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I find it incredibly annoying when a numpty on a bike overtakes and then pulls right in in front of me and slamming on the brakes.
However when they do it dressed in jeans and a jacket makes me think they are a bit short of brain cells.
When they do all of this at 6.50am in the dark with no lights on and then keep overtaking on the bends at the bottom of Forder Valley I assume that they are completely stupid for putting themselves at such risk.


If that was you on the 125 this morning you might want to put your lights on next time dumbass

Lights should be permantely on! Mine are all the time.. should be wired in such a way that you cant turn them off..

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU JASE, ITS THIS KIND OF IDIOCY THAT OTHER ROAD USERS THEN USE TO DECIDE THAT WE ARE ALL " ON A DEATH WISH" OR JUST DONT CARE.

Oh yes i agree with you blokes lights should be permanenatly on
My prize for pratt of the year last year was a 50cc cooter rider whos scooter would do 31 mph trying to overtake me o the inside in a 30 mph limit, saw him pull out of a junction i was folowing a couple of cars at a safe distance he crept right up on my left hand side, a quick squirt on the throttle of the old 250 soon lafe thim sitting in acloud of 2 stroke smoke though, Bet he didnt need a fag for a couple of hours after
merv

The lights on my Gixxer have never in the 4 years of ownership, ever ever been turned off. Even when the bike is off the lights stay on so i never forget.

Lights on at all times - even in a car!

Thats my policy anyway and it seems to work.

i normally put my lights on if i'm filtering, overtaking or out in a lot of traffic, but personally think that having them on all the time in daylight hours is a bit ott - each to their own and all that though. my only "issue" (ifor want of a better word) with it is that if 90% of riders end up riding with lights on all the time and it becomes the "norm", in the event of an accident will it shift to become the other 10%'s fault automatically for not having their lights on if some myopic idiot in a car doesnt notice them?

what really gets my goat though is people who drive all the time with their fog lights on, irritates the hell out of me

Right there with you about the fog lights!

Got to agree with Jase, ride like an idiot and not put lights on incase someone sees him total tw@t
As mine is an import from Canada lights on permanent no switch at all. Which I think all bikes should be if not the safety people will make us wear flouresent jackets etc.
I for one don't look good in yellow
Mind you A_T was modeling the latest waistcoat the other day I wonder if it is a standard item for SWB rideouts
Keith

My lights are on 24/7 ...

It drains my battery abit but i figured my life was worth a bit more then the cost of a new battery

Yes lights on but not in good light in the car eh, if everybody drove around in cars tractors trucks milk floats with lights on during the day everybody is the same, the bikes having lights on during the day makes them stand out if everything has it,s lights on people get used to,it and there would be no adavantage, France tried this recently everything had to have it,s lights on all the time and it did not stay long, I know aas a memeber of MAG they will fight the law acoming here
Merv

[quote="chris_1127"]i normally put my lights on if i'm filtering, overtaking or out in a lot of traffic, but personally think that having them on all the time in daylight hours is a bit ott - each to their own and all that though. my only "issue" (ifor want of a better word) with it is that if 90% of riders end up riding with lights on all the time and it becomes the "norm", in the event of an accident will it shift to become the other 10%'s fault automatically for not having their lights on if some myopic idiot in a car doesnt notice them?

what really gets my goat though is people who drive all the time with their fog lights on, irritates the hell out of me[/quote]

totally in agreement about the fog lights m8

1154macaw wrote:As mine is an import from Canada lights on permanent no switch at all. Which I think all bikes should be if not the safety people will make us wear flouresent jackets etc.
I for one don't look good in yellow

Keith

I think all new bikes in the UK have no switch, ours don't anyway.



AND

I'm really trying hard to think of a colour you would look good in Keith, cant think of one yet.

Not Blue please

1154macaw wrote:Not Blue please

PINK i reckon