at a slower speed than I want to go he sticks two fingers up at me out of the window

I only have to follow the stench of burning clutch and super screwed oil for 1/2K though as he has to turn off. As I go past I can hear and see all passengers howling with laughter. The driver looks close to tears. The smile didn't go from my face until I got to Matakana.

See above.

Originally Posted by The Everlasting

I was riding along Great North Road today on the left hand lane,minding my own business,when I almost got slammed into the kerb by a blimin cager!!! She came into my lane as if I wasn't there,for a second I thought,ah crap I'm gonna go down,but managed to slam on the brakes hard enough.

When i came to the traffic lights,i went up next to her,and pounded on the passenger side window,and said "watch where the fuck your going"!! She then replies " I was watching where I was going". I was like oh,you purposely meant to run me into the kerb then?

If you have to "fend -off" a car by placing a boot impression into the panel work, the driver will not mind since they knew you were there...
Drop a gear or two before the maneuvre though...

**aprilia_RS250** · 5th April 2010, 16:53

I nominate the white Ute on the twisties just before Coromandel that was carrying a mini grizzly bear at the back. This thing was fucken scary and it was seriously going ape once I snuck up during some overtaking. I thought to my self the small rusty chain ain't going to hold this raging mutt for long, if it manages to leap out at me it will make a small lunch out of me. So the best solution was to do what the RS250 does best. Sound out the mutt at 8k rpms in 1st gear and then quickly overtake the damn thing.

**Mudfart** · 5th April 2010, 18:28

cager of the day yesterday, easter saturday.
Im havin a great ride in hamiltron on te rapa rd heading south towards victoria st.
some tard in a white sunny? pulls out right infront of me and still doesnt even go into the right hand lane.
i went from 60kph (the limit), down to 15kph, and he was really slow. If i had of done an emergency avoid swerve, i would have been swiped by the cages in the other lane.
I went up his mirrors, but he was only interested in his missus, neither of them noticed my horn, gestures or lights!

**The Everlasting** · 5th April 2010, 18:38

Originally Posted by Mudfart

cager of the day yesterday, easter saturday.
Im havin a great ride in hamiltron on te rapa rd heading south towards victoria st.
some tard in a white sunny? pulls out right infront of me and still doesnt even go into the right hand lane.
i went from 60kph (the limit), down to 15kph, and he was really slow. If i had of done an emergency avoid swerve, i would have been swiped by the cages in the other lane.
I went up his mirrors, but he was only interested in his missus, neither of them noticed my horn, gestures or lights!

As someone else said earlier,give the car a boot..that should get their attention..