Riding tip of the week.

[Dan505]

cat like reflexes ;D Jon!

[Mark_Able]

I seem to remember that you can croos a solid white line as long as the vehicle you are passing is doing less than 10mph???

Back to reading the Highway Code Mr W... [smiley=thumbdown.gif]
You may cross a solid white line to pass a bicycle, horse, or road maintenance vehicle, if they're travelling at 10mph or less... [smiley=happy.gif]

[Jon_W]

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I'll get my coat!

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[4L1Stroker]

Swiss police don't approve of filtering at any speed,cost me and a mate 250 swiss francs each, ouch, and he was a very ignorant person to boot. i do filter here and stick to the rules you've pointed out so that must make me a good person, i feel better now.

[Blackandchrome]

I have been overtaken whilst filtering!
Yes. It was another biker. Obviously very impatient and stupid to boot! >

[Mark_Able]

I have been overtaken whilst filtering!
Yes. It was another biker. Obviously very impatient and stupid to boot! >

There is a complete pr*ck from Westbury on a little Yam sporty 125 thing, that tries to over-take me whilst I'm filtering, in the morning on the way to work. Well, he tried it once anyway... :

[Dan505]

i get this a lot in the evening, especially from toe-rag scruffs on mopeds when they jump to the front of the queue at lights pulling right in front of the car, i just shake my head and think muppets....

[Jon_W]

I have been overtaken whilst filtering!
Yes. It was another biker. Obviously very impatient and stupid to boot! >

Plenty of them in Bath.... you need eyes in the back of your head!!

[Mark_Able]

25. Steering: How's your arms? Have you ever thought about how you steer? I have seen many people riding with straight arms, locked at the elbows. Try sitting on your bike, lock your arms, then turn the steering. Unless you've got particularly supple shoulders, it's bloody difficult. Also, the forces you're applying to the handlebars are generally in a downward motion. Pushing down on the bars has very little effect. Your arms need to be able to push or pull. You can only do this effectively with bent arms. Allowing your arms to flex at the elbows makes the job of steering much easier. With your forearms roughly parallel to the ground, the steering motion becomes a push or pull, but also with the added benefit of suspension. Yes, your arms flexing at the elbows act like suspension, in turn, helping your front suspension to do it's job. The more weight you have pushing down on the bars, the more you're relying on the front suspension to do all the work of absorbing bumps. So you can help your front end by keeping your arms flexed, making the job of steering much easier, and making you as a rider, feel less tired.

[Dan505]

[smiley=thumbsup.gif] keep it up Mr Able, always good reading.