6 things nobody tells you about owning a motorcycle

bad2dabone

good for a smile or two

http://www.cracked.com/article_19217_6-things-nobody-tells-you-about-owning-motorcycle.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=feature_module

slinky2000

haha very good!

Interesting one about the lights!

seanybiker

The lights are grand. Just do an endo when your stopping. Lol

Fabritzo

reminds me of the Clarkson article
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article4963194.ece

Fiskar

And 6 things that everybody knows about motorcycles

1) Freedom on the open road.

2) No parking charges / park as you go !

3) No speed camera issues (at least with front licence plates and speed cameras)

4) No Tolls through the M50

5) No Clamping worries

6) Superior economy ( at least for some of us bikers)

phoenix0250

did u get that link from biker.ie?

Maxav

Funny for the amount of truth in it, as for the lights. they're a serious PITA but sometimes if you look at the kerb you can see where the loop is in the road and if you put your back wheel in line and give it a rev or two you can get it to trip the lights. Helps if the bike is big though...:rolleyes::rolleyes: Can't see a 125 doing it..

goodlad

Maxav wrote: »

Funny for the amount of truth in it, as for the lights. they're a serious PITA but sometimes if you look at the kerb you can see where the loop is in the road and if you put your back wheel in line and give it a rev or two you can get it to trip the lights. Helps if the bike is big though...:rolleyes::rolleyes: Can't see a 125 doing it..

I was working late last year.
I had taken the bike to work for the first time since i got it, into the underground carpark i went.

I tried to leave about 11pm but my bike wouldnt trip the pressure pad for the gates to open. I ended up sleeping at my desk! lol

Blanchguy

It's an induction loop, works like a metal detector. Most sensitive at corners, try lining your bike up along one of the edges. (Disclaimer, not a biker, but I have know shopping trolleys to activate loops.)

jameshayes

I have had the lights problem loads in dublin - a fúck load of traffic lights in my area are triggered by camera or the ground sensor - fúcking sh!te!!!

KTRIC

jameshayes wrote: »

I have had the lights problem loads in dublin - a fúck load of traffic lights in my area are triggered by camera or the ground sensor - fúcking sh!te!!!

Just get a bigger bike. Never a problem with my panzer

AgileMyth

Yeah it was a big problem for me on the 125, used to hammer the back brake going over the sensors!

Not really an issue on the GS though.

Paparazzo

Blanchguy wrote: »

It's an induction loop, works like a metal detector. Most sensitive at corners, try lining your bike up along one of the edges. (Disclaimer, not a biker, but I have know shopping trolleys to activate loops.)

Cool. Never knew that.

Del2005

I watched a show recently where they said to put 2 high strength magnets under your bike to trigger the loop, forgot what type of magnets they said though:(

AgileMyth

So am I right in thinking me jamming on the brakes was achieving nothing at all?

Coyote

AgileMyth wrote: »

So am I right in thinking me jamming on the brakes was achieving nothing at all?

I would not say nothing jamming on the brakes looks cool :P but doubt it makes much difference with the lights