Aging motorcyclists - Close Up tonight 30/11/10

[T.W.R]

When I lived in ChCh it was a commonm weekend thing to try to get to Timaru in 1 hour ... if that's still the case, then that's one reason why the road is dangerous ...

(It might not be so hard now .. but back in the days, try doing it on a Triumph 650 ...

People still think it's a race track/drag strip sometimes
been guilty of it myself many years ago....20mins from the Railway station/Hoyts8 on Moorhouse Ave to ordering a beer in the Chertsey pub 2up on a XS750

[MSTRS:Me]

cruise control is a novelty item for fuck knuckles

Or a handy tool that allows you to concentrate on other things.
Like reading, for instance...

[BoristheBiter]

cruise control is a novelty item for fuck knuckles

So it doesn't take discipline & concentration to travel in a straight line at a constant speed then?

[T.W.R]

So it doesn't take discipline & concentration to travel in a straight line at a constant speed then?

ignorance pushes the button

[BoristheBiter]

ignorance pushes the button

So now you have to be disciplined, concentrate and be ignorant to travel in a straight line at a constant speed.

[shrub]

People still think it's a race track/drag strip sometimes
been guilty of it myself many years ago....20mins from the Railway station/Hoyts8 on Moorhouse Ave to ordering a beer in the Chertsey pub 2up on a XS750

That must have been one hell of a quick XS750.

[shrub]

Or a handy tool that allows you to concentrate on other things.
Like reading, for instance...

Or having a quick nap

[T.W.R]

So now you have to be disciplined, concentrate and be ignorant to travel in a straight line at a constant speed.

just arrogant enough to let a machine do the thinking for you

[T.W.R]

That must have been one hell of a quick XS750.

why?? 63kms isn't that far and it was a hairy arsed 19yr olds total disregard for all, apart from getting from one place to another ASAP. The bike itself was quite quick for what it was, even quicker than the 850 I had after it

[shrub]

why?? 63kms isn't that far

63 kms in 20 minutes is an average of 189 kmh. That is fucking fast for a trip like that. I heard the 750 was a quicker bike.

[BoristheBiter]

just arrogant enough to let a machine do the thinking for you

Or not so arrogant to to know the machine can do it better.

[shrub]

just arrogant enough to let a machine do the thinking for you

Me, I prefer to let the liquor do the thinking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-hIpizTnOg

[Brian d marge]

So bad accidents and fatals never occur on looooooonnnggg stretches of road partly due to speed?
I see what you are trying to say, but given the number of roadside crosses I've seen on stretches of road or gentle bends which seem unlikely spots for such occurrences, any portion of road would be fair game.

Maybe someone fell asleep and crossed the centre line ...or overtook at an odd time

Targeting speed in such a draconian manner isnt educating is revenue gathering

now if they replaced the fine with a compulsory training course ..... now i would be in favor ,,but till then

Im throwing my tea in the Harbor

Stephen

[BoristheBiter]

Maybe someone fell asleep and crossed the centre line ...or overtook at an odd time

Targeting speed in such a draconian manner isnt educating is revenue gathering

now if they replaced the fine with a compulsory training course ..... now i would be in favor ,,but till then

Im throwing my tea in the Harbor

Stephen

I think you would be the only one as most on here see nothing wrong with speeding.

[MSTRS:Me]

People speed all the time and don't come to grief. People stay within the speed limit all the time and do come to grief.
Not defending speeding, but it is inattention that is the big problem.