Potential Madness

[mecki]

Hmm, so it's not a big deal riding free handed as you put it on a public road, interesting outlook on life you have there mecki! 

That's why you're a copper and I'm not. 

[Nok12rs]

Mr Mecki,

You quote me but misunderstand me :  The expression "Look mum...........................     ends with No Hands!!!!!!!!! So Yes , of course I did.

Turned a corner,in my carlast week  to see a guy of  40 ish dead centre of this small residential road, no hands and on a mobile. Thank God I did not have a moments lost attention then!

[Nok12rs]

Mr Mecki,
Turned a corner,in my carlast week  to see a guy of  40 ish dead centre of this small residential road, no hands and on a mobile. Thank God I did not have a moments lost attention then!

Poorly expressed: He was no hands whilst pedalling a push bike.

[Nok12rs]

Which offers more fun and challenge: Knee down or "Look mum no hands"?

I know which is least irresponsible and skillfull...............

God, I would love to get my knee down just once before before I join the ghost Kwakers in the sky

[mecki]

God, I would love to get my knee down just once before I join the ghost Kwakers in the sky

I hope not on a public road, though. 

[Nok12rs]

Actually yes Mr Mecki.    Until advised to the contrary, I am unaware that it is illegal    Of course because I can't, it has not been an issue. 

I bet there are Flying Brick (K1200rs) riders who can dot it but I have trouble picking up the soap in the shower. Thank God that I am not planning to be in jail any tyime soon

[Mogster]

Which offers more fun and challenge: Knee down or "Look mum no hands"?

I know which is least irresponsible and skillfull...............

God, I would love to get my knee down just once before before I join the ghost Kwakers in the sky

Knee down you seek....... if ever you are near St Albans come see the Mogster and I will teach you this dark art........ actually on the GTR it's a piece of piss  tis all about body position.

and on the subject as to whether it's legal or not depends if you can demonstrate that  you were in control of the vehicle and weren't hanging off like a gibbon on a tyre swing...

[mecki]

Until advised to the contrary, I am unaware that it is illegal   

Illegal or not, IMHO putting your knee down while cornering is more dangerous than riding hands free like the guy in the video.
If you push your bike to the limit there is always a chance that you may loose it.
What was that about hitting a pebble or a pot hole? 
And is it actually written in the road code that one has to have at least one hand on the handlebar? 
Or is it just regarded as being dangerous by certain authority figures who are invested with the power to write us tickets? 

[Rusty]

Noks .. get a k1600 and you can tell me what it's like ! I was on here for a while before I got my Gtr 
The video ? Well it's a funny thing isn't it how we all interpret situations differently ... personally that is not for me  ... especially if for what ever reason he came off and either injured himself, at which point no one would care because it's all self inflicted ... or he causes injury to an innocent 3rd party .. THEN that would cause trouble ....BUT, on the other side you could say ... well, it's a long straight road, with no traffic, and havn't we all done that on our bikes when we were young ?? ... he's an old boy so may have experience of riding  and is he really causing a problem ??? Answer ? It looks like he's not so just leave him alone to do what ever rocks his boat ! I love putting in both sides of an argument !
Again ...that's what makes me smile about this place ... we all have different views on stuff and it's good to talk about them / argue about them ... or just discuss them in a grown up manner like the adults we are ... now ... where is that bottle of JD ???

[viper]

Well, didn't you ride their bicycle free-handed when you were a kid?
Whoever says No is either a liar or a coward. 
I sure did like everybody else and strangely enough nobody ever fell off.
Because it's no big deal at all!
Just like a bicycle a motorbike will always try to go in a straight line too.
This is due to gyroscopic forces and the faster you go the more force you have to apply to change direction. 

My raleigh chopper didnt have 150bhp !!

[Rusty]

Reasonable point !! 

[Nok12rs]

Noks .. get a k1600 and you can tell me what it's like ! I was on here for a while before I got my Gtr 
The video ? Well it's a funny thing isn't it how we all interpret situations differently ... personally that is not for me  ... especially if for what ever reason he came off and either injured himself, at which point no one would care because it's all self inflicted ... or he causes injury to an innocent 3rd party .. THEN that would cause trouble ....BUT, on the other side you could say ... well, it's a long straight road, with no traffic, and havn't we all done that on our bikes when we were young ?? ... he's an old boy so may have experience of riding  and is he really causing a problem ??? Answer ? It looks like he's not so just leave him alone to do what ever rocks his boat ! I love putting in both sides of an argument !
Again ...that's what makes me smile about this place ... we all have different views on stuff and it's good to talk about them / argue about them ... or just discuss them in a grown up manner like the adults we are ... now ... where is that bottle of JD ???

Amen to all of that Rusty and your nice balanced argument

[Nok12rs]

My raleigh chopper didnt have 150bhp !!

And why not?  I thought that when there were nout touble t'mill or t'pit and wippet were fed, pidgeons  down for t'night, northern lads, natural to the manner born engineers slipped off t'shed and emerged at day break having build engine outa bits n
bobs an stuff from our gran's knitting basket....................that's what made England great not fooooking colonial tradin'.

Now get a grip and stick a big lump on your chopper  

[Kwikasfuki]

He's wearing a flip with it up. Anything could have happened.

On my Raleigh Chopper (silver with alloy wheels  ), I once was having a non hander competition with my mate downhill. Smooth road, done it a million times. Don't know what the  happened, but I ended up with a ton or injuries and the bike fork bent at 90 degrees. It was painful.

FWIW, I still have a Ralegih Chopper mark 2 in my attic. I will get around to restoring it someday.

[Lonewolf]

Maybe he has some HG inner bags stabilising the bike.....