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Isn't that the default speed on the M25?
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Thanks.
But on-coming cars mean overtaking is not safe, so surely should not be permitted?
What if there's on-coming car? The purpose of dotted line is to say overtaking is permitted when safe. So in this case, I guess the motorbike is using this bit of highway code.
But on-coming cars mean overtaking is not safe, so surely should not be permitted?
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Again, it's not as straight forward as that. There could be oncoming traffic, but there could be enough width to do so. Also, a bike can be out, round, and back in, in a couple of seconds, something that those who have never ridden a bike never seem to comprehend. I draw the line at going around the outside of traffic islands though, but some don't.
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Isn't that the default speed on the M25?
Well yes, that's why I was on a bike!!
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Cant do that with my new bike, no clutch!
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You just need to learn how to ride it properly and you can do that too....Cant do that with my new bike, no clutch!
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OK SmartyPants, pull up to car door, bang the mode selector into N and rev the nuts off it (all 6750rpm of them), probably sound like a sewing machine at those revs.You just need to learn how to ride it properly and you can do that too....
and pray it doesn't blow up or slip into gear all by itself
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Does it sound like this?...OK SmartyPants, pull up to car door, bang the mode selector into N and rev the nuts off it (all 6750rpm of them), probably sound like a sewing machine at those revs.
and pray it doesn't blow up or slip into gear all by itself
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Cant do that with my new bike, no clutch!
Now, I can really get with having a car that's got no clutch (mine's an 8 speed auto with paddles), but a bike? That's sacrilege!! Saying that, other than pulling away, I rarely used the clutch on my bikes going up gears...
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My GT1050 had a heavy clutch, ok not Laverda Jota heavy but still a real pain in the wrist after a few hundred gear changes in London (and I'm getting old
) and it was top heavy and ......So I got a Honda NC 750X DCT - it's so much nicer, really, it's made me enjoy 2 wheels again.
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My GT1050 had a heavy clutch, ok not Laverda Jota heavy but still a real pain in the wrist after a few hundred gear changes in London (and I'm getting old
So I got a Honda NC 750X DCT - it's so much nicer, really, it's made me enjoy 2 wheels again.
Do you have a gear change that you manually change without a clutch, or is it a "pure" auto?
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Many options, but no foot pedal as standard, although you can get a foot pedal as an optional extra.
Auto mode = 4 positions D, S1, S2 & S3, all can be overridden with paddles on left bar (to an extent, the "computer" wont let you do anything stupid)
D= full auto economy mode, stories of 80mpg being the norm with gentle riding, will still kick down 2 gears if given a fistful
S1 = moves gear change upwards by 500 rpm
ditto S2 & S3 but it doesn't change throttle "aggression" or suspension etc. S2 seems most favoured by most riders for most conditions.
Full manual mode = change up and down with paddles, or if you don't change down but slow down the computer changes down for you but "locks" you in that gear until you manually change up (it probably drops down too if you subsequently slow down).
Loads of YouTube videos.
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