Why do bikers............?
03 January 2011, 08:17 PM
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I believe it starts at an early age riding mopeds, also with the inability to maintain a steady throttle, and feeling the need to go full open, full closed constantly too while riding up the road.
03 January 2011, 08:17 PM
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Yep, watched one this morning doing it, he was also wearing a leather clown suit.....it REALLY WAS the only way I could describe the colour combination. 
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They seem to NEED to be looked at, but you can't tell who is behind the helmet so WHY BOTHER?
Bikers...........grow up!
..They seem to NEED to be looked at, but you can't tell who is behind the helmet so WHY BOTHER?
Bikers...........grow up!
03 January 2011, 08:17 PM
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03 January 2011, 08:30 PM
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Never seen the point of that myself. And me having been a biker for the last 33 years ... 
Even if I've had problems with a bike where it would stall if you tried to let it idle I'd just open the throttle to a speed where it would fast idle.
Then again maybe they're regular SN readers wanting to wind up the residents ...
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Even if I've had problems with a bike where it would stall if you tried to let it idle I'd just open the throttle to a speed where it would fast idle.Then again maybe they're regular SN readers wanting to wind up the residents ...
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03 January 2011, 08:46 PM
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same when they arrive home revving the t1ts of it when they parking up,is this to show how hard they are or is it "im home love get tea on table" 
03 January 2011, 09:20 PM
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How would you like to be compared to PSLewis but he had a thread saying the same thing running a few years back-i cant be arsed to go search for it tho -but i guess he will be along at some stage to also remind you.
03 January 2011, 09:40 PM
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a guy whos garage is next to my house likes to get his out every other day and just rev the ***** of it for about 10 mins then put it away
i think he thinks he is doing it some good giving it a run up as he only rides it in sunny weather but thrashing it stood still from stone cold cant be good for it
i think he thinks he is doing it some good giving it a run up as he only rides it in sunny weather but thrashing it stood still from stone cold cant be good for it
03 January 2011, 09:44 PM
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i had a guy pull up beside me on his bike revving the **** out of it waiting for the lights to go green i think he saw me and thought i'll beat this guy at the lights in his scooby,anyway when the lights actually turned green i booted it away only to look in my mirror and saw the guy still sat there,HE HAD STALLED IT LOL,i nearly hit the kerb pissing myself laughin
03 January 2011, 09:55 PM
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I only rev my bike when I am going fast and run out of gear, as stationary there is no load on the engine................................unless rolling burn outs are the order of the day menu
03 January 2011, 10:28 PM
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If I did what modern plonkers do with cranking open the throttle ***** nilly on one of my old Ariel Red Hunters it would back fire, frightening dogs and small children and sending any nearby "gangsta" running for cover
Usually it goes a Bit like this: "dug dug dug dug dug BANG dug dug dug dug dug BANG BANG, splutter dug BANG" ....then followed by silence.......After that blasphemy and frantic kicking of the kick-starter, then a yelp of pain when the b*tch kicks back because I left the ignition timing too advanced (mappable ignition timing...via my left thumb ).
The Scott was a similar affair, but involved billowing smoke clouds that would cause the met office to issue a local weather warning, and usually on the third attempt at starting, the ratchet finger on the kick start pings off, landing anywhere between the gutter and the centre of the road. So pardon me if I keep the revs up on a vintage bike....it took me half an hour to get it started, I'll be buggered if it stalls now
Now if its a modern power ranger bike...just no need to keep revving it (I prefer to wave my ***** instead - it gets a bigger reaction ), I don't even need to rev my RD500, even though its 28 years old, it idles like a dream, and it doesn't stall even though its a gutless 2 stroke.
Usually it goes a Bit like this: "dug dug dug dug dug BANG dug dug dug dug dug BANG BANG, splutter dug BANG" ....then followed by silence.......After that blasphemy and frantic kicking of the kick-starter, then a yelp of pain when the b*tch kicks back because I left the ignition timing too advanced (mappable ignition timing...via my left thumb
).The Scott was a similar affair, but involved billowing smoke clouds that would cause the met office to issue a local weather warning, and usually on the third attempt at starting, the ratchet finger on the kick start pings off, landing anywhere between the gutter and the centre of the road. So pardon me if I keep the revs up on a vintage bike....it took me half an hour to get it started, I'll be buggered if it stalls now
Now if its a modern power ranger bike...just no need to keep revving it (I prefer to wave my ***** instead - it gets a bigger reaction
), I don't even need to rev my RD500, even though its 28 years old, it idles like a dream, and it doesn't stall even though its a gutless 2 stroke.
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03 January 2011, 10:35 PM
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If I did what modern plonkers do with cranking open the throttle ***** nilly on one of my old Ariel Red Hunters it would back fire, frightening dogs and small children and sending any nearby "gangsta" running for cover
Usually it goes a Bit like this: "dug dug dug dug dug BANG dug dug dug dug dug BANG BANG, splutter dug BANG" ....then followed by silence.......After that blasphemy and frantic kicking of the kick-starter, then a yelp of pain when the b*tch kicks back because I left the ignition timing too advanced (mappable ignition timing...via my left thumb ).
The Scott was a similar affair, but involved billowing smoke clouds that would cause the met office to issue a local weather warning, and usually on the third attempt at starting, the ratchet finger on the kick start pings off, landing anywhere between the gutter and the centre of the road. So pardon me if I keep the revs up on a vintage bike....it took me half an hour to get it started, I'll be buggered if it stalls now
Now if its a modern power ranger bike...just no need to keep revving it (I prefer to wave my ***** instead - it gets a bigger reaction ), I don't even need to rev my RD500, even though its 28 years old, it idles like a dream, and it doesn't stall even though its a gutless 2 stroke.
Usually it goes a Bit like this: "dug dug dug dug dug BANG dug dug dug dug dug BANG BANG, splutter dug BANG" ....then followed by silence.......After that blasphemy and frantic kicking of the kick-starter, then a yelp of pain when the b*tch kicks back because I left the ignition timing too advanced (mappable ignition timing...via my left thumb
).The Scott was a similar affair, but involved billowing smoke clouds that would cause the met office to issue a local weather warning, and usually on the third attempt at starting, the ratchet finger on the kick start pings off, landing anywhere between the gutter and the centre of the road. So pardon me if I keep the revs up on a vintage bike....it took me half an hour to get it started, I'll be buggered if it stalls now
Now if its a modern power ranger bike...just no need to keep revving it (I prefer to wave my ***** instead - it gets a bigger reaction
), I don't even need to rev my RD500, even though its 28 years old, it idles like a dream, and it doesn't stall even though its a gutless 2 stroke.
03 January 2011, 10:39 PM
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03 January 2011, 10:46 PM
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I was in my local town centre and there was a 50cc thing sat at the lights, this big *** super bike pulled up next to him, looked him up and down and rev'd the nuts off it .. the kid on the 50cc, made a gesture towards the rev counter on the super bike and as the rider looked down he leant over and hit the kill switch .. then ****ed off .. lol .. made me laugh ..
04 January 2011, 07:49 AM
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As someone has already said, the only time I do it is to ensure that car drivers know that you're there. You may all think that sounds daft, but unless you actually ride a motorbike, you may not understand.
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
04 January 2011, 08:33 AM
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As someone has already said, the only time I do it is to ensure that car drivers know that you're there. You may all think that sounds daft, but unless you actually ride a motorbike, you may not understand.
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
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04 January 2011, 11:40 AM
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I have also been a biker for more years than I wish to remember.
Sometimes the idle is set up badly or the engine just wont idle reliably anyway. So bikers will give a bit of a rev if it is like that. less annoying to just maintain a higher steady engine speed than idling to keep it running.
People often wear coloured clothing in order to be seen more easily, does not make them clowns for doing it!
It is true that car drivers often fail to see a biker. I spend most of my time driving defensively, especially approaching road junctions. Bikers often need to use a different style of operating procedure to remain safe. If you have not ridden a bike you will not realise that.
Les
Sometimes the idle is set up badly or the engine just wont idle reliably anyway. So bikers will give a bit of a rev if it is like that. less annoying to just maintain a higher steady engine speed than idling to keep it running.
People often wear coloured clothing in order to be seen more easily, does not make them clowns for doing it!
It is true that car drivers often fail to see a biker. I spend most of my time driving defensively, especially approaching road junctions. Bikers often need to use a different style of operating procedure to remain safe. If you have not ridden a bike you will not realise that.
Les
04 January 2011, 12:06 PM
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I have also been a biker for more years than I wish to remember.
Sometimes the idle is set up badly or the engine just wont idle reliably anyway. So bikers will give a bit of a rev if it is like that. less annoying to just maintain a higher steady engine speed than idling to keep it running.
People often wear coloured clothing in order to be seen more easily, does not make them clowns for doing it!
It is true that car drivers often fail to see a biker. I spend most of my time driving defensively, especially approaching road junctions. Bikers often need to use a different style of operating procedure to remain safe. If you have not ridden a bike you will not realise that.
Les
Sometimes the idle is set up badly or the engine just wont idle reliably anyway. So bikers will give a bit of a rev if it is like that. less annoying to just maintain a higher steady engine speed than idling to keep it running.
People often wear coloured clothing in order to be seen more easily, does not make them clowns for doing it!
It is true that car drivers often fail to see a biker. I spend most of my time driving defensively, especially approaching road junctions. Bikers often need to use a different style of operating procedure to remain safe. If you have not ridden a bike you will not realise that.
Les
04 January 2011, 12:09 PM
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As someone has already said, the only time I do it is to ensure that car drivers know that you're there. You may all think that sounds daft, but unless you actually ride a motorbike, you may not understand.
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
The amount of car drivers who fail to see bike riders is staggering. People who drive a particular route often, do it sometimes on auto pilot and really don't see that we are there. A blip on the throttle is often the only way car drivers even acknowledge that you are there-too many times I have almost been hit by a car driver who has no idea I am alongside-when they are at the front of a set of traffic lights and think that they can quickly move over into the adjacent lane, almost wiping me out in the process!!
I know there are going to be a lot of good bikers too, but I can only base my opinions on the experiences I have. The same as 90% of Impreza drivers I meet on the roads are dangerous ***** .. no one here I assume
04 January 2011, 12:30 PM
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I'm not getting into the "good biker/bad biker" thingy. Suffice to say that if I had a £1 for every biker whose thinking I've had to do for him to avoid killing him, I'd be a rich lad.
By al means put the revs up if your wonder machine won't tickover, (get it fixed btw: you are wasting petrol)< but to sit just blipping the throttle is pure "look at me". Don't try to defend it, you can't.
If you are worried about drivers not seeing you because you came up behind them "filtering" down a line of traffic, there's an easy answer: DON'T DO IT.
And as for clown suits, yep, wear bright colours to be seen, but check out what they look like first please, or be branded clown.
By al means put the revs up if your wonder machine won't tickover, (get it fixed btw: you are wasting petrol
)< but to sit just blipping the throttle is pure "look at me". Don't try to defend it, you can't.If you are worried about drivers not seeing you because you came up behind them "filtering" down a line of traffic, there's an easy answer: DON'T DO IT.
And as for clown suits, yep, wear bright colours to be seen, but check out what they look like first please, or be branded clown.
04 January 2011, 12:50 PM
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A lot of the time when bikers push to the front at the lights they actually cause me a delay, I can't boot it off the line as they are in my way, which to be honest is a pain .. if you push to the front and then take off so I can drive as I planned to, thats fine, but just doing it and then taking your time is a **** take. I have to say the experience Ive had with bikers is that they think they own the road .. and expect you to give way to them ...
I know there are going to be a lot of good bikers too, but I can only base my opinions on the experiences I have. The same as 90% of Impreza drivers I meet on the roads are dangerous ***** .. no one here I assume
I know there are going to be a lot of good bikers too, but I can only base my opinions on the experiences I have. The same as 90% of Impreza drivers I meet on the roads are dangerous ***** .. no one here I assume
Obviously this was in the old days and you just wont get away with it now but hell it was fun .
Obviously Im not condoning this sort of behaviour ,as it was 10 yrs ago ,when it was OK to do it .!!
And obviously no innocent people were hurt whilst we did this ,bar a few who now have hearing problems from the racket of 6 bikes hitting 60 mph in 3 seconds or so .
By the way I never blipped the throttle .It was held at a steady 6000 revs waiting for the amber .
