29. Could someone please pass me the 'Polite Notice' vest.
51.......obviously iam far too honest
35,I reckon this needs a bit of modifying really.How about -10 points for riding a fazer!!
Quote from: Skippernick on 15 September 2016, 08:33:54 pm35,I reckon this needs a bit of modifying really.How about -10 points for riding a fazer!!The same article showed research in Sussex from 2000 to 2003 showed that of the 55 deaths in that time 37 were sportsbike riders (Fireblade R1 Gsxr and the like) 11 were sports tourer type riders (Blackbirds Vfr and Fazers and the like).A more frightening statistic was that 9 of the 10 deaths were rider error.What surprised me also was this comment in the articleWhat the riders thinks is safe: Dry roadGood surfacePerfect visibilitySticky tyresWell cared for sportsbikeDecent leathersLittle used country roadThe sobering truth was:The list was precisely what accompanied the majority of the accidents I think I'm going to give up reading
Quote from: unfazed on 15 September 2016, 09:55:19 pmQuote from: Skippernick on 15 September 2016, 08:33:54 pm35,I reckon this needs a bit of modifying really.How about -10 points for riding a fazer!!The same article showed research in Sussex from 2000 to 2003 showed that of the 55 deaths in that time 37 were sportsbike riders (Fireblade R1 Gsxr and the like) 11 were sports tourer type riders (Blackbirds Vfr and Fazers and the like).A more frightening statistic was that 9 of the 10 deaths were rider error.What surprised me also was this comment in the articleWhat the riders thinks is safe: Dry roadGood surfacePerfect visibilitySticky tyresWell cared for sportsbikeDecent leathersLittle used country roadThe sobering truth was:The list was precisely what accompanied the majority of the accidents I think I'm going to give up reading Well that does make sense really because the times you have all of them factors in place are the times your confidence is high and tend to 'push' a little bit more. I would bet overconfidence is probably a factor in just as many accidents.
Do you class the fazer as a sports tourer then? I put my 600 down as a tourer. That was about the hardest question.
Answering brutally honestly: 34 although I think some of the assumptions are a little iffy, for example, an IAM Group Ride isn't the same as a bunch of mates on sports bike out for a thrash, also whilst I have been surprised by things on the road, never to the extent that they were life-threatening and they've always been handled safely.