Smarty pants... since ages ago
I guess thats why duel purpose bikes are getting so popular ...Originally Posted by 98tls
Thats wonderful dear.So an acceptable number of offs on a straight road is dependant on the number travelling down it in a group,if enough leave there seats its a "crappy road".Could kick myself for missing it all these years.No wonder ACC have a leg to stand on.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
"trolling"
I guess thats why duel purpose bikes are getting so popular ...& then they can blame the crappy metal roads & tracks when they fall off
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down ones life for his friends. (John 15:13)
Scotsman on a German
Are duel purpose bikes for fighting each other at dawn? Or are they like dual purpose bikes that can go on and off road. (or have I missed the new spelling a la sprotsbike?)I guess thats why duel purpose bikes are getting so popular ...
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Smarty pants... since ages ago
With the rate of motorcyclists crashing into another ... maybe it should. Perhaps I didn't learn enough in school ... some people never learn ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
troglodytam extraordinaire
The big problem is the blood only flows one way through the scaphoid so if it does not heal properly you can loose your thumb though lack/no blood flow.
Hardcore Biker
Brothers? I got brothers? Why did someone not tell me this before? I thought I only had a sister.....obviously me Mum was a little bit naughty when my Dad wasn't looking....
Sorry mate, we're not automatically "brothers" because we share a mode of transport, it takes a little more than that. In my experience "we" are about as diverse a group of people as you would ever meet.
"Twilight's like soccer. They run around for two hours, nobody scores, and a billion fans insist you just don't understand"
Rasta Ratskins
Aw c'mon bro, feel the love! Iiiiiiiiiits Xmassssssss!
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
Forum whore
hold on, were they really going to fast for the conditions because they crashed? How fast would be appropriate considering the conditions changed after a corner? What does the rider handling of the bike have to do with it? I know I've ridden too fast for the conditions and not crashed before....
I also know I've ridden well within what would be considered "safe for the conditions" and had near accidents when the conditions abruptly change faster than my speed can (gravel, mud, livestock, retards doing U turns). Shit I've come off on tar bleed before despite crawling over it at 40kph with utmost care. I've also come off due to lack of attention/fatigue, and that was doing 70 where I could have reasonably been doing 100 (or more).
Can we please stop blaming speed? The govt. loves it as it's enforcable and distracts us from the true issue of driver ability/training and in some cases poor roading. Roading in NZ is a problem and is very often a major contributing factor to accidents. This isn't just tar bleed, but also design of camber and roadside furniture, misleading or lacking signage, poorly designed intersections and other issues that catch us out.
The only statement about speeding from the govt. that is true is the old mantra, "the faster you go the bigger the mess". To address driver training (ie resit the test every 5 years, learners being taught how to drive unaided in emergency situations etc) is something they just refuse to do, instead opting for popular votes with kneejerk policies (change 250cc system, raise age to 16, crush cars/"boy racer act"). TO admit that road conditions, especially after being notified of the issues, cause injuries and deaths is something they would simply rather not do.
I'm glad to see this year they have announced that driving slowly and failing to let others pass is akin to careless driving.
(and yes, I do know of a particular road in abysmal condition where after a driver was killed they blamed speed and then proceeded with a massive upgrade of the road.)
When I was riding around the south island I absolutely loved the chipseal made with what appears to be metal from the alps - all full of light quartz - it didn't seem to melt, had good traction, and was very visible at night; it nearly glowed!
Hardcore Biker
Well, I wave.......will that do?
"Twilight's like soccer. They run around for two hours, nobody scores, and a billion fans insist you just don't understand"
Smarty pants... since ages ago
Ask yourself ... if they do(did)that ride again ...same people, same bikes ... when they get to that SAME piece of road.... will they slow down, go faster, or will they travel at the same speed as they did in the video ... ???
My bet is they will SLOW DOWN. And I'd bet ... the gap between bikes would be greater too ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Tearing Choppa a new A'Hole
Oh FFS!!!! (12 year old daughters abbreviation)
A group of guys went for a ride, on cruisers. There were no fucking egos, otherwise they wouldn't have been on cruisers. There was a crash, during which, a number of motorcyclists were injured. Some helicoptered to hospital.
Regardless of whether YOU riding gods would have fallen or not is irrelevant. The fact is, people did. They're hurt. Their pillions are hurt. Their bikes are fucked.
Now, they're probably ALL going over in their own minds what they could have done differently. But to have 10 pages of who they considered to be their mates rarking them up calling them n00bs is no doubt, not helping them recover.
Point 1) The riders involved are hopefully recovering and teaching themselves what they could have done differently.
Point 2) Every SINGLE one of you critiques have made at least ONE mistake in the past, probably more. You're just extremely fortunate there were no video cameras around at the time.
These guys may or may not have fucked up. I don't care. They're injured. Their bikes are fucked. Their peers are calling them n00bs for crashing. They deserve a break.
Merry Christmas guys, shit'll get better in the New Year, I look very forward to catching up on the road some time. Peace!
Jimmy
Vote David Bain for MNZ president
L-Plate Rider
[QUOTE=FJRider;1130219267]Interesting FIRST post ... I see by your Bling indicator ... you aren't making friends .... funny that ...[/QUOTE
Friends i seem to have a bunch of phenomenal mates. Two of them came of on this ride lots of them did not.Think i give a shit about my Bling indicator.Dogmatic Muppet
Mate if you are ever around my way would happy find room for you and your bike.Love to ride a strait bit off road with you
Merry Christmas to you all
Forum whore
Not ride off a straight bit of road then?Love to ride a strait bit off road with you
Ho ho ho, merry christmas
Forum whore
Christ Jimmy....you do listen to the kids after all!
Why not? It works in WOW and Guild Wars! The most annoying, and useless pricks in the instance never come back to plague you once you nOOb them out in public!
Not unless they fix that piece of road it wont......
Merry Christmas all.
Hope those in the video get pissed enough to forget the pain tomorrow, and are back out there shiny side up sometime soon.
Just ride.
Moped rider
6:17 that's hot body, all right!
If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be......
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