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[WPD]

Teenagers on mopeds that sit at the lights or at a junction constantly revving the engine... WHY??? Just let it tick over and then pull away when it's time to.

 

Boy racers in cars with loud exhausts that have to rev the engine right up as the pull slowly away.

 

Motorists that drive along a straight clear road with no turnings, no obstacles or other traffic ahead but constantly touch the brakes and drive at a hugely inconstant speed 20mph, 25mph, 15mph suddenly then back to 30 grrrrr

some 2 strokes require you to constantly rev them to keep them from stalling, not all though

[andy159]

i dont know what you lot are on about, nothing better than a goatherder for getting your goats

[Carlos W]

 

Teenagers on mopeds that sit at the lights or at a junction constantly revving the engine... WHY??? Just let it tick over and then pull away when it's time to.

 

Boy racers in cars with loud exhausts that have to rev the engine right up as the pull slowly away.

 

Motorists that drive along a straight clear road with no turnings, no obstacles or other traffic ahead but constantly touch the brakes and drive at a hugely inconstant speed 20mph, 25mph, 15mph suddenly then back to 30 grrrrr

some 2 strokes require you to constantly rev them to keep them from stalling, not all though

 

Usually off road bikes are set up like this so that when you fall off they cut out.

 

My RD 125 will tick over all day.

[Ben_O]

 

 

Teenagers on mopeds that sit at the lights or at a junction constantly revving the engine... WHY??? Just let it tick over and then pull away when it's time to.

 

Boy racers in cars with loud exhausts that have to rev the engine right up as the pull slowly away.

 

Motorists that drive along a straight clear road with no turnings, no obstacles or other traffic ahead but constantly touch the brakes and drive at a hugely inconstant speed 20mph, 25mph, 15mph suddenly then back to 30 grrrrr

some 2 strokes require you to constantly rev them to keep them from stalling, not all though

 

Usually off road bikes are set up like this so that when you fall off they cut out.

 

My RD 125 will tick over all day.

 

All of my mates had Mopeds and all of them would just tick over without the need to rev.

 

Im sure the people i am on about do it just for the sake of it

[Carlos W]

Teenagers on mopeds that sit at the lights or at a junction constantly revving the engine... WHY??? Just let it tick over and then pull away when it's time to.
 
Boy racers in cars with loud exhausts that have to rev the engine right up as the pull slowly away.
 
Motorists that drive along a straight clear road with no turnings, no obstacles or other traffic ahead but constantly touch the brakes and drive at a hugely inconstant speed 20mph, 25mph, 15mph suddenly then back to 30 grrrrr

some 2 strokes require you to constantly rev them to keep them from stalling, not all though

Usually off road bikes are set up like this so that when you fall off they cut out.
 
My RD 125 will tick over all day.

All of my mates had Mopeds and all of them would just tick over without the need to rev.
 
Im sure the people i am on about do it just for the sake of it

It'll destroy the clutch

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

some bikers believe when leaning into a bend with their knee near touching the ground that as long as the bike is on the correct side of the road they are sorted, but their head and shoulders most definitely aren't.

I have mental images of watermelons exploding in slow motion when I see that, it makes for brown trouser moments

[M J W J]

When my mum serves food that has re heated gravy on it! Eughhh! Gravy is fine but not when its reheated.

[DFulton]

some bikers believe when leaning into a bend with their knee near touching the ground that as long as the bike is on the correct side of the road they are sorted, but their head and shoulders most definitely aren't.
I have mental images of watermelons exploding in slow motion when I see that, it makes for brown trouser moments

I have heard that in a sizeable proportion of motorbike fatalities, the cause of death is decapitation...

[sledgehammer]

I haven't got a goat -  

 

- I feel inadequate 

[Big Sam]

Having to ring Walgreens (the american pharmacy) using skype because someone born in 1928 set up an account using my email address and they dont require verification to make sure the email is correct. Then the website doesn't allow you to actually delete or disable the account online and having to ring up to do so.

 

Then...the American call centre operator not being able to understand my accent, i can be quite eloquent. 

[SecretSugar]

People and roundabouts! Just had some gormless woman in a merc turning right at the roundabout, so what does she do? Pulls out wide and ends up in the left lane and taking my front off nearly! The birdie came out today!! This also goes for people in the left lane who drive into the side of you and force you right onto the actual roundabout so they can go straight ahead!!!

Edited by SecretSugar, 19 October 2015 - 02:14 PM.

[M J W J]

50mph MAN!!!

 

Christ he's annoying. Not fast enough to allow me to stay in 5th, too fast to allow me to overtake safely or stay in 4th, and he brakes for every freaking corner.

[mini93]

It's all 50mph around here now. I just throw mine in 6th, but it does require frequent down changes at slight gradients and the corner brakers.

 

No idea why suddenly its unsafe.

 

When I had the mini last on the road, complete with steel roof, it would reasonate at exactly 50mph... madness!

[1984mini25]

It's all 50mph around here now. I just throw mine in 6th, but it does require frequent down changes at slight gradients and the corner brakers.

 

No idea why suddenly its unsafe.

 

When I had the mini last on the road, complete with steel roof, it would reasonate at exactly 50mph... madness!

 

It's all 40 and 50 mph round hear now. So on what would have been a 60mph road from one end to the other is now 1/4" mile 40mph, then half a mile at 50 mph, then half at 40 mph again maybe get stuck at some traffic lights for no apparent reason and then back to 40mph again and so on.

[sledgehammer]

 

It's all 50mph around here now. I just throw mine in 6th, but it does require frequent down changes at slight gradients and the corner brakers.

No idea why suddenly its unsafe.

When I had the mini last on the road, complete with steel roof, it would reasonate at exactly 50mph... madness!

 

It's all 40 and 50 mph round hear now. So on what would have been a 60mph road from one end to the other is now 1/4" mile 40mph, then half a mile at 50 mph, then half at 40 mph again maybe get stuck at some traffic lights for no apparent reason and then back to 40mph again and so on.

 

same where I live , & traffic calming that steers you into the centre of the road

speed humps to fill the gaps between the pot holes

 

what really gets me .....

 

is a new bit of road - gets dug up to put in new services ,

 

thats like me doing a bit of filling - after the final coat of paint

Edited by sledgehammer, 19 October 2015 - 10:27 PM.