and onto the pavement. A complete fuckhead was on an Africa Twin riding in front of me today (I was in the car) as we approached a "T" junction. Fuckhead thought it might be a good idea [1] if he diverted onto the pavement on the opposite side of the road [2]. He stopped and then began looking towards my side of the road and to the left exit of the "T" junction. I thought no more about it as I'd looked right and left already and was cleared for take-off and a right hand departure. I made my final check to the right and moved onto the other road with a quick glance to the left checking for any fast bike that may be approaching (they all do that sir) That was when Mr Fuckhead decided he was going to go. As it happens, he was going to go LEFT across the front of my now moving car. Visions of a Tenerife stylee mid-air crept quickly into my mind and it dawned on me that this bloke was a seriously poor road user or clinically blind as he patently hadn't considered that my indicators and side repeaters were semaphoring my intentions to turn right and that my moving wheels were screaming at him that I was, in fact, fucking moving. Too late did he realise that he was up to his neck in shit sans paddles and with a knee-jerk reaction, brought his left foot up plant on MY fucking car.[3]. Now a Honda Civic 1.5 at terminal velocity may take 3 miles to stop, but when it's barely moving, it stops a tad more quickly. So quickly that it did so before the airborne foot had a chance to make contact with its nose. This left Mr Fuckhead in a strange position, both in his mind and in his riding position and the upshot is that gravity took over and deposited him on the road and off the bike. I got out of the car and looked at him and considered asking him if he was alright, but realised that was a waste of my time as he obviously will NEVER be *all* right, so I just said "Sorry mate, didn't you see me"? I gave the daft **** a lift to get his bike off him and back upright (it's one of those Africa Twins and they're about 600Kg in weight apparently) and off he wobbled, showing signs of shame but no damage. I wonder what the **** goes through some people's heads sometimes, I really do. [1] He soon learned [2] Where I thought he was going to park up [3] He soon learned -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Heh That fucker made my arms ache today, rattling the bleedin' thing around upside down trying to get this crap out of it. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
