[Blogs] Today while riding...

[Raptor]

Enjoy your rides to work or around Singapore for the next few days till Monday comes around.

 

Many business establishments and factories are still closed for the holidays... which explains the light traffic conditions.

 

All hell is going to break loose again this coming Monday.

[DM]

^ heng i don't need to work next monday

[xXxRatedxXx]

o.0 wah! pedestrian knock down a cyclist? he kick the bike wheels or what?

both abit the blur leh..how come can knock into each other one..

 

today while riding..

spotted a snapped bike chain on the eway..hope the rider walked away alright..

 

Hahhhahhaa.... i saw it also. It was along SLE toward CTE before Yio Chu Kang rd exit..... guess what lizz.... saw a CBR150 without a chain being towed by EMAS by the side of the road..... so rmb boys and girls!! Keep your chain lubricated!!

[scubasimon]

wow...chain break? that is pretty serious stuff man!

[xXxRatedxXx]

wow...chain break? that is pretty serious stuff man!

 

Too dry already... tension the thing snap.

 

Also would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to drink up before heading out to ride... was out the entire day on the road today.... the heat is really no joke.... had to water parade many times throughout the day..... hot!! :bouncefire:

[areal]

Hahhhahhaa.... i saw it also. It was along SLE toward CTE before Yio Chu Kang rd exit..... guess what lizz.... saw a CBR150 without a chain being towed by EMAS by the side of the road..... so rmb boys and girls!! Keep your chain lubricated!!

uh oh..lidat i think 2 ppl kana chain snap today..cuz i only travel via PIE!

[scubasimon]

2 in a day! gee...the other time my chain was so loose i got super worried it would snap...so traveled so slowly until i can get home. scary!

[aRcHeR]

it's usually the sudden acceleration that cause the chain to snap.

 

just ride smoothly..

[areal]

today while riding,

 

roads were very clear even at peak hour..no need to lane split at all, easily travel at 80 and above

plus the weather was nice and cool due to rain last night..

how i wish riding was like this everyday..

[JackOHJack]

today while riding!

 

sorry to the rider bro FTxxxxX travelling along TPE at abt 11am.

 

i wasn't trying to act garang or lace with u, was in a rush and this mofo driver hogging lane 1, i was merely frustrated with him, to the extend i was riding with 1 hand - boredom.

 

NOT trying to taunt u with 1 hand riding at all, coz eventually u ride faster than me and i did not "reciprocate" by qionging whatsoever.

 

hope u see this. -peace-

 

PS: that's one down side of wearing safety gear - lacer think u wanna lace with them..

Edited February 18, 2010 by JackOHJack

[scubasimon]

this morning was riding back to upper thomson from holland and ran out of petrol just at the venus traffic light. switched to reserve. then try to go back to the nearest esso which is just before venus drive. so i went onto the empty pavement and what did i see? mr TP riding straight pass me. hehehe...good thing i made it safely and topped up

 

i always overestimate the amount of fuel i have. sigh.

[JackOHJack]

this morning was riding back to upper thomson from holland and ran out of petrol just at the venus traffic light. switched to reserve. then try to go back to the nearest esso which is just before venus drive. so i went onto the empty pavement and what did i see? mr TP riding straight pass me. hehehe...good thing i made it safely and topped up

 

i always overestimate the amount of fuel i have. sigh.

 

heng no "ang bao" arh!

[xXxRatedxXx]

today while riding!

 

sorry to the rider bro FTxxxxX travelling along TPE at abt 11am.

 

i wasn't trying to act garang or lace with u, was in a rush and this mofo driver hogging lane 1, i was merely frustrated with him, to the extend i was riding with 1 hand - boredom.

 

NOT trying to taunt u with 1 hand riding at all, coz eventually u ride faster than me and i did not "reciprocate" by qionging whatsoever.

 

hope u see this. -peace-

 

PS: that's one down side of wearing safety gear - lacer think u wanna lace with them..

 

Aiya jackson.... hand come out nevermind one.... understand one.... sometimes a finger maybe... hehhehe...

[katdawg]

today while riding, very pleasant no jam! but at amk ave 1 exit, was btw 2 cars at red light in lane 2.5. when lights turned green, i moved off into lane 2, car on the left cut into lane 2 while turning, almost banging into me. braked and swerved to the right to avoid him. good mood today, fingers didnt reach for the horn. but he really deserved one long loud horn. after that he cut into lane 1 swiftly and zoomed off before the next traffic light turned amber. he should have just kept to his lane la, lane 3 infront also empty. zzz clear cut 3 lanes to 3 lanes. maybe hes that kind not happy about bikes squeezing btw lanes to get to the front.

[scubasimon]

@JackOhJack: no ang pow this morning. but just now on my way to holland, i was coming off the traffic lights in front of the cars...then had to do quick mirror adjustment...then look up and saw there were two ghosts on the overhead bridge with that fantastic speed camera. quick glance on my clocks and i'm doing 65kph or so. it was a 60kph stretch...maybe got ang pow there.

 

of course there was the usual tail gater and the usual fellas who get so close to me like i was their long lost brother or something. oh well...another day on the road

[Orleng]

@JackOhJack: no ang pow this morning. but just now on my way to holland, i was coming off the traffic lights in front of the cars...then had to do quick mirror adjustment...then look up and saw there were two ghosts on the overhead bridge with that fantastic speed camera. quick glance on my clocks and i'm doing 65kph or so. it was a 60kph stretch...maybe got ang pow there.

 

of course there was the usual tail gater and the usual fellas who get so close to me like i was their long lost brother or something. oh well...another day on the road

 

if you're talking about thomson-lornie-farrer-queensway stretch. morning after rush hr, always alota white ghosts. when the jam clears and those late for work are speeding. quite alota places 60kmph. in fact, i think the entire stretch. +10 is safe la. even if kena, also warning at most for first time. not forgetting speedo errors. esp the flyover just past jap association, where the downgrade encourages speeding. oh, and the OH bridge just where lornie starts, coming down the flyover from thomson. white ghosts morning and afternoon, post and pre rush hour respectively, facing BOTH sides at times. lornie is 70 i think? they're prolly out to nab those +20 or more, easier to make the violation stick.

 

ymmv

Edited February 18, 2010 by Orleng

[Orleng]

on the way back from sch, KJE, came across a bird which had an upset tummy after eating a spider. i think.

 

was bumming along at a decent clip. then felt an almighty smack of something on my upper right arm and chest area. when i stopped at a traffic light after exiting, noticed a dark brown streak on the tank, and a splotch on my shirt and arm.

 

got hom to clean it, and spotted a spider, in the middle of a brown splatter on my MC reservoir. dead smack in the centre, itty bitty thing with legs all curled up.

 

it's possible that the spider was hanging on for the ride and got bombarded by the bird poo. kudos to it for hanging on at grey speeds, if it was there first.

 

my guess, is that some bird ate it and it didn't agree with the bird, so, was explosively expelled. can't be that the bird was done with it, because it would be digested elsewise.

 

at least the rest of the day wasn't as shi**y!

[Fried Rice]

the spider had the ride of his life! haha

[JackOHJack]

@JackOhJack: no ang pow this morning. but just now on my way to holland, i was coming off the traffic lights in front of the cars...then had to do quick mirror adjustment...then look up and saw there were two ghosts on the overhead bridge with that fantastic speed camera. quick glance on my clocks and i'm doing 65kph or so. it was a 60kph stretch...maybe got ang pow there.

 

of course there was the usual tail gater and the usual fellas who get so close to me like i was their long lost brother or something. oh well...another day on the road

 

+5kph shd be ok. think the hearsay is anything within +10kph they'll serve warning letters. +20 then worth the trouble to send ang pow to u.

 

maybe u can have a plate saying "Im not ur long lost brother!!!" or something.

 

if you're talking about thomson-lornie-farrer-queensway stretch. morning after rush hr, always alota white ghosts. when the jam clears and those late for work are speeding. quite alota places 60kmph. in fact, i think the entire stretch. +10 is safe la. even if kena, also warning at most for first time. not forgetting speedo errors. esp the flyover just past jap association, where the downgrade encourages speeding. oh, and the OH bridge just where lornie starts, coming down the flyover from thomson. white ghosts morning and afternoon, post and pre rush hour respectively, facing BOTH sides at times. lornie is 70 i think? they're prolly out to nab those +20 or more, easier to make the violation stick.

 

ymmv

 

nice info. will take note. else always flying past there at "quite some speed".

 

on the way back from sch, KJE, came across a bird which had an upset tummy after eating a spider. i think.

 

was bumming along at a decent clip. then felt an almighty smack of something on my upper right arm and chest area. when i stopped at a traffic light after exiting, noticed a dark brown streak on the tank, and a splotch on my shirt and arm.

 

got hom to clean it, and spotted a spider, in the middle of a brown splatter on my MC reservoir. dead smack in the centre, itty bitty thing with legs all curled up.

 

it's possible that the spider was hanging on for the ride and got bombarded by the bird poo. kudos to it for hanging on at grey speeds, if it was there first.

 

my guess, is that some bird ate it and it didn't agree with the bird, so, was explosively expelled. can't be that the bird was done with it, because it would be digested elsewise.

 

at least the rest of the day wasn't as shi**y!

 

u some more go and speculate on the possibilities while cleaning up?

[blackness]

on the way back from sch, KJE, came across a bird which had an upset tummy after eating a spider. i think.

 

was bumming along at a decent clip. then felt an almighty smack of something on my upper right arm and chest area. when i stopped at a traffic light after exiting, noticed a dark brown streak on the tank, and a splotch on my shirt and arm.

 

got hom to clean it, and spotted a spider, in the middle of a brown splatter on my MC reservoir. dead smack in the centre, itty bitty thing with legs all curled up.

 

it's possible that the spider was hanging on for the ride and got bombarded by the bird poo. kudos to it for hanging on at grey speeds, if it was there first.

 

my guess, is that some bird ate it and it didn't agree with the bird, so, was explosively expelled. can't be that the bird was done with it, because it would be digested elsewise.

 

at least the rest of the day wasn't as shi**y!

 

lol poor spidey (imagine its a giant tarantula that that land on you. lol)

remember to buy 4D. this Saturday strike liao. hehe

[Orleng]

nice info. will take note. else always flying past there at "quite some speed".

those 2 spots i consistently see the OH bridge ghosts. morning, typically 10+am. afternoon, ever seen them as early as 1pm. towards queensway, there's a big tree near the teagarden@ridout, there also have. then all the underpass with overhead bridge just after the underpass, also likely to have. they wait for you to chiong down and snap your photo just as you emerge into their view, still going fast, before you can see and react.

 

u some more go and speculate on the possibilities while cleaning up?

curious mah, as to how come will have spider there. haha. and it's not because never clean bike! washed just before CNY! and regular morning pre-ride warmup/walkaround, also never see, else i would have cleaned it.

 

lol poor spidey (imagine its a giant tarantula that that land on you. lol)

remember to buy 4D. this Saturday strike liao. hehe

if it was a giant tarantula, i'd be more concered about the size of the bird poo which was carrying it on the way down. imagine the bird that ate it. bought toto today, haven't check.

 

the spider had the ride of his life! haha

indeedy, eaten by bird, went for a skydive, then splattered by passing veh. what else coulda gone wrong eh?

[matkental]

it's usually the sudden acceleration that cause the chain to snap.

 

just ride smoothly..

 

True dat..

 

Few weeks ago my friend and few of his friends were riding, minding their own business.

Then came along this "Mat Rape" with his SP and started blowing at them while riding beside and sped off.

Karma then bit the douchebag in the arse when his chain snapped in the middle of the road!

[knucklehead]

drivers who are non-riders need to understand how it's like to be on two-wheels, IMO.

 

on my way to work, traffic was starting to slow down . kept to my lane, and kept a big distance between myself and the car infront. but the distance not too large (~1.5 car length), just enough buffer for me to brake if the car infront suddenly slows down. for no reason kena high beam and tailgated by this red car. kena horn summore. checked mirror but saw that i not obstructing anyone. so just carried on. then the car that tailgated me swerve out to the right most lane, i looked at the driver, she looked back at me, for a good few seconds.

 

after that, shan't say that it's karma. car infront of her stepped on the brakes and she didn't noticed. bham ! all that happened in split second. hey lady, i hope you had an early start to the morning.

 

come to think of it, was i even road hogging ? it's not like the road was so clear ... hmm ..

 

and during dinner, the food server kept topping up my drinks like asking for me to go to the toilet. regretted not using the toilet before i left. and on the way back on AYE, felt like peeing. wanted to drop by somewhere to ease, but where? scrambled to look for a toilet. darn, if i were a guy, i would just stop by a rain shelter (it was raining anyway) and eased myself behind the bushes.

[ahcaibiker]

drivers who are non-riders need to understand how it's like to be on two-wheels, IMO.

 

on my way to work, traffic was starting to slow down . kept to my lane, and kept a big distance between myself and the car infront. but the distance not too large (~1.5 car length), just enough buffer for me to brake if the car infront suddenly slows down. for no reason kena high beam and tailgated by this red car. kena horn summore. checked mirror but saw that i not obstructing anyone. so just carried on. then the car that tailgated me swerve out to the right most lane, i looked at the driver, she looked back at me, for a good few seconds.

 

after that, shan't say that it's karma. car infront of her stepped on the brakes and she didn't noticed. bham ! all that happened in split second. hey lady, i hope you had an early start to the morning.

 

come to think of it, was i even road hogging ? it's not like the road was so clear ... hmm ..

 

and during dinner, the food server kept topping up my drinks like asking for me to go to the toilet. regretted not using the toilet before i left. and on the way back on AYE, felt like peeing. wanted to drop by somewhere to ease, but where? scrambled to look for a toilet. darn, if i were a guy, i would just stop by a rain shelter (it was raining anyway) and eased myself behind the bushes.

 

this bit*h deserve it la, if it was me, i sure volunteer to testify against her. make sure her insurance premium shoots up, collect bonus demerit points and let tp fine the sh!t out of her...

[SparkerS1]

drivers who are non-riders need to understand how it's like to be on two-wheels, IMO.

 

if i were a guy, i would just stop by a rain shelter (it was raining anyway) and eased myself behind the bushes.

 

drivers dun even bother to understand anything:(

 

wah, u power lah, can even think of tat:faint: