Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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that vid just isnt loading on my povo pc.
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organ donors is true, wouldnt catch me on one of those.
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Watch your mirrors!tigran
@tigran
Club Retro Rides Member 142
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Man that has to be the most boring video evAr! Just some bikers pegging along at 90-150mph.
I'm guessing there is something good at the end.
p.s. "ghost rider watch out" - bwhahahaha
p.p.s. cannot wait to get a bike.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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phatphord
Part of things
Scorpilow
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organ donors is true, wouldnt catch me on one of those. wouldn't catch me in a traffic jam  |
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1994 Ford Scorpio Lowrider
um...and some bikes...
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wouldn't catch me in a traffic jam Quoted for truth |
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Insania! They do scare me with good reason, yet I will buy a wee bike as soon as I can afford  . just goes to show though, the overtaking lane is for... overtaking!  shift wide boy! ;D |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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wouldn't catch me in a traffic jam Quoted for truth Superb Cant load the vid at work but if its the usual type of Lane splitting at silly speeds vid ;D then thats normal behaviour on a bike It just scares people that don't Ride..... ;D Until you ride a bike you don't realise how much space you have around you I`d rather filter/lane split at 100+ than sit "2 car lengths" behind the car in front in a nose to tail train at 80mph  ;D I know which one is actually safer ;D |
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Until you embed your bike in the side of a car you don't realise how much space you have around you Corrected for accuracy.. |
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Just play safe and ride within your abilities is all i say, and switch on the 6th sense, it may come in handy. Nearly lost papa reanimation last year |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Until you embed your bike in the side of a car you don't realise how much space you have around you Corrected for accuracy.. Not strictly true... Agreed at that speed you are exposing yourself to danger everytime you pass/undertake a car, but the speed differential means that the "time exposed to danger" which is the really important thing, is tiny much less than sitting in a queue at 80mph for an hour at a time And lets be honest here....... How many people on the roads ever move out into the 3rd lane, overtake and pull back in again..... the majority just sit there and if they havent moved as they pass the car they are unlikely to ..... And in less than a second you will be passed and gone ;D I know the risks on a bike and in a car, I have no desire to die in either, On a bike I wear the best Kit to give me a fighting chance if the worst happens...... |
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I'm not an anti bike person,.. I'm an anti other drivers person,..
You may know your ability, you may be a great rider, you may have a short "danger exposure" time sorted in your head, and your sixth sense going on... Then you meet someone with much less ability when driving a car, and they pull out, or pull in, just as your braking distance is all used up. Next thing you know; you and they are arguing in front of St Peter about whose fault it was.
I generally hate other road users and stay as far away from them as possible.
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Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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Being someone who uses a bike 80% of the time(wind,rain,snow I love it ;D)
I appreciate both sides of the coin.
We are always banging on about Car drivers who pull out,don't use their mirrors etc,etc
But I know from first hand experience some of the mental risks bikers take.
Its like a red mist that descends.I start off fine,then the next thing I know,I'm carving up traffic,Hitting 70 in a 30 and generally believing the road belongs to me.
Fact is that its speed that kills 70% of bikers.
If you think its boring doing 30 in a car,believe me,on a bike it just starts to gnaw away at you,especially as you know you can just twist the throttle and zoom up the middle.
There.I know I'll probably be shot down in flames for being irresponsible but I'd rather say it as it is.
Well for me anyway ;D
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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MWF
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I'm not an anti bike person,.. I'm an anti other drivers person,.. You may know your ability, you may be a great rider, you may have a short "danger exposure" time sorted in your head, and your sixth sense going on... Then you meet someone with much less ability when driving a car, and they pull out, or pull in, just as your braking distance is all used up. Next thing you know; you and they are arguing in front of St Peter about whose fault it was. I generally hate other road users and stay as far away from them as possible. Well said Totally support the "lets just keep out of each others way" school of driving |
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^ its true.
Going 30 with your full attention on the road is tedious even in a car, specially one that likes to rev to get going. to stop falling asleep at the wheel give someone a call or put a CD on! ;D
I know this cos i tend to drive like a zombie/dad in the sapph some times going roung corners without changing down! ;D
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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how odd this came about today - just this morning i looked at my bike and realised its 3 years since the last tax disc ran out. And on that note i am determined to get the 411 and benz back on the road pronto so i can work on the bike during winter and be back on 2 wheels pronto!
I agree with pretty much everything dom and dazmax say.
Its not that i feel like I'm indestructibel, its that i know a quick twist of the throttle will get me out of 95% of the problems i face.
all road users should be made to do a full bike test imho
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all road users should be made to do a full bike test imho I said this last time too. cant ride a bike through the test? Tough. cycling practical should be in there too. full perspective FTW |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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bxer
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Yep, I've always been a fan of doing a cycle then a motorcycle test before you can do you car test, (although I got my car licence before I got my motorbike licence :  . One thing that makes me wonder about this though is London cabbies, who still mostly manage to be almighty arseholes although they've done a few years on mopeds/C90s getting the Knowledge. |
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I don't know I find cabbies alright.
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. just goes to show though, the overtaking lane is for... overtaking! 
shift wide boy! ;D
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