Biker's Cafe Chatroom

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You've always got to be extra careful when there's queuing traffic and a right turn, people will just turn without indicating because there's nothing coming the other way, so no point in indicating, right? I'll always crawl past them, then speed back up a bit once I've confirmed they're not turning.

And it's safer to filter past right turns when there's traffic coming the other way, the opposite traffic prevents cars you're filtering past turning.

There's always something you can do yo make yourself a little safer. Even seemingly random U-turns can be predicted a little, not by an individual car but in general - if the traffic queue is not moving at all and is not normal, people are going to be u-turning. Normal morning commute traffic people don't do u-turns in, it's only (generally) when it's a queue that wouldn't normally be there (accident/road closed etc.). And they're like sheep, if one car does a u-turn, other will follow.
 
I did it! :D:D:D:D:D:D:cool::cool::cool::cool:
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Kreeeee said:
Depends how fussy you are about the top coat being dulled.
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I am very fussy , no dulling what so ever to the lacquer.

A plastic zip will cause more problems which can be buffed out but never had to buff marks out from a magnetic tank bag.

If the bag lived on a bike then maybe in time.
 
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I bagged a picture of some dudes moped down the coast the other weekend I printed it out for him on smooth Perl paper and in return said he would by me a brew or 2 :D
 
TallPaul_S said:
You've always got to be extra careful when there's queuing traffic and a right turn, people will just turn without indicating because there's nothing coming the other way, so no point in indicating, right? I'll always crawl past them, then speed back up a bit once I've confirmed they're not turning.

And it's safer to filter past right turns when there's traffic coming the other way, the opposite traffic prevents cars you're filtering past turning.

There's always something you can do yo make yourself a little safer. Even seemingly random U-turns can be predicted a little, not by an individual car but in general - if the traffic queue is not moving at all and is not normal, people are going to be u-turning. Normal morning commute traffic people don't do u-turns in, it's only (generally) when it's a queue that wouldn't normally be there (accident/road closed etc.). And they're like sheep, if one car does a u-turn, other will follow.
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It's the same every day on that road in terms of being slow moving as it's the only way across to the other side of the town. The worst bit is there were still cars coming the other way as he nearly stuck me under a mercedes coming the other way! :o
 
I had the same thing on (well, off) my 125 only the right turn in question has a big no entry sign on it and is buses only. You can just never tell with some people and as you say, they're the most worrying moments.
 
It's definitely a different looking bike but I think it looks great, keeping that paintwork in showroom condition would bring me out in cold sweats though :D
 
Craig321 said:
You could go for Ilmberger carbon covers? A bit more expensive if you drop it or come off, but it'd save the original covers.

Or when you do drop it or come off, just replace with carbon at that point :D
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I've done a search for Ilmberger 701 covers, and they don't seem to make them :(. If you've found a link to some, I'd happily take a look ;p
 
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