[Blogs] Today while riding...

[Silent Hunter]

nearly knock onto a pedestrian, cos all red light but he still wanna cross like the rd belongs to him, my flashing right arrow almost going to finish liao n i am still stuck cos of this type of kuku, somemore walking slowly, then look at me as if wanna fight

 

So why didn't you?

Got 1 whole minute to give him a 99 hit combo for round 1.

 

I encountered a whole flock of such people outside the ICA building at Lavender when I went to renew my passport earlier this morning. The flock was so thick they stopped the car and MPV in front of me from going into the carpark.

[RageMyDream]

nearly knock onto a pedestrian, cos all red light but he still wanna cross like the rd belongs to him, my flashing right arrow almost going to finish liao n i am still stuck cos of this type of kuku, somemore walking slowly, then look at me as if wanna fight

 

So why didn't you?

Got 1 whole minute to give him a 99 hit combo for round 1.

 

I encountered a whole flock of such people outside the ICA building at Lavender when I went to renew my passport earlier this morning. The flock was so thick they stopped the car and MPV in front of me from going into the carpark.

 

Honk them

[gwzc_mk2]

today while not riding.

 

spent the whole day at idac and my workshop.

the driver insist dat he was in the right and i was wrong and wanna claim everything from me. consulted my workshop and they say my case is can fight one. so i am leaving it to the workshop's lawyer to settle everything for me.

[aRcHeR]

was on pie towards changi, heading to work..

 

need to filter onto the off-ramp leading to TPE, 1 idiot driver started to drift out of his lane and i honked at him.. he still continue to drift out slowly, so i LL have to take evasive action and keep to the edge of my lane and overtake him..

 

stare at him while i overtook him, he gave the 'i have the right of way look' back at me.. and once i overtook him, he completed his drift into my lane.. i wun call it filter, cause he didn't even filter nor lane change.

 

he completed his drift and was tailing me closely.. i was about to take the bend, drop a gear, jam a bit of rear brake to slow down, the bugger behind got stunned and dare not play with me again..

 

unsafe, but sometimes alittle too hot-headed when meetin this kind of drivers.. do not follow me!!

[mild_slevin]

while riding today... wanna take another route back home

reach this down slope and its converging lane as I move in I turn on my right signal... check my mirror and blindspot whenever two lane about to merge.

Approaching the last merging lane, speed up a little, mirror is clear and check blindspot. A black BMW 3 series by my side now. Whenever I travel there vehicles just don't give a damn to me... wonder if i'm slow hogging their lane...

[zyrofillica]

was on pie towards changi, heading to work..

 

need to filter onto the off-ramp leading to TPE, 1 idiot driver started to drift out of his lane and i honked at him.. he still continue to drift out slowly, so i LL have to take evasive action and keep to the edge of my lane and overtake him..

 

stare at him while i overtook him, he gave the 'i have the right of way look' back at me.. and once i overtook him, he completed his drift into my lane.. i wun call it filter, cause he didn't even filter nor lane change.

 

he completed his drift and was tailing me closely.. i was about to take the bend, drop a gear, jam a bit of rear brake to slow down, the bugger behind got stunned and dare not play with me again..

 

unsafe, but sometimes alittle too hot-headed when meetin this kind of drivers.. do not follow me!!

 

aiyo, cars won't expect bike to slow down at bends cos most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes). careful dun play brakes with cars. i know that when im driving i wouldnt wanna play brakes with a container truck! o_Oo_O

[SparkerS1]

The flock was so thick they stopped the car and MPV in front of me from going into the carpark.

these pedestrians think tat the rd belongs to them, all walk blindly, typical singaporeans, monkey see monkey do

Honk them

horn liao, somemore can give me a fierce look, macham wanna challenge me, wat to do, SG law mah, pedestrians always right, even oncoming traffic also can cross de, wat kinda stupid law is this, i on it.

 

pedestrians nowadays all blind, all kum gong one, wats TP doing nowadays??

should fine those pedestrians instead, jail them, wanna get themselves killed everyday, but just dun disturb me can liao

 

ppl are getting dumber nowadays

most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes).

 

i dun dare to corner fast at bends when driving, i no balls:(

[DeusExMachina]

aiyo, cars won't expect bike to slow down at bends cos most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes). careful dun play brakes with cars. i know that when im driving i wouldnt wanna play brakes with a container truck! o_Oo_O

 

Not all cars. The average MPV and saloon can't take the corners that fast. They wobble.

 

However the Type-Rs, WRXs, Evos and anything above those classes. Now those you gotta watch out for. They can outbrake and turn with you anytime. What you have that they don't is acceleration out of the bends.

[aRcHeR]

aiyo, cars won't expect bike to slow down at bends cos most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes). careful dun play brakes with cars. i know that when im driving i wouldnt wanna play brakes with a container truck! o_Oo_O

 

well.. most of the drivers brake in a corner..

 

but for my case, gas was still on, just tap the rear brake abit harder..

 

scared the **** out of him..

 

container trucks, i siam them FAR FAR!!

[aRcHeR]

Not all cars. The average MPV and saloon can't take the corners that fast. They wobble.

 

However the Type-Rs, WRXs, Evos and anything above those classes. Now those you gotta watch out for. They can outbrake and turn with you anytime. What you have that they don't is acceleration out of the bends.

 

agreed.. but those WRX and Evos you mentioned, half the time they are half-past-six drivers as well..

[zyrofillica]

Not all cars. The average MPV and saloon can't take the corners that fast. They wobble.

 

However the Type-Rs, WRXs, Evos and anything above those classes. Now those you gotta watch out for. They can outbrake and turn with you anytime. What you have that they don't is acceleration out of the bends.

 

haha eh i know u racer got skill to corner, I was just comparing the normal transportation bikes to cars haha, i know sports bike, motards very capable at cornering~ but its still not wise to play play corner with a car tailgating anyways, i heard cars like to eat motorbikes nowadays and spit the rider out from the exhaust pipe~

[mild_slevin]

these pedestrians think tat the rd belongs to them, all walk blindly, typical singaporeans, monkey see monkey do

 

horn liao, somemore can give me a fierce look, macham wanna challenge me, wat to do, SG law mah, pedestrians always right, even oncoming traffic also can cross de, wat kinda stupid law is this, i on it.

 

pedestrians nowadays all blind, all kum gong one, wats TP doing nowadays??

should fine those pedestrians instead, jail them, wanna get themselves killed everyday, but just dun disturb me can liao

 

ppl are getting dumber nowadays

 

 

i dun dare to corner fast at bends when driving, i no balls:(

 

Yup sadly I gotta agree with ya... possible we give way to them lor

 

Saw this auntie on pedal cycle, at the extreme left of the lane... I saw this lady crossing I slow down since the light ahead is RED. But the auntie on the pedal cycle still going and her bicycle like brush against the lady crossing wor...

[ThePole]

these pedestrians think tat the rd belongs to them, all walk blindly, typical singaporeans, monkey see monkey do

 

horn liao, somemore can give me a fierce look, macham wanna challenge me, wat to do, SG law mah, pedestrians always right, even oncoming traffic also can cross de, wat kinda stupid law is this, i on it.

 

pedestrians nowadays all blind, all kum gong one, wats TP doing nowadays??

should fine those pedestrians instead, jail them, wanna get themselves killed everyday, but just dun disturb me can liao

 

ppl are getting dumber nowadays

 

 

 

next time call police. Tell police: 999, a group of ppl attempt to commit suicide. Suicide is a crime you know.

[Slow Poke]

unsafe, but sometimes alittle too hot-headed when meetin this kind of drivers.. do not follow me!!

 

Admitting a mistake is the first important step to correcting it. Wouldn't addressing the issue and taking steps to curb your temper make you a better rider?

[ahcaibiker]

had a bad day at work today, feeling very moody, i also dunno why la... have to admit i did something reckless and even immatuer while riding home from work... so here goes my story

 

this malay p-plate rider on a kup (looks like a yamaha spark) tried to play punk with me, while waiting to move off as the traffic light turned green, he tried to overtake me dangerously from behind and that was enough to ignite me.... perhaps he see phantom no up, think can makan easily, but he didnt notice my phantom is a 150cc 2-stroker (some say, it is a SP in disguise of a unglamourous cruiser). he pick a fight with a wrong ride.... so i decide to play along and whack throttle and let him smell my 2T. 135cc 4 stroke wanna play with 150cc 2 stroke...haha, joker.

 

well well, little did i know, he still wanna play for the next 2 junctions we stopped at... foolish rider. tried to play drag with me, each time i let him smell 2T smoke... it was not even a close fight...

 

for some reason, i had the oomph kind of feeling within me when i taught him a lesson. it was stress relieving! like some of the pent up frustrations were released! for some reason my experience with kups, 80% of the time are unpleasant ones be it JiuHu kias or locals.

 

Yeah, thinking back, it was kind of uneccessary and dangerous, not good for my engine either as i really subject it to extreme stresses, really dragged it hard. but well, that poor malay rider chose to play punk with me at a wrong time...

[knucklehead]

aiyo, cars won't expect bike to slow down at bends cos most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes). careful dun play brakes with cars. i know that when im driving i wouldnt wanna play brakes with a container truck! o_Oo_O

 

same same. i wont play brakes wif a container truck too ! and also, i wont lane change infront of a trailer, big lorry and their close cousins. once, i lane changed infront of this trailer, to filter towards jurong island, kena horn big time by that trailer. super duper shocked . the horn so loud summore!

 

Admitting a mistake is the first important step to correcting it. Wouldn't addressing the issue and taking steps to curb your temper make you a better rider?

 

hmm. anger management lessons?

it's easier said than done ..

 

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today whilst riding !

didn't expect the rain to come. when i left home, east side was sunny. as i was approaching clementi, strong winds literally blew me from one lane to another. then it started drizzling. i thought, okay, still can make it to work safely. then omg ! it started raining cats & dogs when bfore entering jurong island. i was already shivering coz of the cold. and the big puddles caused from the unevenness of the road at jurong island was a killer ! felt my bike fishtail several times ~ zzz ~

 

otw back home,

entered AYE > ECP after pasir panjang there ... the cars on 2nd lane wanted to filter and get into the 1st lane to enter AYE. i was stucked between four cars. the car infront of me (car A) on lane 2 tried to get into lane 1 fr quite some time. but the car infront of me on lane 1 (car B) refused to gave way. when i managed to squeeze in btween car A and B, i noticed that the driver of car A was sitting in quite a weird position. i looked into the car , it was a lady driver, sitting in a very very relaxed position, left elbow resting on the dunno what tat thing is called, TALKING ON THE PHONE!!!

 

just as i was lane splitting, i kicked a taxi coz it caused me to hit onto the car on my right .. just what on earth was he thinking? lane change? lane change what lane change ! traffic moving so slow, beside him also no space to lane change. never signal and straight away move to the right.

 

oh ya, yesterday an army dude rode past me, very close, giving me a shock. guess he saw my reaction through his mirror, and he raised his left hand as a gesture of sorry.

 

sometimes, little gestures like this is enough to make my day, especially after a long hard day at work.

[Pplater]

agreed.. but those WRX and Evos you mentioned, half the time they are half-past-six drivers as well..

 

+1 on watching out for those. Some of them can be quite good, especially those who go Gudang. Bikers are not the only trackies after all The Type-R is pretty impresive on youtube with the right driver, but not so impressive if they dive deep into the bend alongside you while braking.

[aRcHeR]

Admitting a mistake is the first important step to correcting it. Wouldn't addressing the issue and taking steps to curb your temper make you a better rider?

 

you can be the best rider in the world, but out there on the road, all it takes is just an idiotic driver to bump you off.

[nightsteed]

Yeah, thinking back, it was kind of uneccessary and dangerous, not good for my engine either as i really subject it to extreme stresses, really dragged it hard. but well, that poor malay rider chose to play punk with me at a wrong time...

Yup, it was uneccessary and dangerous, but the ta150 engine is quite capable of handling abuse. Oh... and high revving for this engine is not considered abuse, though we don't get a tachometer for it...

 

oh ya, yesterday an army dude rode past me, very close, giving me a shock. guess he saw my reaction through his mirror, and he raised his left hand as a gesture of sorry.

 

sometimes, little gestures like this is enough to make my day, especially after a long hard day at work.

You sure it was just the gesture that made your day, and not becoz he's a cute dude in uniform?

 

 

+1 on watching out for those. Some of them can be quite good, especially those who go Gudang. Bikers are not the only trackies after all The Type-R is pretty impresive on youtube with the right driver, but not so impressive if they dive deep into the bend alongside you while braking.

Some are good, and its rather fun to dive in together watching each other... then powering out of the corner leaving the car behind before the driver can finish saying "nice looking bike..."

[JackOHJack]

had a bad day at work today, feeling very moody, i also dunno why la... have to admit i did something reckless and even immatuer while riding home from work... so here goes my story

 

this malay p-plate rider on a kup (looks like a yamaha spark) tried to play punk with me, while waiting to move off as the traffic light turned green, he tried to overtake me dangerously from behind and that was enough to ignite me.... perhaps he see phantom no up, think can makan easily, but he didnt notice my phantom is a 150cc 2-stroker (some say, it is a SP in disguise of a unglamourous cruiser). he pick a fight with a wrong ride.... so i decide to play along and whack throttle and let him smell my 2T. 135cc 4 stroke wanna play with 150cc 2 stroke...haha, joker.

 

well well, little did i know, he still wanna play for the next 2 junctions we stopped at... foolish rider. tried to play drag with me, each time i let him smell 2T smoke... it was not even a close fight...

 

for some reason, i had the oomph kind of feeling within me when i taught him a lesson. it was stress relieving! like some of the pent up frustrations were released! for some reason my experience with kups, 80% of the time are unpleasant ones be it JiuHu kias or locals.

 

Yeah, thinking back, it was kind of uneccessary and dangerous, not good for my engine either as i really subject it to extreme stresses, really dragged it hard. but well, that poor malay rider chose to play punk with me at a wrong time...

 

taught him a lesson?

 

give ppl benefit of the doubt la.

[Slow Poke]

you can be the best rider in the world, but out there on the road, all it takes is just an idiotic driver to bump you off.

 

You are right, Archer. I thought so too, which is why i try to curb my temper and not antagonize those idiots. After all, u and I know we are on the losing end when we drive some bugger over the wall, and thats why I end up being slow poke Sigh.. there are all kinds of people otr.

[mild_slevin]

so far nothing crazy on the road today... still gotta be extreme caution... neber know what will hit ya next. Peace and ride safe everybody. Glad to be alive and post on the thread again.

[firefox87]

Some good habits can be picked up from track riding.

 

Despite what BBDC or whatever says... it is safer to downshift first before braking for the corner regardless of your speed. The higher the rpms the safer you are then you can make use of the engine braking... all you need to do is close the throttle and the bike will pull into the corner instead of drifting out.

 

And to make the bike turn faster into the corner... trail brake on the front brake into the corner. That changes the geometry of the bike..ie lowers the front allowing it to turn easier.

 

Never, never use the rear brake when going fast into a corner.. confirm crash.

 

Go to a track like Tuas to learn how to ride fast...you will be surprise how effective the front brake is and how well it makes your tyre grip when trail braking.

woah! thanks a lot bro for the info! i learnt that by trial and error. that's the thing i wonder about. bbdc teach me not to use front brake when cornering but i prefer to push my load to the front when cornering by using front braking. when you say trail brake, what do you mean? just brake a bit enough to transfer the load to the front eh?

 

my father teach me not to accelerate and NEVER clutch in when on the turn. i NEVER clutch in when turning but usually, i used brake halfway and accelerate out of the turn. by letting engine brake control the turn, i just don't feel safe.

 

and bbdc teach me to use rear brake when turning. but i NEVER use my rear brake ever. rear brake is only for emergency only. i don't know if i'm right or wrong but it's nice to hear you share the same sentiments as me.

 

 

Listening to music while riding on the NSH makes sense to keep out the boredom and sleepiness. But to listen to music while riding on Singapore roads... thats abit dangerous IMHO.

 

Situational awareness helps you survive on Singapore roads. I like to hear the sound of the engine and the bike when on the move and also keeps me aware of the vehicles around me.

but soft enough to hear the surroundings while listening to music should be safe enough right? cos i listen to music ALL the time and i can still hear stupid cars honking behind me thinking that i should give way to them on lane 1 of normal roads when i'm already travelling at 60km/hr.

 

aiyo, cars won't expect bike to slow down at bends cos most drivers are used to cornering at higher speeds (cars can corner faster than bikes). careful dun play brakes with cars. i know that when im driving i wouldnt wanna play brakes with a container truck! o_Oo_O

really? where do you always ride? cos for me, i always think that cars always play safe. they brake super damn early, then they negotiate the turn ever so slowly, after the turn, then they stomp on the accelerator. too many times this kind of thing happen until i never queue behind when going into filter lane. just cut from the side can already. even for a slight bend on the road, all their brake lights will come out! seriously, those cars that you've said just belong to small minority of drivers la.

 

 

you can be the best rider in the world, but out there on the road, all it takes is just an idiotic driver to bump you off.

TOTALLY AGREED!!! so many times i rode the BKE>SLE bend in MY OWN lane but some cars think that's a race track. they can happy happy use both lanes to negotiate through the S curved road. they think F1 is it? only my horn will make them shift back to 1 lane. be careful guys when going on the outside of a tight bend. watch out for cars beside you. for me, most of the time, they tend to go fast and somehow, drift closer towards me. and most of these situations, i'm out of their blindspots and a horn is required to make them stick in their own lane. so do be careful!

 

in this past 1 week, so many things happen to my bike. 3 days ago, my bike cannot e-start or kickstart. need to push start sia to bike shop. and push start a scrambler is tough!! need my friend to help me get it moving! after changing spark plug, then can kick start already but still cannot e-start. phew! and the bike shop still dare to ask me to leave my bike at the shop while he find out the problem. i just told him to change the spark plug and we'll see how it goes. it turned out well and he charged me $7 for it!! neighbourhood shops seem to be expensive eh?

 

that 1 incident over already but the following morning, i walked to my bike and saw a long slash over my bike seat!! wah!! damn long sia! almost 1 metre and 5cm deep!! confirm use pen knife! sigh... need to spend another $30 or so to get eugene to fix up the seat.

[fireshamie]

today while riding..

 

traffic smooth.

 

 

few days back. wasnt riding. jalan raya aka go out w family on hari raya. transportation. daddy's taxi. i asked him. why he didnt put those blind spot mirror on the side mirror like i see some cars/cabs do.

 

he said.

 

"Only stupid drivers do that. What are rear view mirrors for."

 

 

i wanted to laugh at that. it was funny to me.

 

and my dad is the only person ever who inspired me ever since young to want to take up driving. when i see him drive, it makes me wanna take up driving too. but other drivers make driving such a freaking bore. and the public makes cars seem even boring. 'safe' la what la. bike dangerous la.pui.

 

i digress.

 

i love traffic today.

 

and sleepy. super.

[firefox87]

had a bad day at work today, feeling very moody, i also dunno why la... have to admit i did something reckless and even immatuer while riding home from work... so here goes my story

 

this malay p-plate rider on a kup (looks like a yamaha spark) tried to play punk with me, while waiting to move off as the traffic light turned green, he tried to overtake me dangerously from behind and that was enough to ignite me.... perhaps he see phantom no up, think can makan easily, but he didnt notice my phantom is a 150cc 2-stroker (some say, it is a SP in disguise of a unglamourous cruiser). he pick a fight with a wrong ride.... so i decide to play along and whack throttle and let him smell my 2T. 135cc 4 stroke wanna play with 150cc 2 stroke...haha, joker.

 

well well, little did i know, he still wanna play for the next 2 junctions we stopped at... foolish rider. tried to play drag with me, each time i let him smell 2T smoke... it was not even a close fight...

 

for some reason, i had the oomph kind of feeling within me when i taught him a lesson. it was stress relieving! like some of the pent up frustrations were released! for some reason my experience with kups, 80% of the time are unpleasant ones be it JiuHu kias or locals.

 

Yeah, thinking back, it was kind of uneccessary and dangerous, not good for my engine either as i really subject it to extreme stresses, really dragged it hard. but well, that poor malay rider chose to play punk with me at a wrong time...

 

maybe it's me? haha.. cos i was riding my friend's nouvo.(looks like a kupchai) and i was late for school. so no choice la. overtake here and there and whack throttle at the traffic lights. so, if i got piss you off, sorry ahh.. i got more important things in my mind which is to get to school before lectures in the fastest and safest way possible.