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Cars are safer than bikes

#1 Post by wavey » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:00 am

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#2 Post by snapdragon » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:23 am

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#3 Post by D-Rider » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:54 am

Great pictures .... was mildly amused by the in-car footage showing the desperate steering input to avoid the armco .... despite the fact that there were no front wheels to deliver any steering!
Obviously a natural reaction .... but a great example of futility ....
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#4 Post by HowardQ » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:38 pm

Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing! :smt003
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:01 pm

HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing! :smt003
Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]
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#6 Post by Willopotomas » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:02 pm

kin ekk.. someone's just earnt themselves a place in the dole queue! Sheet! :smt119
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#7 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:10 pm

Yeah I was wondering who just lot their job!





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#8 Post by AJFalco » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:24 pm

Guess that part was lightened a tiny bit too much then :smt016

What was that old ad? Power is nothing without control? :smt102
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#9 Post by HowardQ » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:18 pm

D-Rider wrote:
HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing! :smt003
Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]
Safer for the joke Andy :smt003
Never saw the clip at work and still can't open it now so comments not based on that. Just the idea that controlling a bike with no wheels might be a slight problem.
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#10 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:51 pm

The norweigans do it with no problems, they rename it a skidoo. :smt005
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#11 Post by BikerGran » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:02 pm

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He wouldn't let me have a go tho.......
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#12 Post by HowardQ » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:45 pm

Yeh.................But.
This stands up on it's own and has something to steer with.
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#13 Post by Nooj » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:32 pm

Oops! :smt003
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