Recent content by mcfinnigan

Green is apparently reserved for disaster management and response these days, fwir. McF

didn't say I justified his actions.  If I'd seen him doing this and I'd been able to I'd have pushed the f*cker off the road myself. McF

that was the first thought that occurred to me as well.

^--- and that is why bikers are targetted. McF

owners risk, I'd imagine. McF

Also, if hellopeter doesn't work, give the Insurance industry Ombudsman's office a call. That tends to light a fire under the ass of the insurance co's. McF

Here's an idea. Instead of breaking off mirrors, why don't you ride past and stick a post-it note to the window as you go past? One that goes 'Thanks for using your mirrors and indicators, appreciate it! :)' or something else like that. McF

is an incredibly arrogant attitude.  A SUV driver could similarly argue that it's his right to drive his SUV straight at motorcyclists. It is your right to ride a bike, yes, but it is your responsibility to obey the rules of the road.  It's a contract you enter in to - in order to use the...

300 km/h in a built up area == criminal. confiscate the bike and the rider's license, bar him from riding or driving a motor vehicle for 5 years. 300 km/h == 83 m/s, give or take a few cm. In a little over a second you're travelling about as far as the top Olympic athlete can run in 9.7 s...

If the accident is serious enough that you need to give someone CPR chances are he or she is going to have to be cut out of the car anyway, especially if it isn't a modern car with crumple zones and doors that are designed to open after a severe accident. Also, CPR without a defib unit is maybe...

bob - most manufacturer warranties explicitly exclude warranty claims caused by abuse. I'm pretty sure revving an engine to destruction will leave some pretty clear evidence when the engine is disassembled. McF

bikes don't have ESP, ESC, airbags etc. Lots of paramedics are involved in car crashes due to muppet road users who don't get out of there way. Driving a new car (as a lot of them do these days) means they'll generally survive any muppetry that happens on the road. On a bike?  I think you...

I'm pretty sure the ABS unit keeps some sort of historical data; it needs to compare current tyre rotation speed against previous tyre rotation speed; so I assume it keeps some running log of speeds (or at least the tyre rotation speed of the last couple of test cycles). Otherwise I can't think...

I think the idea of restricting people's bikes by engine size is a good one. Though I think you do need to factor in experience too.

Check your rims and bearings.  If they're damaged they could cause issues. Did your old tyres develop flat spots or unusual wear patterns anywhere? Sounds like there's something mechanical wrong, if it's happening at a particular speed.  Implies some sort of mechanical resonance. mcF