Ripe off

Chris Griffiths wrote

I cover the back brake in case of an emergency in traffic but tend to
use my right wrist rather than my ankle for slowing the back wheel.

I try very hard not to stop. You are never fully in control of a
motorcycle unless it is moving.

As well as this and me being a short arse, if I am not paying enough
attention to the road and I am forced to stop, I find it much safer to
put my right foot down first as the road is generally nearer on that
side.[1]

In addition the motorcycle I am currently riding has an inordinate
amount of levers and knobs and shit on the nearside and it is no easy
matter to negotiate all this lot in a smooth and graceful manner.



[1] It's a fucking issue I assure you. It's all right for you genetic
freaks with legs like fucking Twizzle but for us normal people half a
centimetre can make a big difference.

 

For smallish tyres, IMHO, you can`t go far wrong with Metzler ME22s. I`ve
got a pair of them on my CB200 and they appear to stick like a very sticky
thing indeed. Quite trustworthy in the wet, too.

 

How tall are you?

 

Loz H wrote

They are not small, they are slimmer. Small tyres are those overblown
fat things they put on 16 inch wheels. The tyres on my bike are slim
and built for function and not merely the whim off form.

 

buy one of them monkey bikes think there there like 2" of the ground

 

flashgorman wrote

Nearly 5' 8" with a short inside leg and narrow masculine pelvis and a
really nice bum.

 

Jesus, you're a fecking giant. Short arse my arse.

 

I asked for that.. I did mean to type "smallish bikes".

Still, the point still remains valid. ME22s rock. Healthy performance
befitting a pleasingly slim form that would satisfy the eye of
anorexia-lovers everywhere.

 

Loz H wrote

You just don't fucking give up do you? My Two Stroke Pacemaker stands
as tall as any fucking bike.

Tall enough to hold up a fucking *huge* convoy of cages down the 30mph
bit of the A128 Sunday dinner time.

In the absence of comment to the contrary then I shall add them to the
list.

 

Chris Griffiths wrote

If ever I decide to adopt that particular riding position again I intend
to be dressed in rubber not leather TYVM.

 

<fx: looks up in morbid fascination at the Des Nose>

 

Doh.. Correction, it's an Michelin M45 I've got on the back. Quite good
they are too, but only seem to last 5000 miles. Will be getting one for
the front too, when I wear the original tyre that came with the bike out.

 

If it is of any use, I had ME22s fitted to my ETZ300, and can confirm
they do indeed rock.

Good grip in both wet and dry conditions. They last well too.

 

*sigh*

Ok. ok. " For bikes that require tyre sizes that fall into the production
run catered for by Metz ME22s". Happy now? ;oP

Good stuff.

Excellent. They`re not too expensive either. I cannot recommend them enough.

 

You'll be doing yourself a favour. There's nothing better to help to
plan your forward manoeuvres than riding without brakes.

What good will that be? If you attach it vertically, you'll get pissed
off with it being in your field of view and if you attach it
horizontally, you won't be able to filter properly.

If you really want to go skiing, I'd weld the front wheel so it doesn't
turn and attach the ski to the underside of the tyre where it joins the
road.

 

Whinging Courier says...

Why do I get the idea you are stalking the poor bloke

 

steve auvache says...

I gave a 30 year old highly religious burd her first climax through
penetrative sex once. You're right about the grip, had bruises for a
week.

 

steve auvache says...

You've almost described me perfectly. I am 5' 8", not nearly.

 

Now you're taking the pith

 

Loz H wrote

Joyously but then I have been out all evening interviewing.