pistol wrote: Were the police there in numbers? Much more entertainment when they're not. And did you try a GB* burger in Ryka's cafe, they're luvverly! *I'm sure it stands for Greedy Bastard .gif) |
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billythekid 12,310 posts
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Alastair 23,084 posts
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Registered 17 years agosmoothpete wrote:
Last weekend I saw a guy being stretchered into an ambulance, his very nice looking bike smashed to all fuck all over the road. Looked like an old guy in a car had pulled out of a junction and the bike has gone into and over the bonnet. Not pretty, not pretty at all. But yeah, enjoy yourselves you crazy fuckers!
Wonder how fast he was going?
Some bikers do seem to be a bit crazy with the speed they overtake slow moving traffic...
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Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIs that Box Hill in Surrey? I used to live right near there. Been there once or twice with visitors. I thought it was mainly frequented by walking/trekking people. Don't recall seeing any special amount of bikers.
Having driven up and down it though ... I can see how it would appeal..gif)
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pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 16 years agobillythekid wrote:
pistol wrote:
I was at the infamous Box Hill car park on Sunday. Some of the bikes on show were awsome and I'm not even into bikes.
Were the police there in numbers? Much more entertainment when they're not.
And did you try a GB* burger in Ryka's cafe, they're luvverly!
*I'm sure it stands for Greedy Bastard.gif)
From memory there was one copper on a bike and no on the Ryka burger. The car park is our usual starting point for a cycle training ride around all the hills and i'm in training for a 125 mile ride on Sunday. So my diet is very strict atm. -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoScoutTech wrote:
So do you not nod to the Police cos they are the filth, don't want to attract attention or some other reason?
Most bikers stretch the law in some way, even if it's just something like a tinted visor, so attracting attention is the last thing you'd want.
And they're the filth
But to be honest nearly every bike cop I've spoke to has been a sound bloke who loves bikes. -
pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSalaman wrote:
Is that Box Hill in Surrey? I used to live right near there. Been there once or twice with visitors. I thought it was mainly frequented by walking/trekking people. Don't recall seeing any special amount of bikers.
Having driven up and down it though ... I can see how it would appeal.
Lovely bendy roads.
Yep, in Surrey. a lot of the hills have some of the highest gradiants in the UK so it's good training for things like bike training in the Alps. some of the hills I did were between 15 and 18%. -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSalaman wrote:
Is that Box Hill in Surrey? I used to live right near there. Been there once or twice with visitors. I thought it was mainly frequented by walking/trekking people. Don't recall seeing any special amount of bikers.
Having driven up and down it though ... I can see how it would appeal.
Lovely bendy roads.
Sunday mornings my good man. You'll get hundreds of bikes there.
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pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 16 years agobillythekid wrote:
Salaman wrote:
Is that Box Hill in Surrey? I used to live right near there. Been there once or twice with visitors. I thought it was mainly frequented by walking/trekking people. Don't recall seeing any special amount of bikers.
Having driven up and down it though ... I can see how it would appeal.
Lovely bendy roads.
Sunday mornings my good man. You'll get hundreds of bikes there.
But only if the weather's nice!
Saturday or sunday, they're usually there in droves. -
Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAh right ... that explains it. I usually get up between 12 and 2pm on a Sunday.
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coastal 5,425 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI went past Box Hill yesterday on my way down to Horsham. There's a little bridge that the road goes over just outside Capel. As it goes over it turns slightly as well. So it's a blind, twisty summit essentially. And as i passed over it a biker came the other way doing a full wheelie. Fully high as you like raised and happy as larry. I 'tsk'ed for the gf sake but inside i was thinking 'achievement unlocked' -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoTT Coverage is on ITV4 around 9pm this week. -
Alastair 23,084 posts
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Registered 17 years agocoastal wrote:
I went past Box Hill yesterday on my way down to Horsham. There's a little bridge that the road goes over just outside Capel. As it goes over it turns slightly as well. So it's a blind, twisty summit essentially. And as i passed over it a biker came the other way doing a full wheelie. Fully high as you like raised and happy as larry. I 'tsk'ed for the gf sake but inside i was thinking 'achievement unlocked'
Not quite the same, but when scootering in Bermuda as mentioned earlier in the thread, we were overtaken by a local kid doing a wheelie.
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billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agocoastal wrote:I 'tsk'ed for the gf sake but inside i was thinking 'achievement unlocked'
http://www.motopsychozmc.com/wp-content/uploads/wheelie.jpg -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoFHM had the question "Can you do a wheelie on a motorbike?" in their bloke test.
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StarchildHypocrethes 32,034 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI'll be the first to admit having not pulled off a 'proper' wheelie on my bike. I keep meaning to go for it and then the thought of how much it would cost to repair alongside potential injuries enter my head and I wimp out -
Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI've had my bike a little over a month now. I've not yet tried.
I have visions of half pulling it off, losing balance and then come down wobbly & landing with the bike at an the perfect angle to send me flying over the handlebars.
It's a €3500 second hand 8 year old bike but I'm not interested in fucking it up due to my own stupidity (just yet).
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StarchildHypocrethes 32,034 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI can get my knee down round a roundabout though, which in my head makes me incredibly manly -
Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHmmm ... I have images of leaning too far into a turn and just having the bike slide away from underneath me, so no knees down for me either. -
Dougs 87,939 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBikes terrify me. Genuinley scare me, and I've only ridden on the back of a mates a few times. I know there's a certain lack of control that probably doesn't help that. Pretty much all of my mates that ride too have had bad smash ups. One died, one broke both his hands, another two about 6 spills before giving up. -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSalaman wrote:
I've had my bike a little over a month now. I've not yet tried.
I have visions of half pulling it off, losing balance and then come down wobbly & landing with the bike at an the perfect angle to send me flying over the handlebars.
It's a €3500 second hand 8 year old bike but I'm not interested in fucking it up due to my own stupidity (just yet).
Very unlikely that would happen though, start small!
Anything can be wheelied even tanks like these: http://www.hoc.org.uk/gallery/bikes/GL1500_wheelie.jpg
RIP Ronnie Smith -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoDougs wrote:
Bikes terrify me. Genuinley scare me, and I've only ridden on the back of a mates a few times. I know there's a certain lack of control that probably doesn't help that. Pretty much all of my mates that ride too have had bad smash ups. One died, one broke both his hands, another two about 6 spills before giving up.
I love bikes, been bought up with them and rode them since I was five.
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BillMurray 9,373 posts
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Registered 10 years agobillythekid wrote:
Salaman wrote:
I've had my bike a little over a month now. I've not yet tried.
I have visions of half pulling it off, losing balance and then come down wobbly & landing with the bike at an the perfect angle to send me flying over the handlebars.
It's a €3500 second hand 8 year old bike but I'm not interested in fucking it up due to my own stupidity (just yet).
Very unlikely that would happen though, start small!
Anything can be wheelied even tanks like these: http://www.hoc.org.uk/gallery/bikes/GL1500_wheelie.jpg
RIP Ronnie Smith
I've got a poster on this on my wall \o/ -
Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agobillythekid wrote:
Salaman wrote:
I've had my bike a little over a month now. I've not yet tried.
I have visions of half pulling it off, losing balance and then come down wobbly & landing with the bike at an the perfect angle to send me flying over the handlebars.
It's a €3500 second hand 8 year old bike but I'm not interested in fucking it up due to my own stupidity (just yet).
Very unlikely that would happen though, start small!
I guess you're right. More likely I overdo it and crash that way. -
billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoSalaman wrote:
billythekid wrote:
Salaman wrote:
I've had my bike a little over a month now. I've not yet tried.
I have visions of half pulling it off, losing balance and then come down wobbly & landing with the bike at an the perfect angle to send me flying over the handlebars.
It's a €3500 second hand 8 year old bike but I'm not interested in fucking it up due to my own stupidity (just yet).
Very unlikely that would happen though, start small!
I guess you're right. More likely I overdo it and crash that way.
That's why you cover the back brake, so you can bring it down if goes too high -
Alastair 23,084 posts
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Registered 17 years agobillythekid wrote:
Anything can be wheelied even tanks like these: http://www.hoc.org.uk/gallery/bikes/GL1500_wheelie.jpg
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Alastair 23,084 posts
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Registered 17 years agobillythekid wrote:
That's why you cover the back brake, so you can bring it down if goes too high
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billythekid 12,310 posts
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Registered 13 years agoAlastair wrote:
billythekid wrote:
That's why you cover the back brake, so you can bring it down if goes too high
I remember seeing a clip of Max Biaggi doing just this after winning a race. Very impressive!
That was awesome, I remember having a gif of that.
Found it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BA2clO3WFE&feature=related -
Salaman 23,421 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWow. o_0
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askew 18,410 posts
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Registered 13 years agoThat is mental. -
Most bikers stretch the law in some way, even if it's just something like a tinted visor, so attracting attention is the last thing you'd want.
And all car drivers stick to 70mph on the motorway and never crash? I am just as 'illegal' in my car as I ever was on my old bikes, and I'm older and (supposedly) more mature now.
last bike legally rode, only ever had CBT.
WLTM, one of many rides I would love to have. It's like smething out of a manga comic.
Or, because I am a bit of a short arse, should be able to reach the floor on this.
Gotta be patriotic aswell, and have a triumph or two in the garage.
For bumpy British roads, my boss had one of these as a loan bike when his ZXR750 was in for reapir, and he fkin loved it. Sounds the mutts nutts and proper comfy.
I'm stopping now, before I drain google images of all hteir pics.
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