Recent content by Eclipse

I don't ride around all the time with them on, only under circumstances where it would be very bad for someone not to notice me, and you can't deny there are a LOT of car drivers that don't check their mirrors. Seeing the reflection of a bike with high beams in your side view mirror for a few...

Unfortunatly I have to agree to a point. There are a lot of bikers that do this on the motorway, and it regularly results in an accident. I will filter, but filtering should only be done if the traffic is crawling or stationary, not just because you want to go faster than the other traffic. You...

VW polo here too, great little cars! :D

I love your ability to avoid other people's points and simply repeat your own. :roll:

I think what everyone's saying, regarding the automatics is this... If driving requires such a high percentage of concentration that you don't have enough left to perform a simple task such as changing gear, then even if you are able to drive an automatic, you still have very little...

Well done, you know what I meant.

A few fair points there, yes stopping distance is increased considerably so I look very far ahead, I wouldn't go that fast on any unlit road, but the m27 is lit so not quite so bad. I drive/ride very courtiously around other road users and drive slowly through urban/residential areas even if...

Trust me, there is no tiredness factor when you're on a bike going that fast, it's quite exhilarating i'll assure you! And as for visibility, I don't understand why you think it'd be bad. I have 20/20 vision, and I find driving at night easier because any vehicles are basically lit up. You of...

Yep, I 100% agree with you EM2 and Striker. When people sit at bang on 70 the whole time they don't think to judge what speed is safe.

Wow, just stumbled across this thread and have had quite a laugh! Firstly, I completely agree with what j0hn0 has said. It's important to drive to the conditions, so if there's other road users about, or the road is wet.. whatever, then don't go mad. BUT, like on the german autobahn, when...