Andy, what I’m trying to say is that if we wait for the emergency services to say “ yes, we’re in good shape go out on your bikes “ it’s never gonna happen, because the NHS etc seems to be permanently stretched to the limit? I’ve got no intention of ending up like those bikers above who were group riding 60 miles from home, I just want to know when non essential journeys will be back on the cards.
Yep, the back log from this chite storm will be with the NHS for some years to come. I’ll not hazard the knock on effect on other life shortening health problems folk have.
Have you ever got out of first gear? have you ever done more than 70.01mph? do you relentlessly talk about counter steering? If the answer is yes to the first two, then you’re not so bad.
It’s ‘positive steering’ today, counter steering is considered too difficult a concept for the younger riders to grasp Our observer training is now looking at giving Associates separate theory training so when they go for an observed ride, that’s what they do, go for a ride. Radical eh ? Andy
I feel like coming down and doing my green badge or whatever it’s called. I’ll borrow a lid and leathers from a mate of mine and wobble in to the car park. Full Bambi on ice spec. I’ll patiently bide my time until the first observed ride and then back it in to a round about and go knee down immediately.
as soon as we get a bit of nice weather i am going out on my bike, its taxed ,insured and got a current MOT I will of paid the vat and duty on my petrol so as far as i am concerned i am legal and i won't pay any fine if i get stopped
just don't get caught out before 06.00 or after 18.00 when France is under draconian curfew. Obviously you can travel outside of these times fo4 medical reasons i.e. to go for Covid vaccinations, sorry that was a poor example for a EU country.
If you ride around in groups you deserve to be stopped, however, solo I don’t think you will encounter any problems. I have ridden several thousand miles (legitimately) since first lockdowns in London, Herts, Essex, Cambs, Bucks, Berks, Middx. Not stopped once. Even being the only vehicle on the road at the crack of dawn, and passed a fair few cop cars, many unmarked. The people stopped where always in a certain bracket, like a car full of chaps off a building site in a 20 year old slightly scruffy Merc. Just be sensible.
Haha, this is so true.... You can imagine the pain in their eyes when I told my local observer that I was lucky enough to do a Met Police surveillance motorcycle course, which translates to flying across London on an unmarked bike, going upto 100mph with zero identifiable lights on, bouncing from either train or tube stations generally.... It’s very close to riding a bike like you stole it, but trying to “guess” your probabilities of movement around you, using experience to minimise yourself getting knocked off. A concept that is impossible to comprehend to IAM groups but still a good giggle.
Their a bunch of self important cockwombles. Takes a certain type to be one, and you’ll normally find them alone at parties…
Can you just imagine the conversation between them! Well, I was observing wank rule/discipline xyz when blah blah blah I’m a boring twat. Idiots
