Twist 'n' Go riders

[Johnny GSX-R]

What is with the latest fashion for Twist 'n' Go scooter riders to ride with just one hand on the bars and their other hand on their balls????
I notice copious amounts of scooter riders with just one hand to control the machine , if they have to take evasive action they'll end up biting tarmac..........STOP IT NOW!!! (ya look stoopid anyway )

[instigator]

One hand on their balls? Can't say I've seen many scoot riders riding with one hands but I tend not to notice anyway

Unless they nod first

[dodsi]

as an EX scooterist I can say I never did that.

But now I enjoy my big boys bike too much to get back on a slow auto peice of shit.

[tatters]

l can understand putting your hand on your balls on a motorbike just before you crash (balls wacking the tank) but not on a ped.
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[Frost]

They rest their hand on their lap as they don't have a tank to rest it on like us sports bike riders

[Johnny GSX-R]

[dodsi]

Impressive bike.

compare that to my old ped clocks.

[Johnny GSX-R]

[mchaggis]

It must get frustrating only using one quarter of the speedo dial all the time. Of course, the 3rd quarter would never be entered on British roads...

The Blackbird is one Honda I actually quite like.
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[Squibbs]

Nice numberplate though

is it..
real?
a stick on thing for the photo?
some clever tweaking in a photo editor?

[Ste]

Reckon it's real, the number plate C18 RXX with the spacing adjusted between the 1 and the 8.

[Krs]

Can i just say there young and having fun dude may be dangerous but theres there problom,
I used to go out in shorts and tee shirt cos at the end of the day if i crashed thats my problom, Same for scooter riders there just having fun

[natv4]

[Happy Harry]

Jonny CBR XX.. My hero

Riding a Blackbird is probably easier than riding a ped

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[Johnny GSX-R]

It is a genuine plate and 'STE' is right, a bit of adjustment and its as you see it...
The other 3 quarters of the speedo never gets used , oh no! never never never.

Krs, its not only who suffers if you come off... Who has to supply all the medical attention, who has to witness it, who has to carry the victim until they recover (if they recover)??
Why do guys wear leather?? its not to look like a power ranger, its to give some chance of protection. As for riding 1 handed its a stupid fashion that kids are getting into and when they come unstuck its another statistic for the government to use in getting all of us off the road (how cool would that be?)

[divuk83]

[Visitor Q]

Nothing wrong with a bit of a fumble when you get bored on a straight Nah tbh honest i ride one handed about 50% of the time. No idea why though, but just a general habit. Only practical time is when you have a cold clutch hand so you mash it inbetween your legs till it works again.

Oh and the only thing you cant do well with just your right hand on the bars is stoppie/emergency stop. Front just tries to tuck.

Everything else aslong as you dont need clutch or indicators etc is fine.

And before you say avoiding, i can do my favourite set of twisties one handed at about 70 quite happily. Its an important ability to be able to change the fuel cock when needs be, and ive had to do that on corners many many times. Usually you dont need to steer /that/ hard to avoid cars etc, and as for breaking, the time it take to move your hand from tank/balls to bars is before the brakes start kicking in anyway.

Now no handing... Thats abit more dangerous... but again, not overly reckless. Long as everythings set up (ie back wheel wont track left or right) and you are going about 20 plus - 80 ish it will happily continue in a straight line. Infact thats a very good way to slow down from a ton, squeeze the fuel tank with thighs and sit bolt upright with arms out. Looks very biblical
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[ts50x0]

my chav mate actually had a thomas tank on his ped once!!!!

[ts50x0]

my chav mate actually had a thomas tank on his ped once!!!!

[simon1221]

I wouldnt ride one handed for a long period of time, especially not on a 2 stroke cos if it seizes up your buggered as you cannot pull the clutch in in time!
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[dodsi]

[Vespa]

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[proximity]

Riding with one hand is something i will NEVER do.
This is an experience i had when i had my scooter.
I was on my way to work, nice day and i started getting flies im my face so i went to close my visor, so only one hand on the bars while doing this for a split second. Because the wheels are so small i went over a little hole and it sent the handle bars into a "tank slapper" because i didnt have so much control over them, fell off and ended up breaking my leg and doing quite a bit of damage to the ped. DONT DO IT.
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[natv4]