Is it time to pack in?

[RowleyBirkinQC]

There are good and bad riders and drivers. If I had the money living on sark with no cars is very appealing to me.

With the Barclays brothers trying to gain control over the island?

 

[Ivory55]

With the Barclays brothers trying to gain control over the island?

The no cars appealed to me

 

[TCG]

That's nonsense.

The appropriate speed for any particular road will depend on the size and type of vehicle you're using.

Of course skill level comes into it as well. Perhaps you were driving at an appropriate speed for your skills. What's the problem if people who are more skilled choose to overtake?

So i suppose those round signs with 30 written on them mean nothing

 

[Deleted member 29692]

With the Barclays brothers trying to gain control over the island?

I think they only want control of Brecqhou which they own, not Sark itself.

 

[Vansflyer]

Ummm. could be that the hard shoulder is for the use of emergencies, not for motorbikes to undertake because they can't be arsed to queue like the rest of us

Please tell us how many times you have been undertaken by a bike on a hard shoulder in the UK? And also what is a D Road in the UK?
I could count on one hand how many times I have seen bikes use the hard shoulder in traffic, I would need many hands to count the car / van drivers who have done it close to a M way junction. Bikers don’t need the hard shoulder as we can legally... yes legally filter through the traffic and also use a lot of bus lanes (legally undertaking you). Are you getting confused with the new smart motorways when the Old hard shoulder is now used as a lane when the signs indicate it can be? At that point are you still sitting in lane 2 / 3 at 55 mph instead of moving left into lane 1 ?
Anyone undertaking on a regular road apart from when a vehicle is turning right will end up in a box..
Want to go Pillion on my bike for a day and understand why we ride how we do or do you want carry on being annoyed that we can filter and get to places faster on two wheels rather than 4 or 6?
I ride for a job and would be delighted to “educate” you in the joys of two wheels, genuine offer.
No need to worry, I have just had a pillion on for around 20k miles over winter and he said I didn’t scare him once...
Let me know...

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[Richard n Ann]

we can filter and get to places faster on two wheels

Bloomin' marvellous for some

 

[tonyidle]

Agreed, but on the flip side of that, I am fed up of have motorbike riders overtaking and undertaking me when I am travelling at the correct speed for a particular road...
There are as many bad motorbikers as there are car drivers

I'd have thought overtaking was fine? Why would that make you fed up?

 

[tonyidle]

It's not a case of if i like being overtaken.. if you bother to re-read my post i clearly said i was fed up of being UNDERTAKEN and OVERTAKEN when i am travelling at the CORRECT speed for the road.
In other words some motor bike riders have absolutely no regard for the speed limits on our roads.

Read you own post #24 it says it all

I ride bikes & drive cars and have absolutely no regard for many of the arbitrary and inappropriate speed limits on our roads.

 

[Bgrr]

Chris, before you decide to stop riding have you considered doing an advanced rider course. There are several options/groups that run these courses. Details can be found here:
Do a course and then you will know whether the reason you ride has really gone. If it is no longer enjoyable then it is not worth it.
Like you I rode the big beemers but now getting a Triumph Tiger 800. Only around 200kg but the 95bhp allows quick overtaking and puts a smile on your face.

 

[Geistguy]

I've been riding for 56 years and own two large heavy bikes, I ride at least every week and only ice and snow stop me. I do about 16k miles PA. 3 years ago, to convince myself I was still safe, I did the IAM motorcycle test and achieved 99%.

As previously stated, get a professional assessment of your riding.

There again if your not enjoying riding then best to hang up your helmet.

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