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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 07:42 pm | 101st Post |
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Silverfox wrote: I had no sooner finished posting my last entry than there was a screech and a big bang outside the house. I ran out to find my son on the ground, bike on it's side and a car up the kerb. My son was coming down the hill, slowing and indicating to come into the drive. As he turned in the woman, slammed into the side of his bike, knocking him off. Hey Silverfox  very sorry to read about your sons accident  glad that his injuries are not too serious  when I am turning right and a cage driver behind me  I always give the hand signal for slowing down and turning right along with the right indicator  this gives further warning to the cage driver what I intend to do   
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 08:27 pm | 102nd Post |
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I'm sorry to hear about Foxy junior's accident Foxy, thank goodness it wasn't worse!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 08:32 pm | 103rd Post |
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Keno wrote: By the way Jluvs2dive, it looks good, keep it out front and keep it clean! Keno Thanks.  Keeping it clean is a challenge in these parts though, with all the liquid sunshine we're blessed with.  John
____________________  Blue 2000 GL1500SE Bought with just under 9000 miles on 08/19/2008 also 84 Aspy 84 Interstate past 86 GL1200 Aspy 84 Standard 87 Interstate 80 Yam Midnight Special 1100 79 Suz SP400 Enduro 72 Honda SL350 81 Honda XR500 |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 08:39 pm | 104th Post |
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Redwing wrote: Silverfox wrote:I had no sooner finished posting my last entry than there was a screech and a big bang outside the house. I ran out to find my son on the ground, bike on it's side and a car up the kerb. My son was coming down the hill, slowing and indicating to come into the drive. As he turned in the woman, slammed into the side of his bike, knocking him off. Well he was actualy turning left off the road, so not even crossing the carriageways, but funnily enough, I do actually stick my left arm out sometimes to make the same turn, especially if a car is close on my tail as they often are, in these days of rush rush, hurry hurry. I also pump the foot break to make my break lights flash which tends to wake them up a bit more. We have to take the centre of the left lane just to make the turn on a bike, so you would think that they would be more aware of what is happening and guess that we aren't going the 10 yards or so further down. Insurance company are going to come and assess the damage and he gets a hire bike until things are settled. His brothers jacket is torn too so that will be replaced. I wish us older folks bounced so well, he is quite happily going to work tonight and scheming how he can get paid double for that!!!! Like youngsters he is now more interested in playing with his new mobile phone!!! 
____________________ Pete http://www.rblr.co.uk '06 GL1800 '77 GL1000 Executive |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 08:57 pm | 105th Post |
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You appear to have the right idea. I carry out the same procedure when turning left especially when their is a cage drive on my ass My neighbour has these "back off" brake lights fitted and a little touch of the brakes seems to work wonders every time 
____________________ "Redwing" "The Rider Of The Fastest Colour" "Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion" |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26th, 2007 09:46 pm | 106th Post |
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Redwing wrote: You appear to have the right idea. So will my xenon strobes along with the back off I already have. 
____________________ Rudy RudysProducts Info: Due to recent declining health, I have decided to pass Rudy's Products on to a nearby friend who will be trained to do it right. As a result, product availability will be hit or miss during the transition, both at the web store and at Cyclemax. SmartLights are discontinued with the possibility of occasional small batches being made if there is interest. The transition will be gradual and I will continue to make items as I am able. Please expect extended delivery times. If you have a specific need, please let me know and I will attempt to accommodate you. I thank you all for your friendship, support and loyalty. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27th, 2007 03:44 am | 107th Post |
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Rudy wrote: So will my xenon strobes along with the back off I already have. It's funny you mention that. I had the thought some years ago, to put some halogen driving lights on the rear of my car, to really light things up when backing up, when necessary, and for the occasional tail-gator that isn't getting the message.  John
____________________ Blue 2000 GL1500SE Bought with just under 9000 miles on 08/19/2008also 84 Aspy 84 Interstate past 86 GL1200 Aspy 84 Standard 87 Interstate 80 Yam Midnight Special 1100 79 Suz SP400 Enduro 72 Honda SL350 81 Honda XR500 |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27th, 2007 03:48 am | 108th Post |
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Jluvs2dive wrote: It's funny you mention that. I had the thought some years ago, to put some halogen driving lights on the rear of my car, to really light things up when backing up, when necessary, and for the occasional tail-gator that isn't getting the message. I did exactly this when I was a kid, and delivering pizzas at night - primarily for use in backing up long dark farm driveways. But I did put a switch on the dash so that they could be used to, let's say, communicate with the person behind me. The almost universal response was continual high beams from the driver behind.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28th, 2007 05:54 pm | 109th Post |
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What was the topic here? I got lost in the sea! 
____________________ ___________________________________ Eric 1990 Goldwing SE (Pearl White) 2009 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic Dark Blue Pearl |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28th, 2007 11:38 pm | 110th Post |
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Eric in Lincoln wrote: What was the topic here? I got lost in the sea! Yeah these guys are inclined to run away with themselves Name of topic = "Safe Riding Tips"
____________________ "Redwing" "The Rider Of The Fastest Colour" "Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion" |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2007 03:58 am | 111th Post |
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None of this.......   before ridingOh yeah....seriously....wear warm enough gear! You can always take it off, but you can't put it on if you don't have it (or haven't brought it). I find I get cold easily and that makes for a very unpleasant ride very quick!. You can't function properly if your too cold and shivering!
____________________ http://recyclemotorcycles.com/ Previous bikes: 1980 CM400E, 1979 CB750K, 1993 Vulcan 750, 1992 Vulcan 1500, 1999 Shadow Ace 1100,1979 GL1000,2001 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100, 1983 GL1100 gone Current bikes: 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1600 and 1999 Honda XR200R, 1999 Triumph Sprint ST 955i, 2009 Honda CBF1000 |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 3rd, 2007 04:38 am | 112th Post |
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Jennifer wrote: Oh yeah....seriously....wear warm enough gear! You can always take it off, but you can't put it on if you don't have it (or haven't brought it). I find I get cold easily and that makes for a very unpleasant ride very quick!. You can't function properly if your too cold and shivering! Lowering your core temperature (hypothermia) can easily bring on the same cognitive deficiencies as is exhibited when intoxicated. I couldn't agree more with what you wrote above. I've been riding in low-30-degree weather all this week, and getting cold makes it a miserable ride, very quickly.
____________________ http://www.goldwingdocs.com Read my illustrated How To guides! |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 05:14 pm | 113th Post |
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 Kick stand up before driving off.  KenoAttachment: REDWHITEBLUE.jpg (Downloaded 327 times)
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| Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 11:28 pm | 114th Post |
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That's a cool custom paint job you got there keno. I'm sure glad you can still show it off.
____________________ The family tree: '82 GL1100 ride and restore 850 T3 Moto Guzzi 650 Yamaha 500 Honda 500 Kawasaki H3 305 Honda little red honda 50 Never ride faster than your angel can fly. |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 7th, 2007 05:45 pm | 115th Post |
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This is the first time I have read this particular thread and I saw something this morning that could be placed in the 'I don't friggin believe it' file. Not that it is the first time I have seen it but it never ceases to amaze me how asleep people are while driving. As has been mentioned earlier in this thread, never assume anyone can see you, never assume they care if they see you, always assume they are trying to take you out. That being said, this is what I saw this morning. On my way to work, the radio reports shots have been fired at police downtown. Now I am sitting at a traffic light waiting for it to change. I am the second vehicle from the front. From my left here comes a Patrol car, lights flashing, and one can only assume he is on his way to the reported shooting. As he enters the intersection, with the lights flashing, does everyone stop like they are suppose to do until he gets through the intersection? Oh hell no. They just keep right on going, with one oncoming vehicle to the patrol car and he turns left right in front of the cop. Fortunately the Police officer had slowed down enough that he was able to keep from plowing into the dummy that turned in front of him. The moral of the story is if these rummies are going to turn in front of a police car on a call, they sure as hell are going to turn in front of you. So always be forever vigilant. I realize I just regurgitated all the previous posts but thought it important enough to say.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 7th, 2007 07:36 pm | 116th Post |
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What you said there Logtech was so true, if they are either unaware or don't feel it important enough to stop for police vehicles, no doubt with sirens and lights flashing, what chance do we stand.
____________________ Pete http://www.rblr.co.uk '06 GL1800 '77 GL1000 Executive |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 04:13 am | 117th Post |
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agreed if you ride people will pull out, over and in front of you
____________________ cagers on cell phones scare me I owe my life to a Stebel Nautilus |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 05:45 am | 118th Post |
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logtech wrote: The moral of the story is if these rummies are going to turn in front of a police car on a call, they sure as hell are going to turn in front of you. So always be forever vigilant. Hard to believe, isn't it, that supposedly intelligent beings can be so brain dead when they get behind the controls of a two ton missle.
____________________ Larry G. 1985 GL1200 Interstate Previous bikes: 1971 Suzuki Hustler 250 1973 Yamaha RD 350 1982 Yamaha Seca 650 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 11:32 am | 119th Post |
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In a similar vein, here's what I witnessed yesterday. I was in a line of traffic in my truck yesterday (it was snowing, OK?), waiting to get down to a T-intersection with a stop sign, where everyone was waiting to turn right. I was on a regular two-lane road, right outside my work, probably 6-7 car lengths away from the stop sign. I was behind a bus, and there was a driveway from a building to my right. There was a guy waiting to come out of the driveway, so I stopped, let the bus pull ahead, and waved the guy into the space between me and the bus. The guy pulls into the road, and to my horror, instead of pulling in behind the bus like any normal sane person would do, this idiot pulls into the ONCOMING LANE, obviously to try to skip the line of traffic so that he could turn left at the intersection. The problem was, there was a car coming towards us in that oncoming lane, which was completely invisible to idiot man, because there was a bus in between them. I sat there and watched an accident about to happen. Idiot man finally sees the oncoming car after he is already completely blocking the oncoming lane and hits the brakes. Oncoming car sees idiot man now directly in front of them, brakes and swerves up over the curb to avoid hitting him. They must have been no more than a foot apart by the time the oncoming car got stopped. Idiot man then reverses into a sort of three-point turn, and gets behind the bus where he should have been in the first place. The young girl driving the oncoming car looked visibly shaken. That could have just as easily been me on my bike in that oncoming lane - and in another second, there would have been no avoiding hitting that moron. What is WRONG with people?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 8th, 2007 12:31 pm | 120th Post |
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GSMacLean wrote: What is WRONG with people? They are impatient, selfish and brain dead.
____________________ Rudy RudysProducts Info: Due to recent declining health, I have decided to pass Rudy's Products on to a nearby friend who will be trained to do it right. As a result, product availability will be hit or miss during the transition, both at the web store and at Cyclemax. SmartLights are discontinued with the possibility of occasional small batches being made if there is interest. The transition will be gradual and I will continue to make items as I am able. Please expect extended delivery times. If you have a specific need, please let me know and I will attempt to accommodate you. I thank you all for your friendship, support and loyalty. |
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