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BlackStallion
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PostPosted: 13:41 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: -4 tonight, expect icy roads! Reply with quote
Travelling 70 miles tomorrow, into Norfolk, i postponed going today due to weather conditions, but it looks like i'll be in for worse road conditions tomorrow morning Rolling Eyes

I'm guessing it will be sheets of black ice, just hiding there, waiting for that gear change or brake to be applied...

My bar muffs cure what i hate most, freezing cold hands!

Anyone else riding tomorrow?
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PostPosted: 13:46 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd give anything to be out tomorrow. Sad. Enjoy your roads, it's -6 here tonight I think. Thumbs Up.
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PostPosted: 13:48 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
-5 for me. Luckily I'll be sat in the house drinking beer though. Laughing
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
dunno what the weather will be tonight but i don't think i'll be going out anyways
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
20 miles in the day, 30 miles in the evening.

No muffs are heated grips atm so just gonna put all my kit on the radiator before I go Laughing
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got to do 45 miles home later. Then around 30 miles in total tomorrow. If the old relic survives that, it's MOT time Monday afternoon. The gritters haven't done much of a job - many places had ice patches this morning, even main roads.
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well I've just got to get home tonight and then thank god no more riding till Monday, I'd hate to be out on the bike tomorrow morning. It's going to be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing! Rain
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PostPosted: 14:03 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd give it a miss mate, unless you have absolutely no other choice.

I'm not a fair weather rider and will ride in rain/cold/wind etc... but when you KNOW that the roads are icy as hell its just silly.

I got caught in it last night doing london > hastings, I left london at 9:30pm and got home at 2:30am... so a trip thats normally 1 hour 30.

That was in the car. ABS came on a lot with no feel, the car slid around a lot and wanted to go sideways, the wheels spun with VERY gentle throttle, infact just using clutch without was the only way to get the tyres to bite...

I was going in a straight line with my steering wheel turned 180 left at certain points.

If i'd done it on the bike I'd have had tons of slow speed spills and would have got home feeling rather fucked off.

If you can delay the trip or get a train, not worth trashing your bike (and potentially hurting yourself as well) for one trip.
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PostPosted: 14:41 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
flip wrote:
-5 for me. Luckily I'll be sat in the house drinking beer though. Laughing


Lucky for some Laughing

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I'd give it a miss mate, unless you have absolutely no other choice.

I'm not a fair weather rider and will ride in rain/cold/wind etc... but when you KNOW that the roads are icy as hell its just silly.

I got caught in it last night doing london > hastings, I left london at 9:30pm and got home at 2:30am... so a trip thats normally 1 hour 30.

That was in the car. ABS came on a lot with no feel, the car slid around a lot and wanted to go sideways, the wheels spun with VERY gentle throttle, infact just using clutch without was the only way to get the tyres to bite...

I was going in a straight line with my steering wheel turned 180 left at certain points.

If i'd done it on the bike I'd have had tons of slow speed spills and would have got home feeling rather fucked off.

If you can delay the trip or get a train, not worth trashing your bike (and potentially hurting yourself as well) for one trip.


I could call the whole thing off, but it's actually to see my girlfriend, haven't seen her in weeks and weeks, coming on months, and she'd be disappointed if i said no.

Maybe i need to man up, and learn that women need to understand a bikers needs Laughing

I'll see how it is, because travelling to college this morning wasn't that nice, but it was earlier in the morning, when roads hadn't seen masses of traffic, by tomorrow, especially the dual carriageway, i should think what ever lays on the ground will be churned up by all the traffic, and shouldn't be as bad.

I know what you mean about sliding though, i had a van pull out in front of me this morning, i was doing nearly 20mph, and i automatically applied both brakes, my rear wheel slid at about 45 degrees, then slid back in the opposite direction, i honestly thought that was going to be my first spill.

Been riding 9 months, and i use my bike every week, but luckily, i've never been in an accident, had a fall or come off my bike. Just been extremely close.

My bikes a crosser/enduro, and to be honest, if i was any other bike, i bet i would of come off when that van pulled out, just felt like i had more control, because of the bike. Obviously i don't have a clue, because i've never ridden a bigger bike. I saw a guy on his CG this morning too, he was travelling at 0.01mph and didn't look comfortable on the bike at all. (Slight exaggeration Laughing)
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PostPosted: 14:44 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
milkster125 wrote:
My bikes a crosser/enduro, and to be honest, if i was any other bike, i bet i would of come off when that van pulled out, just felt like i had more control, because of the bike. Obviously i don't have a clue, because i've never ridden a bigger bike. I saw a guy on his CG this morning too, he was travelling at 0.01mph and didn't look comfortable on the bike at all. (Slight exaggeration Laughing)

If you're crosser/enduro has offroad tyres then you have significantly less control than all bikes with normal road tyres.
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BlackStallion
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PostPosted: 14:48 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
milkster125 wrote:
My bikes a crosser/enduro, and to be honest, if i was any other bike, i bet i would of come off when that van pulled out, just felt like i had more control, because of the bike. Obviously i don't have a clue, because i've never ridden a bigger bike. I saw a guy on his CG this morning too, he was travelling at 0.01mph and didn't look comfortable on the bike at all. (Slight exaggeration Laughing)

If you're crosser/enduro has offroad tyres then you have significantly less control than all bikes with normal road tyres.


My tyres aren't for offroad at all, they're just basic road tyres with chunky tread. In fact, i'm going to make myself look like a twat now Embarassed but they are actually the factory tyres, never changed from standard, been Shinko Nylon since mile 1.

I take back what i said, i must have less control than any other bike to be honest, check my avatar, you can slightly see the tread on my tyres.
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PostPosted: 14:50 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
milkster125 wrote:

Maybe i need to man up,


or maybe in this instance you just need to control your man hormones and stop trying to prove how tough you are.....and get on a train.
The trains will be empty at the weekend anyway so you wont have to worry about sitting in a sweatbox with loads of stinky people.....and you`ll arrive safely at your girlfriends in a good state of mind,unstressed,...and ready to smash her pie in after a few shots of jack-d Wink
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PostPosted: 14:51 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you know it's icey get the train. Better late than dead etc. Karma

EDIT/ FFS beaten to it again!
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PostPosted: 15:15 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
max power wrote:
and ready to smash her pie in after a few shots of jack-d Wink


I think i will find that more rewarding if i went on my bike Wink

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If you know it's icey get the train. Better late than dead etc. Karma


It's just not as exciting, it would be a boring trip, even if it is safer. I may be stupid, but possibly right, the bikers that chose to ride in poor weather conditions, they like the adrenaline rush and the activity of the brain, because your constantly concentrating and trying to avoid a spill. I felt good when i controlled my bike this morning, it put a smile on my face, i let it brush past me, and didn't let it dampen my confidence one bit Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 15:33 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
milkster125 wrote:


It's just not as exciting, it would be a boring trip, even if it is safer. I may be stupid, but possibly right, the bikers that chose to ride in poor weather conditions, they like the adrenaline rush and the activity of the brain, because your constantly concentrating and trying to avoid a spill. I felt good when i controlled my bike this morning, it put a smile on my face, i let it brush past me, and didn't let it dampen my confidence one bit Thumbs Up


*awaits flaming by safety nazis*

So true though.

You can look at it another light though, say you slide into a busy road on your ass causing a people carrier loaded with children and kittens to swerve and crash then how would you feel then?

I suppose it is not very likely but moreso than on a dry day.

Im going on my bike because

1. I enjoy riding
2. My penis automatically grows every time I ride it
3. I want to be there on time
4. It costs me £5 for every 100-120 miles I do.
5. Bike skating with feet down can be hilariously fun
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PostPosted: 15:40 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:
You can look at it another light though, say you slide into a busy road on your ass causing a people carrier loaded with children and kittens to swerve and crash then how would you feel then?

I'd feel like they probably should have taken the train. If they'd just taken the train then there wouldn't have been a crash and they wouldn't all be dead, that makes it their own fault. Very Happy
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PostPosted: 15:44 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Commuting at 5:30am every day til Christmas at the moment, the thermals are out already.


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PostPosted: 15:47 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:

1. I enjoy riding
2. My penis automatically shrinks every time I ride it
3. I want to be there on time
4. It costs me £5 for every 100-120 miles I do.
5. Bike skating with feet down can be hilariously fun


Fun on a 125, less fun on something bigger.
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PostPosted: 15:56 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:
1. I enjoy riding
2. My penis automatically grows every time I ride it
3. I want to be there on time
4. It costs me £5 for every 100-120 miles I do.
5. Bike skating with feet down can be hilariously fun


I totally agree with you on all 5 of those points Thumbs Up

But maybe not 2..... Rolling Eyes

Bike skating was nerve wrecking this morning, but fun nonetheless Very Happy

I just think, overall, it's all about point 1. The fact i enjoy riding, it's the key to any biker wanting to ride his/her bike in whatever weather conditions. I've never enjoyed life so much until i put a playing card in my push bike's spokes, from that day onwards, i always wanted a motorbike, and now i have one, why not use it Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you ride a motorcycle with sheet ice on the roads then you are a crazy fool.

(I was tempted to put FACT at the end of that but then I remembered the BCF rules...)
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PostPosted: 16:01 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got to go 25 miles tomorrow because i've got a twelve hour shift on a gritter lorry Very Happy
I've got to ride back at midnight,should be ok traffic wise at that time of night. It's not going to be the nicest ride i've ever had but it should be interesting. Smile
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The number 2 was a kind of play on words/euphamism/sarcasm, I am not sure which.

In reality yes it shrinks due to cold but the sense of awesomeness I feel is overpowering. Laughing Laughing

But in all seriousness yeh it is like one of those mini carrots you see in the supermarkets in the packs of stir fry veg with 2 raisins.
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PostPosted: 16:14 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
twostroketit wrote:
I've got to go 25 miles tomorrow because i've got a twelve hour shift on a gritter lorry Very Happy
I've got to ride back at midnight,should be ok traffic wise at that time of night. It's not going to be the nicest ride i've ever had but it should be interesting. Smile



OMG....You are all actually still here then? I'm yet to see one this year!
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PostPosted: 16:22 - 18 Dec 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Was like an ice rink around here today so I jumped on the train,good luck to anyone riding tomorrow.
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Rode on ice many times, come off on ice many times! I enjoy doing it to be honest but I would not recommend you follow my idiocy, my advice is to buy a newspaper and read about the weather on the train.
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