Careful, folks.

[greatmoorred]

Just been out for a couple of hours ( cat and fiddle and back ) and it seems that drivers arent ready for motorbikes yet.
I reckon that because they havent seen many for athe last 3 months they havent "trained " themselves to look for us again.
I must have had 4 cars pull out on me today, not causing me to lock up, but definately causing me to brake pretty hard, and to be fair to them 2 drivers gave me an apologetic wave.
So as usual, be extra careful and assume that everyone else is an idiot.

[0ddball]

The coppers are out in force as well to spoil the fun. I went for a ride up Skipton way and saw literally about 10 white unmarked vauxhall estates that had pulled people over (all cars, no bikes ).

Lots of noobs on brand new sports bikes too. Sitting in traffic when there's safe filtering opportunitys and slowing right down on the twisties than hammering past on the dual carrigeways.

[Finglonga]

[Simple]

[trevoriv]

Answered your own question there Simple, he/she was a 'cock'

I just had some close calls mainly do to me trying to squeeze through spaces far too small for my bike although i did have some nob in fiesta that was so fooked the rear arches looked to be rubbing on the tyres beep at me as i overtook, apparently overtaking is against the law or something.

Meh.

[Ant]

[Finglonga]

[Pete.]

It's the weekend. There's a different breed of driver abroad than during the week. People are more relaxed, less switched-on and generally driving about in a daze. During the week most drivers are in work-mode and a lot more in control of their senses.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Must be a Northern thing, bikes are on the road all year round in the South East

[kawakid]

Some fool tried to take me out yesterday, by moving from the left lane to the right lane without looking.

When I slammed on(stoppie style) and applied the horn, he returned the horn and gave me the finger.

Luckily for me the traffic lights ahead changed to red so I sped around him, stopped the bike and got off and had words.

Apparently he'd seen me, but said how much room do you need.

All that was going through my mind was don't hit him, don't hit him. I somehow managed not to do so.

I did use many expletives and I was shouting so loudly at him my spittle was going all over him.

Thinking about it, I should have removed his car keys and chucked them over the nearest building, i'll do that next time.
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[iooi]

[Simple]

''So far, all those who have been infected worldwide have come into intimate contact with infected birds. ''

Chicken pluckers

[EuropeanNC30R...]

I think it's more in the South East people can afford winter gloves. You Northerners keep on nicking the free disposable ones from your petrol stations

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[doggone]

A real problem seeing or being seen at the moment is the low sun by mid-afternoon.
Sometimes if you're going up a hill into it you can see practically Nothing

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