Jeremy Clarkson in the Sunday Times

Five finger death punch? I'm trying to imagine how that works. Most people only have four fingers on each hand (plus thumbs of course). Perhaps it is a two handed move, with perhaps the right fist being supplemented by the left index finger somehow.

Unless it is a tribute to Ann Boleyn, who allegedly had freaky hands with too many fingers on them.

 

bikers have to pass different tests these days, to be able to move onto bigger bikes. to stop young 'uns passing their tests and going out and buying thou;s

 

I know they get restricted bikes...but I also know one 18 year old who rides a 750cc Gixxer that his 'mate in a gaage' had de-restricted for him. He also boasts of doing 160mph on it in a 60mph zone. Sadly, he probably hasn't the skills (yet) to know how to deal with another road user pulling out in front of him, hitting a patch of diesel, getting a 'tank slapper' or one of the many other little obstacles bikers come across.

I've been riding for over four years now, have a clean license, never been in an accident and have driven for 20 years but my insurance on a 600cc Ninja is still over £300 a year, with a £300 excess. How much would an 18 year old be paying in insurance on a supersports motorbike...if he has any?

 

good god! my hubbys been riding on/off for 5 years now, but he passed his test back in 1988. he's got a suzuki 750 something, but we only paid £100 odd for insurance! mind you, i always use cashback sites, and hubbys bike is a 1995 model, i'm guessing yours is newer

 

At 160mph, I doubt very much if even the most experienced rider has the skill or experience to deal with anything unexpected.

Its one of those things that really bugs me, not just with bikers but car drivers too. The fail to realise two little but vital facts. 1) The roads are not a race track, they don't have marshalls and first aid teams standing by etc. 2) Racing drivers/riders train intensively for race conditions.

He hasn't got insurance. He may have taken out a policy, but that is void if he has undeclared modifications, and if he declared his modifications he wouldn't have a license to ride it (and therefore not insured) because it would be over the 25bhp or whatever the figure is.

 

They do that routinely now in every road accident (or maybe it is just in certain areas). My brother-in-law skidded on someone else's spilled oil and fell off his motorbike. Nobody was hurt, there was no real speed involved, and apart from his clutch lever no damage was done. He is tee total, won't touch a drop, no criminal record, but they breath tested him anyway.

 

That's the problem these days, it's all targets.
As far as I know it has always been that in the event of a minor accident, unless there's been personal injury, there's no need for the police to be involved at all, unless the law's been changed.

 

Sorry, I meant that it is routine if the coppers come out. That's what the copper told my brother-in-law at least. In his case despite the accident being minor, someone called the coppers. Probably rightly so in that instance because there was oil spilled all over the road (that's what caused the accident). The copper was apparently very polite. He explained that because they had been called to attend, so it was in their records, it was routine to breathalyse all drivers/riders involved. As it was only my brother-in-law that came off, only he was breathalysed. The copper was apparently impressed by the 'big fat zero' that appeared on his test instrument.