Kawasaki 1400 GTR

Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: tapps on June 07, 2020, 02:40:23 PM

Title: close call
Post by: tapps on June 07, 2020, 02:40:23 PM
i took the GTR out this morning,i was on a nice bit of road,3 car's in front,i indicated went for the over take & the 52 plate golf GTI went to do the same time,as i was along side him,i had to swerve to avoid contact & gave it a rather large handful to get out of his way,all joking aside i  :shit: myself,i'm pretty sure he did as well,maybe i'll start running the bike in daytime with the FULL BEAM on, there's some right muppet's on the road,just glad i had the power to get out of trouble.
Title: Re: close call
Post by: O.C. on June 07, 2020, 04:14:48 PM
Glad you didn't come together, there are some idiots out there who simply don't look properly before making a manoeuvre
Title: Re: close call
Post by: GTRpilot on June 07, 2020, 05:49:14 PM
Plenty of muppets out there who haven't been driving for a while because of lockdown, and now they are on the move
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Rusty on June 08, 2020, 07:48:31 AM
Glad you got out of that Tapps without any contact .... sometimes people just don,t look which results in the carnage we see everyday.  :sad:
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Lonewolf on June 08, 2020, 03:27:59 PM
Golf GTI's do seem to attract a certain type of driver. We have the same problem here in Bradford.  :popcorn:


Glad you didn't come a cropper.
Title: Re: close call
Post by: O.C. on June 08, 2020, 06:10:04 PM
"come a cropper"  that's expression that I haven't heard for ages.....  like it   :clap:   
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Lonewolf on June 08, 2020, 08:12:33 PM
Quote from: O.C. on June 08, 2020, 06:10:04 PM
"come a cropper"  that's expression that I haven't heard for ages.....  like it   :clap:   


Not sure if it's a Yorkshire saying?
Title: Re: close call
Post by: O.C. on June 08, 2020, 09:20:04 PM
Quote from: Lonewolf on June 08, 2020, 08:12:33 PM

Not sure if it's a Yorkshire saying?

oh blimey,  we've started summat now, that is Yorkshire terminology as  you well know,  seems like it's an old expression that has origins with a horses rear quarters (arse) that really is Yorkshire terminology   :mfr_lol:   
Title: Re: close call
Post by: mcfroyce44 on June 08, 2020, 10:07:28 PM
Glad you're OK. Car drivers don't realise the acceleration bikes have so aren't expecting us to go for multiple overtakes simply because they don't have the oomph to do so.
Not in any way sticking up for the driver who was totally in the wrong. Just another part of the reason we have to think for other drivers as well as ourselves.
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Burchy on June 09, 2020, 05:59:02 PM
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/come-a-cropper.html

Interesting
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Lonewolf on June 09, 2020, 08:16:56 PM
Yeah that's where I thought the phrase came from.  :popcorn: :mfr_lol: