Moving to UK. Motorcycle strategy advice needed

No, but it might screw his insurance cover?

Ali

 

I'd really make sure you'd got used to driving on the left in a car
before jumping on a bike (in the UK at least) on the continent you'll
have no problems obviously.

 

It might well do that but I'm sure he'll be able to work out ways to
get around that problem.

 

I'm still the right side of thirty and my lardy old touring rocket
ship is only costing a shade over 300 quid fully comp.

 

Errrm I am a UK citizen, perhaps you have mis-quoted?

 

It was aimed at the OP

 

Why? I've no problems driving/riding on the right so why should someone
from the US or similar have problems driving on the left?

 

I'm judging others by myself probably, I'm fine on the right until I
get to something like a petrol station where some ingrained habits have
led to a few tricky moments.

 

I find it much easier on a bike.

 

Bit trickier if its got a chair. The camber on back roads is wrong for
your lean out.

 

I got my first experience with the "right" side of the road earlier
this year as a passenger in Japan (in a Skyline GT-R34) The first few
left turns left turns were disconcerting. I'd imagine that it will
take a little while to de-program a half million miles of driving
habits.

I think the more worrying problem related to motorcycle riding in a new
country, will be retuning my idiot-detector. I attribute my continued
survival to quickly recognizing who is most likely to kill me on the
road an avoiding them.

What's the UK equivalent of a Buick (geriatric drivers only)?

 

Oldies? Could be anything. Personally I'm on amber alert all the time,
going up to red whenever I see any driver wearing a hat (baseball cap,
flat cap, Trilby), anything German or anything silver. Volvos used to
be biker enemy number 1, nowadays less so but still there.

 

DR said...

****. Our company cars are silver Golfs, as well you know.

 

And one of them, identity unknown although I believe it wasn't you,
got a speeding ticket somewhere between Penrith and Scotch Corner
earlier this year. The prosecution rests.

Actually VWs aren't that bad IME, assuming it's not a chav chariot; I
was really referring to Bastard Motherfucking Wankers, Mercedes-Bents
and Another Useless Driver Insides.

 

DR said...

Really???

I use that route when I visit Penrith and I don't hang about down there
either either. Why is it ongoing, is there a problem with identifying
exactly which one of the Golfs it was?

Email?

 

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
typed

Welcome! Welcome indeed. We love having Americans here. It makes us feel
so much better about ourselves.

Here's a useful guide to local customs that may prove helpful:

http://www.plattbridger.myby.co.uk/uploads/british.htm

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the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

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Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

<sticks tongue out>

 

The COI produced a film during WW2 for Americans to get used to the
quirky behaviour of the British. Perhaps it's a little dated now.

http://www.panamint.co.uk/acatalog/wwii.html

 

Bugger off, Nigel!

Bookmarked. Everyone on this group is so helpful.

Thanks again.
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