Funny thing on the commute home today.
Waiting at the lights with a few other bikes. I was in left lane, two other bikes in right lane (Yamaha and a Trumpy).
Knob Jockey on a Harley rolls up and pulls in between the two other blokes - his handlebars nearly touching each.
Basically a space too small to safely go into. Just stares straight ahead like a normal Harley rider, acknowledging nobody.
The road turns right after these lights, but it's a gradual turn (not sharp).
Light goes green, Harley rider nails it.
and about two seconds later nearly loses it - the rear end was sliding back and forth and I was sure he was gonna highside.
He recovered it, but more through good luck than good management. I suspect he'll need a clean pair of Reg Grundies. :lol:
I was laughing so hard, the guy on the Yamaha heard me as he rolled up riding along side me. He said "That was such a Harley thing to do".
Funny as fuck it was !
Hopefully this will take to a street view of said intersection.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.4428953,153.0306361,3a,75y,339.55h,94.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOmnIVc3U24CPAP4Q9Anbow!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&authuser=0
Thats one heck of a tight bend for a Harley :grin: At what point did you sling the oil under his back wheel? :devil:
Oil? He didn't need any such help.
Quote from: DP1400 on Thursday, 05 March 2020, 10:57 PM
Thats one heck of a tight bend for a Harley :grin:
:rofl2: yep
His ambition outweighed his talent.... That and Harley's hate leaning right and the curvature of the road would've fucked him too.
Wankers. I love hosing them at the lights
I hate their open pipe noise, at home or on the road. MT Suzuki just as bad. Someone said about pulling up beside with bars poking out at you, other thing i hate. Yeah, they all look straight ahead. Today had Honda Grom next to me at lights, very nice little bike. If i lived in a city id have one.
Harley's are known as potato bikes around here. If you listen to them on tick over it sounds like they are saying P.O.T.A.T.O , P.O.T.A.T.O, P.O.T.A.T.O.
Harley Davidson....the fastest ( slowest) way to turn good money into noise.
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Thats a bit sad to watch. Never like to see anyone fall off. That said, bit of an odd way to do it.
Yeah Col, i actually felt sorry for them after i re watched. Not sure what 2nd bloke was thinking.
I Raced a Harley Today
I raced a Harley today and after some really hard riding I managed to PASS the guy. I
was riding on one of those really, really twisting sections of canyon road with no straight
sections to speak of and where most of the curves have warning signs that say "15 MPH".
I knew if I was going to pass one of those monsters with those big-cubic-inch motors it
would have to be a place like this where handling and rider skill are more important than
horsepower alone.
I saw the guy up ahead as I exited one of the turns and knew I could catch him, but it
wouldn't be easy. I concentrated on my braking and cornering. Three corners later, I was
on his fender. Catching him was one thing; passing him would prove to be another. Two
corners later, I pulled up next to him as we sailed down the mountain.
I think he was shocked to see me next to him, as I nearly got by him before he could
recover. Next corner, same thing. I'd manage to pull up next to him as we started to enter
the corners but when we came out he'd get on the throttle and out power me. His
horsepower was almost too much to overcome but this only made me more determined
than ever. My only hope was to out-brake him.
I held off squeezing the lever until the last instant. I kept my nerve while he lost his. In an
instant I was by him. Corner after corner, I could hear the roar of his engine as he
struggled to keep up. Three more miles to go before the road straightens out and he
would pass me for good. But now I was in the lead and he would no longer hold me back.
I stretched out my lead and by the time we reached the bottom of the canyon, he was
more than a full corner behind. I could no longer see him in my rear-view mirror. Once
the road did straighten out, it seemed like it took miles before he passed me, but it was
probably just a few hundred yards. I was no match for that kind of horsepower, but it was
done. In the tightest section of road, where bravery and skill count for more than
horsepower and deep pockets, I had passed him.
Though it was not easy, I had won the race to the bottom of the canyon and I had
preserved the proud tradition of one of the best bits from Britain.
I will always remember that moment. I don't think I've ever pedaled so hard in my life.
And some of the credit must go to Raleigh cycles, as well.
They really make a great bicycle...
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I just remembered a Harley story. My mate Dave from up North Qld. Road to his place up the mountain is over 100 corners in 10ks. He was on Diavel. Harley in front of him ruining the day. He decided to pass it on the inside, job done. Its a road you need to tackle every ride. The next week he was off for doctor visit. Doc said, nice under pass on me last week Dave.
They hate being passed by a bike on a mountain road but from a few experiences I've had , let me tell you they REALLY hate being passed by a car
OK the video was funny to watch - it all seemed to happen in slow motion. Gotto ask, do Harleys have no brakes??
Sad to see any rider/s bite the dust but to go over the edge like Lemmings is beyond words..... :embarassed:
Thankfully no one appeared too hurt, which is all that matters. :onya:
The 2nd Harley rider is looking at his mate over the edge, play it frame by frame, as he passes his mate (who's already come off) he keeps looking, first beside then just backwards & because he's looking there his head, shoulders and arms end up pointing that way, sending his bike over the edge too.
The 2nd rider is actually passed the accident & is on a good position in the road, but he keeps looking & steers over the edge.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 08 March 2020, 04:20 AM
The 2nd Harley rider is looking at his mate over the edge, play it frame by frame, as he passes his mate (who's already come off) he keeps looking, first beside then just backwards & because he's looking there his head, shoulders and arms end up pointing that way, sending his bike over the edge too.
The 2nd rider is actually passed the accident & is on a good position in the road, but he keeps looking & steers over the edge.
Target fixation, day one of superbike school, look where you want to go because you go where you look
Quote from: steve porter on Saturday, 07 March 2020, 07:50 PM
They hate being passed by a bike on a mountain road but from a few experiences I've had , let me tell you they REALLY hate being passed by a car
Not as much as Ducatis...
I passed one on the A93 southbound from Glenshee ski area, he sodding hated that but I was sick of him holding me up in the bends. I was in my old Saab with a dog in the back so hardly pushing too hard, although it did like a bit of trailbraking to loosen the arse end as you turned in. Got to the long straight near the bottom & he came screaming past, shame he'd already lost really :lol:
I have similar to that Hooli when we are out on club runs - guys on sports bikes roar down the straights but have no idea about corners, brake up like crazy and wobble round, they really hate it when my Tiger1200 comes round the corner on the inside of them and exits onto the straight in front of them. Minutes later they roar by. Makes me smile.
Similar but not the same.......
Saturday coming home from Hampton Downs. Catch a guy (not on a twin) going up the Kaimais. Then we arrive behind some slow cars, knowing we are soon approaching a passing lane l drop back. Barely at the passing lane and he's off past a couple of cars. I'm catching him and the ĺane is merging back into one lane. Double yellow lines now (no passing) but not him. He kept weaving in and out past more cars. I dont overtake on double yellow lines. If you get caught its dangerous driving. Thats really gonna trash your license. Guess he didnt like getting caught going up through the twisty bits. And I dont push it ... way too many trucks on that road. Funny :jack:
The bloke in the vid crashed for one reason only, poor road positioning, he should have been on the left side of the road for a right hander, this would have given him a much better view and some manoeuvring space had there been a pothole, dead alligator or fallen tree etc. By being in the wrong position he had nowhere to go when he hit a pothole which forced him off into the woods. The second bike had much the same issue but was watching his mate and not the road so followed him into the woods. I don't like to see bikes crash but their crash was easily avoided if they had paid more attention to the road and their position on it.
The best satisfaction is when you leave the R1's, Tiger's, Monsta'a etc behind when you are riding an old Katana 1100S, GPZ900R or FJ1100.
Yeah the harley guys were certainly coming up with plenty of excuses but it comes down to ambition exceeds talent there.
Whilst at a trade-show around 15 years ago, a customer of mine said to me that he knew I was a biker (then) & that his life's ambition was to save up a buy a new Harley, well at this meeting he proudly told me that he'd finally got it the day before & proceeded to lament on & on about it, very proud he was, fine, the guys realized his dream, & that was that.
These were annually staged trade shows around the country, so, one year on, at the same show, up pops our customer, 'how's the Harley man then' asks I, 'Don't talk to me about that fuckin pile of crap' say he, got shot, never again.
I felt it best to leave it at that, but managed to sell him one of MY products. :)
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Monday, 09 March 2020, 11:02 PM
The best satisfaction is when you leave the R1's, Tiger's, Monsta'a etc behind when you are riding an old Katana 1100S, GPZ900R or FJ1100.
I've left a Gixxer 600/750 (I can't tell) over the Cat n Fiddle on my '76 Bonnie in the past. He seemed pissed off when I out braked him into a bend & gave him a big grin & thumbs up as I went down the inside :devil:
Geez Hooli the Gixxer rider must have been bad, remember being on an RD400 on the UGP track sitting behind a Bonnie and an RD200 and the RD all over it, only place the Bonnie got a look in was up the hills. The 200 rider was a promising future racer.
One of my favourites was exiting the m25 anti-clockwise at jct16 onto the m40-oxford, if you know it it is a big loop. I was on my fj1200 ,fully cranked over on the outside passing a group of R1's and Blades with the biggest grin I can tell you, they all looked-at me with a WTF!! expression. A heartwarming day.:imrgreen: : :imrgreen:
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 05:43 AM
Geez Hooli the Gixxer rider must have been bad, remember being on an RD400 on the UGP track sitting behind a Bonnie and an RD200 and the RD all over it, only place the Bonnie got a look in was up the hills. The 200 rider was a promising future racer.
He was bloody awful, but had passed me on a straight & then got in my way so it was rude not to go back past.
Remember this `70`s Ad:-
`Whats new, blue, and moves at 104mph - The Yamaha RD400`
The Ad should then have added - But the S3 400 Kawasaki Triple is a damn sight quicker.....and faster (108mph!). :stir:
How I used to luv blowing the `new` RD`s away, they could only ever get past me at fuel stops! :grin:
http://www.abacuscaralarms.co.uk/bikes/test-reports/400cc-giant-test.html
This is great Irish, thanks for posting :onya:
I`ve still got an original copy of this `Bike` mag, and others of particular interest to me. The Kawasaki Highway (KH) marques were still great looking bikes (in the right paint scheme) but had certainly lost their performance edge :sad:. Thanks America - NOT!
A good read Irish.Brilliant.
I like reading the old mags from my youth. Every historic bike I own I try to track down road tests for those models, workshop and owner manuals. There was a seller in England I bought quite a few mags of (about 20), Bike and Motorcycle Mechanics are my preference but he seems to have disappeared "Pig Farmers Motorcycle Magazines".
Back in 1977 I had a GT380M as new, but it ended up looking like this.
Ditto, Ditto!
Nice old pic Irish :onya: - i really liked the 380, it looked better proportioned than the 550 i think, never owned one but a mate had one (the L model) at the time i had my S3. Great times.
I`ve started uploading the odd pic of some of my old bikes in the little used member gallery in case they are of interest to anyone who may be doing a restoration etc. I`ll continue to do so for the moment, though i do wonder why we have a member gallery given how little used it appears to be!
Quote from: DP1400 on Friday, 13 March 2020, 06:43 AM
I`ll continue to do so for the moment, though i do wonder why we have a member gallery given how little used it appears to be!
I think very few people / nobody browses the gallery an dot be fair it wasn't intended for that.
The idea is for people to put their photos in the gallery and then link them into their posts, rather than put them as attachments.
Why? Because if you end up posting the same photo say 5 times, if its in the gallery and linked that's just 1 'piece' of storage space. With attachments that's 5.
So my preference is for people to use the gallery but whatever the case we all love photos so whatever works for you.
I'd encourage other members to test the gallery it's not hard to use.
@DP1400 the best thing is to start a thread and put the images in that (simply by using the code you can copy from below the images in your gallery)
:onya: :onya: :onya:
Never thought about the gallery, thanks for prompt.Quite a few old pics i can post
There is also a value-added feature for the poster and the reader when using the gallery. When posting several pictures in a post, you can write something between each pic.