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- Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:35 am
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Ride like a Copper...
- Replies: 124
- Views: 28323
Re: Ride like a Copper...
Was riding an XT600E when I was first taught to use those observation techniques. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Dont think the bike affects the observation techniques but in the case of an XT600E allowance would need to be made for acceleration, yet another characteristic that needs to be ta...
- Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:01 am
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Ride like a Copper...
- Replies: 124
- Views: 28323
Re: Ride like a Copper...
Machine capabillity has not been mentioned & these Police bikes have two very important get you out of gaol devices which none of my bikes have. So my PERCEPTION of a manoeuvre which is riskier than I want to take is clouded by the judgement of my machines capabillity & of course a video onl...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:17 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Ride like a Copper...
- Replies: 124
- Views: 28323
Re: Ride like a Copper...
Agree 100 percent Gedge, but didn't want to say it because people don't like to hear it. Most people who haven't done advanced training, don't understand advanced riding. That's why I generally dislike "instruction" videos. A little bit of knowledge is always dangerous, and in a 15 minute...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:42 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Ride like a Copper...
- Replies: 124
- Views: 28323
Re: Ride like a Copper...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pmYh1FWYtUA @ 9.36 - not totally convinced that holding back on the left for a right hand bend "safe" overtake has absolutely assured there is no concealed entrance on the right. Why risk it? Now that was a decent video! Once I...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:53 pm
- Forum: THE PUB
- Topic: Ride like a Copper...
- Replies: 124
- Views: 28323
Re: Ride like a Copper...
@ 9.36 - not totally convinced that holding back on the left for a right hand bend "safe" overtake has absolutely assured there is no concealed entrance on the right.
Why risk it?
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:51 pm
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: What's The Best, No Nonsense, do it all Green Lane Bike?
- Replies: 183
- Views: 48119
Re: What's The Best, No Nonsense, do it all Green Lane Bike?
Best of both, all in one package! :blink:
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:49 pm
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: triumph bonneville as an alternative adventure bike
- Replies: 62
- Views: 20358
Re: triumph bonneville as an alternative adventure bike
This has probably been seen before but it seems to be a fairly honest appraisal of a Bonneville by an owner rather than an observer (thumbs) Suspension always seems to be an issue with new machines. Now I know for a fact that Triumph spend a lot of time road testing machines before their release &a...
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:05 pm
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: triumph bonneville as an alternative adventure bike
- Replies: 62
- Views: 20358
Re: triumph bonneville as an alternative adventure bike
New Bonneville. In dealers February. (thumbs)
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:17 am
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: German company Africa queens. Goodies for the new Africa twin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2924
Re: German company Africa queens. Goodies for the new Africa twin
You sure it's not after Humphrey Bogart's steam tugg :cheer: :laugh: :woohoo:johnnyboxer wrote:They've been called that for over 20 years :laugh:picos mestizo wrote:Not too sure that 'Queens' was a sensible choice of title. :unsure:
They named the original Africa Twin - the 'queen of the desert',............
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:41 am
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: German company Africa queens. Goodies for the new Africa twin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2924
Re: German company Africa queens. Goodies for the new Africa twin
Not too sure that 'Queens' was a sensible choice of title. :unsure: