What's the most dangerous moment on a bike?

[Katman]

the most dangerous moment would be coming around a corner and finding a cop car doing a u turn in front of you.

Not if you could stop in time though.

[98tls]

In hindsight methinks a potentially dangerous moment would be climbing aboard a bike believing because you could afford it equates to having the ability to ride it,many times over the years ive come up behind someone through the twisty bits to watch them increase there pace to avoid being passed,why it would matter i dunno,sooner or later on many occasions they fuck up,a few times ive stopped and picked up the pieces most though they survive with a big fright n slow down.

[dpex]

Ah - the smell of burnt rubber........

You use a rubber when you shag a hot exhaust!? Man, but that's serious paranioa! Ya bike could call for a divorce on the strength of it and no Family Court Judge would object.

[dpex]

Bit of a nigger-lover, are we?



Y'know, we really need an appropriately pejorative term that only applies to Maoris. 'Niggers' is just borrowed, and has a weight of history behind it that's entirely irrelevant.

But I can't think of any uniquely Kiwi words that successfully express my dislike for certain segments of society.

Got any ideas?

Yeah. Get some couselling.

[dpex]

In hindsight methinks a potentially dangerous moment would be climbing aboard a bike believing because you could afford it equates to having the ability to ride it,many times over the years ive come up behind someone through the twisty bits to watch them increase there pace to avoid being passed,why it would matter i dunno,sooner or later on many occasions they fuck up,a few times ive stopped and picked up the pieces most though they survive with a big fright n slow down.

Chortle...

Have to say, 98, that I've been on the other end of the cane. A week or so ago I stopped at the Whakamaru dam centre. Couple of shops and a service station.

Saw a dude doing coffee. Bike in front was obviously his. An R1. We yakked. He spoke of Pommy race courses, we swapped shit. I left. It must have taken him at least three minutes to get togged up. I was giving the road 'a bit' of death.

This dude passed me, going like a zillion, and I thought, 'Fuck you, Henry. If there's a a radar cop ahead he gets you first', and I was off, after him.

Never saw the dude again but scared the fuck out of myself on a couple of corners.

But then I've seen plenty of what you describe, also. Weekend warriors on all manner of bike, feeling they need to go harder cos I hove into veiw behind them.

Stupid, really, eh? But, ho hum, no point sitting down waiting for God. Better to get proactive. At least that's the thoughts I have when I'm being stupid, which is often, an not just on a bike. You should see me on a date.

[98tls]

Chortle...

Have to say, 98, that I've been on the other end of the cane. A week or so ago I stopped at the Whakamaru dam centre. Couple of shops and a service station.

Saw a dude doing coffee. Bike in front was obviously his. An R1. We yakked. He spoke of Pommy race courses, we swapped shit. I left. It must have taken him at least three minutes to get togged up. I was giving the road 'a bit' of death.

This dude passed me, going like a zillion, and I thought, 'Fuck you, Henry. If there's a a radar cop ahead he gets you first', and I was off, after him.

Never saw the dude again but scared the fuck out of myself on a couple of corners.

But then I've seen plenty of what you describe, also. Weekend warriors on all manner of bike, feeling they need to go harder cos I hove into veiw behind them.

Stupid, really, eh? But, ho hum, no point sitting down waiting for God. Better to get proactive. At least that's the thoughts I have when I'm being stupid, which is often, an not just on a bike. You should see me on a date.

Fair call,what fucks me off the most is they ride like nanas through the good tight twisty bits then give it death down the short straights,brake early etc,me being on an old slug cant compete down the straights but am all over them in the good bits,annoying to say the least.

[98tls]

Yeah. Get some couselling.

Got a bloke sitting in my lounge with dark skin,his comment was "nugget up go down the welfare n say you want counselling,they will hook you up for free".

[Katman]

This dude passed me, going like a zillion, and I thought, 'Fuck you, Henry. If there's a a radar cop ahead he gets you first', and I was off, after him.

Never saw the dude again but scared the fuck out of myself on a couple of corners.

What a winner.

[98tls]

Ah, but they are millionaires over it - how about you? I think they might be the ones laughing!

Ya think,one of them just got ripped off by a tripod for millons,the others blind,yep im still laughing.

[cambridgedan]

Riding against a very low sun, while sitting on your bike backwards, and texting? why did everyone choose that one thats safe as

[Big Dave]

I think it was riding in NSW.

Following a big pack of outlaws up the North Coast in the late 70's.

The Devils violent babyeater warriors or something.

They were riding 2x2 until the dual lane sections were they filled both lanes with the a column.

Me and Rowey waited till one section and then pinned it, right up the middle of the convoy on our Jap bikes. Back when outlaws kicked over Jap bikes in the carpark.

[MarkH]

Riding against a very low sun, while sitting on your bike backwards, and texting? why did everyone choose that one thats safe as

Are you crazy? Texting is a terrible thing to do while riding or driving! Anyone texting while driving needs to be hunted down and burned!

[James Deuce]

I think it was riding in NSW.

Following a big pack of outlaws up the North Coast in the late 70's.

The Devils violent babyeater warriors or something.

They were riding 2x2 until the dual lane sections were they filled both lanes with the a column.

Me and Rowey waited till one section and then pinned it, right up the middle of the convoy on our Jap bikes. Back when outlaws kicked over Jap bikes in the carpark.

Haha!

Similar thing. 1989. Riding between Carterton and Masterton on my RG250FG minding my own business (legally) I get swarmed by Highway 61 on the obligatory really loud Harleys.

Down to third, nail it and envelope the guys behind in sweet smelling 2 smoke. Angry chap in German helmet bellows up alongside and gives me the bird. He really shouldn't have taken that hand off. As I wave back (shitting myself) tucked right in and ringing the RG's neck, Angry dude goes into near terminal wobble. Swarm box me in and stop me and I think, "I'm dead".

Dude with big beard comes over cracks up, punches me on the arm (still aches in the cold) and swarm ride off.

I go back to the In-laws for new undies.

[dpex]

Got a bloke sitting in my lounge with dark skin,his comment was "nugget up go down the welfare n say you want counselling,they will hook you up for free".

There ya go, J. Bit of nugget gets you free counselling. You get nuggeted. You walk in and put on an African accent and say something like, 'De Minister of Defence will be coming along shartly wid de nails. Meantime, what does a man have to do to get de counselling for hating me nigger types?'

[dpex]

Are you crazy? Texting is a terrible thing to do while riding or driving! Anyone texting while driving needs to be hunted down and burned!

Clearly, Mark, you haven't caught up with the new Anglo-yuppie reverse/reverse mirrors made especially for this task.

One can buy them off the TradeMe for just $79-00. They mount on your rear pegs, have long stalks made from hypopolycarbontatedestrogene...so they don't wobble (much).

But you will need cruise control, unless you're particlularly athletic.

And so, you set cruise control to say 150Kph on the Harbour bride, flip around, till you're facing backward, then start texting while keeping an eye on each of your mirrors standing up on hypopolycarbonateedestrogene stalks.

Man. I'm amazed you haven't caught up with this!