Yep, yesterday, Sunday 30th March Asif & I had a long overdue ride out through Snakes Pass, out to Derwent Valley, Lady Bower Reservoir and some other places which I've forgotten already. :whistling:
The weather was kind to us, the bikes performed faultlessly and we were both armed to the teeth with our Go-Pro's for a bit of fun. Plenty of bikes out enjoying the day and I have to say that the only numpty we saw was a car driver in a lime green Fiesta who overtook a cyclist but omitted to look forward to check for oncoming cars, that was a close call I can tell ya. Asif has it on video, perhaps he'll post it for our entertainment, I remember Asif shaking his head in disbelief! :mfr_lol:
I've put a short video together, less than 10 minutes, of little snippets of the ride for you all to watch and laugh at, take the piss out of, pass constructive criticism on, whatever takes your fancy, we wont be offended. :gunsmilie: Be sure to watch it in HD if possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oXhF2A7OoA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oXhF2A7OoA)
Maybe just me on my ipad but no vid attached? :popcorn:
Asif's exhaust sounds proper nice!
Quote from: Rossendale Rider on March 31, 2014, 09:47:12 PM
Maybe just me on my ipad but no vid attached? :popcorn:
It's definitely there! :mfr_lol:
I hate my shit broadband. Downloading it standalone from Youtube and then going to watch it
Quote from: Winston Smith on March 31, 2014, 09:53:51 PM
Asif's exhaust sounds proper nice!
:mfr_lol:
I'm surprised if Steve's exhaust makes a sound :whistling:
Downloading it standalone.......what does that mean then?
Insults already and that's from my riding partner, how quickly they can turn! :mfr_lol:
Quote from: The Wolf on March 31, 2014, 10:04:57 PM
Downloading it standalone.......what does that mean then?
As in I'll download it to my pc and then watch it
Watching it on YouTube itself is causing too many buffering issues. My net connection is only 2 meg which is the fastest I can get at the moment.
Great video Steve, many thanks for putting it together. Was a short and enjoyable ride for me given the time constraints I have!
I'll upload the crash the Green car almost had - both into the wall and the oncoming vehicle
Nice one guy's...........................I had no idea a helmet visor made that much noise :smiley:
Very good, but next time please angle the camera up a bit.
Because of the wide angle lens it looked like you were riding downhill the entire time.
Otherwise superb quality. Can't comment on sound as am at work.
Very nice Steve ... lovely scenery you have up there .. you Northern contingent are very lucky with your beautiful roads and views ... but why on earth has Asif got his panniers on ? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Boomer, will do. It's not something I'd picked up on but it's easy enough to rectify.
Rusty, probably for the same reason I had mine on, the GTR looks very good with the panniers on. It was interesting to note that at the end of the ride my bike was in the same dirty condition that Asif's was at the beginning of the ride. :popcorn:
Quote from: Rusty on April 01, 2014, 11:56:34 AM
Very nice Steve ... lovely scenery you have up there .. you Northern contingent are very lucky with your beautiful roads and views ... but why on earth has Asif got his panniers on ? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
I always ride with panniers on. Can't ever recall having them off!
The roads here are great. I think I might do the same route on my way home tonight!
great vid lads and great riding :clap:
We're all waiting now for Asif to put his video on.
Doesn't anyone indicate anymore ?, or is that now considered dangerous when overtaking :surrender:
Quote from: Rossendale Rider on March 31, 2014, 09:47:12 PM
Maybe just me on my ipad but no vid attached? :popcorn:
Because it's "flash" maybe....
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on March 31, 2014, 10:02:57 PM
I hate my shit broadband. Downloading it standalone from Youtube and then going to watch it
Yes, mine's been a bit slow recently :-) http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3399633992 (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3399633992)
You can go off some people. No cable where I live. :-(
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Quote from: Rossendale Rider on March 31, 2014, 09:47:12 PM
Maybe just me on my ipad but no vid attached? :popcorn:
Plugin requires Flash. :whistling:
Had me scratching my head for a few seconds.
Quote from: Boomer on April 01, 2014, 07:15:10 PM
You can go off some people. No cable where I live. :-(
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I'm struggling here with 50mbps. :popcorn: Fibre optic courtesy of Mr Branson.
great film. and I like............ overtakes "because we can!".
or as my rospa examiner described my GTR ref overtakes... a martini bike :clap:
Quote from: Rossendale Rider on March 31, 2014, 09:47:12 PM
Maybe just me on my ipad but no vid attached? :popcorn:
Your fault for using fruit flavoured appliances :wink:
Here you go, watch it on YouTube ... should come out as HTML5 on there.
http://tinyurl.com/owt46m7
Quote from: Ant on April 01, 2014, 05:56:45 PM
Doesn't anyone indicate anymore ?, or is that now considered dangerous when overtaking :surrender:
Only if someone is going to benefit. :wink:
The car driver either hasn't seen you, or is expecting you to pass. 'Oncoming' should be far enough away to not be inconvenienced. That just leaves 'following' and then you have to watch out that they don't interpret your indicator as "I'm going" leaving you no option to abort if required. So for me, no I hardly ever indicate for an overtake except for dual c/w.
The only time I indicate to 'come in' is if I've been riding in lane 2 or 3 of a multilane road (dual/motorway) for sometime.
I could get fibre but too expensive at the moment. Currenty have 9mb down and 1.2mb up. Its adequate.
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Good stuff Guys, now then, what about the GTR meet here for next year ????, this is only a taster of whats in Derbyshire.
Guys did you come down the Holme moss.
Zed, I've not heard of Holme Moss, the day after the ride I had to ask Asif to remind me where we'd been and he told me it was Snake Pass, I've only been on it half a dozen times before so it's easy to forget the name of the place. :whistling:
Its a real treat to go on it, just like an alpine pass, the tour de france will be there this year. Its just outside Holmefirth ( last of the summer wine country ).
Quote from: Andy on April 01, 2014, 06:58:37 PM
Yes, mine's been a bit slow recently :-) http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3399633992 (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3399633992)
:censored: :censored: :censored: :mfr_lol:
Here's mine: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3411379358
Quote from: zedmeister on April 01, 2014, 09:11:29 PM
Good stuff Guys, now then, what about the GTR meet here for next year ????, this is only a taster of whats in Derbyshire.
Guys did you come down the Holme moss.
Last time I took Steve out we went over Holme Moss.
I agree, its a great place to have a GTR meet.
Some roads are overrated IMHO e.g. Snake Pass, Helmsley to Stokesley, Cat & Fiddle. There are much better and quieter roads around. Be careful out there...
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/biker-dies-after-head-on-collision-6790856 (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/biker-dies-after-head-on-collision-6790856)
One of the problems with Snakes Pass, especially at the Glossop end is that both cars and bikes give it some around the bends and you often see both types of vehicles lose control. I hate speed cameras, but surprise surprise, where they are needed there are none.
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: Your lucky !!
This is what I have to contend with when uploading to the tube <a href="http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3411449474">
Wow - didn't think you could get worse than mine!
Roll on Fibre. There's a new fibre cabinet nearby and, fingers crossed, it won't be long before its active
It seems my free upgrade to 50mbps isn't in force yet so I'm having to manage with this appalling service. I must chase Virgin Media up. :whistling:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3411463606.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3411463606)
So it didn't take long to pop that vid on then ?..............one day i may get off 'dial up'....... :surrender:
You know what they say ... fast broadband, slow riders and vice versa :whistling:
How's the editing of your video coming along, everyone is dying to watch the fastest biker in Huddersfield. :popcorn:
the green ones must be faster :yes: Asif overtook a tractor :whistling: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 02, 2014, 12:52:55 AM
How's the editing of your video coming along, everyone is dying to watch the fastest biker in Huddersfield. :popcorn:
25 hours to upload to YouTube
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on April 02, 2014, 12:53:10 PM
25 hours to upload to YouTube
:mfr_lol: You'd best crack on with it then.
Ok, here's the video of the Green car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLigZ7YFHQk
I saw the bike incident but not the previous drifting because you were between the car and me and blocking some of my view. They look like they may have been texting or something similar. Some folk are so stupid it's frightening.
Its a shame there aren't any Cops on here, perhaps one could NIP their arses. :popcorn:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 02, 2014, 04:30:52 PM
Its a shame there aren't any Cops on here, perhaps one could NIP their arses. :popcorn:
:mfr_lol: It looks like a Ford Fiesta YT10 VUL :oops: As for the colour :wacko: (' Baby shit ' springs to mind )
They just weren't paying attention to the road. I couldn't tell if they were using the phone or not.
Good vids fellas, thanks. Maybe the Fiesta driver was concentrating more on the two GTRs behind than in front ? Agreed it was shocking driving but with no chance of a legal overtake imminent I think I might have backed off a little just in case.
Where is the vid link ?? :help:
That's nothing. Driving like that on the M25 is normal. I've seen someone look up, brake violently and swerve to miss the car in front, then spin 360 degrees, recover and keep going,... and never even dropped his phone.
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Quote from: Andy on April 01, 2014, 11:06:19 PM
Some roads are overrated IMHO e.g. Snake Pass, Helmsley to Stokesley, Cat & Fiddle. There are much better and quieter roads around. Be careful out there...
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/biker-dies-after-head-on-collision-6790856 (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/biker-dies-after-head-on-collision-6790856)
Yea got to agree Andy, there are some awesome roads if you know where to go. Having said that i know the area through living on the doorstep but for a first timer it would be totally different opinion.
Oops I was on the wrong page when I asked about the link :oops:
Nice vid and nice clean comfortable overtaking when needed. :banana: :banana:
it's a pity that knob who nearly hit the car on the cat and fiddle video didn't watch it :censored:
nice vid chaps, we go up to the lady bower reservoir up the snake on a regular basis. We do the " castleton loop" for us it takes an hour and when its really cold we like to do this, just an excuse to get out , eat lunch in castleton and back home. Im only about 40 mins from lady bower.
Quote from: Ant on April 02, 2014, 04:48:29 PM
:mfr_lol: It looks like a Ford Fiesta YT10 VUL :oops: As for the colour :wacko: (' Baby shit ' springs to mind )
Oih, I have the same colour Fiesta, it's called "Squeeze" not baby sick, each to there own. :ohplease:
dtr
Quote from: davetherave on April 03, 2014, 09:03:33 AM
Oih, I have the same colour Fiesta, it's called "Squeeze" not baby sick, each to there own. :ohplease:
dtr
:mfr_lol: I wasn't knocking the car as we have fords, just laughing at Wolfs post...........................What colour is that called then ?, enlighten me......and why ' squeeze ' ??.....
oh and I didn't say baby sick ! :whistling:
Ant,
That lime green is called squeeze by Ford, that's what it said in the sales brochure when I ordered it.
DTR