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From: 1949 Whizzer on 8 Oct 2009 12:38 On Oct 8, 9:17 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > I think if Krusty and other Yanks want to see all-day high-speed > riding, they really need to pop over to Europe. If I ever go back to Europe, it won't be to ride motorcycles, it will be to tour historic buildings and museums.
From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Oct 2009 14:26 1949 Whizzer <macmiled(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The Evil Clown that you know as > Neil Murray crossposted his troll to the UK groups just to stir up his > usual shite. I did? Are you sure it wasn't the OP? -- BMW K1100LT & K100RS Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER Yamaha XS250 Damn, back to seven bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: SpamTrapSeeSig on 8 Oct 2009 14:34 In article <c145fd22-8e0f-4a2d-94cd-c638a1d4d521(a)x5g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, 1949 Whizzer <macmiled(a)gmail.com> writes >On Oct 8, 9:03�am, SpamTrapSeeSig <no-...(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> OK, California's a big place, but 'high-speed roads'? Californians >> invented longitudinal six-lane parking (which I've 'enjoyed' on 101 in >> the past, several times). > >That only happens during the two rush hours on the sections from the >stoplight at State St. in Santa Barbara to downtown Los Angeles, a >distance of about 100 miles. I know the LA bit to which you refer too, and that's even more unattractive than the bit I was thinking of. So it happens there too! The difference down in LA, I suppose, is the propensity to open up with automatic weapons when boredom sets in. >And there is no place where 101 has six lanes, so far as I recall. Regarding how many lanes, I'm fairly certain there are a number of sections in the Bay area with five or six lanes each way, but I only meant six altogether. >Avid motorcyclists learned long ago that they needed to get up early >to beat the cagers if they wanted to use the 101 to go anywhere on >Sunday. Yeah, that's another bit of pan-US weirdness - why, in so many states, is it illegal to filter bikes through traffic? It seems totally daft to me. On several occasions I've driven (in a car) for miles in suburban Colorado too, every so often pulling alongside the same bike held up at yet another red light. It's daft. >The cagers usually don't get onto the road before 11:00 AM and by that >time, Sunday riders who gathered at the Rock Store are typically on >their way home to watch a football game or to get in their own cage >and take their wife to the mall. > >> If you're trying to impress a British NG, you might want to mention >> taking it over to the IoM for the TT... > >I'm not trying to impress *anybody*. The Evil Clown that you know as >Neil Murray crossposted his troll to the UK groups just to stir up his >usual shite. Well, your mileage does vary, for sure! "His usual shite" is generally considered valuable round 'ere. But you were talking about 'fast' roads in California. I've driven Sacramento to SF in <3hours in the middle of the night (Highway 280, IIRC, starting around 2AM, in a car), but it was neither safe (after midnight it's no longer a legal requirement to look when pulling onto a major road, it seems), nor even close to German autobahn speeds. I've also driven Highway 5 south of Seattle, and I'd say daytime speeds on that are considerably higher than California, once you get out of the built-up areas. But as I said, I'm sure your mileage varies... -- SimonM ----- TubeWiz.com ----- Video making/uploading that's easy to use & fun to share Try it today! (now with DFace blurring)
From: 1949 Whizzer on 8 Oct 2009 14:45 On Oct 8, 11:26 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Evil Clown) wrote: > 1949 Whizzer <macmi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Let's cut you some slack. What, exactly, was wrong with the advice given > by Mark, Badger and myself? Nothing. I typed "They salt the roads in England, don't they?", then you morphed into your Evil Clown personality. Go ahead, tell me that I'm stupid and that I have no sense of "humour". Type it a thousand times. Whatever it takes for you to experience your way through this situation of causality.
From: 1949 Whizzer on 8 Oct 2009 15:07
On Oct 8, 11:34 am, SpamTrapSeeSig <no-...(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > The difference down in LA, I suppose, is the propensity to open up with > automatic weapons when boredom sets in. Objection. Hyperbole. Sustained. > Regarding how many lanes, I'm fairly certain there are a number of > sections in the Bay area with five or six lanes each way, but I only > meant six altogether. That's a very over-populated area too, with traffic-jammed rush hours. It's actually worse than Los Angeles in that respect. > Yeah, that's another bit of pan-US weirdness - why, in so many states, > is it illegal to filter bikes through traffic? It's caused by the kind of ignorance which is synonymous with bigotry. The people of sparsely populated states don't want anybody to pass them in order to clear out a traffic jam, and they act like a filtering motorcyclist is some kind of felon when he splits lanes. Narrow-minded people like that have to be convinced that filtering really is a *better way*. However, the largest number of motorcycles registered in the USA is in Southern California, where the traffic is so congested that police cruisers cannot catch a lane-splitting rider during rush hour. > >I'm not trying to impress *anybody*. The Evil Clown that you know as > >Neil Murray crossposted his troll to the UK groups just to stir up his > >usual shite. > > Well, your mileage does vary, for sure! "His usual shite" is generally > considered valuable round 'ere. He's been wanting to argue with me for ten years, so I'm familiar with his tricks to get me to respond. > But you were talking about 'fast' roads in California. I avoid riding at 100 mph or more. Most left lane traffic on the Interstate highways will be cruising at around 85 mph, and the California Highway Patrol will pick out the most flagrant violator, the one who makes himself obvious by moving from lane to lane to pass traffic that's cruising above the maximum speed limit. Motorists caught exceeding 100 mph will pay a $500 fine to the local municipality for the first offense, plus a 50% penalty that goes to the state of California. The judge has the discretion as to whether to suspend the convicted motorist's license. The motorist's license must be suspended on the second offense. Each succeeding offense adds about 50% to the fine, so the third offense will cost the impatient motorist about $1500 and he'll be walking or riding in someone else's vehicle for a few years, unless he needs a waiver to operate a vehicle in the pursuit of his employment. However, if he has no valid license, he may find himself unemployed as a result of the suspension. |