Scary moments....

LustyLew · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

I'd have to say that riding up the A2 heading towards the Blackwall Tunnel in rush hour. Riding along quite happily, then CLUNK! That sounded bad, so I move into the outer lane to stop just in case. However before I can even flick my indicator on, bang! The chain snaps, wraps itself around the back wheel and locks it solid skidding me to a halt 20yards further down the road. This is scary when you see dozens of arctics thundering down the road at 50 odd mph, and any one of them could have hit me!
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McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Mine was while I was on my DAS training. I was in a NSL heading up a bank - there are 2 lanes up and one down. I was in the left hand lane behind a 4x4 and decided that it was going too slow. I did my mirror/lifesaver checks and began to pull out into the 2nd lane and as I was just moving out a 7 1/2tonner came past in the wrong lane. I was probably 6 inches from it, doing around 55~60 and I bet the truck was doing at least that.

Bugger.
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Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Binning my first 'bike - a GP100 - I had been razzing around the local B roads; approaching an 'S' which I could see perfectly as a right hander into it and I could also sight the exit left hander as it went up the hill in front of me - the middle bit was slightly obscured by a small hill that 'made' the 'S'. Decided to take a line through it - only to find that as I went into the right hander, I was going 20mph too fast as the road actually doubled back sharply into two tight hairpins and not the fast 'S' I thought I sould see!

Locked the front as I tried to make the best of it but still ended up in the ditch past the apex of the first 'hairpin', waist deep in nettles!

One where I was nearly lowsided in the wet in my car by a CBR600 - he had been waiting at a give way (on my left as I approached ) to join the main traffic flow - decided he could make it so gassed it out in front of me; only to have the back end of the 'bike whip round as it went into MASSIVE oversteer and almost lowside - ELATION as the guy managed to save it - he pulled up about 5yards further on to calm down. I pulled up and congratulated him on the save - he just grinned inanely with the aftershock of the adrenalin hit!
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Erm ive had 100's but aint we all. A few that spring to mind was the lesson about dont let people force you to go on their souped up crosser days after learning to ride... (40mph wheelie in a fence then flipped into a tree... walked out tho Laughing

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When i was admiring a skirt a girl was wearing (ahem) and looked back to the road to see a big traffic jam in my lane that WAS SO NOT THERE... cue 5 foot high stoppy to side of car.

Erm couple of days after passing my cbt i was riding on my back brake alot, and that was liveable, until about 4 days in i was following a car at about 45, it was a learner, and they came to a completely clear junction slowed abit, started speeding up then stopped bam. Id gone from light braking, off then wham shit im gonna die braking with the back, cue big sideways skid but somehow controled it.

The time i hit a roundabout barrier was pretty gnarly too, lost backend somehow round a roundabout doign about 45, managed to pick it up, it was then pointing straight at the 2 foot high concrete barrier around this dually roundabout, managed to counter steer away from it, but still hit it at a shallow angle (dead thigh for a week) and was grinding along, had to thump off with my forearm, took a lump of my finger and shredded my arm a tad (through a 400 quid leather jacket + its arm armour Sad

). That said i rode off whoopping and screaming Very Happy

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Oh and latest, my new bike (goose 350), has very VERY shoddy brakes atm, relying mainly on engine braking. Well going along this stupid under limited road (20mph) at about 60 70 ish cos it has a buatiful curve and its really wide. Bus in other lane further on, i get to about 50 yards from it and two old people, walking sticks and all, start to dodder across the road .. ARRRRGH brakes, downgear stick feet down everything. Turns out i sloughed of the speed piss easy. But not groovy.
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McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

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priller · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

Only really scared myself 3 times. Both of them slightly missjudging an overtake. 1st overtaking a lorry and finding a car comming the other way, wasn't too bad, just went between them but was a bit close.

2nd time was chasing a t595 along A roads and expeting the the bike to overtake a lorry faster than he did. Got in front of the lorry just in time to tip into the corner.

3rd time comming upto a roundabout and going straigh on but in the right lane going inside cars on the roundabout, no a problem until a car pulled out of the road before my exit and went across the front of me. How I missed it I dont know, would of sworn I hit it but the car drove and and couldn't find any damage on the bike.

I dont think 3 scares is that bad considering I ride too fast most of the time. Luckily didn't try to crash a customers bike.

bunny-chan · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 19 May 2004 Karma :

(NB: I dont ride yet, I just pillion Embarassed

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My scary moment was when me and my boyfriend was heading out towards stratford, following his dad. His dad over took a flat bed lorry and whilst we were waiting for a safe place to over take, the lorry slammed on his brakes and we went into the back of him. Front end got squashed, bike got flipped and we came off. Then the bike hit a car. Scary.
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sv_cath · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

**OUCH!!!**

That looks nasty. Were you OK?

Dusty · King of the Rim Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Karma :

That is one trashed bike. Shocked

I had a bit of a scarry moment last weekend while borrowing Bendy's nice CBR. Coming off of a roundabout I hit a join in the tarmac, the back wheel tried to overtake the front and the bike bucked me up in the air. Confused

I had just enough time to think 'oh fook I've binned bendy's bike' before it sorted it's self out.
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bunny-chan · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 19 May 2004 Karma :

We both got up and walked away but were bruised.
Found out the he wasn't actually insured for pillions and so the insurance has been invalidated and now he has to pay the lady who's car the bike went into.
Lesson to be learnt: If you purchase insurance online, please check you're policy thoroughly in order to avoid this situation.

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Dark · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Karma :

A pheasant took out the front wheel of my 350LC at about 100MPH just before i was about to start braking for a 40MPH corner.

I ended up sliding a long way in to a field on my back through a hedge. I think the scariest part was not knowing what was on the otherside of the hedge and watching the bike go through it before me.

That was 11 years ago. Jesus, where has all the years gone?!! Shocked

Mr Pants! · I Karma Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

Dark,

Mad!

A colleague got thrown over the handlebars when he hit a rabit at over 100mph. Shocking that such a small creature can have such a dramatic effect. You would have thought at that speed that you would just explode the animal out of your way and continue...

I had a rabit run out on me at very high speed! Missed by a whisker...
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I f*cked a fat bird years ago... That was a scary moment Wink

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Cassy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Karma :

hey

i guess mine would be when luke went in the back of me. not to bad.

Cassy
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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

You gotta watch out for pheasants, there are Crazy Suicide birds i have almost hit 2 of them Smile

and almost headbutted a red breast robin. country lanes pah
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Riiiiiite yams... i am safe when i need to be. I have no problems coming off an overtake and tucking back in if i feel unsafe. I see the signs usually (and that bus looked like it was getting embarked not letting people off, plus JUST turned up) and also as i said speed came off piss. Hell i coulda been doing 40. And i take it you never done over a ton on a dually? Cos thats 3 times the limit, it may be safe, but still 3 times the limit. Its set that low because its a through road between two main roads and they dont want it used like that, plus further on the bends are sharp and its built up, the end i was on has a nice straight/sweeping curve with good visibility so frankly Middle Finger

to be honest.

As for blasting past people, name one person who doesnt? On a bike? Be it filtering, the very beginning from roundabouts to duallys where you can accelerate past them as you are still bringing it up... its fun. Its why we ride. Fuck you if you think its just about the posing on some pretty bike but riding to the speed limits unless you somehow magically discover a 150mph limit, completely straight road tucked away somewhere... NSL roads are even worse for speeding then duallies. They are usually poor visibility, tend to be the 'slow' alternative to m'ways for most people who drive 'safely' - i.e. dangerously below speed limits - and when u cane into the back of them or have to bin it in a bush to escape dont blame me.
Who raises insurance...?
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GSXR · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Karma :

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

i know but i take the bad feedback way to personally.

Altho a nickname a mates mum gave me was die young.... but out of context anyone saying they do past the speed limit etc sounds like death on wheels. i find what is worse are people wo offside at high speed on blind country lanes covered in gravel for no reason. Thats not good.
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Speeding on open roads where there aren't any buildings, houses, parks, schools, buses letting people off, people crossing the road to go to the shops, kids playing football on the local field is safe yes, speeding around town isn't. 70 in a 20, you've said numerous times you got caught out by the bus Eh?

yes that's why you don't speed ffs, you were lucky this time what about next time when Mrs Dopey pushes her pram out to cross the road from the hidden front of the bus?! What then?