herbiemercman Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Hi Dudes, I was just wondering if there are any "knee down" ex big biker boys out there? I started a club some years ago, i was chairman and the club, BBC (Baxi Biker's Club), grew to 42 members, 40 men and 2 women, all the bikes were the big sports jobs. Baxi was the biggest domestic heating company in Europe, and the biggest Partnership, many of my pier group of Directors and Managers frowned on the BBC as any casualties would keep their employee/partner away from work. The biggest turn out was 36 members on a run to the Lake District, 40 miles from Bamber Bridge to Lake Windemere. Unlike our Supra bike replacements we did not suffer from the speed "sniper vans", as some of you will know there was no front number plates, also black PVC tape could be found in some of the member's pockets. The two most popular runs we had was the IOM (Isle Of Man), for the TT annual races, the other popular run was Bamber Bridge, where Baxi was located, to Edingborough, all A-roads, and we used to call it our mini TT circuit. Anyway nothing lasts for ever and after 8 years we sort of let it melt away, my brother and i, bought Supra's, he got the TwinTurbo auto and i got the NA manual, my brother's car was tuned and in the first year we took it to the TT Races and he was blowing bikes, at the time these cars were little known. I have never taken my converted NAT which would be faster than his Twin Turbo was, but it is going on the "bucket list". My Supra was to my mind, my next big bike, i got the buzz, and most of all i did not get the mega apprehension, which most of us suffered prior to an outing. The biggest hazards were the actual speeds and trying to keep up in a pack of riders, no one wanted to get stuck behind a truck on narrow roads and fall back, so you risked very near misses, we had quite a few major incidents but most thankfully, NO fatalities. So any of you guys been down this road.? Herbie. Edited March 10, 2020 by herbiemercman (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullthrottle Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I've been riding on the road since 1986 I currently own suzuki gsxr 1000k5 and k7 and a suzuki tl 1000r plus ktm 450sx. There is know way in my opinion a car will ever give you the buzz of a big bike when your cranked over doing 180 mph or on the back wheel at over 100 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Can't beat any decent bike in my opinion, doesn't need to be a big sports bike, some of the best fun i've had was on a 350LC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullthrottle Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Can't beat any decent bike in my opinion, doesn't need to be a big sports bike, some of the best fun i've had was on a 350LC They were brilliant I traded in a kh 350 tripple for the yamaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) I enjoy bikes, i prefer bikes to car in the summer that's for sure... Few of us from work have a burn at the weekends and sometimes we do track days too I have a 2011 R1 at the mo, got to love the crossplane engine sound Looking at a Ducati 1199 next Jamie P got some crazy bikes His H2 was deafening when i was riding behind it lol, He had a Turbo GSXR K7 which was crazy too Just have both !! Edited March 10, 2020 by mplavery (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Having owned both bikes (GSXR1000, GSXR600, GSXR750, KTM 690 Duke R) and a high powered Supra (900HP), I would say the Supra didnt come close to the buzz you get on a bike. I am currently without either so keep looking around for something else to keep me amused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_germany Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I had my Supra before I got my first bike. By now, I got a ZX6R, had a GSXR1000 K1, got a Ducati Diavel, XJR1300 Cafe Racer with 130HP, and 2 FJ1200 aaaand a Supra that is hardly driven cause it does not give the thrill a bike does. Not even a little bit. Had one bad accident on my GSXR. But still love the bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Wow, I thought i was going to be the odd one out! I have to admit i got scared in the end and used to get little dream nightmares, it was always of me hitting a furniture van side on and the deffening noise. Also in the IOM when you have been on the ferry all night next to the bar, then the first ride around the island used to get silly, it is a thing i would never do in a car. Herbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_germany Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Had a couple of small accidents. But the last one, I had alowsider sliding on the road and hit the curb edge with my head forwards. My spine got compressed and vertebrae 4 to 6 collapsed. Doctor said, I should be sitting in a wheelchair or should be laying in a coffin. I should be very thankful. Since that happened, l started to take things 10% easier on the bike. It still took me three years to ride, without being scared to crash every second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Had a couple of small accidents. But the last one, I had alowsider sliding on the road and hit the curb edge with my head forwards. My spine got compressed and vertebrae 4 to 6 collapsed. Doctor said, I should be sitting in a wheelchair or should be laying in a coffin. I should be very thankful. Since that happened, l started to take things 10% easier on the bike. It still took me three years to ride, without being scared to crash every second. The down side of motorcycling can be painful if not worse, i got took out by a car 32 yrs ago which nearly killed me, smashed me up quite badly and in ICU for a while. I'm seeing a specialist neurosurgeon at the moment and looking at having a fairly serious op in the near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hi Dunk, Dito, I am waiting for a spine op, but feel sure the dreaded lurgy, (con-v 19), will step in, and all non life threatening ops will be cancelled. This thing has no borders and the only things that are immune are the bats in that "shit Hole" in China. Herbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Don't get me started. You realise influenza kills over 600k people globally every single year? COVID-19 (or Coronavirus Diseases of 2019) can go sit in a corner with its circa 5k global death tally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Some of these other statistics; however, are actually quite sobering... https://www.worldometers.info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) If its no worse than what the flu or bad cold does why are we going into a global meltdown that is going to have and is wreaking economic destruction Is there a live update on flu infections and deaths Edited March 13, 2020 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 If its no worse than what the flu or bad cold does why are we going into a global meltdown that is going to have and is wreaking economic destruction Is there a live update on flu infections and deaths That's a question only politicians and Big Pharma can answer. There is a flu counter on this website. Deaths since the beginning of this year stand at over 96k, and counting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 That's a question only politicians and Big Pharma can answer. There is a flu counter on this website. Deaths since the beginning of this year stand at over 96k, and counting. That worldometer is scary to watch, especially the days left counters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Some other sobering statistics considering this day and age, all figures are since the start of the year: Deaths of mothers during birth - 61k+! Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS - 333k+! Deaths caused by cancer - 1.6M+! Deaths caused by malaria - 194k+! Deaths caused by smoking - 991k+! Deaths caused by alcohol - 496k+! Edited March 13, 2020 by Mo Reviews (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 There all quite sobering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Got my bike out yesterday for the first time this year to work Then a bird shat all over it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I hate birds. They only seem to adore my cars. Just my cars. Not my neighbour's cars, not visitor's cars, just mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I hate birds. They only seem to adore my cars. Just my cars. Not my neighbour's cars, not visitor's cars, just mine! lol tell me about it ! I had to take some trims off as it got in all the tiny gaps ! lol What we using for uploading pics now without paying for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I don't know what these birds are digesting but the last couple of times I had to literally forcefully scrub it off as the bird dropping wipes were of absolutely no effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 David Beckham was asked on a TV show what would he do if a bird sh--t on his windscreen, he said i don't think i would go out with her again. On a more serious note, IMHO, (in my honest opinion), this virus gets its power from its ease to spread on all surfaces and then most of all, it shuts everything down, if you study "Maslows Needs Hyrachy", where man needs food water and air to breath,and just sits in his cave, then lots of people around the globe are becoming isolated, like Maslow, hoping the water supply, the gas supply and their TV sets stay on. We have never experienced anything like this before and it is showing how vunreble we are, may be overpopulation and globalization are now showing results ? Herbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 There are plenty of viruses and microbes which spread just as easily... I don't see people being isolated when the seasonal flu is going round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 David Beckham was asked on a TV show what would he do if a bird sh--t on his windscreen, he said i don't think i would go out with her again. On a more serious note, IMHO, (in my honest opinion), this virus gets its power from its ease to spread on all surfaces and then most of all, it shuts everything down, if you study "Maslows Needs Hyrachy", where man needs food water and air to breath,and just sits in his cave, then lots of people around the globe are becoming isolated, like Maslow, hoping the water supply, the gas supply and their TV sets stay on. We have never experienced anything like this before and it is showing how vunreble we are, may be overpopulation and globalization are now showing results ? Herbie. Spanish flu in 1918 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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