Don't worry, your opinion will change as soon as you lose the front on ice, small patches are ok, a large patch of ice and you have no chance no matter how big your balls are
Commuting on a motorbike
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Don't worry, your opinion will change as soon as you lose the front on ice, small patches are ok, a large patch of ice and you have no chance no matter how big your balls are
Agreed.
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This is presumably why motorcycle accident statistics are so high. It isnt that biking is dangerous, its that dangerous people are into biking.
Afraid not buddy, I've lost the front on many occasions. Plenty of off-road riding has seen to that. It's not about having big balls either, it's about how you shrug it off after coming off. I've no pride to lose, and a scratch on my bash plate does not bother me.
I'm adamant that coping with poor weather is all about the attitude you apply.
mk1_salami
mk1_salami
[TW]Fox;16223611 said:
Whoaaaa that is a GEM. It's right up there with "it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice"
A scratch on your bash plate is a lot cheaper and easier to live with then destroying 2k worth of plastics if you have a fully faired bike.
mk1_salami
mk1_salami
Yeah I was just thinking try that on a Ducati sportsbike. :O)
Shame on you Fox, thats like saying all BMWs are driven by ****s
Not at all, I'm being selective!
[TW]Fox;16223719 said:
You've incorrectly identified someone as a dangerous rider (through poor logic rather than personal reasons, as I'm assuming you have no reason to pick on me), and so any point you made after that is irrelevant.
The thing about mixing bikes and ice is that the older I get, the less well my body deals with trying to bounce off the road.
Wind, rain, sleet, snow are not a problem. When cars can't get off my estate because of the ice then I don't even get the bike out of the garage.
Wind, rain, sleet, snow are not a problem. When cars can't get off my estate because of the ice then I don't even get the bike out of the garage.
I've never had an "accident". Laying your bike down after slipping on ice is not an accident, and doesn't make you a dangerous rider.
Is that the same as using kerbs, walls and other vehicles to keep your car on the road aren't accidents?
I think only you can really know if it's worth it and what that commute could bring for the future.
On the face of it though, it wouldn't be for me. Even in a ideal climate, with wonderful roads and friendly motorists, the logistics would grind after awhile, three days a week or not.
Unless you live in Ryde, you need to get to the hovercraft, so (assumption) your missus would have to pack your kid in, drive you there, over the water, change, ride, change, work, change, ride, change, water, pick-up, drive home, unpack kid...that's if you don't have to wait for the hovercraft, even 15 minutes a day adds up on big commute. One small thing can screw it up as well or at least cause more hassle...something happens on the mainland and your missus needs to catch a ferry, your kid is ill and you'll have to get a lift/taxi to the hovercraft and back etc. Throw in some cold rain and London traffic, I don't know, just not for me anyway.
On the face of it though, it wouldn't be for me. Even in a ideal climate, with wonderful roads and friendly motorists, the logistics would grind after awhile, three days a week or not.
Unless you live in Ryde, you need to get to the hovercraft, so (assumption) your missus would have to pack your kid in, drive you there, over the water, change, ride, change, work, change, ride, change, water, pick-up, drive home, unpack kid...that's if you don't have to wait for the hovercraft, even 15 minutes a day adds up on big commute. One small thing can screw it up as well or at least cause more hassle...something happens on the mainland and your missus needs to catch a ferry, your kid is ill and you'll have to get a lift/taxi to the hovercraft and back etc. Throw in some cold rain and London traffic, I don't know, just not for me anyway.
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Yeah, as long as you leave the road surface a note with your insurance details, it's exactly the same.
This sounds like a bad idea - where would you leave the bike in Southsea??
You'll soon get bored of the A3 and the traffic woes of the Hindhead single lane and yet more traffic at Guildford...i know i did in my car travelling up and down each weekend between Uni and then work back up in Surrey...
You'll soon get bored of the A3 and the traffic woes of the Hindhead single lane and yet more traffic at Guildford...i know i did in my car travelling up and down each weekend between Uni and then work back up in Surrey...
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It would be annoying having to sort my hair out after taking my helmet off at work.
