Stupid Idiot Twat

Just finished a police biker safety course thingy. Actually very good
and I have to give the plod we were out with due respect, being an
advanced instructor and all that. And ****, did he know how to handle
his Pan.

Anyhow, in case some of you didn't know, the preferred line to take for
advanced riders etc. is not the racing line but more of a flowing line
following the nearside on right handers and the crown on left handers.

So there I am like a good little boy on the way home, practising these
new lines with great success and, strangly, increased speed round the
twisties. I approach a sharp left hander, moving towards the centre to
get a good view round and to assess the exit and next bend when WHUMPH,
a fucking idiot twat comes hurtling round the bend on the white line
with his head, body and everything else on my side. Had I not made
allowances for this cuntishness, his brainless head would have been in
my lap killing himself and probably me as well.

Everseen a decapped rider? He'll be the next. Brainless FUCKWIT.

Oh well. That's my rant over. Thanks for listening. I feel better now.

 

Onejob had a fit and wibbled.....

So it works, what's to complain about.

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Bear squitted:

Me? Annoyed? I can't even remember what I posted. Dum de dum.

 

Could've been you before you did the training.

 

That's standard for Motorcycle Roadcraft, as used by everything from
IAM to RoSPA and beyond. If only the IAM could be consistent about
teaching its rightful place in the overall pecking order of things,
they'd actually be quite good.

Herts & Beds group has some *good* instrH^H^H^H^H^H^Hobservers who do
this. I get the general impression that standards are not consistent
across the country, though

 

Daniel the Manual squitted:

Absolutely.

 

Have you actually RODE with the IAM for more then one ride? Have you
actually listened to what they say?
Have you taken on board what roadcraft actually says, which is the principal
behind this?

It does not say "thou shalt stay over to the right come hell or high water".

It says "position for visibility but NEVER sacrifice safety". Which, in case
you can't work it out - means position to the right while it's safe to do
so - if you see something coming (far more likely when you're positioned
correctly) then you move in to avoid the danger.

Just use your brain and think about it.

 

dwb had a fit and wibbled.....

^^^^

Ridden man, RIDDEN !

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Lozzo
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BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

 

Whilst I'd go for "smooth and flowing" I'm not a great fan of the above. The
extreme nearside and crown often have great piles of shit, grit, nails, used
nappies etc than the centre 1/3 of the road, and having tried it the
difference in visibility is nominal. That combined with the fact that on
right handers it encourages nobbers in cars, who haven't had the course, to
try and overtake where they shouldn't, whilst you drive through the crap
that the blocked drains haven't cleared. On left handers it puts you much
nearer the baseball capped arse in his Nova SR, and if he gets a text just
as he's approaching and loses concentration, how much of the separation
distance have you used up?

If you have blues lights, ride a big white Beemer then yeah use ever inch of
road width. For me no ones dies if i don't shave another couple of mins off
my journey time so I'll keep to the centre 1/3 ta very much.

JH

 

Nice one Loz. You missed PRINCIPLE, however.

Gonna teach them colonials to write ...

 

So you've given up on his brain-block regarding then/than?

 

Badger had a fit and wibbled.....

One thing at a time, Badger me old mucker. I'll have the higgerent Bokka
speaking proper soon enuff.

--
Lozzo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, various CB250RSs
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

 

Jon Harris squitted in a warm and wet fashion:

I think the general idea is to stay ON the road and away from the
nappies. Safety must never be sacrificed. And bullshit about the
visibility. As you're rounding the bend and watching it open up, you're
already planning your next bend and road position. You can't do that as
you skim the nappies on a lefthander.

Move over as you approach the bend not 1/2 a mile down the road. Have
you actually ever tried any of this stuff or are you just mumbling crap?


On left handers it puts you much nearer the baseball

Not sure what you're getting at here. If you're saying that if someone
gets too close you should speed up, you're just plain wrong. If someone
gets too close, you SLOW DOWN and to open up a space on front. It's
called DEFENSIVE riding.

Yeah, whatever.

 

[snip a few numbnuts comments and the replies]

I think what he's getting at here is Nova boy coming the other way. The
answer is, if you're aproaching the bend out by the white line and a car
comes the other way, if you haven't moved back over into your lane a
bit, to make distance, then you have no idea what you are doing and
probably would be better to stick to the very middle of your lane.

The idea, JH, is to give yourself a chance to see danger early. The
point of seeing danger is to respond to it and move away from it, not
stick out by the white line so you can see the whites of Nova boy's eyes.

From the way you describe your understanding of these ideas, that is
probably a very good idea.

Actually, your (JH) other post in this thread:

"Perhaps it's because it gets bastardised, but so often i've heard it passed
on as the simplified "Get over to the right on left handers and to the left
on right handers" rather than thinking through the relative risks involved."

gets it about right, and I suggest you have described your own position
in relation to these ideas.


--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

Wossa past participle then? For those whose English is a second language.

<snip>

 

'Ridden', in this case, is the past participle, used with the
appropriate form of 'have' to form the 'perfect' past tense.

Quite frequently, in English, the past participle is the same as the
(imperfect) past tense of the verb. For example, 'he died' and 'he has
died').

In many cases, however, they are not the same, but slang/dialect/poor
grammar will often confuse them, as in ridden/rode.

 

Ta muchly. Perfect tense I unnerstand, past participles sound like
summat you should go see a doctor about.

 

Ace squitted in a warm and wet fashion:

You just red vat, didn't ya?

 

Have you been watching kids' tv again?
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John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

"I speak proper, because it sounds correct to me, like"

You may prefer it, but that doesn't make it right.