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Motorcycle videos
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Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube
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My latest Quick Tips video, this time looking at a priority point and the Information on approach.
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Some video footage of me on an everyday social ride in the countryside and some vans that I encountered along the way. Two resulted in overtakes and one just needed some time and space.
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Nice to see you keeping well back, so the van can see you in it's mirrors. Far too many bikers come up too quick and close for the overtake, giving little chance for the van to be aware of their presence before they overtake. Given the acceleration available there should be no need to get so close on a bike.
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vanman wrote:Nice to see you keeping well back, so the van can see you in it's mirrors. Far too many bikers come up too quick and close for the overtake, giving little chance for the van to be aware of their presence before they overtake. Given the acceleration available there should be no need to get so close on a bike.
Keeping well back also gives me a better view ahead. I do close up a bit before the actual overtake to reduce the time offside.
[rosetintedglasses mode=on] Life was much easier before everyone had a dashcam and speed limits were so rigorously enforced. Overtakes were a breeze on a motorcycle. Now you always have one eye on the speedo and that nagging "who's watching" voice in your head.
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Good spot on the third van's right turn
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
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GTR1400MAN wrote:vanman wrote:Nice to see you keeping well back, so the van can see you in it's mirrors.
Keeping well back also gives me a better view ahead.
Someone said about people following HGVs too closely: "it's like having an A4 sheet of paper in the windscreen"
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
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Horse wrote::cheers: Good spot on the third van's right turn
On YouTube, yet again someone is questioning what I said about the van could have turned before the green triangle. These country/village junctions are poorly understood by many.
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Me saying the 3rd van should have turned right before the green triangle / Godcake, caused a lot of discussion on YouTube. What are everyone's thoughts?
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I'm only looking at it on a phone screen, but it looks as if the 'give way' broken lines go all across the width.
However, is there any keep left blue circle sign?
What about traffic emerging, could they go either side too?
However, is there any keep left blue circle sign?
What about traffic emerging, could they go either side too?
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.
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