Bit like el-nicko's post here.. So everynow and then I have to spend a day at college as part of my engineering training and as you can imagine there are many a 50cc-125cc biker at that place. Every single time i stop at the red light outside the college there is a swarm of young track-suit-bottom-tucked-into-socks crew that quickly proceeds to crowd around me and either splurt out something on the lines of "eeer thats well nice meerrrttt" or "id have that on the back wheel all day" or just proceed to rev the a*se of their bikes/peds while i patiently sit waiting for the light to green... Now there's about a 200 yard straight after these lights before the turn into the college.. Do you: a) Rise above it and simply let them all go before proceeding on your way.. b) Smoke em c) Let them think they have the edge before flying past d) Rev the bike (like i did) and make on of them on a ped in front of you jump out their skin, grab the throttle, and go flying up the pavement before nearly hitting a lampost? thoughts please..
Rev the nuts off I, bouncing off the limiter, do this several times...and pin the throttle. when lights turn green, turn left nice and slow, and watch the muppets rag their mopeds off into the distance. next day, repeat, but instead of turning left, turn right...slowly. next day, repeat...this time go straight on, annihilating the fuckers.
That is almost a "how to guide" for how to piss off oiks on scooters Let them think they have it, until....
Don't make yourself look silly, you are mature and are on a lethal weapon.Be funny to them if you fell off or got pulled.I felt a right twit the other day with my disc lock on.Embarrassment is funny to watch but a ball ache if its you.
Best of both worlds.....rev the nuts off it while clamping the front anchors and burnout, then when the lights flicker towards amber, release a bit of pressure and proceed at 12000rpm, smoking, but only travelling at 10mph.
I normally do go with option A, however there is always that itch and sometimes you just gotta scratch it!!
Let them take off then pass them super close at high speed on the back Wheel while standing up Or Reach over and hit their kill switch just as the light turns orange Or Gunt at them "one day if you're as good as me then you might Have the skill to control the mighty fireblade"
Rise above it whilst you are in built up areas at all costs as its just not worth it. if you come across 1 of the little sods when your out on 60mph roads then let them have it
Yeah I don't speed in 30s at all really been gunned for that already and don't wanna knock over any of them pretty college ladies..
Depends on my mood. I've reved the bike hard at people who were crossing the road in front of me (City centre, lights were green, they were being sheep) whilst not moving very much at all. I did chuckle at their faces. Last night someone in a car thought they were beating me on a back road. Tyres were cold, not much room, so I just bimbled along behind him leaving plenty of room between us when going into the sharp corners as I didnt trust him not to just stop. He even tried to stop and talk me about it afterwards. I just ignored him. As for the original question, not worth it. Wouldn't want one of them falling over in front of me and having the chance of damaging my bike. In saying that, I like the kill switch option...
I'm one extreme or the other... A) acknowledge, nod and poodle off doing my own thing. B) let them pull away and then come screaming past on the back wheel laughing my head off to myself knowing I'm acting a complete clown
Don't do what I did, give it a little rev then stall it on the green because your in 4th. Felt a bit of a tw@t!
Tiz funny you should post that! When I had my first Blade I had a lot of mates who worked at Rolls Royce in Crewe (now Bentley) and I managed to acquire some horns off sumat or other. Sounded mint on a Bike although there was a bit more room on a Blade back then for shat like that. My new Blades horn is a total embarrassment and I refuse to use it after trying it the once in my drive!
