Idiot pulls out in front of bike

[Hitcher]

It didn't work well for you last time

It would be churlish to dispute the outcome.

[FJRider]

It would be churlish to dispute the outcome.

Having the option, and ability ... to discuss the outcome. Is proof it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

[PrincessBandit]

Oh well, Steve must be busy doing other things (or maybe decided not to have a troll break in this thread) so I'll not disappoint: I watched the whole clip but my eyes were immediately drawn to the tacho, they rolled in my head, I thought "what a BERK", and was just happy at the end of the clip that things hadn't gone pear shaped.

Save it for the track. There, I've said it. You can all stop holding your breath now and carry on.

[scumdog]

Obviously you spent too much in the USA ... having trouble with simple English.

berk, [bɜːk]
n
Brit slang a stupid person; fool
[shortened from Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt rhyming slang for cunt]

Why DO Cockney types make up a whole sentence when a single word would suffice???

[FJRider]

Why DO Cockney types make up a whole sentence when a single word would suffice???

Sounds like a dog and bone to me ...

But maybe ... because they're poms ... and that's what poms do ..

[swbarnett]

Oh well, Steve must be busy doing other things (or maybe decided not to have a troll break in this thread) so I'll not disappoint: I watched the whole clip but my eyes were immediately drawn to the tacho, they rolled in my head, I thought "what a BERK", and was just happy at the end of the clip that things hadn't gone pear shaped.

Save it for the track. There, I've said it. You can all stop holding your breath now and carry on.

Imagine what would've been said about anyone travelling at 100k a century ago. Times change, technology improves, roads get better etc...

Not that I'm actually condoning it (I certainly wouldn't do it), however, we have no knowledge of the rider's state of mind other than the fact that they pulled up in plenty of time to avoid any unpleasantness and carried on without so much as a finger given to the tractor driver. Can't say I saw anything that suggests this rider is actually dangerous. There are far worse things done well under the speed limit.

[Horney1]

OK, I'll bite.

... The power of litre bikes never ceases to amaze me. From 50kph to ridiculously fucking fast in no time at all. I imagine it would be extremely hard to legally ride one with that much hooligan power at your disposal.

It's all about control (no, the mental one). Go back to playing with your little one Glowerss.

Having ridden real powered bikes and gutless bikes over many years I know which one I would want to be riding in the (sometimes life threatening) situation that requires real power NOW!! They do occur & luckily I was on bikes with power on most of those occassions in my past. We need to have ALL options available. Yes, I've dropped a bike due to too little power! and I've had someone driving on my numberplate and been unable to escape - no, a civilian. I've also been hit from behind and survived and got away from a gang-packed ford trying to ram me from behind. None of these were good experiences for me but they are some examples of the need for real power and the ever present need to be aware of your surroundings (way in front AND way behind).

Doesn't matter if the law says you're in the right, if you get hit you're most likely dead. Take it to heaven (or hell) court - oh, hang on, one of those exists on this plane of existence!

Very. Very. Hard. Stupid that you can actually buy one.

I think you have a decent bike but go back to playing with your little one. It's all about control (ours, not theirs).

I hate it when you are finding the top end of your bike and shit like that happens. Thumbs up to him for not letting it phase him out and he took off at a rate of knots.

I would suggest he was nowhere near the top end (of the speed) of his bike.

Nonsense, when I had a warped perception of reality, 200kph was a normal regular occurence.....

Nah Gremlin, you're fine, it's the 286 minds that are warped. They're incapable of processing data above 104km/hr (some would say much less)! They also try to carry out multiple cpu functions with only one small processor and generally fail.


Summary: I'd rather have too much power on tap all the time than to have too little power on tap and need lots of power to get out of a bad situation.

[onearmedbandit]

OK, I'll bite.


I think you have a decent bike but go back to playing with your little one. It's all about control (ours, not theirs).

I've been riding my thou for the past 7yrs, it's probably the bike I've had the least tickets on (self-control) and the bike I've been the fastest on.

I would suggest he was nowhere near the top end (of the speed) of his bike.

Really? How fast do you think a standard litre bike can go?

Summary: I'd rather have too much power on tap all the time than to have too little power on tap and need lots of power to get out of a bad situation.

I agree with this.

[Horney1]

Really? How fast do you think a standard litre bike can go?

Must be somewhere over 300 these days. But sounds like you know, it's not all about the top end on the road.

Fair call: I didn't see the speedo in all of the clip (was watching the road ahead - as we do ) Reviewed and noted 297.

[onearmedbandit]

Must be somewhere over 300 these days. But sounds like you know, it's not all about the top end on the road.

Fair call: I didn't see the speedo in all of the clip (was watching the road ahead - as we do ) Reviewed and noted 297.

Glad that's sorted lol. Top end means nothing to me, in fact in the time I've owned my bike I've never maxed it out, seen an indicated 290+ once or twice but that shit doesn't interest me. For me, corner speed and thrust out of corners is where it's at.

[Horney1]

Glad that's sorted lol. Top end means nothing to me, in fact in the time I've owned my bike I've never maxed it out, seen an indicated 290+ once or twice but that shit doesn't interest me. For me, corner speed and thrust out of corners is where it's at.

+1 dude.

I'm about 16+ yrs on litre bikes (& not a tourer or cruiser amoung them - if you don't count the ktm as a tourer??).

[Grizzo]

+1 dude.

I'm about 16+ yrs on litre bikes (& not a tourer or cruiser amoung them - if you don't count the ktm as a tourer??).

I think KTM come under the Funfuckintastic classification

[James Deuce]

I don't give a crap. A bike is a bike. Also, a hypothetical situation is a hypothetical situation.

[FJRider]

I don't give a crap. A bike is a bike. Also, a hypothetical situation is a hypothetical situation.

Most of us manage to get through life with bikes barely capable of speeds over 250 ... but we don't let it get us down

[Brayden]

I cracked up how straight after he just does a wheelie and cruises back to 200