Topic: Ride safe everyone..

[nickjtc]

Just been perusing the CB650 forum and read a post by a member who has just been involved in an accident where a bicylist rode in front of him. They met at 40+mph. The cyclist was in dark clothing, on a dark bicycle, with no reflectors. He did not survive.

Fortunately the forum member did survive (albeit with broken bones) and the motorcycle can be fixed.

Now that our riding season is starting with a vengeance don't forget to ride defensively, wear an appropriate helmet and good skin-protecting gear.

RIDE SAFE everyone

[jabbadeznuts]

100% agreed.

My boss got squashed between an F350 and the center divider of I-5 a week ago. His leg got caught on the truck's exhaust, which took a nice half-round slice out of his thigh from the knee to the pelvis all the way down to the bone.

[Gordon]

Use that horn, and use it often!!  People have gotten used to driving around all Winter without bikes on the road, let them know you're there!

[74cb750]

Ok, now could you guys tell the highway department to take all the
sand, salt and snow off the roads for me.
I hate driving on icy curves so I will just have to keep waiting....
peace,
michel
ps. hope all these guys are ok

[kghost]

Heres a suggestion for the tricks and tips section.

The salt, sand, and ice get proportionally less the further south you go.......

I see salt but only on my margaritas.

I see sand but only at the beach.

Ice is reserved for drinks.











A wise man once told me...."Hey slick, you wanna live where the girls put more clothes on?...or take more clothes off?"

[tramp]

Heres a suggestion for the tricks and tips section.

The salt, sand, and ice get proportionally less the further south you go.......

I see salt but only on my margaritas.

I see sand but only at the beach.

Ice is reserved for drinks.


i don't think i like you right now








A wise man once told me...."Hey slick, you wanna live where the girls put more clothes on?...or take more clothes off?"

[heffay]

Use that horn, and use it often!!  People have gotten used to driving around all Winter without bikes on the road, let them know you're there!

used it today!  some dumb chick was merging into me and i saw her say f*&k you    like it was my fault that she's a dumb #$%*.

[Spikeybike]

used it today!  some dumb chick was merging into me and i saw her say f*&k you    like it was my fault that she's a dumb #$%*.

was she on the phone ...love those drivers

i saw a guy get clipped by van , not a minivan mind you a van , and the chick driven it was gonna just keep driving, till i jumped out of my car to see if this guy was OK. then she realized she hit someone and hung up the phone

[Jonesy]

Use that horn, and use it often!! People have gotten used to driving around all Winter without bikes on the road, let them know you're there!

used it today! some dumb chick was merging into me and i saw her say f*&k you like it was my fault that she's a dumb #$%*.

...That's when you kick her door in.

[heffay]

surprisingly she wasn't on the phone.  and, yeah, did i ever tell you about the time...

when some dude cut me off on the highway in heavy traffic at about 30 or 40 mph so i went up alongside and smacked his mirror forward?  it was hilarious, one of those old chevy truck style mirrors... it swung forward and smacked the front quarter panel... he was pissed and tried to run me off the road till we passed a cop and i started honking and pointing at him to the cop.  he quickly got off at the next exit.

anyway, it was fairly scary and i try not to road rage too much because i have a tendency to let my temper get the best of me.  some people deserve it but, i really don't want to go to prison because i beat some cute girl down for almost running into me and telling me to f*&k off.

[mrblasty]

I ride past two golf courses on my daily commute, once a week some #$%* fist still drunk from the club house bar pulls out in front of me.
Now as a matter of survival I stay on my horn the whole time I am in the vicinity, Screw everyones back swing.

[heffay]

wow dg... that's a lot of skidmark    it thought it might be a car w/ skinny tires since the marks are in such unison.  being that they were bikes does explain the length of skid though... they were just going so damn fast they couldn't keep any weight over the rear.

something tells me they need new tires or possibly body parts

[DammitDan]

My brother in law told me a story once...

When he was back in Murray, KY he (69 Triumph chopper) and his friend (71 BSA Thunderbolt) were riding at 3AM bar hopping, going about 100 mph down main street and taking up both lanes (4 lane divided hwy), when this guy in a jaguar blows BETWEEN them at about 140mph.  The jag's mirror clipped his friend's bar-end and by the grace of god he was able to regain control of the bike.  They caught up to the guy at a stoplight and kicked the #$%* out of his doors on either side and peeled off in different directions like bats out of hell.  I think they were also slightly intoxicated 

I had a guy just start randomly moving into my side of the road on a 2 lane backroad a few weekends ago...  I locked the rear wheel and left a similar skid until the guy realized what his girlfriend was beating the back of his head about as he reached down under the steering wheel.  He looked up, saw me and flipped back onto his side with about 100ft to spare.  The pucker factor was high on that experience 

Be careful guys, the cagers don't pay any attention at all out there!

[eldar]

All that damn salt and #$%* certainly does not help with good control either. Sometimes it is bad enough that you are better off waiting for a good rain to wash things up.

[GoatBaSS]

Good rain down here will just leave oil slicks. I am in the mood for a good pollen knock down though.

[Gordon]

Use that horn, and use it often!!  People have gotten used to driving around all Winter without bikes on the road, let them know you're there!

used it today!  some dumb chick was merging into me and i saw her say f*&k you    like it was my fault that she's a dumb #$%*.

That happens to me more often than not when I honk at someone coming into my lane.  It's like they think the lane was clear and then I just zoomed up next to them as they were moving over.

I've only really let my anger take over once in that situation, though.  I was riding through a tunnel in the left lane next to a wall (one way street) when this lady, talking on the phone of course, changes into my lane very quickly.  I had to swerve toward the wall and mash the brakes to keep from getting hit.  I ended up in front of her at the next red light, got off the bike and went over to her window and cussed her out until the light changed.  I felt much better, but I try to have more self control now.  You never know who that person is or what they are capable of.