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Posted: 19:20 - 24 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Face in the clocks remind me of:
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/untitled_132.png
source. Just to prove I'm not a weirdo.
Comment for giggles, of course. ____________________ The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ |
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I was ready to tear into him until I remembered how crap the brakes are on an ER5 |
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You did well not to splatter yourself into the truck / car Take that as as handy hint to ease off on the throttle a bit ... especially on roads you know.
I know what you mean about shit brakes though, my CB500 is the same, single disc and it really doesn't shed speed like a modern with ABS will. ____________________ Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800. |
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mkjackary wrote: | No I really wasn't looking at my clocks, angle of the camera on my head means that when I'm leaning forward the smallest amount clocks are all you can see. When I brace to brake then I straighten up my posture and you can see more. The first 1/10th of a second or so that I see the truck I don't realise it is stationary,
The slow signs on the floor don't actually mean something do they? I thought they just choose random places in the road and put em down.
Generally they mean "slow, corner ahead" but I should have interpreted it as "slow, person unloading a sofa from a lorry in the lane with incoming"
Honestly once I was in that situation, I don't think I could have hoped for a better outcome, really lucky in missing any other vehicle ish, and missing the people, and not potato myself. Yes there was a bit of skill, but a fuck load of luck. And Iearnt my lesson. |
Generally slow on the road is there as a sign to slow down. They're not just there for fun.
The same way the number of chevrons on a corner give an indication of how long the corner or tight the corner is.
Going from where your needle is on the clocks you're doing at least 70 indicated. On a blind corner. Not the smartest of moves, no matter how well you know the road. ____________________ Hyosung GTR 125 ---> Suzuki GSXR 400R ---> Kawasaki 636 ---> Break ---> Kawasaki Versys 650 |
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M.C wrote: |
I was ready to tear into him until I remembered how crap the brakes are on an ER5 |
Plus it seems he was doing around 70 round a blind bend (OP says he was familiar with the road; houses and driveways on the left, an entrance way on the right, yet he still took the bend at 70), plus a "slow" sign on the road. The evidence mounts.
On the news today (BBC North) was a report about a biker killed by a car pulling out onto a straight stretch of clear road along which he was travelling. His camera footage was shown. You could see the car sitting at the junction well before the chap got there, and yet he showed no signs of slowing or even adjusting his road positioning, preparing for what obviously could happen. He seemed to just take it in blind faith that he would be safe. Too many folks not learning to read the signs it seems. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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mkjackary wrote: | The slow signs on the floor don't actually mean something do they? I thought they just choose random places in the road and put em down. |
Not sure if serious or just concussed.
IAM / RoSPA / Rozzers' golden rule is: always be able to stop comfortably on your side of the road within the distance you can see to be clear.
They don't necessarily ride that way, IME, but it's hard to argue against the principle. Doesn't matter if its an unloading loading lorry, a broken down car, a tree lying across the road, or a box of kittens. If you can't see that the road is clear, assume it's not, even if you've been down there a thousand times before without issues. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Falco wrote: | Going too fast on roads you know well? I'm as guilty of that at most. |
I bet most of us are. But it's about where you choose to do it.
chickenstrip wrote: | On the news today (BBC North) was a report about a biker killed by a car pulling out onto a straight stretch of clear road along which he was travelling. His camera footage was shown. |
Quote: | Do you have a link for that? |
From 13:50:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08r2swy/look-north-north-east-and-cumbria-evening-news-24052017
M.C wrote: | Someone once told me if you think about a car pulling out on you it's time to stop riding In that situation I take steps... |
Then you are doing something right. This chap didn't appear to. I agree, you can't always avoid the idiots/blind drivers/whatever, but there are things you can do to reduce the risk. I like to think I've learned something in all my years of riding! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Hmm... definitely a time to be cautious as cars have a habit of following each other out (rather than making their own obs). Also looks like the biker locked up/went down possibly headfirst into the car. I'd rather stay upright and hope to be thrown clear in that situation. |
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Hmm... definitely a time to be cautious as cars have a habit of following each other out (rather than making their own obs). Also looks like the biker locked up/went down possibly headfirst into the car. I'd rather stay upright and hope to be thrown clear in that situation. |
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Nobby the Bastard wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | I like to think I've learned something in all my years of riding! |
Don't eat the yellow snow? |
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M.C wrote: | I'd rather stay upright and hope to be thrown clear in that situation. |
I'd rather drop my speed on approach, giving myself time to assess whether I have been seen, move to the centre a bit, and avoid hitting him in the first place, but there you go... ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Freddyfruitbat wrote: | mkjackary wrote: | https://youtu.be/CzzLTqjS1vk |
Ouch.
So what's with the photoshopped-on arrows at 0:28? I assume I'm missing something obvious? |
Pointing out that there are two people there, who have only just realised I was there, and how much worse it could have been if I binned it earlier and couldn't control where the bike went down.
rogerborg wrote: | Not sure if serious or just concussed.
IAM / RoSPA / Rozzers' golden rule is: always be able to stop comfortably on your side of the road within the distance you can see to be clear.
They don't necessarily ride that way, IME, but it's hard to argue against the principle. Doesn't matter if its an unloading loading lorry, a broken down car, a tree lying across the road, or a box of kittens. If you can't see that the road is clear, assume it's not, even if you've been down there a thousand times before without issues. | That bit is sarcasm. I know they are obviously there for a reason, just thought the sarcasm might take a bit away from the humiliation.
Yes, I know all that. Just got lazy. Similar to how I don't always check my mirrors before indicating, I know I should, but I don't always do it.
Well now atleast I will ride a bit more careful on blind corners all the time, not just when I want to be careful.
Also I know I'm doing 70 on GPS when I'm indicated doing just shy of 80. So I presume I was actually doing around 60, maybe even a hair less. |
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chickenstrip wrote: | M.C wrote: | I'd rather stay upright and hope to be thrown clear in that situation. |
I'd rather drop my speed on approach, giving myself time to assess whether I have been seen, move to the centre a bit, and avoid hitting him in the first place, but there you go... |
Well in a perfect world (and as long as they aren't turning into the opposite lane...but that is a rabbit hole I try not to go down).
Cheers for the link, but as for getting thrown clear? not necessarily a life saver.....
mkjackary wrote: | Just got lazy. Similar to how I don't always check my mirrors before indicating, I know I should, but I don't always do it.
Well now atleast I will ride a bit more careful on blind corners all the time, not just when I want to be careful. |
It's all too easy to slip into bad habits. A risky overtake, a fast (er than safe) filter, assuming a car at a junction has seen you, going at the speed limit because you know the road.... we all do it, but your rolling the dice. It'll catch up with you in the end (its caught me once so far ) ____________________ I tell you what, mathematically, I'm having it |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 332 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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