a couple of question on bikes

[brando]

Originally Posted by Revvin

I hope to be getting onto two wheels soon. Something always got in the way when I was younger, needing a car for work purposes, a family etc so now I have less of those worries I've recently done my CBT and plan to get my full license hopefully in the next 6 months. My missus has put it down to a mid life crisis but says its ok as she'd prefer me getting a bike to me running off and porking some 20 yr old barmaid! I spose its only fair

Just be bloody careful out there. Try to avoid posing while you are rolling - looking at your reflection in shop windows is a definite no-no - and I hope you'll never have to hear the familiar car driver's phrase - "I'm sorry, I never saw you coming".

Eyes like a hawk, and reactions to match, will see you through.

cheers

[trumps]

Sage advice that! Remember that everyone else on the road is a blind muppet who is too busy adjusting the stereo, makeup, or smashing a burger into their piehole to be worried about looking for someone on a bike! Your situational awareness has to be bang on all the time, cause just like the aces used to say " it's the one you don't see that gets you" head on a swivel, and be positive in how you ride!

Craig

[Revvin]

Originally Posted by brando

Just be bloody careful out there. Try to avoid posing while you are rolling - looking at your reflection in shop windows is a definite no-no - and I hope you'll never have to hear the familiar car driver's phrase - "I'm sorry, I never saw you coming".

Eyes like a hawk, and reactions to match, will see you through.

cheers

Originally Posted by trumps

Sage advice that! Remember that everyone else on the road is a blind muppet who is too busy adjusting the stereo, makeup, or smashing a burger into their piehole to be worried about looking for someone on a bike! Your situational awareness has to be bang on all the time, cause just like the aces used to say " it's the one you don't see that gets you" head on a swivel, and be positive in how you ride!

Craig

Cheers fella's, I'm getting a bit old for posing Brando I hope with 20 years experience on the road it will stand me in good stead having seen most of the idiot behaviour and staying well clear but just when you think you've seen it all someone comes along with something to top it I read an interview with Jeremy Irons at the weekend who said his brother told him not to learn how to ride until he had 10 years on the road in a car just to see the road from a car users eyes so he knew what to expect as a rider. The CBT was an eye opener, despite the high vis and L plates I had a taxi driver sat right on my rear tyre as I led the group until the intructor got past him and made him back up, had to deal with heavy traffic due to a big football match being on next to the instructor's yard. Looking forward to gettign my full license.