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Bloody diesel on roads, especially on roundabouts

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:07 PM

As the topic says, they can cause so much pain and problems, especially to those people on motor bikes, or even little SCOOTERS, .
Lets be careful out there.

Oh welcome home Steve (worX)

blakep82 - 14/9/08 at 08:09 PM

i keep slipping on roundabouts too. thats in my 328. its too easy 2nd gear and with my foot about an inch down on the accelerator, and the back slides out. not cool...

McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:10 PM

Joe...How could you??

Let's not forget how powerful those 50cc mopeds are.....

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nib1980 - 14/9/08 at 08:11 PM

the chavs and chavlets do it outside my work on the round about, so they can think there cool, and skid and crash etc

we work in the middle of nowwhere the the police never bother them, so we send the security lorry and gritter out and spoil there fun. lol.

adithorp - 14/9/08 at 08:12 PM

Come on then, let us in on the story.

adrian

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:12 PM

its not so bad in a car but a mate of mine came a cropper, lucky for him he is ok, just his pride that was hurt, tring to get his knee down two up on a scooter.

Welcome home Steve (worX)
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welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:14 PM

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McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
its not so bad in a car but a mate of mine came a cropper, lucky for him he is ok, just his pride that was hurt, tring to get his knee down two up on a scooter.

Who would do such a silly thing Joe? Just who I wonder?.....

Hmm.....

blakep82 - 14/9/08 at 08:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
its not so bad in a car but a mate of mine came a cropper, lucky for him he is ok, just his pride that was hurt, tring to get his knee down two up on a scooter.

and thats what i mean, if its happening to me in a heavy car with 4 wheels, with very slight acceleration, what's it going to be like for a bike on 2 wheels

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by blakep82

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
its not so bad in a car but a mate of mine came a cropper, lucky for him he is ok, just his pride that was hurt, tring to get his knee down two up on a scooter.

and thats what i mean, if its happening to me in a heavy car with 4 wheels, with very slight acceleration, what's it going to be like for a bike on 2 wheels

most SCOOTER accidents are down to diesel spills i think. But i feel sorry for the people who clean it up, gets all over your clothes, PANT'S, t-shirt, flipflops etc

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McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:31 PM

That looks like some sort of foreign shot that Joe.

Is this sort of accident more common abroad?

Perhaps when you're on holiday or something?

adithorp - 14/9/08 at 08:38 PM

ahh...the penny drops!

adrian

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:41 PM

Yes thats a picture from a hot warm climate, some where like Spain infact where peolpe hire very high powered Scooters and accidents happen more often than you would care to think about.

blakep82 - 14/9/08 at 08:42 PM

ah, i see

McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
Yes thats a picture from a hot warm climate, some where like Spain infact where peolpe hire very high powered Scooters and accidents happen more often than you would care to think about.

Joe, that sounds awful!

I had no idea that 50cc scooters were so powerful. I must warn those people I know that are going on holiday. It might pay to warn those people who just may have come back too.

Just imagine. On some sort of holiday and you bin your supermoto scotter coming off a roundabout. You couldn't even joke about it could you?

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
ahh...the penny drops!

adrian

not the penny

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
Yes thats a picture from a hot warm climate, some where like Spain infact where peolpe hire very high powered Scooters and accidents happen more often than you would care to think about.

Joe, that sounds awful!

I had no idea that 50cc scooters were so powerful. I must warn those people I know that are going on holiday. It might pay to warn those people who just may have come back too.

Just imagine. On some sort of holiday and you bin your supermoto scotter coming off a roundabout. You couldn't even joke about it could you?

It's not a joking matter, ive seen supermoto riders doing corners with there foot down, but never SCOOTERmoto riders with there flipflops down

, thats going to hurt, oh the the thought makes me cringe.

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adithorp - 14/9/08 at 08:52 PM

Is it the sort of accident where you might not be wearing the correct protecting clothing? That could leave you with nasty injuries that can interfere with other activities you had planned...

adrian

McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:53 PM

These crazy foreigners eh?

Scootermoto sounds like one crazy daredevil sport. I just don't know anyone mad enough to do it.

That friend of yours probably flicked on the NOS on his Scootermoto and lost it. It's an easy mistake to make with such power at your gripped hand.

McLannahan - 14/9/08 at 08:55 PM

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Originally posted by adithorp
Is it the sort of accident where you might not be wearing the correct protecting clothing? That could leave you with nasty injuries that can interfere with other activities you had planned...

adrian

Oh I'm sure if anyone were that reckless, they'd throw caution to the wind and just be wearing shorts and flip flops or something equally wacky!

welderman - 14/9/08 at 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by adithorp
Is it the sort of accident where you might not be wearing the correct protecting clothing? That could leave you with nasty injuries that can interfere with other activities you had planned...

adrian

Oh yes those activites were put on hold for quite a few days indeedy.

, the jet ski's were put on hold whilst the flipflops in questing were re-soled.