Would it stop you ?

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Reading Wave's mum thread it reminded me of a conversation I had with a mate just yesterday.

He had been saying that he would be keen to get a bike and come out riding with me.
As he's a good mate of mine I would like nothing more than to have him along side me out on the road

Obvious concerns were raised about his shitfull driving abilities and thinking they would translate over to riding the bike.

This guy had 3 accidents in 1 week in the car and even managed to hit the roof of a house....don't even ask.

Anyway getting to the point of the post.

As the usual conversation came up ...as it does about bikes he said he wouldn't be getting one now because he was told he shouldn't

My first guess was his mother had passed comment on it and I was right....but with a twist.

She had visited a psychic and she had said her son was thinking of getting a bike and that if he did he was going to have an accident.
She went on to say she couldn't tell how bad he was hurt and that all she could see was him laying on the ground hurt and the bike being all bent.

Credit to her for bringing it up I guess, because he hadn't even mentioned to his mother about getting a bike.

I'm curious about this sort of sort of shit but don't think I would let it stop me from getting out there.

Would be well impressed if it came true though and be going back as soon as I got out of hospital to get the lotto numbers

So what do ya reckon ?
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[Fawbish]

He didnt hit the roof of a house near Hornsea in Yorkshire did he?
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[neil.]

Riding the bike might give him some much needed insight and improve his skills on the roads. That, or he'll learn the hard way. I know someone who drives very badly and has an arrogant attitude towards it. He's started riding and his habits have changed a lot. He actually said that seeing it all from the bike's perspective made him more careful.

As for the superstition stuff, that's anyone's guess. I personally don't pay much attention to it myself.
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[flossi46]

well that was easy cash for the psychic "my son is usless in a car but wants a bike!" i'd have said the same as the psychic for free.
seriously though, its a bit like if you have a red car you'l have a car crash... only because theres more red cars (or was at one time) and if you crash a bike it usually does end up in a heap, (rider too)
one once told me i was gona be rich... guess what.... im not!
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[cyberglass]

Funny you should mention Psychics About a year and a half ago my mum and aunt visited a medium. They were told there would be a bike accident in the family but they would surrvive but no names or clues were mentioned

Cue me and my uncle peter arguing about which of us it would be (its gonna be him )
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[EddyJones]

Fawbish are you thinking of that Type R that landed on the roof ofa house after playing with a BMW Z3 was it?

Was on BBC1

[karidian]

If psychics could really see the future they would all be winning the lottery. The excuses they trot out for not doing so are laughable
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[Ste]

"She had visited a psychic"

Would she be interested in buying some magic beans?

[carlnicholson...]

No, it wouldn't.

I'm gonna die one day, maybe sooner than I think. I don't want to die, but if it happens when I'm doing one of the things I love then that's gotta be better than having my arse wiped by an ignorant migrant paid £5.50 a hour when I'm stuffed in a care home by the kids.

I feel sorry for the guys and gals who'll have to clear me up though, as with the way I sometimes ride to work it'll be quite a mess when it goes wrong!
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The All-Father wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer. Your fate is fixed. Fear profits a man nothing.
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