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Just a little reminder to give the tin tops some extra room this time of year. They tend to get a little excited and do shit like spend lots of time on the wrong side of the road.

Yesterday, Had I a front tyre that was serviceable, I was going to escort a mate of mine up into the hills, as he commenced day one of his two day journey to Sydney. I am now glad I didn't, or it may be my bike in the wreckers, and me in the horsepiddle!!!!!!!!

Yep, he left his place down south early yesterday, met a mate in Berwick, and headed for the hills up into Cockatoo/gembrook! He made it about 15klms from Berwick, before some innatentive tin topper decided to have his side of the road as well, and hit him and pushed him into the armco.!!!!

He is OK, I spoke to him last night after his mates had taken him to the rubbidy dub to re-oil him. (he sounded in pretty good form on the phone last night!) He dislocated his hip, which htey have put back in, and just has severe bruising on his arm, no breaks or other body damage thankfully.

Hi BRAND NEW (like 1500klms old) GSXR750, is a little unhappy, but he thinks it will be borderline write off.

For once the tin topper did not take off, but rather, pulled up to exchange details and make sure he was OK!!!! A rareity in itself!!!


So, it is the season to be wobbly, so take it handy, and allow loads more margin for error so we can all enjoy our chrissie time Funeral/horsepiddle free!!!!!!!!

damn that is no good! Hope he recovers well! That was a sweet looking bike too!

They're out there. A woman drove straight through a roundabout here yesterday without so much as a glance, let alone a look. Good thing I was watching her. I don't think she touched the brakes either. Days like that I wish I was driving a log truck.

Daisy wrote:.. Days like that I wish I was driving a log truck.

nice call ....

Yeh Marty, the world is full of idiots rushing around at Xmas time, getting presents they have forgotten, etc etc. Your warning is very timely....

especially with all the Xmas parties happening, more people than normal driving after *having a few*

Glad to hear your mate is OK, it could have been heaps worse....

That's the second time he has been run over in twelve months!!! Last time it was the Atypical toorak tractor reversing without looking!!! I remember him telling me about that one. The lady got out of the car and said ....." I didn't see you!" And my materplied rather wittily!!! ..."Shit!!! I am glad you didn't see me!! If you had seen me and still run me over, I would have been really pissed off!!!!!!"

Strika wrote:.... Last time it was the Atypical toorak tractor reversing without looking!!! ...... The lady got out of the car and said ....." I didn't see you!" .....

fair dinkum some people deserve a lobotomie for Xmas !!

How's this but - the young fuckstick who reversed his Hilux flat-bed ute out of his driveway at *warp speed 10*, actually said to me when I was lying on the road "......I'm really sorry mate, we saw you coming round the corner, but I just thought you would ride around the back of me...."

pinheaded little fucker, I wanted to rip his head off, but the ambo's were still trying to deal with 2 wrists on 1 arm.......

Gosling1 wrote:

Strika wrote:.... Last time it was the Atypical toorak tractor reversing without looking!!! ...... The lady got out of the car and said ....." I didn't see you!" .....

fair dinkum some people deserve a lobotomie for Xmas !!

How's this but - the young fuckstick who reversed his Hilux flat-bed ute out of his driveway at *warp speed 10*, actually said to me when I was lying on the road "......I'm really sorry mate, we saw you coming round the corner, but I just thought you would ride around the back of me...."

pinheaded little fucker, I wanted to rip his head off, but the ambo's were still trying to deal with 2 wrists on 1 arm.......

At least he stuck around!!!! Last big one I had (14 different bones in one hit) the little prick fecked off, leaving me unconcious on the side of the road!!!!!!!

Yep there evrywhere after the bbq me and kazz went to aldi to get a couple of drinks while leaving a guy was drivin his subarooo and i noticed he was looking down and not lookin where he was going it was at low speed 5-10 ks, so i reved the bike to get his attension and he looked up Then told him to look what he was doin to which he responded by yellin somethin so i responded with the finger to him. kazz an I were amazed that he was pissed of at us for lookin where we were going and its was our fault that he wasnt FUKN dickhead

After many years sans bike I've been back on the road 2 and a half weeks and I have to say I'm astounded at the number of fuknukles I've seen in that time. I make eye contact with them and shake my head in a sad, knowing fashion. I figure there has to be some embarrassment when they realise that someone else knows they're a total tool. Just need to watch out for the shoot the messenger syndrome.

Is it possible there are HEAPS more bike on the road lately as well ? I definitely noticed that Maybe drivers cannot cope with the swarm of bikes

javaman wrote:Is it possible there are HEAPS more bike on the road lately as well ? I definitely noticed that Maybe drivers cannot cope with the swarm of bikes

there is mate, I have noticed a lot more on the roads up here lately as well....

more than a couple of *L* plates as well........

javaman wrote:Is it possible there are HEAPS more bike on the road lately as well ? I definitely noticed that Maybe drivers cannot cope with the swarm of bikes

The one I saw yesterday couldn't cope with eye movement. Some drivers just don't look/see/care and it won't matter if it's one bike or a hundred. Mind you, Ive seen a couple of bike riders doing stupid stuff too.

bad news, hope ur mate heals...
maybe we can have a reminder section....hints to survive...


*look out for out of state plates on cars..often they not entirely sure where they going!!*

Gosling1 wrote:

javaman wrote:Is it possible there are HEAPS more bike on the road lately as well ? I definitely noticed that Maybe drivers cannot cope with the swarm of bikes

there is mate, I have noticed a lot more on the roads up here lately as well....

more than a couple of *L* plates as well........

Yeah and the farkers keep pinching my parking spot

I park there all winter you bastards, find somewhere else to park you fairweather knobs!!!!

Sorry, the pain is getting to me today...

mate lately the street have been shit house.