Best know the road before winding it on..

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What a twit. :roll:
Blundering about trying not to make too much of a hash of things.
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I was talking to some of his mates today,he walked away from that one.
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Skub wrote: Wed May 22, 2024 12:55 pm I was talking to some of his mates today,he walked away from that one.
Bloody lucky to do that!!!
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Noggin wrote: Wed May 22, 2024 1:49 pm
Skub wrote: Wed May 22, 2024 12:55 pm I was talking to some of his mates today,he walked away from that one.
Bloody lucky to do that!!!
It wasn't his time. Yet. :silent:
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LMFAO!!!
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Makes you wonder how much he could actually see during the prior overtakes.
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Skub wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 10:01 pm Best know the road before winding it on..
Better still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:21 pm
Skub wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 10:01 pm Best know the road before winding it on..
Better still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
Yeahbutt where's the fun in all that,eh? 8-)
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All the warning signs were there!
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"They're slowing down - I can get some overtaking points!"
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Skub wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:59 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:21 pm
Skub wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 10:01 pm Best know the road before winding it on..
Better still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
Yeahbutt where's the fun in all that,eh? 8-)
Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
Weirdo. :(
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Skub wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:22 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
Weirdo. :(
I can honestly say I have only crashed into a hedge once...

...and that was walking back from the pub late one night!
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:28 pm
Skub wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:22 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
Weirdo. :(
I can honestly say I have only crashed into a hedge once...
Keep your gloves on when pulling the bike back out of a hawthorn hedge.

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Best look where you’re going.