de-lurk for advice from foak

Or a Uey or a cup of coffee coming out the window, or a big lump of
phlegm.

 

Yes, probably dropping off a fare.

Yes, room on the RHS to open door - driver had pulled up next to a gap
in the parked cars.

Yes, my alarm bells were ringing, but it was one of those "I can't
believe he's actually going to.. Oh shit he... Ow!" moments.

I'd also /just/ got on the bike on the way home from work, less than
100 metres up the road, and quite possibly wasn't yet in the zone /
groove / riding mindset properly.

 

p.s. I've just re-read my post and think I sounded a bit pious/conceited.
S*rry dude, etc )

 

Ho yus.

I was all sympathy on the outside and "hope that doesn't happen to me"
on the inside.

My thundercat's unfaired /now/.

I may just get the major stuff repaired and keep the cracked fairing,
bent exhaust, rear brake, bar ends, handlebar, wing mirror, indicator,
etc.

When does a pride and joy become a SOB anyway? Is there a UKRM
definition?

 

Or a full roast dinner?

 

LOL. I'd forgotten all about that. Yeah, or a roast dinner!

I have admit that wasn't a taxi though.

 

You did. You also came across as judgemental, overbearing, and er,
quite possibly right.

So **** off, followed by big hugs all round.

In my defence, I am usually a better rider than demonstrated here. It
sadly takes less than a second of lower than normal concentration to
have a bad effect, and as I mentioned to someone else, I had just got
on the bike five seconds previously and wasn't quite yet in the
mindset.

A lesson (expensively) learned. From now on I'll be sitting on the
bike thinking "The bastards are out to get me" for at least a minute
before setting off every day.

 

I throw my bike on the ground once and you think I have a death wish?

Hasn't he got one of those dark coloured belt things on his dressing
gown?

 

Yes there is. Have a look here <goes outside to take a pic>
www.whingingcourier.dsl.pipex.com/bike.jpg

 

Don't worry - that's just a skid-mark!

 

8< (taxi door opening in narrow road stuff)

I'd love to say I slowed down and trickled past too, but then there
wouldn't be a story.

At least not a very interesting one....

good point.

I think the bike's heading more towards SOB-dom rather than pristine,
clean and shiny-dom.

Know any bike breakers in North London?

(Oops, sorry Sorby, there should be a "Do you" at the start of the
previous sentence...)

 

That's /lovely/.

You must have a FOAD lock and chain to keep it safe from naughty
nicking nasty people.

 

Ohhh, not done one for ages
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Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

Says he, from the safety of a thousand miles away.

Anyway, I can't kick anything atm, having sprained my ankle skiing on
Saturday, so it'll have to wait.

 

It's certainly different.

Yeah, and I'm not afraid to use it

 

If you are referring to wessie's initial comment on your missing 'I'
then I don't think he was correcting your grammer. IMO he was
emphasising /who/ binned the bike.

*I* binned the bike...

Anyway, bit of a result from RSS then? Let's hope you can find the taxi
driver from his card now...

 

Er, yes. I was incorrectly attributing Wessie's comment to Sorby.
Bugger it. More apologies.

Perhaps when I missed out the original *I* I was unconsciously trying
to lay the blame on the taxi driver?

Or possibly just being lazy.

Yes. Things are looking up.

I have to go down to the cop shop now to get a self report form.

Cheers.

 

Yamaha Thundercat YZF600R
X reg, one careless owner!

Ta. I should have looked there first.

 

People don't tend to want to look closely enough to be able to tell.

 

I do apologise. I couldn't tell if you were serious. Whilst I don't
think it's in the top ten of nickabe bikes, I would be extremely pissed
off it someone took it and relieved me of it.