Motorbike moron

MajorMax

This morning at 7.15 in the dark with driving rain and low visibility, I was driving on the M50 Northbound. I was in the driving lane behind a truck, the truck overtook a slow moving car, moving to the central lane, and I decided to do the same, the truck then slowed alongside the slower moving car (I don't know why) so I decided to move to the outer overtake lane. I checked my mirrors, indicated and moved into the lane accelerating to overtake the truck. I was just drawing alongside the cab of the truck moving at 100 klicks. Next thing I know a motorcycle is overtaking me. On the narrow lanes on the M50, I was about 70 - 100 Cm from the crash barrier and this guy overtakes me at high speed (approx 140-160 clicks) I don't know where he came from as he certainly wasn't in either overtaking lane when I checked my mirrors.

He scared the crap out of me and I couldn't believe he had done this, so once he was in front of me, I flashed the highbeams at him (I don't like beeping people) he then took his left hand off the handlebars, half twisted to look behind at me and gave me the finger, still travelling at approx 140-160 clicks, then took off dangerously weaving between traffic.

Now I've ridden motorbikes in my youth and I love to see them on the road, but some road skills are needed. You will come off the bike at some stage, that is a fact, hopefully you won't be going too fast when it happens and all you get is a valuable lesson. Wearing a leather onsie thay reeks of month old ballsweat and a$$ doesn't increase your survival prospects when you to drive like a fool. If he did this to a less experienced driver or if the driver hit a pothole at the wrong time, this moron would be a long red smear. Wouldn't even be enough left to harvest his organs

positron

As a motorcyclist who goes on M50 a lot, I can imagine how something like this could happen. I always ride wearing white helmet, jacket with reflective piping and stripes as well as with headlights turned on. Yet I have had cars pull in front of me (not as close as your case MajorMax) over the last three months. I think this is because it's hard to notice motorcycle headlights when you can see dozens of lights on your rear view mirrors. I am not saying this is what happened above, but I am just saying that this happens a lot - leaving the motorcyclist in danger and frustrated, and surprising the car drivers. Just saying.

MajorMax

Yeah at first I thought that was what had happened, I was concentrating on the truck as I passed it. but the road was definitley clear behind me when I changed lanes. I'm an ex motorbike rider and with the number of muppets driving with one headlight these days, it's easy to mistake a car for a motor bike, so I always double check. But it was his driving after he passed me that makes me think he weaved in behind me as the truck was taking up the middle lane

Oh and no reflective gear at all, black/grey leathers and a black helmet

CiniO

In my opinion flashing lights at someone like that, no matter how stupid he behaves, is simply initiating a road rage.

corktina

Hey OP, wouldn't you know it was all your fault, ! This is Boards Motors!

blastman

Yeah OP, you're probably compensating for your tiny d!ck with your flashy lights, or something....

MajorMax

It's not much, but it'll fill a pram

RR3.5

MajorMax wrote: »

Yeah at first I thought that was what had happened, I was concentrating on the truck as I passed it. but the road was definitley clear behind me when I changed lanes. I'm an ex motorbike rider and with the number of muppets driving with one headlight these days, it's easy to mistake a car for a motor bike, so I always double check. But it was his driving after he passed me that makes me think he weaved in behind me as the truck was taking up the middle lane

Oh and no reflective gear at all, black/grey leathers and a black helmet

You answered your own question , you did not see him or her. Your fault but they would have paid the price. What difference would the colour of their gear make.

ironclaw

Can you describe the bike? There is a lad or lass who does pretty regularly between Dundrum and Tallaght, at least when I meet them. In the sections where there is pretty much 3.5 lanes, they'd often be the extremely right, over-overtaking and then straight back into a weave. I respect bikers, always on the look out but I don't have sympathy if you are involved in something with that type of behavior.

Big Nasty

Would this thread not be better suited to 'Motorbikes'?

dr.fuzzenstein

RR3.5 wrote: »

You answered your own question , you did not see him or her. Your fault but they would have paid the price. What difference would the colour of their gear make.

Welcome to Motors OP and apologies for sh*t like the above.
Looks like he was out of sight when you overtook but due to the speed difference caught up with you rather fast.
Now, instead of waiting till it was clear to overtake, the rider decided to gun it and just squeeze through instead, like the organ donor he is.
Flashing him didn't do any good, but Darwin will take care of him.

jimgoose

RR3.5 wrote: »

You answered your own question , you did not see him or her. Your fault but they would have paid the price. What difference would the colour of their gear make.

I rode bikes and only bikes for twelve years, and some potent equipment I can assure you. I am in a position to tell you that it is neither reasonable nor prudent to expect a civilian to see you and gauge how fast you're approaching in the mirror(s) at <harrumph> certain speeds.

positron

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

... like the organ donor he is. Flashing him didn't do any good, but Darwin will take care of him.

:rolleyes:

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

...like the organ donor he is.
Flashing him didn't do any good, but Darwin will take care of him.

Not cricket, chief. Live and let live, wha.??

bucketybuck

MajorMax wrote: »

Now I've ridden motorbikes in my youth and I love to see them on the road, but some road skills are needed. You will come off the bike at some stage, that is a fact, hopefully you won't be going too fast when it happens and all you get is a valuable lesson.

You're a better man than me then. I couldn't care less when idiots like these come to their sticky ends, the only hope is that they don't take anybody with them when the inevitable accident happens.

jimgoose

bucketybuck wrote: »

You're a better man than me then. I couldn't care less when idiots like these come to their sticky ends, the only hope is that they don't take anybody with them when the inevitable accident happens.

I could say the same about 'Felty fools in whoo-ing diesel Volkswagens when they inevitably end up upside-down in a ditch in the back-arse of Ballygobackwards, but I don't. Why? Because I have a little more class than that.

bucketybuck

jimgoose wrote: »

I could say the same about 'Felty fools in whoo-ing diesel Volkswagens when they inevitably end up upside-down in a ditch in the back-arse of Ballygobackwards, but I don't. Why? Because I have a little more class than that.

I also don't give a toss about people in Volkswagons who are a danger to other road users.

positron

bucketybuck wrote: »

I also don't give a toss about people in Volkswagons who are a danger to other road users.

No one probably gives a toss about what you think either, but lets all be civil and keep up the appearances, right? Sure sure. yep yep, lets agree to disagree yeah? :pac:

jimgoose

positron wrote: »

No one probably gives a toss about what you think either, but lets all be civil and keep up the appearances, right? Sure sure. yep yep, lets agree to disagree yeah? :pac:

And God bless us every one, said Tiny Tim!

dr.fuzzenstein

jimgoose wrote: »

Not cricket, chief. Live and let live, wha.??

I'm all for it, but if a biker squeezes through a one meter gap going 160 km/h, he won't be doing it for long.
I'm very much live and let live, but people who do crazy stuff all the time have a habit of coming to a bad end.

Wossack

whats the saying? there are old bikers, and there are bold bikers. There's not many old, bold bikers