24 y.o and this song never gets old....

I had no idea this route for bikes even existed, thank you for this great footage. I feel like this ride would be a great incentive on those days where you just can't be arsed to get out of bed. Safe travels, homie.

When the video starts, right next to that bridge I used to live lol.

A bit of a scary throwback, I remember buying the vinyl Album (From the Tea Rooms of Mars)!

Ah, a man of culture I see

Sheepskin, possibly the best value for money accessory 👌

Stumbled across this video, a lovely tribute. I was lucky enough to call him a mate, he genuinely had a voice in a million and a heart of gold.

Great tune. I used this to show off my 10” subs in my 205, back in the day.

I’m feeling your vibe brother.

❤

Good skills there. Is the traffic always that bad?

Nicely done

solid

He was very lucky it was you and not a delivery van.

After owning many cars like the Skyline r33 gtr vspec tuned to 650 hp, M3 286hp, carrara 2 310hp, Supra turbo, Cosworth pace car 310hp.Ftype jag R 550 hp. I love this 2001 Mk3 Chimaera 450 /4650cc tuned for racing , it is the best car i have ever owned. Awesome car. It is the sound & driving experience that wins it over.

02:32 what? Homebase is closing? It's been there for so so long. I remember it as far as mid 1990s.

What a waste of my time watching this. Never saw the stop, never heard the reason for the stop, or anything important. Shit video, shit music. Please STOP

Unsafe is unsafe... Doesn't mean it was inherently dangerous but the Police office is totally correct. You fail to notice several things. First of all, at 06:04 you start to drift out of your lane far too early and only just miss the oncoming car, you are almost on the white lines as you are side by side. That is unsafe. At the same point there is a junction ahead sign... at this point you can see the junction ahead on the right and there is also a bend to the left that you really can't see beyond so the overtaking manoeuvre shouldn't have even started. You claim not to have seen the car indicating yet it starts at around 06:05 when you are at least 2 or 3 car lengths behind and only just on the right hand side of the road and could and should have back off the overtake. In this situation you got away with it so it seems to have been safe but there are a number of variables that could have changed the situation and put you and the other vehicle at risk. A safe manoeuvre is to err on the side of caution and this overtake was forced from the very start which is a little silly considering you had already noticed a Police bike behind you. Also, as others have said he pulled instead of the car you because you are more at risk but also because your infraction happened before they started braking.

Definitely came on, before you’d move to overtake. The cop is right. Also, it’s a right hand junction on a very slight bend. I don’t think I’d have done it. He pulled you because you’re more at risk, and as he said, the start of the bike season. Most bike cops are ok because they understand the point of riding a bike. Get on a Bike Safe course, they’re brilliant. I rode 88k miles in 7 years and then had a 9 year break. I had to pay £850 a year, which unfortunately, I paid in full when I bought my bike. I say unfortunately, because when I let my insurance know I’d completed Bike Safe my premium dropped to £500. I did the course a few months before my renewal. My renewal dropped to £350. It’s definitely worth doing just for insurance premium reductions! Have fun and stay safe!

Stupid car driver mentality, he saw you where over taking, he didn't like it so they flick the indicator on just to point out that im an akward arsehole car driver And with the police its a power thing, ignore them and carry on

What a waste of both your time. If that's all he's got to do all day then road standards must be pretty high (hahaha).

Either your suspension is not set right or you drive over potholes all the time.

that road on the right that the car was nipping up is a cracker, I love cutting up there to end up in Ropley and then then back on the A31. Answer to your question however, you're a lunatic and should be applauded

If there is a police officer following you, whether you are on bike/ motorcycle/car/van. Use the road well within the legal requirements, and you will be fine. The Police are only doing their job, personally I am glad they are there. And yes I have been banned from driving + penalty points for various traffic violations, which were my fault entirely.

I would say it was safe, but under the strict terms of roadcraft, you began the overtake when the right hand turn warning was in sight. It was not the car turning that I would say was the issue (like you said, you could see and control the road space), but you chose to overtake past a junction warning. Forget the car, consider if someone (it'd be an Audi ... ;) ) had come scooting out of that junction at full whack and veered onto the wrong side as it did that. Personally, I missed the sign when I first watched the video, and I'd have missed it on the road too!

Nice conundrum to stimulate a debate. I see the first orange 'blink' as you pull out - so arguably you could have abandoned the overtake (Safety). However, this would have required braking ( not very smooth, and possibly hazardous if following vehicles were unsure of your intentions). It was clear ( I know this road ) that the only right turn was some distance away and safe to complete the overtake with some acceleration. So, in that split second the decision was fine. The presence of the right turn sign was a factor to consider in the decision to overtake. If you saw it great, if not, one to think about for next time. One final point to consider. You said "..the first blink doesn't occur until I'd accelerated and pulled out" ; textbook use of the system would see you accelerate AFTER pulling out - so, last safety check - move to offside , check its clear and go. By accelerating from the nearside you are closing towards the back of the car while moving out and have less ability to brake and abort. By being across the road before accelerating you have a clear road are going in a straight line and have better ability to brake if you spot a new risk.

The overtake was fine, you'd already committed to the move before the car started indicating and the offside junction was clear. The only single thing I can see that copper might have thought is that it probably would have been 'safer' to have passed that junction before attempting an overtake .. and in this case the car would have taken the junction option and left the road clear ahead for yourself anyway so no overtake would have been required. Other than that it all seems like a pretty normal and low risk overtake to me.

It looked to be fine to me - and I agree about the car starting to indicate after you initiated the overtake but, on my RoSPA course, I was given the guidance (by a Police rider instructor) to only overtake if you are able to complete the manoeuvre by the time you reach the road sign indicating the turning. In your case, you started the overtake at the exact point where the right turn sign was positioned, so you were in the zone of a hazard (the section of road between the right turn sign and the turn itself). The threat could be someone pulling out of that side road and turning left straight into your path. In reality, of course, there was plenty of room for you to return to your side of the road before that eventuality could become a risk. But that's the Police - they work to their rule book.

Thanks for sharing this video. This is a great example of normal riding with other road users. My observation of police driving cars lately has been appalling in Surrey and Sussex.. aggressive, tailgating, unnecessary early braking. Perhaps the odd biker needs to be told but it was completely unnecessary to pull you on this occasion - it was simply a 'well done for being committed'. However I don't generally overtake when there are junctions visible to me.

Agree, tough to call something as tight as that, I've probably done the same myself more than once. He might just have been looking for someone sensible to talk to 😉

The only issue I have is that your on the wrong side of the road through most of the video. Just kidding. Back on topic, you were already committed to the pass when the car first indicated so , imho, you were perfectly fine. I had a similar situation where a car passed me and then suddenly changed back into my lane and slowed. When I countered to avoid the car and moved into the other lane, the State Police pulled me over and wrote me up for an unsafe pass. Later I found out that the trooper had been fired for attitude and writing bogus tickets.

Admirable cool in the face of dangerous stupidity 😇

Precision guided cat. 👌

'promo sm'

I missed mine too so bought another 17 years later. Little did I realise it was the same one I owned 17 years ago! I'm a confirmed TVR Griffith 500 nut, had 6.....

Watched the movie last week, pretty good. 660 getting serviced?

How fun would it be to do a video riding through the village of "Lost" as a follow up 😉

Brrrrrr 🥶

Looks like an East Coast Harr, the kind that have absolutely no respect for thermal underwear.

What a legacy of a voice and songs to leave, more Memphis than Midlothian, way better than kicking a ball about.

Very Nice 😎

He's done a tidy job, single end can looks like it was meant to be there.

You're a star, thanks.

That 550 must have seen some miles.

Yay, Steamer treat. Thank you.

camp lazlo beans and weenies

Got hit on the (thankfully) left shoulder by a young pheasant, took my grip clean off the 1050 bars. Felt like being hit with a cricket ball. Those really are stupid birds, no wonder they shoot them for sport.

Very appropriate. Have a great year ahead, thanks for all the time you've put into cheering us up during the dark nights with rides and good tunes. Ride safe, Slainte.

Nice RV8, few quid in that.

I had to give my clutch hand a massage to get the circulation back after watching that ;-)) Nice work.