Another near miss blathering....

[FJRider]

I was quite unaware of what had happened ...

You're a Harley rider ... right ... ??

[old slider]

You're a Harley rider ... right ... ??

You asking me? if so, yes, the same model as in the video, I also ride a Japanese bike which has a single front disc and a rear drum, if it makes any difference. The 310kg Harley out breaks the Kawasaki.

[FJRider]

According to some on here if you go to riding school you would have been able to sense the vehicle you came up behind was about to slam on their brakes before they actually did. I got spooked in the same way myself once when all the traffic in front slamed on their brakes in front of me on a passing lane and I thought there may have been an accident up ahead but I saw no accident. Maybe someone just slamed on their brakes for a dog or some other animal up ahead.

It does not take a riding school graduate to know ... that to concentrate only on the rear vehicle in a group of three you are approaching from behind ... is a mistake. The one in front largely dictates what the ones behind will do. Two of the three vehicles in front ... towing trailers ... should set your alarm bells ringing. Towing a heavy or un-braked trailer downhill under control can have it's issues. Especially trying to slow for a lower speed zone.

Personally ... I would prefer a speeding ticket ... than get involved in a "foursome" in such cases. When in doubt .. get the fuck out.


ps. What the fuck is your issue with dogs ... ???

[FJRider]

You asking me?

Was I quoting you ??? (if it makes any difference)

[caseye]

Was I quoting you ??? (if it makes any difference)

Don't do it FJ, PLease, it's not worth the life of the next million trees while she tells her lifes worst story about dogs.
Just, let it lie, see what I did there?

[old slider]

Was I quoting you ??? (if it makes any difference)

All good, I see some people seem to have regular quotes on their and wasn't sure if yours was one of these, I couldn't find any relation to your quote in the last few replies. My mistake.

my reply was simply saying the Harley you inferred didn't have real brakes, actually brakes better than my Japanese bike.

[nzspokes]

Even the best riders can come to grief and that was demonstrated by the death of the motorcycle racer on a push bike ride recently. Or are you saying if he had gone to your riding school he would still be alive today?

I dont have a riding school.

You are not good on the understandings.......

[FJRider]

BULLSHIT ...

The original poster stated he COULD see ahead ... both before and after the original overtake. He said he could see three vehicles ahead (two with a trailer) before the first overtake. Is English your second language .. ?? You're Asian right .. ??

[FJRider]

Even the best riders can come to grief and that was demonstrated by the death of the motorcycle racer on a push bike ride recently. Or are you saying if he had gone to your riding school he would still be alive today?

He was hit by a car whilst riding a bicycle on a public road. Few Motorcycle schools can teach how to avoid that.

[FJRider]

I got the impression that in your previous post you made a "general statement" in that it is a mistake to only focus on the vehicle in front.

If you live in (or near) Christchurch and dont travel far from there ... and still find it difficult to see three vehicles ahead ... get your eyes tested. That also might explain you high accident rate too ...

And petition your local council to have high vis jackets made compulsory in the city By-laws ... for all dogs within the city boundary. You might get to see them sooner ...

[FJRider]

So its impossible to learn to sense that shit is about to happen if you are riding a push bike and not a motorbike?

Ride your motorcycle in the cycle lane and you might be safe. Works for me ..

[nzspokes]

So its impossible to learn to sense that shit is about to happen if you are riding a push bike and not a motorbike?

How many times have you crashed a push bike?

[Berries]

Even the best riders can come to grief and that was demonstrated by the death of the motorcycle racer on a push bike ride recently. Or are you saying if he had gone to your riding school he would still be alive today?

If you don't know what you are talking about why not just keep quiet.

No question mark there as I will ignore any response because you are an idiot.

[SVboy]

By feeding the troll you only encourage it.

[caspernz]

I think this Harley rider may have been able to avoided this. But in saying that maybe a quick shift out to the right through the gap would or could result in a really high speed smack from behind.

https://youtu.be/CIuYf5T0d5U

The GoPro required nothing from the "riding to the conditions" department on this occasion...

it looks like he didn't even react until half his stopping distance was gone

Well yeah, traffic ahead slowing but let's just keep rolling at same speed, then react like treacle when the obvious happens...

No offence, but you should be expecting that to happen if you are fapping along in the outside lane. You can watch the video several times and start to pick out a few faults which is the 20:20 hindsight thing but jeez, there should be enough alarm bells ringing before the car even entered his lane. While indicating.


Interesting comments below the video. Perhaps that vid should be posted in the "GoPro wearers are all wankers" thread as well.

It's either for the "GoPro wearers are wankers" thread or the "I may be related to Cassina" thread which may soon be deleted...