MyBB Motorcycle Owners Thread

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SauRoNZA said:
Oh Skwal is a type of Shark.

That explains my confusion. I thought it was a new stand alone brand.

@Hamster you should really have pointed that out.
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Thought it was general knowledge. My bad
 
SauRoNZA said:
And that's why lane splitting is safer.

When I got back into bikes after a little hiatus I thought let's try this civil thing of now jumping to the front of the queue at robots especially when turning and just be a car.

Got tapped from behind something like three times in two weeks on a brand new bike.
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I was in front, so lane splitting wouldn't help in my case unfortunately.

What really made my blood boil was that this idiot asked me, "oh did I hit you?" Bloody hell, you can hear a loud thump on the rear facing GoPro video as the car hit me!

Just glad I kept my cool, or I probably would have slept in a nice jail cell.
 
Dom1n8tr1x said:
I was in front, so lane splitting wouldn't help in my case unfortunately.

What really made my blood boil was that this idiot asked me, "oh did I hit you?" Bloody hell, you can hear a loud thump on the rear facing GoPro video as the car hit me!

Just glad I kept my cool, or I probably would have slept in a nice jail cell.
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Same logic applies.

If you were between cars insteas of in front it would have been avoided.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Same logic applies.

If you were between cars insteas of in front it would have been avoided.
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What I do, even if I'm at the lights first, I stop in a position as if there were cars besides me,basically right next to the white line. In that case, if a car wants to jump the lights, at least I'm not in his way(not really). I usually find cars would then come stop besides me, in their normal position
 
memphis32 said:
What I do, even if I'm at the lights first, I stop in a position as if there were cars besides me,basically right next to the white line. In that case, if a car wants to jump the lights, at least I'm not in his way(not really). I usually find cars would then come stop besides me, in their normal position
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Stop, keep bike in first gear, watch mirrors for morons about to shove their car up your bum. Should be the default action wherever you are. I'll usually wait until 2 cars have stopped behind me before I'll relax.
 
Archer said:
Stop, keep bike in first gear, watch mirrors for morons about to shove their car up your bum. Should be the default action wherever you are. I'll usually wait until 2 cars have stopped behind me before I'll relax.
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Exactly what I do. I don't take chances....
 
memphis32 said:
What I do, even if I'm at the lights first, I stop in a position as if there were cars besides me,basically right next to the white line. In that case, if a car wants to jump the lights, at least I'm not in his way(not really). I usually find cars would then come stop besides me, in their normal position
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Not a very safe thing to do in Oudtshoorn. Here you are better off in the middle or to the left of the road. The drivers here love to cut corners and will take you out without thinking twice or feeling sorry for you.
 
Another thing you can do is tap the brakes to give them a flashing break light to draw more attention.
 
Blu82 said:
Another thing you can do is tap the brakes to give them a flashing break light to draw more attention.
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I do that all the time .... good advice. Some of my club members tie a small visible object on the back near the number plate, it seems that it breaks the uniformity of the bike (especially while in motion) and gets the eyes attention.
 
Rode in the rain for the first time, definitely need waterproof gear. Also I don't trust leaning even the slightest bit, felt like there's zero grip and the bike would fall.
 
I enjoy riding in the rain. Besides the gear, just a few quick tips:
stay off the road markings and manhole covers when stop - no traction
stay away from the middle of a lane - this is where cars usually spill oil, coolant, diesel
watch the gaps in the traffic - people try to fills these quickly and usually do it without warning
C-thru on your visor and a quick turn of your head helps the wind to push the water off (I know that BMW makes a glove with a rubber strip down the side to act as a wiper)
Break easy, and also take off easy as your chances of sliding are greater than that of a car
 
Hamster said:
Tips for riding in rain:
1) get home, get in car

:p
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Woes :D :D
When I started a new job in Sandton, I sold my car and starting riding full time. There are times when the rain is very heavy or during a hail storm, and I am already on the road, that I pull over under a bridge or into a service station and wait for it to pass and then push on a again (hail storms are not fun at all)
 
TheFriendlyGhost said:
Woes :D :D
When I started a new job in Sandton, I sold my car and starting riding full time. There are times when the rain is very heavy or during a hail storm, and I am already on the road, that I pull over under a bridge or into a service station and wait for it to pass and then push on a again (hail storms are not fun at all)
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Lol, I look at the people under the bridges during heavy rain and think to myself "woes" as I merrily ride past :p Hail I can understand though :eek:
 
TheFriendlyGhost said:
I enjoy riding in the rain. Besides the gear, just a few quick tips:
stay off the road markings and manhole covers when stop - no traction
stay away from the middle of a lane - this is where cars usually spill oil, coolant, diesel
watch the gaps in the traffic - people try to fills these quickly and usually do it without warning
C-thru on your visor and a quick turn of your head helps the wind to push the water off (I know that BMW makes a glove with a rubber strip down the side to act as a wiper)
Break easy, and also take off easy as your chances of sliding are greater than that of a car
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I did follow those precautions however even on a road I know the grip feel makes me scared to lean even at very low speeds.
 
This almost sounds like me to explaining to my wife why 180 kph was safer in conditions with heavy side gusts vs 80kph.
 
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