Best Biking hints and tips
 

Always check whats behind you before you open it up.


Going thru the roadworks on the M60 today where there is a 40mph limit and 1 speed camera i was following a fully marked up dayglo Police Merc ML270.

Guy in car directly in front of police car passes speed camera doing 40 then immediately puts foot down without looking in his mirrors.

Result was blue lights and interview on the hard shoulder once out of the roadworks. What a dork.

Travel as lite as poss when on holiday on bike.

I always take old socks, undies and sometimes t-shirts and just throw them away instead of repacking and taking them home.

Leaves more room for wine on the return journey:eureka:

Despatch riders lunch
 

Wrap pie in foil and wedge in behind the cylinders and carbs.

Couple of hours later you have a nice hot pie (perfect in winter)

NB. doesn't work very well on flat twin BMW's


Come on give us your best biking tips and hints.

Don't volunteer to follow people home from Popham,all the way to Taunton,when your on a 916cc bike,and they are on a stinking 125 2 stroke........you know who you are........:D

My tips. Wave to bike cops there bikers too and if your abiding by the law you should treat them the same as any other biker.
Nod to traffic cops laying in wait but are very visable these cops dont want to nik you just slow you down and a frendly nod or wave goes a long way.
BDG Is that the m60 roadworks near Sale Water Park?

I agree wiff waving or nodding to Traffic cops on bikes, nearly always get a "respectful" wave or nod in response
Storing up the brownie points should I need 'em
mort

SSTU
 

Bang on, Sale waterpark.

Couldn't stop laughing at the plank this morning for being so careless.

Do you live south side and use that stretch?

I've never yet had any kind of response from a Police motorcyclist when i nod to them. Must be doing something wrong!

Nearly always get a nod in return from the griptwisting smokeys round here, maybe they're getting to know me :o

you nod at scooter riders then paul :lol::lol:;)

Never nod at courriers. They are a miserable bunch of gits when they're riding, and then they expect you to smile sweetly at them when you're signing for their package :flame: Any courriers in this club? Ooops ;)

And, if not dangerous to do so, thank motorists for moving over for you in traffic. It encourages them and other drivers and stops them getting mad about you getting out of a jam when they can't.

Rockhopper,try not extending the index and middle fingers often gets a negitive result.:lol:
I all ways give em a wave, if and when I spot em and it seems to give them some thing to smile about, bit like the AA man in the good old days when they saluted you if you were a member,well I remember my Dad getting the treatment as Im not that old really:lol: Wave Wave 4D

Oh ya a tip. When in doubt ,leave it out.
in other words, if it looks like a dodgy move don't do it, hold back and don't take chances.


[Edited on 10-7-2004 by Fordie]

Here's one.
If you have a 748/9**, check your bike carefully after riding over what British councils humourously refer to as "re-surfacing". Where they put down lots of loose chippings.

The chipping fly up and can rest in the recesses in the bottom yolk, next to the lock-stops. As they're tarry and sticky, they tend to stay there.

It's quite easy for them to jam in there against the lock-stop, so that the normal "limited lock" can easily become "no bloody lock at all"! :o

Not too funny the next time you come to a T-junction!

[Edited on 10-7-2004 by moto748]

Don't follow me round Rockingham:lol:

BDG
Yes I live in Eccles and use that stretch there are only two cameras both at the same spot on opisite carrage ways.

Thanks Ruth. Its not often i get called a miserable git, must remember to smile more often.



[Edited on 11-7-2004 by BDG]

Look where you want to go, not where you are going..........

Basically put...look thru the corner not into in it....Free's up so much more time to you