Safe?

Is it harsh week again already?

Just in case it is, bash it up your arse.

MrBonk
www.mrbonk.com

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:50:35 +1100

Neither do many commuting pushbikes, or pushbikes in traffic.

I do get up to 50+ on a couple of hills, but there's bugger all
traffic then. I would expect that such speeds for commuters would be
a small fraction of the total time.

And not expected by cars, meaning the "act like this when seeing this"
still applies.

Zebee

 

It's been harsh week for... how many years now? I've lost track.
Aus.motorcycles is like the rocky horror show in more ways than one.

Stuck in a tiiiiime waaaarrrp!
lets do the time warp again!

 

Yeah, Much like that time we discussed triangular lights when you stayed in
? 1999?

Hammo

 

I need to get out more...

 

There is evil in both Neville and Levi.

Theo

 

Much like our Victorian boys......

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What's with the helmets ?

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

So that is something I always do. And many times it has seemed
sensible -
For example if I am out in the right lane by myself and a speeding car
comes up behind - what will he do? Even worse if we approach traffic
lights. Or if I am at the lights alone in the lane and a speeding car
comes behind ( and I am using 100K type roads here.) So not all these
which worry me are hoons, although on the 60K roads they definitely are.
I have always just kept my place in the traffic, as I would drive a car.
Admitted I try to avoid peak times, but this has kept me comfortable
for the 20 years or so I have been doing my 50K each way commute.

And while I am confessing my sins, I keep in the left wheel track except
at occasional places where there is an advantage to being more right -
(car in left side road; overbig item in front of me where oncoming car might
turn right behind him without seeing me; known roo habitats.)
Although that last is probably not effective enough - I still remember
one crossing at night between me and the car in front, us both doing 90k
at the time.

 

I suppose it depends on your journey. 100kph roads are a different
kettle of fish to 60-70kph suburban roads. Obviously you don't stay in
the right lane if there's a faster vehicle approaching from behind (when
I said "when the right lane is available" I meant when it is empty, not
when it exists). That's just common sense and courtesy. What I was
referring to was riders who don't maintain a road position which gives
them maximum visibility of what's coming up ahead, when such a road
position is available.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

That one was always a bit ramshackle, what with the half-arsed mods it
came with and it being a turn-of-the-90's Yamaha.

And I brought it back to more or less presentable condition before I sold it

Yup, it sure was.

Hell, here we go...

ZXR250: Nursed back to health following a string of crashes and track
abuse as someone else's hands, then sold on in serviceable condition.

FZR600: Crashed, half-repaired, half-converted to a track hack, sold on
with a misreading tacho and in need of a carb overhaul.

ZX-9R #1: Sold on consignment in perfect condition.

R1: In highly-trick condition when it was pulped from behind by a
LandCruiser.

ZX-6R #1: Sitting in the shed awaiting fitting of the new chain and
sprockets resting on the seat. 75,000km on the clock, still ticking
along nicely.

GPz500S: Shitbox when I got it, shitbox when I sold it on to BT. The
only thing that really changed was that the chain was fuX0Red.

YZ426F: Gathering dust in the shed, waiting for knees to get better.
Still has good compression, still starts fifth or sixth kick from cold.

VT250 Spada: Gathering dust in the shed, wondering wtf's happened to its
owner, who hasn't been in touch in two years.

ZX-6R #2: Swapped for ex-Giles GSX-R600. Swapee then proceeded to write
it off in spectacular fashion several weeks later.

GSX-R600: Restored to road trim, sold on in perfect condition. Still
kicking myself over it, but I was broke at the time.

ZX-9R #2: Resurrected from a medium-intensity trackday wreck, then
exorcised of craburation and camchain tensioner demons. Sold on
following ayear of faithful service to make way for...

ZX-9R #3: Corrected half-arsed crash repair carried out by the bunch of
dodgy country-hick Lebbos who sold it to me (no, I didn't realise they
made them, either), powdercoated the frame what a mate has called
****-off superhero red, fitted Ohlins, rode it 2300km two-up to WSB and
back just last week.

 

Scotty got 2 years of useful service out of it before something in the
motor went "clunk!" and seized it (no, I never touched the camchain).
Dunno about the mileage, but he was rather philosophical about it and
reckoned he'd gotten his money's worth.


BTH

 

I think '**** off superhero' sounds a nicer colour. You can just
*picture* the shade with that description.