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By *eabo OP   Man
over a year ago

marden

any motorbicyclists going to their local run?

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Whatcha protesting against?

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

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Mags?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I googled it and got lost at mention of dayglo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those Mags are always whingeing about something, said the Black Cat, Sunderland supporter

Anyway whats your protest about, OP? xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Those Mags are always whingeing about something, said the Black Cat, Sunderland supporter

Anyway whats your protest about, OP? xxx"

"What you got?" was Marlon Brando's answer to the same question in "The Wild One"

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

MAG is the Motorcycle Action Group, who actually do a lot of good work regarding bikes & bikers.

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Those Mags are always whingeing about something, said the Black Cat, Sunderland supporter

Anyway whats your protest about, OP? xxx

"What you got?" was Marlon Brando's answer to the same question in "The Wild One" "

Was gonna use that!

But then remembered it was "What are you rebelling against."

But then, I'm anal at the best of times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Phew,,,,, haha… I’ve read it all wrong again,,,,,, duh…….

I thought where the OP used the word “motor’bi’cyclists” it was a secret code for hoards of leather clad bisexual motorcyclists to gather for an alternative riding event aimed at raising awareness to the pleasures of anal sex !!!!!

Oh well, I ain’t got a motor bike anyway!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Phew,,,,, haha… I’ve read it all wrong again,,,,,, duh…….

I thought where the OP used the word “motor’bi’cyclists” it was a secret code for hoards of leather clad bisexual motorcyclists to gather for an alternative riding event aimed at raising awareness to the pleasures of anal sex !!!!!

Oh well, I ain’t got a motor bike anyway!!!

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There's always one

Mind in the gutter!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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Oh well, I ain’t got a motor bike anyway!!!

There's always one

Mind in the gutter!! "

Do you think they’d let me go, if I jam an ice-lollie stick against the spokes of the back wheel of my Raleigh Chopper bike, so that when I pedal really fast, it makes a noise like an engine ?

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


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Oh well, I ain’t got a motor bike anyway!!!

There's always one

Mind in the gutter!!

Do you think they’d let me go, if I jam an ice-lollie stick against the spokes of the back wheel of my Raleigh Chopper bike, so that when I pedal really fast, it makes a noise like an engine ?

"

You're not kidding yourself any more than half the bikers, so feel free to go along.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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You're not kidding yourself any more than half the bikers, so feel free to go along."

Yeah, but I don’t know if I’ve got time before Sunday, to grow one of them uber gay moustaches like the leather guy from the village people…. I’d really hate to stand out among the crowd…

Oh....look, I'm only joking!!!! don't get ya Harley Fatboy's in twist.... ouch!!! was that your kickstart I just felt,, Or have I just scored !!!

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Moustaches and Harley Fatboys?

Wrong place, this is a MAG rally, you're looking for the Chartered Accountants day out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Moustaches and Harley Fatboys?

Wrong place, this is a MAG rally, you're looking for the Chartered Accountants day out."

Hey, I'm not fussy, I’m up for any day out that involves butty fun….!.

As long as it my butty on the receiving end….!.

I guess accountants would probably have nice soft hands and clean fingernails too….!.

Cuz I’ve seen the state some bikers hands get into, after working on their big ends,,,,, Filthy they were,,,, Filthy!!!

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Nice soft hands and clean fingernails perhaps, but most of your time with them will be taken up with their risk assessment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nice soft hands and clean fingernails perhaps, but most of your time with them will be taken up with their risk assessment."

Oh I see,,,,, that’s a bit of a bummer,,,,,

I though they’d just work it out with a pencil if there was anything in the way

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

You've got your risk assessment, your cost/benefit analysis, the cost per minute of a room, whether any/all of it is tax deductible or eligible for some kind of ebitda benefit in kind.

The only upside is that your beau is ready dressed for any kind of impromptu YMCA singalong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The only upside is that your beau is ready dressed for any kind of impromptu YMCA singalong."

Yup… and if he’s got a rubber on the end of his pencil… the jobs a good’en

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sensual mate, I’ve got a funny feeling we’ve rode our hogs right through this thread… haha !!!

I’m sure some Big Bad Ass Biker will shimmy along soon, and make one of us chew on his helmet…..

Me first.... me first !!!!

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Bikers are not badass, they're just guys.

Bikers are only badass in the movies, but then, in the movies, Julia Roberts portrayed prostitution as being no more than a mild inconvenience where you might get sore feet from standing around for a bit before a Richard Gere type dude whizzes up and takes you away from it all.

The average biker is more likely to have froth on his top lip from his last cappuccino than deposit his wrath on your ass.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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The average biker is more likely to have froth on his top lip from his last cappuccino than deposit his wrath on your ass. "

Oh well,,,, I guess at least, I can always dream about receiving a really wicked rimming performed by a guy with a frothy top lip ….!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why don't you two hire a tandem and go? Or get a room!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why don't you two hire a tandem and go? Or get a room!! "

I can't go.... as previously explained... there is just no way I could grow a suitable Moustache in time.... and I aint wearing one of the gay stick on ones....

Sigh,,,,,,

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

And back to the original point, I believe my housemate is going, I was going as pillion, but think he's taking his wife instead, so I'll be there in spirit!

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"And back to the original point, I believe my housemate is going, I was going as pillion, but think he's taking his wife instead, so I'll be there in spirit! "

To reiterate, what is the protest about?

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

The EU are trying to bring in a law that all work done on a bike, from changing a lightbulb, to changing the engine must be done by a qualified mechanic. They also want all motorcyclists to wear hi vis at all times whilst riding.

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"The EU are trying to bring in a law that all work done on a bike, from changing a lightbulb, to changing the engine must be done by a qualified mechanic. They also want all motorcyclists to wear hi vis at all times whilst riding. "

Thanks.

The 1st part, no chance.

2nd part, it wouldn't surprise me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The EU are trying to bring in a law that all work done on a bike, from changing a lightbulb, to changing the engine must be done by a qualified mechanic. They also want all motorcyclists to wear hi vis at all times whilst riding. "

Ahh... ok... I can see some value to the hi-vis point.....

But it seems rather unfair that people can't maintain their own machines as long as it remains roadworthy!!

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Most riders I've spoken don't have a huge issue with the hi vis, but like myself think it would be better to make wearing proper gear a legal requirment. After all, you go skidding at 70mph across the tarmac, fat lot of good a hi vis over shorts and tshirt is gonna do. But the real issue is the work on bikes. Thats what has got most people upset.

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Most riders I've spoken don't have a huge issue with the hi vis, but like myself think it would be better to make wearing proper gear a legal requirment. After all, you go skidding at 70mph across the tarmac, fat lot of good a hi vis over shorts and tshirt is gonna do. But the real issue is the work on bikes. Thats what has got most people upset."

work on the bikes would be impossible to police, plus there are a million restriction of trade/freedom of movement type laws which would make it completely unenforceable - like if it was a requirement that only a qualified electrician could wire a plug etc.

The high vis vest thing is probably more of a threat, who wants to look like that on their 'blade.

But, the high vis vest is hard to attack as a bad idea. But then the R1 I was looking at last week with 175bhp at the back wheel is kinda hard to defend.

Strom in a teacup, neither will ever happen.

And, you make a good point re shorts'n'shirt. If they're serious about safety, hi vis aint the way to go,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From a mechanical side of things, maybe its not a bad thing for a bike to be maintained by a professional mechanic. But from another point of view, the large majority of people I know who ride bikes take a pride in keeping their machine road worthy.

The Euro tossers ruined the bike test and wasted millions on a new test that is soon to be re-evaluated as the main reason for the test change had real relevance to our roads and road speed.

So I say all bikers should at least put some kind of effort in to stand up for their rights.

I no longer own a motorbike but wish all those involved success.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The EU are trying to bring in a law that all work done on a bike, from changing a lightbulb, to changing the engine must be done by a qualified mechanic. They also want all motorcyclists to wear hi vis at all times whilst riding. "

Thats silly. Do you have to fill a form in and tell the eu your light bulb has gone out?

Halfords (there are other retail outle.... hang on are there other Halford type shops?) would go out of business if it wasn't for the self fix-its and relationships all over the country will be breaking down with biker husbands in the house, instead of out playing with their mates in the garage, demanding that you turn Corries off.....

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"The EU are trying to bring in a law that all work done on a bike, from changing a lightbulb, to changing the engine must be done by a qualified mechanic. They also want all motorcyclists to wear hi vis at all times whilst riding.

Thats silly. Do you have to fill a form in and tell the eu your light bulb has gone out?

Halfords (there are other retail outle.... hang on are there other Halford type shops?) would go out of business if it wasn't for the self fix-its and relationships all over the country will be breaking down with biker husbands in the house, instead of out playing with their mates in the garage, demanding that you turn Corries off....."

An excellent point.

A garage, toolbox and peace and frickin' quiet does more to save relationships in this country than any amount of 'new man' bollocks.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

1 toolkit for sale.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"From a mechanical side of things, maybe its not a bad thing for a bike to be maintained by a professional mechanic. But from another point of view, the large majority of people I know who ride bikes take a pride in keeping their machine road worthy.

The Euro tossers ruined the bike test and wasted millions on a new test that is soon to be re-evaluated as the main reason for the test change had real relevance to our roads and road speed.

So I say all bikers should at least put some kind of effort in to stand up for their rights.

I no longer own a motorbike but wish all those involved success. "

*No real relevance* it should have been.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Most riders I've spoken don't have a huge issue with the hi vis, but like myself think it would be better to make wearing proper gear a legal requirment. After all, you go skidding at 70mph across the tarmac, fat lot of good a hi vis over shorts and tshirt is gonna do. But the real issue is the work on bikes. Thats what has got most people upset."

I understand your point about how you’d rather enforce bikers too wear appropriate riding gear which obviously has te potential to save the rider from injury ,,,,,

But compulsary Hi’vis has the potential to save other road users too….

So I'd rather go for that option and allow bikers to take responsibility for their own risks in choosing what to wear under it...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

@ FunkyFox.

Can you let me know the reasoning behind the protest regards what bikers wear? Why don't the bikers want to wear hi-viz? What are their objections?

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"@ FunkyFox.

Can you let me know the reasoning behind the protest regards what bikers wear? Why don't the bikers want to wear hi-viz? What are their objections?"

1. Looking like a dick.

2. Erm

3. Nope, that's it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is the big moustache yet mandatory?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't matter what you wear... The car drivers still won't look...

It's just another pick on the biker thing...

I certainly wouldn't wear one. Just stop banning loud cans and car drivers will hear you coming... If people checked blindspots more it would save lives..

And till they make it legal to wear protective gear I think its a stupid rule... I never ever ride without proper protective gear... Not just a lid ... All the gear should be a legal requirement.

Cali x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't matter what you wear... The car drivers still won't look...

It's just another pick on the biker thing...

Cali x "

No... its not about picking on bikers, its about improving road safety for all road users,,,,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't matter what you wear... The car drivers still won't look...

It's just another pick on the biker thing...

Cali x

No... its not about picking on bikers, its about improving road safety for all road users,,,,

"

Teach people better road sense then.. I got knocked off because some stupid bint apparently didn't see my bike that would make dayglo clothes look dull... My leathers equally bright..

On learning to ride I had a high visibility vest and still got pulled out on 3 or more times..

Make cars be brighter too.. but the fact is people just don't look.

Cali x

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Wanna improve road safety?

Ban muppets who wobble about the road on their pushbikes, towing their kid behind them in a trailer.

(but they've got a wee flag and the trailer is dayglo, so it's "ok")

Fucking lunacy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't matter what you wear... The car drivers still won't look...

It's just another pick on the biker thing...

Cali x

No... its not about picking on bikers, its about improving road safety for all road users,,,,

Teach people better road sense then..

Make cars be brighter too.. but the fact is people just don't look.

Cali x "

Pedestrian are road users too…. some of them are little children with little understanding of how to judge speed and risk,,, and some pedestrians are very old, and react very slowly.... some are even hard of hearing and rely only on sight to keep them safe,,, etc etc etc........

I'm gobsmacked

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Don't matter what you wear... The car drivers still won't look...

It's just another pick on the biker thing...

Cali x

No... its not about picking on bikers, its about improving road safety for all road users,,,,

Teach people better road sense then..

Make cars be brighter too.. but the fact is people just don't look.

Cali x

Pedestrian are road users too…. some of them are little children with little understanding of how to judge speed and risk,,, and some pedestrians are very old, and react very slowly.... some are even hard of hearing and rely only on sight to keep them safe,,, etc etc etc........

I'm gobsmacked "

So, cars should be dayglo too then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Wanna improve road safety?

Ban muppets who wobble about the road on their pushbikes, towing their kid behind them in a trailer.

(but they've got a wee flag and the trailer is dayglo, so it's "ok")

Fucking lunacy."

Amen! Thought it was just me thinking they were dangerous.

Maybe as part of the car test there should be a day where all drivers should take a motor cycle CBT (compulsory basic training) to make them more aware of the dangers on the road.

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


" all drivers should take a motor cycle CBT (compulsory basic training) to make them more aware of the dangers on the road."

Accident statistics would plummet overnight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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So, cars should be dayglo too then?"

Only if you think cars are as difficult to spot as motorbikes..... which kinda goes agaisnt the argument supporting car drivers don't notice bikers....

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


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So, cars should be dayglo too then?

Only if you think cars are as difficult to spot as motorbikes..... which kinda goes agaisnt the argument supporting car drivers don't notice bikers...."

Car drivers don't notice bikers because they are cocooned in a safety cell with seatbelts, airbags, crumple zones, an ENCAP safety rating and music blaring from their stereo. They are completely removed from the world around them and feel a false sense of personal security.

The argument is (and it's been scientifically proven)that if you, for example, put a spike in the middle of the steering wheel and removed seatbelts, car drivers would pay a shit-load more attention to what was happening, instead of trying to 'shuffle' their ipod to get David Gray on, whilst dialling their best mate on the phone.

BANG! 'Oh, what was that...?'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Wanna improve road safety?

Ban muppets who wobble about the road on their pushbikes, towing their kid behind them in a trailer.

(but they've got a wee flag and the trailer is dayglo, so it's "ok")

Fucking lunacy.

Amen! Thought it was just me thinking they were dangerous.

Maybe as part of the car test there should be a day where all drivers should take a motor cycle CBT (compulsory basic training) to make them more aware of the dangers on the road."

I have always thought that..

cali

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

So, cars should be dayglo too then?

Only if you think cars are as difficult to spot as motorbikes..... which kinda goes agaisnt the argument supporting car drivers don't notice bikers....

Car drivers don't notice bikers because they are cocooned in a safety cell with seatbelts, airbags, crumple zones, an ENCAP safety rating and music blaring from their stereo. They are completely removed from the world around them and feel a false sense of personal security.

The argument is (and it's been scientifically proven)that if you, for example, put a spike in the middle of the steering wheel and removed seatbelts, car drivers would pay a shit-load more attention to what was happening, instead of trying to 'shuffle' their ipod to get David Gray on, whilst dialling their best mate on the phone.

BANG! 'Oh, what was that...?'"

My point was in reference to pedestrians safety? you asked about car colour!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a lot of sense in the old hot rod saying "Loud pipes saves lives!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There's a lot of sense in the old hot rod saying "Loud pipes saves lives!"

"

But not to a deaf person though....

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By *ensualfire88Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"There's a lot of sense in the old hot rod saying "Loud pipes saves lives!"

But not to a deaf person though...."

Yes to a deaf person - they'd feel the vibration from the noise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There's a lot of sense in the old hot rod saying "Loud pipes saves lives!"

But not to a deaf person though....

Yes to a deaf person - they'd feel the vibration from the noise.

"

Yes silly me,,, of course they do!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

"

and breath

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

"

Good Lord I can't get past the first few pages - Mr Pirsig confuses me big style!!

I dont like maths either though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

I run a V8 yank with a straight through exhaust, people hear it before they see it so it does help with road safety in some respects.

It doesn't matter if a car or bike has been built by a professional or a back yard enthusiast, it has to go through the SVA test.

If it doesn't pass the regulations set for the test its not allowed on the road.

"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

Good Lord I can't get past the first few pages - Mr Pirsig confuses me big style!!

I dont like maths either though "

haha..yeah tis a handful...the book that is ...not my chopper %*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

Good Lord I can't get past the first few pages - Mr Pirsig confuses me big style!!

I dont like maths either though

haha..yeah tis a handful...the book that is ...not my chopper %*"

Very droll monsieur le Dave.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I`d quite happilly stick a copy of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance up the arse of cunts responsible for the raft of measures and proposed directives coming from the EU and the other pleblicites here..strangling the life out of the biking community..

Loud pipes save lives...

I have written letters to my local MP and others....reminding them of my freedom to build whatever the fuck I like...with the proviso that it is roadworthy....tho that appears to be the fucking problem....thats their ace in the hole....will I have advanced braking systems on my chopper...unlikely..will I have factory approved products on my completely original bike...NO !!...

Guess the result..

I could spit nails...wankers..

"

Me too, I'm three quarters the way through building a Harley bobber.

As an old school biker, who's never sacrificed looks for comfort, all these bullshit measures grip my spuds.

No one should be forced to wear anything they don't want to on a bike.

It should be down to the rider, after all, they're the only one taking the risk.

Unlike mountain/rock climbers, pot-holers/cavers, and loonies who go hiking over the Cairngorms in snow storms who risk other peoples lives and cost a fortune to rescue when they get in the shit.

The EU also want anything you fit onto your bike to be direct from the bikes factory, not patern/after market, even though those parts are often superior and cheaper than factory items.

It'll put thousands of spares manufacturers out of business too.

As if the EU haven't more important things to sort out, they need to get their priorities sorted and us bikers need to tell them to FUCK OFF! R

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

From what I have read regarding these new EU motorcycle 'laws'....there is a lot of misinformation and rumour mongering about these supposed proposals, it would seem that there is an element of Chinese whispers involved here and very little of what has been alleged to be proposed actually exists.

Excerpts from an E Mail from within the EU committee discussing the matter...

“The amendments tabled by MEPs which are outside the scope of the Commission’s proposal constitute political recommendations which are very unlikely to feature in the adopted text. If however there is majority support for any of these ideas, the amendments concerned can only feature in Recitals to the Regulation which means they have no legal effect”.

“Even if these recommendations make it through the Committee stage, which I doubt, both Council and Commission would resist them featuring in the final text of the Regulation as they have no corresponding Article. The amendments concerned relate to driver/rider training, side visibility reflectors, roadside random spot-checks, technical examinations of motorbikes and liabilities in accident situations, and the harmonisation of driver licence schemes”.

“In the context of this draft Regulation, we are simply not engaged in a discussion on national debates concerning the mandating of high visibility jackets for riders, the banning of older motorcycles from urban areas, nor are we discussing EU funded research on throttle and speed control schemes. These are all considerations which are completely outside the scope of this legislative proposal.

Furthermore, picking up on other concerns constituents have expressed, there are no proposals on the table about mandating the sealing of the power train from the air box or relating to setting a diameter and aspect ratio for the rear tyre”.

So a lot of hearsay that often blows EU proposals up out of all proportion....

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By *eabo OP   Man
over a year ago

marden

i copied this from visor down coz it was quicker than typing it all out.

¦ Anti Tampering Regulation and specifically article 18, which wants to stop all modifciations to the complete bike power train, from the airbox through to controlling rear tyre profiles

¦ Article 52, which states: “If systems, components or separate technical units on a list in a delegated act to this regulation, have a dual use, for vehicles intended exclusively for racing and for vehicles intended for use on public roads, they may not be sold or offered for sale to consumers.” For example, if a K&N air filter can fit a CBR race bike and a CBR road bike, the best way to police that is to make it illegal to sell the filter in Europe

¦ Compulsory ABS for all bikes. MAG wishes to have it available as a switchable option in conditions where ABS does not work well – for example off-road

¦ On board diagnostics: this will enable easy roadside checks of emissions so that constant read-outs of engine performance can be taken, which could lead to a ‘tacho style’ monitoring of riding style

¦ Not to have the wearing of DayGlo clothing made compulsory for riders and/or pillions as is being proposed in France and Ireland.

¦ Forthcoming EU bike licence directive 3DLD to step the bike licencing system further, due to be transposed into law by Jan 2013

back to my bit-

essentially no changes will be allowed to be made to any motorcycle. whether that is a headlight bulb bought from halfords and not the manufacturer, through air filters bought from other suppliers to exhausts and tyres not supplied by the original manufacturer. motorcycle tyres work totally differently to car tyres. it is all about what you can feel thru yer bum (no soxy leave it) and thru the handlebars. different tyres suit different riding styles.

original exhausts are often three to four times the price of an altenative manufacturers exhaust, taking an example, a £300 motad replacement exhaust will go up to £800 for an exhaust made by the bikes manufacturer.

abs, great on cars but not so good on bikes where front or rear braking depends on road surface, traffic conditions and traffic. also taking more controll away from a rider will result in a drop in skill levels and an increase in imagined safety... risk compensation if you know what it means.

roadside testing. a copper will be able to plug a black box into your bike and will know what changes have been made, how you were riding, whether you were speeding (and before anyone says you shouldn't be speeding car drivers hate speed cameras for the same impersonal reasons. police prosecute for inappropriate speed not just speeding)

dayglo vests.. you what! if the numpty in his car cannot see a motorcycle headlight coming towards him at eye level what difference is a yellow vest going to make? apart from that they look stooopid.

there are no comparable restrictions or laws being considered for cars, who vastly outnumber the number of bikes on the road so yes a lot of us are pissed off.

back to the original post, is anyone going.

and moody, you want to go pillion?

and i haven't spell checked this so bear with me on that bit

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I think it depends what article you read, on what motorcycling website you read it, as some websites are accusing others of rumour mongering.....

Which is why some sites are not relying on hearsay but are actively writing to EU ministers and getting the official lowdown on what is real and what is something starting out as a Grape on a Monday and looking like a Melon by the Friday.

Wouldn't be the first time EU proposal rumours have been distorted and won't be the last.

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By *eabo OP   Man
over a year ago

marden


"From what I have read regarding these new EU motorcycle 'laws'....there is a lot of misinformation and rumour mongering about these supposed proposals, it would seem that there is an element of Chinese whispers involved here and very little of what has been alleged to be proposed actually exists.

Excerpts from an E Mail from within the EU committee discussing the matter...

“The amendments tabled by MEPs which are outside the scope of the Commission’s proposal constitute political recommendations which are very unlikely to feature in the adopted text. If however there is majority support for any of these ideas, the amendments concerned can only feature in Recitals to the Regulation which means they have no legal effect”.

“Even if these recommendations make it through the Committee stage, which I doubt, both Council and Commission would resist them featuring in the final text of the Regulation as they have no corresponding Article. The amendments concerned relate to driver/rider training, side visibility reflectors, roadside random spot-checks, technical examinations of motorbikes and liabilities in accident situations, and the harmonisation of driver licence schemes”.

“In the context of this draft Regulation, we are simply not engaged in a discussion on national debates concerning the mandating of high visibility jackets for riders, the banning of older motorcycles from urban areas, nor are we discussing EU funded research on throttle and speed control schemes. These are all considerations which are completely outside the scope of this legislative proposal.

Furthermore, picking up on other concerns constituents have expressed, there are no proposals on the table about mandating the sealing of the power train from the air box or relating to setting a diameter and aspect ratio for the rear tyre”.

So a lot of hearsay that often blows EU proposals up out of all proportion....

"

the quote you used jane is from an email sent the biker guide, a website supplying a balanced view of news and events affecting motorcyclists.

the bikerguide e-mailed various politicians involved in the debate and they recieved a reply from a malcom harbour, who is chairman of the imco committee, and shadow rapporteur for ecr.

imco is the committee on internal market and consumer protection. whose job includes overseeing the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards.and the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers. neither of which has anything whatsover to do with safety, but the harmonisation of technical standards fits in nicely with only using parts supplied by the original manufacturer.

the ecr is the european conservatives and reformists group. so he is a designated spokesman for a group who want to reform the eu to make it more accountable, transparent and responsive to the people it serves. again no interest whatsover in safety.

so in essence the e-mail is to a news website from a guy who has no idea if the measures being discussed will help to save lives or indeed have any positive effect on the safety of the people it effects.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The scariest thing about it is that as soon as the EU shout "SHIT!" Britain jumps on the shovel.

While other countries have a "lets see how it goes down elsewhere" attitude to new EU legislations, Britain starts putting it into practice while the print is still wet, we're that eager to comply with anything the EU throw at us.

I'd be interested to see where the famous EU Human Rights bill stands as far as Bikers rights are concerned.

With any luck they'll cancel out their own legislation. R

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By *ustyAngelWoman
over a year ago

gloucester

OH Why, ohWhy cant our europeran masters find something useful to do wuth there time?

Fortunatly I can still ride a horse on a public highway without a helmet because im older than 14! & THEY have the option of free will occasionally!

(i always wear a helmet! Im not stupid!)

Note to self : Buy horse with ABS as standard!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Most riders I've spoken don't have a huge issue with the hi vis, but like myself think it would be better to make wearing proper gear a legal requirment. After all, you go skidding at 70mph across the tarmac, fat lot of good a hi vis over shorts and tshirt is gonna do. But the real issue is the work on bikes. Thats what has got most people upset.

I understand your point about how you’d rather enforce bikers too wear appropriate riding gear which obviously has te potential to save the rider from injury ,,,,,

But compulsary Hi’vis has the potential to save other road users too….

So I'd rather go for that option and allow bikers to take responsibility for their own risks in choosing what to wear under it..."

Do you ever think all these regulations are really about forcing people to pay over the odds for things? What is the actual frequency / real risk from not wearing a vis?

Go to Greece and Spain and see how many people don't even bother with a helmet. It's a con to get us to pay more money out.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay


"The scariest thing about it is that as soon as the EU shout "SHIT!" Britain jumps on the shovel.

While other countries have a "lets see how it goes down elsewhere" attitude to new EU legislations, Britain starts putting it into practice while the print is still wet, we're that eager to comply with anything the EU throw at us.

I'd be interested to see where the famous EU Human Rights bill stands as far as Bikers rights are concerned.

With any luck they'll cancel out their own legislation. R"

There isn't any legislation that's the point....it's a million miles away from any form of legislation, it just suits some groups amongst bikers to scare their numbers into believing it's about to come into law....

Anyone remember the straight bananas?

The infamous EU income tax?

It's important to understand how Brussels works, there are at any given time hundreds upon hundreds of policy groups vying to impose their ideas on other MEP's and advisory groups....very little ever makes it into committee stage let alone legislation.

They talk a lot in Brussels....and what makes it worse is that much of it gets blown out of all proportion.

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By *eabo OP   Man
over a year ago

marden

no there isn't any legislation. but don't you think it a good idea to make your views known now, before it becomes legislation and cannot be undone? this isn't just mag kicking off, there have been similar demonstrations in other countries about ridiculous road safety policies.

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By *andWnwcplCouple
over a year ago

liverpool

Not going anymore as the bike was stolen today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Not going anymore as the bike was stolen today"

Ah...shit...I know that feeling....

Don`t let the cunts drag yer down chap...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Not going anymore as the bike was stolen today"

Thieving bastards!

Could you ride pillion with anyone?

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