Loud car exhausts (and a general rant about boy racers).
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Drago
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Jeez, you had a Widowmaker and survived?!
Oldfentiger
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You're getting mixed up with the Suzuki TL1000R - That was the "widowmaker", mainly because of the crap rear rotary damper.
The Firestorm was a big cuddly soft armchair of a bike.
http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-used/used-test-suzuki-tl1000r/13874.html
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Brandane
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But the poster was refering to a FireBLADE (Honda), not the Suzuki.
Not that I'm aware of the 'blade being a particularly dangerous bike. That was the 80's Yamaha RD350LC..
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Brandane
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Again; it's about being seen, rather than helping to see. As has been said, properly adjusted dipped headlights shouldn't dazzle anyone with regulation eyesight.
Carry on driving in lit up areas with sidelights on if you must, but don't be surprised if an HGV pulls into your lane on a dual carriageway because you were not seen, or worse - a motorbike pulls out in front of you in the rain and you kill the rider
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Oldfentiger
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Profuse apologies from me. Looks like I've lost the ability to read now ffsBut the poster was refering to a FireBLADE (Honda), not the Suzuki.
Not that I'm aware of the 'blade being a particularly dangerous bike. That was the 80's Yamaha RD350LC..
Two bikes I remember being tagged Widowmaker. Suzuki TL1000R and The big Kwack triples of the '70s
Some boy racers never grow up. This hideous beast is regularly seen being driven around Barnstaple by a guy who is pensionable. 4 ltr V 8 with 3 speed auto box.
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Midlife Crisis?
Oldfentiger
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Nowt wrong with Midlife Crisis. I've had loads of them, they're good fun and usually gives me an excuse to buy something I want but can't justify.
raleighnut
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What about these beasts, a mate had one and he reckoned it was the only bike he'd ever had that used to terrify him.Profuse apologies from me. Looks like I've lost the ability to read now ffs
Two bikes I remember being tagged Widowmaker. Suzuki TL1000R and The big Kwack triples of the '70s
Drago
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the original blade was a twitchy murderer. Within 2 years of its launch a half of all UK motorcycle deaths were blade riders.But the poster was refering to a FireBLADE (Honda), not the Suzuki.
Not that I'm aware of the 'blade being a particularly dangerous bike. That was the 80's Yamaha RD350LC..
I never suggested to the contrary, so I'm not sure where this came from?
Nowt wrong with Midlife Crisis. I've had loads of them, they're good fun and usually gives me an excuse to buy something I want but can't justify.
Do you play golf?
Oldfentiger
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No, but I fancy that getup for the weekly shop with the missus.Do you play golf?
Oldbloke
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It was a '94 "Foxeye" which was frighteningly fast, I got shot of it before I lost my life or license. This was on the advice of a 2 wheeled member of Hampshire Constabulary after chasing me down a near empty A303 at 160+ mph one day. He followed me most of the way home to make sure I got the message.
Oldbloke
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I recall a lot of the fatalities were midlife crisis blokes who did the Fastrack bike license in a week then bought bikes way beyond their level of competence.
