Where can I ride a 125cc Scooter?

I'd stick to the real bikes if I were you, the pedal powered ones are
clearly beyond you.

"I did have a couple of spectacular front end wipe
outs, landing me in the snow and mud."

 

Champ says...

My biker's garage is complete now I have a mountain bike hanging
upsidedown from the rafters. It's been there a month and I haven't even
ridden it yet.

 

Ride in the gutter, die in the gutter.

--
platypus

"Merely corroborative detail, intended to
give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise
bald and unconvincing narrative."

 

Quite right. Push it out there, *then* get on.

 

Tried to email you off-group, but you didn't provide a Reply-to or
working From address.

A scooter forum such as the Tscoot one might be a first port of call,
you'll get newbie scooter-friendly advice there:

http://tscoot.co.uk/boards/index.php

Just register and announce yourself in the 'Main Entrance'.

Ride upright!

 

You try telling sweller that.

 

Bastard stuff, it is.

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Day before yesterday I had an annoying incident (it involved a blue
lighting ambulance coming along on the wrong side of the road, and
it's a long story, but I had to report to the police), anyway, while
reporting it, heard his radio go off and the voice of a PCSO "You are
going to love this one. One Honda Moped, three youths, one helmet".

 

Most flyers use runways to land on, at least, so I'm told.

 

I'd have been OK if I'd just got a little more air... like another
five feet or so.

 

I was talking to a DAS man ages ago, when a pal of mine was about to embark
on a few months of motorcycle riding (in and out, he was) and he says a
rider should position his bike as if it was a car, making it necessary for
anyone wanting to overtake to go into the adjacent lane. If the rider sits
either side of centre, there's a "space" and some **** WILL try to squeeze
into it to make the overtake, forcing the rider to take evasive action.
Seems logical to me, but I've not found it much of an issue on a motorbike
coz not much passes us but I can imagine it would be on a push bike.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

On reflection, I think that's a FAR better thing to tell a newbie. Obviously
the trainers and testers aren't thinking as much as they probably should be.



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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

http://www.thumpers-roadhouse.ws/p/beav.jpg

btw, it's got **** all to do with me.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Isn't that what everyone does?

Looks like I could be out of step with everyone else. Again.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Fess up then.

anyway, while

I don't think Plod will be allowed to confiscate the helmet.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

CBT is motorbike rather than pushbike, yes?

Anyway, motorbike there's only one place to be which is where the
offside wheels of the car would be on a dual carriageway (if on the
inside lane) or if in the outside lane in heavy traffic roughly where
the nearside wheels of a car would be.

Reason for the difference; if push comes to shove and I need to take
rapid evasive action I want somewhere to dive and I'd rather dive into
lane 1A than lane 2A on a dual carriageway.

On a motorway; lane 1 and 2 I'd use the car offside wheel position
(possibly slightly to the right of this to give me a better view of
potential debris etc. etc., lane 3 I'd use the car nearside wheel
position for the reason given above.

 

Nice position, ready for a tuck. Gotta be a 5.8 shirley?

 

Oh come on, at least another point for style and height.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I believe so, but seeing as both are being discussed, it's a moot point,
yes?

And what about the hard shoulder?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Steer well fucking clear of it; full of debris and only for *real*
emergency use... i.e. when the motorway is solid and there's no way to
do 1A or 2A...

Naturally, YMMV.