Joined Apr 2006
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lancs uk
hi new member on bored,before i start just like to say great site good tips and wide range of knowledge & opinions.
now i think this may only ring true to uk riders,had a day off today so went to an bit of wast land near were i live old mining area no homes ect quite industrial only thing around is old railway yard and stone masons yard.bit of a track were youths ride there bikes .Not been back on bikes for a while so set a couple of practice drills to get used to full bike control IE brakes throttle clutch and balance& control, ok so 10 min into training over comes a 2nd bike makes his way over so politely as u do i stop pull over take my helmet off say hello ok the usual.He then responds wot u doing over ere ?.gives him the tale new bike just getting to grips ,been off said bikes for 10 years.he said "this is common land"
as a second bike joins him same color same make same cloths and now i notice on his friends helmet small letters POLICE ,not a problem i thought bikes legale insured ect .
back to common land he say "your not allowed over here" on a motor vehicle. (no signs saying so a kind of road which access said railway yard stone merchants ) ho right i said didn't think it was a problem ,no body around im not causing any problems,
So butch says to sundance wot do u think,r we bothering .now the one behind me must av been checking his scalps because the next thing u know the little book is out.IM GOING TO GIVE U A WARNING. "fair call" and a fixed penalty JUST TO PISS U OFF AND RUIN UR DAY my responce was not as friendly as my first greating. [align=justify][/align]
now i think this may only ring true to uk riders,had a day off today so went to an bit of wast land near were i live old mining area no homes ect quite industrial only thing around is old railway yard and stone masons yard.bit of a track were youths ride there bikes .Not been back on bikes for a while so set a couple of practice drills to get used to full bike control IE brakes throttle clutch and balance& control, ok so 10 min into training over comes a 2nd bike makes his way over so politely as u do i stop pull over take my helmet off say hello ok the usual.He then responds wot u doing over ere ?.gives him the tale new bike just getting to grips ,been off said bikes for 10 years.he said "this is common land"
as a second bike joins him same color same make same cloths and now i notice on his friends helmet small letters POLICE ,not a problem i thought bikes legale insured ect .
back to common land he say "your not allowed over here" on a motor vehicle. (no signs saying so a kind of road which access said railway yard stone merchants ) ho right i said didn't think it was a problem ,no body around im not causing any problems,
So butch says to sundance wot do u think,r we bothering .now the one behind me must av been checking his scalps because the next thing u know the little book is out.IM GOING TO GIVE U A WARNING. "fair call" and a fixed penalty JUST TO PISS U OFF AND RUIN UR DAY my responce was not as friendly as my first greating. [align=justify][/align]
