I think I've got MIIS

8<

Here's an idea... If their riding is obviously that crap, offer to help,
show them the right way. I'm sure they would appreciate it, I certainly
would have and still would.

 

You all need a gixer thou... What's this changing down to overtake thing?
)

 

I suppose you'll claim this is a bite but...

a) It was the last corner (before the junction) on the B401*2* that I fell
off on.
b) Nothing broke off the SV, it merely cracked the fairing and bent a lever
c) The road in question was the A329.

 

As is mine but not when I'm on some heap of shit that hasn't warmed up
properly.

As when it stalls - and that's a definite when - it'll be neither hot or
cold and no amount of desperate kicking will entice it back to life until
the lights have changed and I've pushed the cunting thing to the side of
the road.

Whereupon it will start first kick.

 

Er, that was a joke.
I have attended a BOTAFOT run (though the bastard kotl of the
time didn't give me a number). I don't remember seeing any crap
riders.

I don't analyze my road riding style at all. I'd not presume to go
around critiquing other peoples riding styles. I'm sure that I
regularly commit a multitude of 'sins' myself.

--
Alex
BMW R1150GS
DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8
http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk
Windy's "little soldier"

 

Sounds like any big single.

 

It sounds like any of my bikes with only a kickstart.

 

I didn't think I'd point it out for them - they've got enough of an
inferiority complex as it is. Bless 'em.

 

But it hasn't got a Turbo... ;P

http://www.sandrpro.com/gsxr1000 turbo.htm

 

Gyp wrote

Not like I used to. Since it has been brought home to me how bad stress
is for me tubes snot worth the effort, imho.

 

Ben Blaney wrote

Be fair, one step at a time, let him get a bike first.

 

Whinging Courier wrote

Oh that, yes, I could swing for that I could, I fucking *hate* it.

 

mups wrote

I sort of had one of those yesterday. First time in years I have had to
use down two and seriously hard acceleration to get me out of an unseen
pending problem. Grateful to Mr Suzuki and his nasty little screaming
series of bolted together 150s I was. Sounded fucking ace it did,
redlining it in first with true purpose.

 

dwb wrote

Yes, and?

 

Not that he needs one, really. The same supernatural powers that allow him
to call a bike that he's never ridden an 'underpowered shed', and tell
someone whom he's never met that the latter 'can't ride for toffee', should
see him all right when it comes to 'virtual riding'.

 

Does yours have a race can on it?

I was testing the limits of the rev limiter the other day, 55 in 1st, 80
in 2nd and 100 in 3rd.

 

Oh yeah, you've got one of the old ones haven't you

 

Paging DNC (did you actually see that horse on Sunday?)

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Oh excellent stuff! You'll have a great time

I'm thoroughly enjoying myself at Northampton - it's hard work but
very rewarding when you get decent grades back on assignments. Roll on
year 2 (especially the field trip to the USA).

--
Elly - a sneezy Pixie
ZX9R-E1 - 'The bike made me do it!'
Spike - FZ400 - firing on 3 cylinders
MRO#32 ibW#25 BoTAFOT#46 BoTAFOF #46 GP#1 UKRMRM#00 TWA#3
http://www.garagepixies.co.uk
"Angel in the kitchen ... "
elly at garagepixies dot co dot uk

 

my R30, and to a lesser extent, my SZR, were cunts to start when warm.
No worries cold or hot, just not warm - both had electric start (the
R30 had kickstart too), but if you stalled either before they'd been
running 10-15 minutes, they were appalling to try and get running again
- twice I ran down the battery on the R30 trying to re-start it after
stalling it when warm - let it cool down for half an hour, and it'd
start first kick.