[Blogs] Today while riding...

[SparkerS1]

  Yatz86 said:

i tried it on my 2nd set of screws.

 

how about adding a spring washer? might help

[bernardk]

  SparkerS1 said:

got balls but soft and tender:angel:

 

a powerful bike doesnt really help much, its all about the rider's skill and alertness, must know how to react fast, think ahead

 

And of cos think safe too bro.

[Pplater]

Today while riding at night, I was cruising along a 2 lane road with no traffic going at 70km/h. Out of the corner of my eye, a small little grey thing snapped out of the road divider in a blur and sprinted across the road. There was no time to react. I was jolted upright in surprise when the thing crossed my path. My instantaneous reaction was only muttering "Wa, CCB", knowing it was futile to do anything. It was too late; i knew it the moment I saw it dashing out.

 

I couldn't do anything to prevent an accident.

 

I didn't wanted to take a life.

 

It was too close.

 

It was too fast.

 

The grey little cat didn't look out for me.

 

 

 

It wasn't my fault.

 

 

 

 

 

I was lucky; it cleared my front tyre by inches

 

It probably wasn't worth writing about, but I found my expletive-laced reaction rather comical and chuckled about it Guess it takes a rider to understand another being pissed at the perils of not being in control otr. Goodness... I hadn't even finished saying my CCB when the thing reached the other side of the road.

Edited August 2, 2009 by Pplater

[GuiNNeSS]

  Pplater said:

 

It probably wasn't worth writing about, but I found my expletive-laced reaction rather comical and chuckled about it Guess it takes a rider to understand another being pissed at the perils of not being in control otr. Goodness... I hadn't even finished saying my CCB when the thing reached the other side of the road.

 

I once got alittle carried away on the mountain twisties at North Thailand. Rode over a hill crest, while leaned over at a good speed, and lo behold, a whole herd of cows crossing the road.

 

Worse still, I had to brake, while leaned over, on slippery 30 year old Thailand tarmac, all the while threading through the minefield of cow patties.

[Pplater]

  nE0 said:

I once got alittle carried away on the mountain twisties at North Thailand. Rode over a hill crest, while leaned over at a good speed, and lo behold, a whole herd of cows crossing the road.

 

Worse still, I had to brake, while leaned over, on slippery 30 year old Thailand tarmac, all the while threading through the minefield of cow patties.

 

You did good coming out of ur close shave alive and writing about it here. Haha.. Guess u went into the corner at a speed u could manage, cows or no cows, patties or not. Way to go

[PaLmEr]

  nE0 said:

I once got alittle carried away on the mountain twisties at North Thailand. Rode over a hill crest, while leaned over at a good speed, and lo behold, a whole herd of cows crossing the road.

 

Worse still, I had to brake, while leaned over, on slippery 30 year old Thailand tarmac, all the while threading through the minefield of cow patties.

 

ditto. same thing happened to me up north in MHS too, only difference that my knees were dragging on the tarmac when i saw the landmines.

[GuiNNeSS]

  PaLmEr said:

ditto. same thing happened to me up north in MHS too, only difference that my knees were dragging on the tarmac when i saw the landmines.

 

So did you kneeslide from dragging Tarmac to dragging cow patties?

[kmax]

anyone know where can i buy freshly ground coffee powder ??

[DeusExMachina]

  Lass said:

 

even when you did all that maneuvers, they are least offended cos they are so used to all kinds of situations.

 

 

 

Bingo. That's the answer I was looking for.

 

 

No I'm not frustrated with them. But I know I have more leeway with them. I can cut in closer without them being pissed off.

 

I can suddenly just challenge them for that squeezing space without having them blast the horn and gesturing me like a Singaporean would.

 

  PaLmEr said:

ditto. same thing happened to me up north in MHS too, only difference that my knees were dragging on the tarmac when i saw the landmines.

 

It's amazing what you can do sometimes.

 

 

Were you also using ferrous-based materials on your sliders?

Edited August 2, 2009 by Aie

[wait4me]

  JackOHJack said:

 

bro, offensive riding eh? but not for the faint hearted..

 

i wun try that coz my cub cannot really run that fast.

is TEST horn also .. .. see working a not

 

 

 

  xiaobanz said:

Today when i was on the way to work i encountered very funny thing. I noticed that drivers are very relistic..

 

I was entering PIE from bukit batok when a TP rode past me.. After that I was following behind him all the way till paya lebar and on the way, i noticed that there were no cars infront, and behind the TP.. Those drivers whom wanna cut into the first lane signals check blind spot b4 moving out. The most cars slow down and move out of the first lane to allow the TP to past.. Super funny.. I was behind the TP all the way cos it was super smooth and fast.. No car cut me, or tried to tailgate me nothing man, juz pass..

 

The only thing is that the TP was riding fast man.. On my meter was about 100km/h and he was about 2 car length infront of me.. On a certain stretch of road i think the TP was travelling more then 120km/h.

 

But today was the smoothest ride i have ever travelled to work. No drivers tried to kill me on the road to work.. haha

ask the TP if that is his regular timing ?

 

  Silent Hunter said:

 

And then he Jam Brake & claim against you... ...

 

please change yr horn then

if u have to be so near to the driver in order for him to hear

 

  kmax said:

anyone know where can i buy freshly ground coffee powder ??

 

i think malaysia will more likely sell

[knucklehead]

today while riding ...

 

this small girl on a pickup threw away a plastic bag ...

and i was behind ... and the bag slowly fly towards me ... so i siam ...

luckily the traffic aint so conjested, if not i dont know what to do already.

 

and today i realized ....

riding from east to west really svcks in energy uh. so darn tired after travelling so far ... will take note of the mileage from tomorrow onwards...

and now i have another new bike to get used to. aiya so uncomfortable. after 4 months of riding wave, then switchover to the normal bike, always forget got clutch. and yes, kept stalling. fwaaa ! panic like mad ... summore must kickstart, no more e-start. haha ... thank goodness until now, never kena horn ...

 

and now ..

i need bike maintenance lessons...

[Roid]

y change bike? What's yr current bike?

[SparkerS1]

  knucklehead said:

i need bike maintenance lessons...

 

i think need defensive and revision riding lessons:dozed:

[gohjohan]

Anyone saw the accident on the westbound part of PIE (after Thomson Rd exit on the downslope part of the flyover) at 10pm on Friday evening? 2 taxis and 2 cars pile up on the right lane.

 

This morning, was on Kim Seng Rd heading towards Great World City when a Mercedes taxi cut into my lane without signalling and turning right. Had to jam brake and horn but the driver turn like he owns the road. I feel like throwing a stone to break his rear window

[hanwen]

u riding nsr now ah? lol .. sports bike long dist will have backache one..

keep stalling cos ur clutch not enough freeplay is it? or slowly release lo..

after a few days should be used to having clutch liao la..

 

 

  knucklehead said:

today while riding ...

 

this small girl on a pickup threw away a plastic bag ...

and i was behind ... and the bag slowly fly towards me ... so i siam ...

luckily the traffic aint so conjested, if not i dont know what to do already.

 

and today i realized ....

riding from east to west really svcks in energy uh. so darn tired after travelling so far ... will take note of the mileage from tomorrow onwards...

and now i have another new bike to get used to. aiya so uncomfortable. after 4 months of riding wave, then switchover to the normal bike, always forget got clutch. and yes, kept stalling. fwaaa ! panic like mad ... summore must kickstart, no more e-start. haha ... thank goodness until now, never kena horn ...

 

and now ..

i need bike maintenance lessons...

[firefox87]

  Roid said:

y change bike? What's yr current bike?

 

she upgraded from a pizza hut's bike(wave) to her own bike i guess.

 

  SparkerS1 said:

i think need defensive and revision riding lessons:dozed:

 

i concur to that!!

 

yesterday was my first time in a car ever since a long time. also in the hands a P-plate driver, that is my friend. and suddenly, now i know why riders are so vulnerable. and i don't know how my friend can pass. drive also can occupy more than one lane alternating one end to another. confirm make bike hard to squeeze through.

 

i feel so scared in the car cos i'm so used to being in control of my bike, leaving my life in the hands of a scary driver. nauseous with the hard brake and acceleration. but only on straights. corner at filter lane, tried to go fast but end up jam braked, nauseous again, cos got 1 innocent bangla wanna cross the road. when on the expressway, i was thinking that maybe if got car, it's not so bad cos i'm well protected from the sun and got aircon. then later on, further up ahead, i'm glad i still ride a bike cos the traffic jam is really ever so frustrating when you are crawling at a snail's pace when all the bikes just zoom past you like nobody's business.

 

1-0 to bikes.

[evaakutenshi]

  knucklehead said:

today while riding ...

and today i realized ....

riding from east to west really svcks in energy uh. so darn tired after travelling so far ... will take note of the mileage from tomorrow onwards...

and now i have another new bike to get used to. aiya so uncomfortable. after 4 months of riding wave, then switchover to the normal bike, always forget got clutch. and yes, kept stalling. fwaaa ! panic like mad ... summore must kickstart, no more e-start. haha ... thank goodness until now, never kena horn ...

 

and now ..

i need bike maintenance lessons...

 

fwah!nsr.normal bike?lol.wave abnormal?kekeke.welcome welcome to the kick starter gang!

  gohjohan said:

Anyone saw the accident on the westbound part of PIE (after Thomson Rd exit on the downslope part of the flyover) at 10pm on Friday evening? 2 taxis and 2 cars pile up on the right lane.

 

This morning, was on Kim Seng Rd heading towards Great World City when a Mercedes taxi cut into my lane without signalling and turning right. Had to jam brake and horn but the driver turn like he owns the road. I feel like throwing a stone to break his rear window

 

nxt time bfor riding.look arnd n c whether gt stones/pebbles.den put inside pocket.every nw n den if some idiot tries 2 cut u,take out de stones n throw at deir car.fwahahahahaha!

[ohayo]

  knucklehead said:

today while riding ...

 

 

 

and today i realized ....

riding from east to west really svcks in energy uh. so darn tired after travelling so far ... will take note of the mileage from tomorrow onwards...

 

 

:

 

Yeah, its tiring. thats why i put on music and ride slow on lane 3. I don get tired anymore. Long but relaxing ride. ^_^

[warrior.c.o.n.p]

  Pplater said:

You did good coming out of ur close shave alive and writing about it here. Haha.. Guess u went into the corner at a speed u could manage, cows or no cows, patties or not. Way to go

 

he sure got lot of confidence & awareness. like bro raptor says its a virus. Way to go.

 

  SparkerS1 said:

same problem, dun ride tat fast lor:angel:

 

a powerful bike doesnt really help much, its all about the rider's skill and alertness, must know how to react fast, think ahead

 

& no panic. stay alive!!

[mild_slevin]

today while riding to work, saw TP appear from no where... but he almost fish tail when his vehicle pass the white marker.

[Roid]

Better if the tp buang due to the slippery markings on the road. Maybe he will feedback to lta.

[mild_slevin]

  Roid said:

Better if the tp buang due to the slippery markings on the road. Maybe he will feedback to lta.

 

LOL... yup... but if he buang this morning I might kena cause I'm less than 10 metres behind him

[JackOHJack]

  firefox87 said:

she upgraded from a pizza hut's bike(wave) to her own bike i guess.

 

 

 

i concur to that!!

 

yesterday was my first time in a car ever since a long time. also in the hands a P-plate driver, that is my friend. and suddenly, now i know why riders are so vulnerable. and i don't know how my friend can pass. drive also can occupy more than one lane alternating one end to another. confirm make bike hard to squeeze through.

 

i feel so scared in the car cos i'm so used to being in control of my bike, leaving my life in the hands of a scary driver. nauseous with the hard brake and acceleration. but only on straights. corner at filter lane, tried to go fast but end up jam braked, nauseous again, cos got 1 innocent bangla wanna cross the road. when on the expressway, i was thinking that maybe if got car, it's not so bad cos i'm well protected from the sun and got aircon. then later on, further up ahead, i'm glad i still ride a bike cos the traffic jam is really ever so frustrating when you are crawling at a snail's pace when all the bikes just zoom past you like nobody's business.

 

1-0 to bikes.

 

next time u ride bike behind ur fren, take video of her driving for her feedback lor..

 

  evaakutenshi said:

fwah!nsr.normal bike?lol.wave abnormal?kekeke.welcome welcome to the kick starter gang!

 

 

nxt time bfor riding.look arnd n c whether gt stones/pebbles.den put inside pocket.every nw n den if some idiot tries 2 cut u,take out de stones n throw at deir car.fwahahahahaha!

 

for the idea! better make sure traffic jam like fug and u can escape dou!

 

  mild_slevin said:

LOL... yup... but if he buang this morning I might kena cause I'm less than 10 metres behind him

 

if he buang den he can straight away give himself summon for dangerous riding? :lol:

[JackOHJack]

today while riding!

 

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8YVw4zWHiQ[/yt]

 

Scene 1: Vehicle changed lane without signal, I closed throttle and braked.

 

Scene 2: Taxi changed lane; I could see it's wheel inching inside and made a decision to keep to right of lane so when it came in, I'll have a lil more time to react. I closed throttle and braked to let it past.

 

Scene 3: Safety first, I don't know if the bus will just change lane irregardless, so i closed throttle and braked. When I'm sure it's going to stay in lane, I made sure I get out quickly (OK, so my bike's not really THAT fast.)

 

 

PS: Reloaded coz of the funky engrish mistake that will have my english teachers hounding after me!

Edited August 3, 2009 by JackOHJack

[Hello.Kitty]

  JackOHJack said:

today while riding!

 

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdF9KfZsKtM&feature=player_embedded[/yt]

 

wahhh, power lah you jack!

 

good video for people just passed 2B or taking license at the moment