Thread: Motorcyclists and cyclists - splitting lanes and switching teams!

ah - thx for the fun topic for today - keep me a tiny bit busy since I can't work at work at the moment LOL! oh wellz. time to go catch a train home

its at this point in an effort to maintain the story in a lighter tone I shall regale a story from my courier days.

George had done something innocuous to **** off a top down soft top porsche driver, something simple like say riding a push bike on the road instead of the foot path..

George (and I call him this simply because its his name) and the porsche driver had a bit of a debate and George fanged it down malcom st into perth from west perth with the porsche in persuite (push hard and you can hit 80kph on a pushy down that road). The porsche over took George and slammed on the brakes, not a smart move.

See What I knew, George knew and the Porsche driver didnt know was that George was a trail rider, With the Porsche pulling up in a squeal of rubber and a hint of smoke George simply braked, then lifted the front wheel up onto the back, hopped up onto the top of the back seats and the back of the porsche, hopped up onto the front seats and the top of the back seats, hopped again onto the top of the windshield and the passangers side head rest then with one last hop dropped the front wheel of the bike onto the bonnet as he lifted the rear wheel onto the windshield then rode off of the front of the porsche.

Then, to add insult to the best bit of riding I've seen in a Damn long time, Nev, the local push bike cop flagged the porsche down at the set of lights and proceeded to write a phone books worth of tickets.

Nev was good like that.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I particularly hate cyclists using my car as a support so they can stay upright whilst stopped.

Just for you Ron
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I will say that every day I see car drivers who by their actions, I can only assume think that cyclists and pedestrians have no right to exist.

Tony

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

its at this point in an effort to maintain the story in a lighter tone I shall regale a story from my courier days.

George had done something innocuous to **** off a top down soft top porsche driver, something simple like say riding a push bike on the road instead of the foot path..

George (and I call him this simply because its his name) and the porsche driver had a bit of a debate and George fanged it down malcom st into perth from west perth with the porsche in persuite (push hard and you can hit 80kph on a pushy down that road). The porsche over took George and slammed on the brakes, not a smart move.

See What I knew, George knew and the Porsche driver didnt know was that George was a trail rider, With the Porsche pulling up in a squeal of rubber and a hint of smoke George simply braked, then lifted the front wheel up onto the back, hopped up onto the top of the back seats and the back of the porsche, hopped up onto the front seats and the top of the back seats, hopped again onto the top of the windshield and the passangers side head rest then with one last hop dropped the front wheel of the bike onto the bonnet as he lifted the rear wheel onto the windshield then rode off of the front of the porsche.

Then, to add insult to the best bit of riding I've seen in a Damn long time, Nev, the local push bike cop flagged the porsche down at the set of lights and proceeded to write a phone books worth of tickets.

Nev was good like that.

My favourite trick in Edinburgh was either dumping my entire water bottle into the drivers lap at a set of lights, or simply reaching in, turning off the ignition, removing the keys and hurling the keys across the other side of the road.

And for buses, opening the emergency exit door or hitting the emergency engine stop button. Oh how much fun we had as couriers.

I ride a motor bike and I never split lanes when cars are moving. I do however do this when cars are stopped and providing there is plenty of room I see no problem.

I have never hit a car or mirror. If the space is tight I do not do it.

Dave.

Originally Posted by weeds

i am amazed at the number of forum members with a poor attitude towards bike riders.............****in tossers

I'm not. Everyone has to take their turn at being stereotyped and badmouthed.

We have already worked our way through university graduates, public servants, school teachers, mechanics, car dealers, Camry drivers, Prius drivers, fast drivers, slow drivers, old drivers, P plate drivers, politicians, climate scientists, climate sceptics, D4 owners, customers, single parents, welfare recipients, banks, CEOs, city dwellers, Labour voters, Liberal voters, Greens voters, independents voters, athiests, agnostics, Christians, asylum seekers, boat people, scientists, Gen Y, Baby Boomers, and several other groups.

Next week it will be someone else's turn.

My cycling story from today is a bit different to the ones already on this thread.

Today I was standing next to my work motorbike about to get on when I saw a girl on a pushbike approaching, not wearing a helmet. She was wearing a low cut top however and had very large breasts, I was concerned as there was a very bumpy part of footpath she was approaching and I was concerned with such little protective gear she would get shaken all about on the bumps. Unfortunately for me and all others watching, she turned left and went on the smooth bicycle path and away.

Jeff

I lane split on the motorbike all the time. It saves heaps of time & causes no one any problems...apart from jealousy . If it is too tight then I don't split. Motorbikes don't like crawling along in traffic like cars do & can get really hot really quick. This is another reason I split. I think governments should encourage more m/c's. How many cars drive into the city every day with just one person in them ?