geofferz

Hey! Do you ride? 

Remember to max out your excess and insure your excess. Some provider so it themselves which is madness, otherwise I used protectyourthings

Bear in mind with a high excess you can only claim on insurance if the repairs exceed that cost though of course. But a grand or so of damage you would usually fix yourself anyway for fear of hikes. 

21 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

 

Yes indeed. 

My point wasn't how I judged each offence, but how my anger had built up over the course of the survey. 

 

Yep. 

13 hours ago, Simon Davey said:

 

That's interesting, and I've thought about it several times since, and it bothers me that I responded how I did. 

Had it been in reverse order, I would have still gotten more angry by the end. 

But I'm sure this the point of the survey. 

 

YOU'RE SAYING YOU LIKE KIDDIE FIDDLERS?!

It's an interesting thought experiment for sure. 

4 hours ago, Simon Davey said:

I did it a while ago, have to admit, I got more angry as I got to the last one... Which, I'm guessing shows in the answers, and is part of the data analysing......

I think I got most angry, in order: shower kiddy fiddler, then probably kiddie photo guy, then revenge p**n dude then I girl who came home with home dude because that one occasionally has grey areas, but still obviously burn the rapey bast*rd. If he's deffo guilty. 

Done

7 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

That's why I like the radar apps, you can see (roughly) what's coming your way.

Does it tell you whether the raincloud is gonna dump its load all over you though?! 

I checked the current weather on the app the other day, said 0% chance or rain so I put the top down and drove off. 5 minutes later is started hammering down. 

Forecasts - in sales organisations, mystic meg's ball, and the weather - are absolutely pointless. 

12 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Reckon I can see how if you are pulling out from a junction with a brand new tyre you could lose it. Combination of tyre with less grip than expected, a bit of a lean and even a relatively gentle tweak of the throttle the tyre could just slide out from underneath particularly if there were road markings or a damp road or gravel. Ouch.

Yep! 

33 minutes ago, keith1200rs said:

Traction control can control the brakes and throttle. It can't help if you simply take a corner too fast.

Not brakes - that's abs. Tc kills power to the rear tyre when it senses a slip using the wheel speed sensor vs the front. Happens loads on track very successfully. 

13 minutes ago, RideWithStyles said:

progress your way down the side of the tyre abit at a time.

slow steady inputs (throttle and steering) with slight roll off (less speed/throttle) but not shut off going into the corner then before apex apply steady progressive throttle and steering inputs.

 

depends on what happened as to why it did it? was the user at fault (most of the time as to assume a tc algorithm will mop up everything) or did the tc actually made it do it/made it worse? which wouldn't be the first time nor the last time...

Like I say my only ever crash in what 25k miles total including track, I was very very careful (I'd had 5 or so tyres fitted by this point, I know they're dangerous). Google agrees that they're slippery, just be careful! Doesn't hurt to ride not like a maniac for a few miles. 

12 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

When I got my new bike I was  restricted by the rpm but the only squirrelly behaviour I noticed was a couple of times on white road markings. Modern tyres don't tend to be particularly shiny from the off. A bit of caution maybe but you don't have to go overboard about it.

No, they definitely are slippery af. My bike has tc that kicks in very quickly but it didn't save me that day. 

Yes. The only time I've crashed is when I had a new tyre fitted in winter and I very gingerly eased the throttle on and turned out of my mechanic's road. Next thing I was on the ground. New tyre day is no longer a fun one for me, bad memories! 

Mt10 forum is pretty good, was useful when I had mine. Gixxer riders are notoriously chavvy though so I wouldn't bother with one. The reddit r/gsxr is meh, kinda quiet. 

19 hours ago, Joe85 said:

If I thought I could get away with it, I’d have absolutely no issues with lying to insurance company so the outcome favours me.

 

They can get f**ked.

A fair sentiment but they actually mostly lose money at the moment, if it helps alleviate some aggreviances you may feel towards them. 

I saw dune 2. Was epic. I'm quite fussy about films. 

I also went raving which was fun. 

A 'friend' of mine once called to notify insurance of a minor car fender Bender (lol it capitalised it) which was the settled in cash, no claim on the end. They called a few times weeks later and I said 'I have no idea what you're talking about'. Clean file still!

No centre stand here, just sit on it and fill it up, always use pay at pump so I don't have to remove a single garment. 

Moved it to my girlfriend's communal cycle store in her apartment block. Let's hope no one complainans! Or steals it. 

12 hours ago, Bender said:

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Welcome back geeza! 

Happy birthday chap! 

My mortgage has gone up £1000pcm so I'm moving in with my girlfriend's flat in Kent this weekend. And saying goodbye to a garage Ah well, could be worse, I'm renting mine out. 

4 hours ago, Fiddlesticks said:

Old school

Bikes are less dangerous to other people than cars. You get pass at 17 and get into an ev suv that weighs 3000kg and does 0-60 in 3 seconds which is something government building facilities managers are genuinely scared of. A bike won't hurt anyone anywhere near as much. Sure, maybe more accidents in general (source needed), but they take themselves out of the pool. 

Same as as car - 1 full licence when you're 17 to ride anything. Why not.