[Blogs] Today while riding...

[Metalfyre]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 9 2005, 09:32 PM

Just now whilst coming home I did an unintentional stoppie.

 

Was not paying attention but looking at a chio bu riding another bike next to me as we approached a traffic stop.

 

The car in front of me had stopped and I turned back to see it just in time. Hit my front brake so hard the back wheel lifted off the road when the bike stopped dead in its track from about 30 kmh. Needless to say.. the family jewels slammed into the fuel tank. Tank pad or no tank pad... it hurt.

 

She turned back at me and looked... how I wish I had a totally dark visor at that moment. Although I tried to act cool, I am sure she could have felt the heat from my red face!!!!

 

But on the bright side... do invest in EBC HH compound brake pads. Worth every cent... even if it means rattling your family jewels now and then.

Show her the victory sign la....act as if u did it intentionally..wahahahah

[she-devil21]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 9 2005, 09:32 PM

Just now whilst coming home I did an unintentional stoppie.

 

Was not paying attention but looking at a chio bu riding another bike next to me as we approached a traffic stop.

 

The car in front of me had stopped and I turned back to see it just in time. Hit my front brake so hard the back wheel lifted off the road when the bike stopped dead in its track from about 30 kmh. Needless to say.. the family jewels slammed into the fuel tank. Tank pad or no tank pad... it hurt.

 

She turned back at me and looked... how I wish I had a totally dark visor at that moment. Although I tried to act cool, I am sure she could have felt the heat from my red face!!!!

 

But on the bright side... do invest in EBC HH compound brake pads. Worth every cent... even if it means rattling your family jewels now and then.

haha!!! i had a good laugh!! whahahahaha!

[UndeadArcher]

Originally posted by Lass@Sep 9 2005, 07:07 PM

just now heavy traffic on exp way and i was following speed of car in front, this van behind keep flashing me....why i can't stay in lane meh? left lane all the big 10 wheelers dammit but i dun care i just stay in my lane cos i got the right to stay in lane!

 

along upp bt timah, this other green kips w pillion was following behind me squeezing so i gave way n move to the left for him to pass. arsehole blew at me n rev so hard tat his pillion was grabbing onto him cos of the sudden open of his throttle..... i was so mad!! where the f is basic courtesy and does he have to do that on a rd that's full of traffic n rd works?

Lass jie jie mai angry.. next time i let u rev and blow at me ok!! but u must help me wash my bike hor!

[jingle]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 9 2005, 09:32 PM

Just now whilst coming home I did an unintentional stoppie.

 

Was not paying attention but looking at a chio bu riding another bike next to me as we approached a traffic stop.

 

The car in front of me had stopped and I turned back to see it just in time. Hit my front brake so hard the back wheel lifted off the road when the bike stopped dead in its track from about 30 kmh. Needless to say.. the family jewels slammed into the fuel tank. Tank pad or no tank pad... it hurt.

 

She turned back at me and looked... how I wish I had a totally dark visor at that moment. Although I tried to act cool, I am sure she could have felt the heat from my red face!!!!

 

But on the bright side... do invest in EBC HH compound brake pads. Worth every cent... even if it means rattling your family jewels now and then.

Haha..

 

I will most probably burst out laughing if I am her.

[NoLogicOne]

Originally posted by xiao_p@Sep 9 2005, 09:38 PM

:faint:

 

moral of the story:

if u can't multi task while riding, u'll slam ur balls

I get slammed all the while, not being in active multitasking mode at workplace, ha ha ha

[WeN-Di.aka.ktmger]

today's traffic was good.. coz it's saturday mah!! think everybody still sleeping when i m riding to school in the morning..

[Lass]

Originally posted by xiao_p@Sep 9 2005, 09:35 PM

i always stayed in my lane

middle lane dat is

heck care if they horn or high beam

will not even bother to open my throttle even a tiny bit

sometime if i got the time i will even slow down to the exact speed limit

haha must learn fr u keke but yesterday the van flash me so many times i just refuse to budge cos i was only half a car length fr the car infront n later he LL hv to go right lane. i dun want to go right lane cos i hv to exit left soon

 

if i ever change bike, i will hv electric horn haha

[Lass]

Originally posted by UndeadArcher@Sep 10 2005, 07:25 AM

Lass jie jie mai angry.. next time i let u rev and blow at me ok!! but u must help me wash my bike hor!

siao ah for nuthing blow at u for wat and besides small bike blow wat? keke

[Raptor]

Anybody want to go eat seafood at Gelang Patah tonight?

 

Meeting at GP Esso 7 pm.

 

A silver Kips is also going with me.

[Lass]

blue one gnd'd til next wk keke cos me flying off to work for a week

[Guest doremo]

Originally posted by Lass@Sep 10 2005, 03:04 PM

haha must learn fr u keke but yesterday the van flash me so many times i just refuse to budge cos i was only half a car length fr the car infront n later he LL hv to go right lane. i dun want to go right lane cos i hv to exit left soon

 

if i ever change bike, i will hv electric horn haha

haha i already install one and fully utilise. actually my previous owner hav install one already. it is inside e oil tank and e sound is fading. kiasu me go install new one. hehehe :sweat:

[Lass]

Originally posted by doremo@Sep 10 2005, 05:38 PM

haha i already install one and fully utilise. actually my previous owner hav install one already. it is inside e oil tank and e sound is fading. kiasu me go install new one. hehehe :sweat:

haha u the can, wont' it makan ur battery v fast?

[Metalfyre]

Originally posted by doremo@Sep 10 2005, 05:38 PM

haha i already install one and fully utilise. actually my previous owner hav install one already. it is inside e oil tank and e sound is fading. kiasu me go install new one. hehehe :sweat:

inside the oil tank?

 

u pump petrol dat time won't it get flooded?

 

no wonder sound fading...

[The_Sheriff]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 8 2005, 06:40 AM

Did you take note of the car number plate??

Chances are... the driver did not leave his particulars on a note for the rider to claim any damages. Hello, we are talking Singaporean drivers here.

 

In May this year... someone knocked my bike down while reversing his MPV.

Bike fell on right side, breaking brake lever, and cracking the fairings and tail pieces and needless to say, signal lights and footpegs.

 

Total cost to repair - $2980.

 

Lucky for me..the whole coffeeshop shouted so I was aware that he knocked down my bike. Imagine if my bike was parked at some secluded corner.... I would have had to cough my own hard earned money for the repairs.

 

I really hope you did take down the car number and YOU left a note on the bike telling the owner that you witnessed his/her bike being knocked down and that you are willing to testify against the driver as a witness, or else that poor bike rider will have to pay for his own repairs, hopefully it is not a fairing bike.

 

And if one day you should come to your own parked bike and find that there are damages on it which are the result of it being knocked over by someone..... and there is no note.... by driver or by a witness.......you will feel the same frustration and anger that the owner of the bike you saw being knocked down, felt.

 

How I know?? I have felt the same anger and frustration before with my other bikes that were knocked down whilst parked somewhere.

Wah.. then the driver paid u thru his insurance or his pocket?

[Raptor]

Originally posted by The_Sheriff@Sep 10 2005, 08:45 PM

Wah.. then the driver paid u thru his insurance or his pocket?

Initially he asked me how much I estimate the damage to be and wanted to pay me... but I told him it is not going to be cheap. I told him I will take the bike down to IDAC first just to get an independent party assessment so that his insurance won't say I further damage the bike for more claim.

 

After that, I had the damage assessed by Boon Siew and got the rough costing. When I told him the figure.. he asked me to claim from his insurance, ie AIG.

We both then filled up the accident report form and he admitted liability for the accident.

 

A surveyor contracted by AIG then came down to look at the bike at BS and took pictures of the bike damages, and the BS mechanic was also assessing my bike and telling him what needs to be replaced.

 

I had to pay for the repair myself first as this was the procedure when doing a third party claim. The insurance company will then reimburse me the amount.

I was told that it would take a month but I suspect it would take longer.

[NoLogicOne]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 11 2005, 01:14 AM

I had to pay for the repair myself first as this was the procedure when doing a third party claim. The insurance company will then reimburse me the amount.

I was told that it would take a month but I suspect it would take longer.

My God, if let's say I dun have the money to fork out the cash to repair, I'll have to stash away the damaged bike at the bikeshop till the insurance reimburse me??? Or the reimbursement will start it's waiting time after I do up the damage bike???

 

This is sooooo sad......Is there any alternative other than pre-approved repair workshops which I might worry that will side the insurance company (ie. inferior parts to save cost.....)???

 

Something dun seems just leh .....especially it's not our fault, just pure bad luck.

[Raptor]

Went to PG this morning for the 10 am session. On the way back bought 2 packs bubble gum and kept them in my waist pouch.

 

At the Tuas customs check, the customs guy (young Sargeant) told me that chewing gum is illegal in Singapore. Actually I wanted to tell him that what he said was the biggest load of horse excreta I have ever heard, but then thought the better of it and kept quiet.

 

He said I let you go this time, but next time don't bring in chewing gum.

 

It is illegal...... and I can bring in this time but not next time. So.... which part of this whole issue is illegal??

 

Someone correct me if I am wrong... but I understand the law to be that it is illegal to import chewing gum in bulk and it is also illegal to sell chewing gum.

No where is it mentioned that it is illegal to posess or consume chewing gum.

 

Might as well sanction chewing gum as drugs, whereby possession or consumption is a criminal offence punishable with 24 of the best strokes of the rotan!!!

[br1an]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 12 2005, 03:34 PM

Went to PG this morning for the 10 am session. On the way back bought 2 packs bubble gum and kept them in my waist pouch.

 

At the Tuas customs check, the customs guy (young Sargeant) told me that chewing gum is illegal in Singapore. Actually I wanted to tell him that what he said was the biggest load of horse excreta I have ever heard, but then thought the better of it and kept quiet.

 

He said I let you go this time, but next time don't bring in chewing gum.

 

It is illegal...... and I can bring in this time but not next time. So.... which part of this whole issue is illegal??

 

Someone correct me if I am wrong... but I understand the law to be that it is illegal to import chewing gum in bulk and it is also illegal to sell chewing gum.

No where is it mentioned that it is illegal to posess or consume chewing gum.

 

Might as well sanction chewing gum as drugs, whereby possession or consumption is a criminal offence punishable with 24 of the best strokes of the rotan!!!

its illegal to bring in not just import but strengthly chewing gum is not an offend , just cannot bring in or sell

[Raptor]

Originally posted by br1an@Sep 12 2005, 03:48 PM

its illegal to bring in not just import

Bring in bulk or bring one or two packets??

 

Actually now I wonder, if at the customs checkpoint and I have chewing gum in my mouth... is it illegal? Must I spit it out before I can enter Singapore?

 

Coz I believe you can have chewing gum for own personal consumption but you cannot sell it.

[MaraJade]

Crossing back into SG yesterday, I and another ktm were stopped at customs check for "no. plate facing sky". Thought customs officers are there to check for undeclared goods, but apparently they're helping TP and ROV do their job too!

[Raptor]

Originally posted by MaraJade@Sep 12 2005, 04:21 PM

Crossing back into SG yesterday, I and another ktm were stopped at customs check for "no. plate facing sky". Thought customs officers are there to check for undeclared goods, but apparently they're helping TP and ROV do their job too!

Multitasking??

[mightymike]

Originally posted by Raptor@Sep 12 2005, 03:57 PM

Bring in bulk or bring one or two packets??

 

Actually now I wonder, if at the customs checkpoint and I have chewing gum in my mouth... is it illegal? Must I spit it out before I can enter Singapore?

 

Coz I believe you can have chewing gum for own personal consumption but you cannot sell it.

i wanna know the answer too..

[Metalmarine]

Singapore also got sell chewing gum leh but at the phaemacy. I think 2nd link custom more strict then 1st link.

[Speedpass]

Originally posted by Metalmarine@Sep 12 2005, 06:09 PM

Singapore also got sell chewing gum leh but at the phaemacy. I think 2nd link custom more strict then 1st link.

The ban of chewing gum was onli partially lifted by the authorities .

 

So far , onli those anti-nicotine chewing gum sold at pharmacies r allowed to be sold . N they r sold thru prescriptions onli if i'm not wrong .

 

Anyway , 1 or 2 strips of chewing gum found on you , u may be let off wif a stern warning , but not the same cant be said for ciggies though .

[NightPhantom]

cannot bring in chicken/beef/egg burger also...