Lol yep , should be a world champ , neawwwww just a weekend thing for me , or whenever I feel like it , old goats that was a joke , good job I'm not spitting the dummy out at these replies LOL, I've lost 2 mates this year alone not good at all I just aim to be safe and watch for other drivers and police lol there's a blade in Mk that's an undercover copper the others on a panigale never the less , none of them can ride and they take the worst lines then there's an old boy on the thumping Bm propper bobby , pulls you up looks at your bike , hmmmmm were you off to , eh yh thaught so see ya later pal , best not post nothing offensive on here ey , what's with the pics? Or is that a joke were I'm missing the point? And talking for years but still talk shit could be you sausage
thought we would have had one death free week but a 26yr old was killed over here today.thats the most I have heard about in a long time and all over the space of a couple of months
Yup and all of them so far involved cars but this Is ulster grand prix week so I bet the police do a big Clamp down on bikes.
My heart goes out to the families & friends of the bikers that have lost there lives!... We could speculate over the causes of there accidents but the end results are all the same. Tragic loss Bad drivers, bad riding or mechanical failure no matter what the cause! The owness is on us as riders of sometimes ridiculously powerful machines to ensure our own safety! I don't mean for that to sound crass at all! I just think it's a bit of a wake up call for us all! It's so easy to get caught up with our mates on a ride out we all have different riding experience,skills and most of all personalities! A rider that is not that confident trying to keep up is just a likely to have an off as a very confident rider thinking he has something to prove! I think we just have to be the best rider we can be, work on our weaknesses, take extra tuition and know your abilities and ride to them! I ride all year round and take nothing for granted as my next outing could be my last outing but I'll do my best to make sure it isn't! I'm very proud to be a Biker and take a lot of pride in my Blade and love a good blast like the next! I guess it's just the nature of the beast we are extra vulnerable on the roads! I do fit in the Old Goat class, 46yrs and passed my test 3yrs-5mths ago Although I've been driving 28yrs with buses 20yrs so maybe my road craft & anticipation will see me ok
Seems to have reached national attention: BBC News - Death toll rises in North Yorkshire 'bikers' paradise' Quote: "Seven out of 10 motorcycle deaths are down to driver error, and a proportion of that is down to speed."
The husband of an ex colleague of mine was killed in the accident in North Duffield last Thursday. He was an experienced biker. I don't know the details yet but I fear he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. He had treated himself to a new ZX10R only a couple of months ago. When I heard the awful news it made me feel sick. RIP Darrell
A guy last month died near Ripon after a deer of all things ran across the road..... As said wrong place wrong time, but ride to what you can see in front of you isn't a bad thing
Does the same go for a cracking pair of tits shutty? I often find it difficult not to ride straight at them...
Tyke, only just joined the group, but think you're right, I passed my test in May then got a "starship" in July, got knocked off in October, but it was totally the other drivers fault. Lucky I was only doing 15mph coming off a round about. But I went over Snake Pass the other week and I am looking at taking my bike there when i fix it. Anyone taken this road before?
