Stolen from Reccy.

Quite interesting reading even if there is a slight merkin bias:

http://motorcyclecruiser.com/streetsurvival/dangerous_motorcycle_safety_
myths/

 

'Myth 3: Motorcycle Helmets Break Necks'

This used to be true about 30 years ago.

'Myth 12: A Skilled Rider Can Stop Better with Conventional Brakes than
with Anti-Lock Brakes'

Didn't PB test this a couple of years ago and found they could stop a
sports bike quicker with conventional brakes?

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I seem to recall Helmut Dahne achieving this a while ago when testing
for BMW or Metzeler I think, or possibly both.

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No, it's not. It's plain common sense.

 

Yes, and several of us managed it with BMW's first generation ABS system
- which, admittedly, wasn't that good.

 

I had no probs with it on my K75. It actually saved me a couple of
times (as I was a lot less experienced on bikes at the time). Once
where I skidded to a stop on wet cardboard and the other where a numpty
on rollerskates shot across a zebra crossing. The latter of these
incidents was where I really found the worth of the ABS.

 

You mean it failed at /just/ the right time & you squished the twat,
yes?

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Heh, I wish. The pillock did apologise though.

 

well, except for "Run your high beam during the day.", IMO.

 

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People who do that are utter, utter wankers.

 

There was mention of this mindset in a crosspost a couple of weeks
ago, when a Merkin type seriously advocated "running with your brights
on as your dims won't be visible at distance". I just shook my head
and moved on.

 

Even better seems to be these little Halogen pilot light bulbs. 28W or
thereabouts. They seem to be very noticeable

 

You seem to have missed my point.

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IS THAT BETTER?

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Ah, that's more tolerable.

Pilot light? A 28W sidelight bulb? That is a bit interesting,
actually. When The Gummint came up with 'dim-dip' headlights, I was
sceptical at best. Apart from no bugger using them as intended (when
driving in well-lit urban areas, rather than using dipped headlights
and as a vast improvement over sidelights) I assumed they'd kill
headlight bulbs double-quick and be something else to go wrong.

However - my old Renault implemented dim-dips properly and they gave
enough light to skulk late into campsites (for example) without
dazzling people. Many manufacturers appear to have ignored the
requirement though - my current Peugeot has very little output and all
Vauxhalls appear to have sidelights in the old style.

Just for the rare occasions when a bit of light but not too much would
come in handy, I'd be quite interested in brighter sidelights. I'll
have a little google. They would of course, be illegal, as IIRC, 5W
would be the maximum permitted.

 

a) it's distracting for other road users
b) it makes it harder to judge how far away the bike is
c) it looks fucking stupid.

So, yes - utter wankers.

 

Trumped, I would venture to suggest, by people who use those coloured
headlight "protectors" - particularly red ones ...

 

good point - I saw a Gixer 1000 at the weekend with a blue headlight
cover, with the light on. That's a "nick me please" indicator if I
ever saw one.

 

Having seen the quality of Yank bikers stationed in the UK (US Navy),
I'm amazed the fuckers ever make it round a single corner...

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I think it depends on the motives. I painted one of my Tiger's
headlights yellow[1] when I was doing a regular after-dark commute,
because it makes you stand out from the sea of headlights when
filtering past slow-moving traffic on single-carriageway roads.

I've nearly been caught out myself by a bike overtaking a queue of cars
coming the other way at night. That wouldn't happen with a coloured
headlight.

[1]Using that 'going to France' stain.

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