Wall-to-wall plod at Sandown Park yesterday

Riding past Sandown Park racecourse yesterday afternoon, there was loads
of plod around (on bikes and in cars sitting in pretty-much every
sideroad between Esher High Street and the "Silly Isles" roundabout).

Anyone know what it was about? I saw no obvious signs of mobile speed
traps, and they were so visible that nobody sober would have been
speeding excessively through there.

I was followed for half a mile, while filtering through the traffic, by
a police motorcyclist, which was rather unnerving. I wanted him to
overtake so I could pick up a few tips, but it didn't happen.

 

What do you think he'd do? Nail it down the high street before backing it
into a roundabout, saving an almost high side with his knee and wheelying
through the gears down the dual carriageway?

 

Dunno, but given I've been riding for a grand total of about 12 weeks I
figured whatever he did, he stood a reasonable change of doing it better
than me. I guess we're not all riding gods like your good self.

As it happens, he pulled away from the final set of lights with
considerably more gusto than me (I was sticking, as near as damn it, to
the 30mph limit), went all the way around the roundabout as disappeared
from whence he came.

 

You could always lend him yours.

Oh ...

 

Easy on that sense of humour there, you'll wear it out.

 

Try www.bikesafe.co.uk for your nearest course.
I did one from the Ace Cafe last year and it was well worth it.
It was great bimbling along a dual carriageway at 90+ with a cop bike
in your mirrors and not worry about being pulled!

Your never too old or young to learn.

 

<snip
Porl !!
Riding God.............................

Nah

Champ..............Yep.


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What do you think he'd do? Nail it down the high street before backing it

Riding God...........Porl...!!!!

Nah

Now if you'd have said Champ I would have beleived you.


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Quite. Although, if memory serves, I've yet to crash into a road sign.

 

What do you think he'd do? Nail it down the high street before backing

True..............but then I haven't been banned
;-p


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Lemmiwinks, The Gerbil King emerged from their own little world to say

Liz was probably gambling away our heritage.

 

Yeah? Well, right back at yer.

 

No *you* are.

 

Your mum is.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ

Whaaaaaaaa?

<tears up "Champ Is God" poster>

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