Motorcycle Myths & Misconceptions

[huggybear]

Kaya nga sir if your intending to turn right on a street, dapat hindi lang sa left ka titingin, pati na din sa kanan mo...
Same goes sa U-turn slots which is more hard to traverse. Aside from those high-speed vehicles on your right, you have to "almost always" anticipate that there's a motorcycle na "sisingit" sa left mo.

[panthom_lord]

2-strokes don't produce the same amount of pressure on the exhaust as 4-strokes. And it's very rare that 2-strokes have an upwards-pointing pipe like the one on my old scooter.

I feel obliged to correct sir roberto_minosa. Your statement should be "it's very rare for 2-stroke scooter to have an upward-pointing endpipe"

A lot of 2-stroke motorcycles have this exhaust pipe design in their stock form: see http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com...age=Dt_bak.jpg



Anyway, why did you modify the pipe of your sweet little scooter sir?

[roberto_minosa]

I feel obliged to correct sir roberto_minosa. Your statement should be "it's very rare for 2-stroke scooter to have an upward-pointing endpipe"

Nope, they're still not mounted at a steep angle.

A lot of 2-stroke motorcycles have this exhaust pipe design in their stock form: see http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com...age=Dt_bak.jpg

Not really. Only a few guys modify 2-stroke bikes with these pipes.

Anyway, why did you modify the pipe of your sweet little scooter sir?

The scooter needed that pipe. It had a 90cc block and a big carb and manifold.

[innoBOB[09JmtG]]

di ko alam kung ako lang pero these past weeks, no encounter pa naman ng mga pang asar na 2-wheelers. kadalasan talaga e ung mga tryks at PUJs and badtrip, walang mintis, kaya pag overtake ko sa kanila, e bawi ako ng unting bagal at nakagitna din.. ahihi

[bender]

the one thing that irritates me about motorcycle drivers is that they would often try to overtake even if you are doing a left or right turn or going through a hump. at the very least, it is a distraction or at worse, a possible cause of accident. eh pwede naman pumila.

[roberto_minosa]

the one thing that irritates me about motorcycle drivers is that they would often try to overtake even if you are doing a left or right turn or going through a hump. at the very least, it is a distraction or at worse, a possible cause of accident. eh pwede naman pumila.

My lolo got hit by a scooter this morning. The rider was overtaking on the wrong side of the road when a jeep let my lolo cross the street. Of course, the rider won't see anyone crossing the road since he was overtaking on the shoulder. Thank goodness my lolo's okay.

I think this is enough to bust the myths and misconceptions.

[praetor91313]

One time at the Fort there was this motorcycle driving in the middle of a two-way street. Nasa gitna sya so syempre when I passed, nagkalapit kami ng mga 2 seconds.

ABa, nung huminto ako sa stoplight nakatingin sa akin at may sinasabi. I opened my window, ayun sabi nya " Bat mo ko pinipinahan?!"

At first I didn't understand what he was pertaining to, I said "Ano'ng pinipinahan?"

He said, "Pininahan mo ko dun!" and pointed at our back.

Exasperated, I told him "Hay naku... maghanap ka ng kausap mo!" and closed my window.

My dad always said, it takes all kinds...

[Djerms]

^I just let them try. Pag malapit na bigla kong iipitin. Pepreno din yan. Yung otto ko bakal ang tatama sa katawan niya eh.

This is why I like driving our company vehicles. Kung ma dent or magasgasan okay lang...insured eh. Hehehe.

[p_borj]

ang pinaka-ayaw ko eh yung tailgating nila. (sana kung may racing

pati na rin yung may lubak kang nakita, hindi ka makaiwas dahil anjan sila sa dalawang gilid mo, tapos hindi ka maka-preno dahil yung nasa likod mo nakatailgate din. anak ng p*#$!

ang mangyayari, ikaw ang malulubak hayyz.

minsan naka-signal ka para mag-turn right ayun, nakasingit sa kanan mo, tapos hindi sila kakanan kungdi didiretso pala tsk3.


pero hindi ito sa lahat ng nagmo-motor, may iba talaga na may disiplina. (hindi sumisingit kungdi pumipila din, not tailgating, and nasa gilid magpatakbo)

[roberto_minosa]

I noticed that they zigzag to the front of traffic in a stoplight. When the light turns green, they block everyone else 'coz they're damn slow. One time when the road was clear and I was trippin', a biker was revving hard beside me at a stoplight. When it turned green, I popped the clutch at 3000rpm, shifted to 2nd at 6000rpm while spinning the tires, and every other guy bit the dust. So much for "trying to prove themselves" when they can't go faster than 110km/h. What a waste. They exchange safety for speed when they aren't even fast.

[praetor91313]

Speaking of pila, may mga motorcycle din na magugulang sa parking lot. Minsan nakapila ako sa pila sa SM bicutan grocery side nang biglang may lumitaw dun sa isang pasukan sa likod tapos pumuwesto na sisingit sa harap ko.

Hinarang na nya yung gulong nya sa harap ko.

Pag-urong nung sasakyan sa harap namin kinabig ko pakanan nang konti tapos binalik ko sa kaliwa, para malampasan lang yung gulong nya, napilitan tuloy ako tutukan yung nasa harap tapos dahan-dahan ko sya tinanggal sa pwesto nya sa gilid.

Yung gwardya naman dedma lang.


Minsan din merong nakapwesto sa gilid ng pasukan ng parking, kung anu-ano ang kinakalikot sa damit nya at motor. Wala naman sya sa pila kaya nag-overtake yung nasa harap ko. Di umovertake na din ako.

Biglang hinarurot yung bike nya tapos siningit sa harap ko tapos tiningnan ako ng masama. Pinabayaan ko na, nauna naman talaga sya. SAbi ko baka naghahanap lang ng barya kaya gumilid nang konti.

Ang nakakainis lang, kasalanan nya kung bakit inunahan sya ng mga nasa likod nya, bakit sya pa ang galit? Di ba madali naman makuha yun na akala ng mga nasa likod umalis ka na sa pila? Alangan naman hintayin ka nila, not knowing when you're gonna get back in line? Kung makatitig akala mo kung sino.


Pero I'm proud to say that I've only encountered very few of these inconsiderate people habang nakapila sa parking. Sana hindi na dumami ang mga kaugali nila.

[praetor91313]

Oh, and by the way, hindi ba bawal dumaan sa sidewalk ang motorcycles?

Traffic kanina sa Bicutan tapos may nakita akong mga motorcycles na umakyat sa sidewalk.... may naunang isa tapos andami nang sumunod. Kawawa naman yung pedestrians kailangan pa tuloy tumabi e kaya nga ginawa ang sidewalk para madaanan nila.

I was gonna take some pics kaya lang nung tinutok ko na yung phonecam ko ubos na sila...

[roberto_minosa]

^Uhm...dumadami na po sila. Ginigitgit ko na lang kapag sumisingit sa pila ng parking.

[sum1]

i think hindi naman lahat...motorcycle rider din ako...kasi kahit may kotse ako...motor pa din para tipid...try nyo po tingnan ung mga motor...ang mahihilig lang naman sumingit ay ung mga UNDERBONE na bike eh...most of them...i use an ENDURO bike...you will see the difference...

[panthom_lord]

i think hindi naman lahat...motorcycle rider din ako...kasi kahit may kotse ako...motor pa din para tipid...try nyo po tingnan ung mga motor...ang mahihilig lang naman sumingit ay ung mga UNDERBONE na bike eh...most of them...i use an ENDURO bike...you will see the difference...

I strongly agree sir sum1!!!

I used to have a 1995 yamaha dt... used it on trail rides and as a service from home to office to school kapag coding... after 3 years i replaced it with a 2003 xr200...

BUt now i seldom use my xr due to the rainy season...

Napansin ko nga din mas madaming agressive and irresponsible magdrive sa mga naka-underbone unlike those on dirt bikes/enduro...

Reminds me of a scene when I was traversing buendia, uso pa YZ set-up sa mga DT's nun then sa stop light bike riders piled up in front of the traffice. Yung naka-underbone dared me drag race daw kami... of course di ko pinatulan...

Maybe kulang lang sa maturity sa pagdi-drive ang karamihan sa mga pasaway na underbone riders...

mukhang maganda topic to in determining the range of age ng mga underbone riders and if ever they attended some riding clinics...

We cannot discriminate against them in using the roads, so talagang road safety awareness lang nakikita ko feasible gawin... and strict implementation of existing traffic rules and regulations...

[afrasay]

Yun mga nag post ng pix, ok lang yun angle ng muffler ninyo. At least bago tumama sa face yun exhuast medyo malayo kana. What I'm pointing out are those who angle their exhaust way up that if you stand or walk around two feet at the back you'll feel the exhaust slapping your face. Hay iwasan nalang o pagbigyan nalang natin sila. Alam ninyo naman nakabilad sila sa araw and nagmamadali baka abutan ng ulan.

[Djerms]

^Kaya masaya ako pag umuulan eh. Hehehe.

[p_borj]

Yun mga nag post ng pix, ok lang yun angle ng muffler ninyo. At least bago tumama sa face yun exhuast medyo malayo kana. What I'm pointing out are those who angle their exhaust way up that if you stand or walk around two feet at the back you'll feel the exhaust slapping your face. Hay iwasan nalang o pagbigyan nalang natin sila. Alam ninyo naman nakabilad sila sa araw and nagmamadali baka abutan ng ulan.

alam mo totoo yan. minsan naglalakad lang ako eh parang may humablot sa buhok ko ng malakas eh ayun pala muffler na nakataas galing sa motorsiklo. ang nakakapagtaka, mga ilang feet din ang layo ko sa motor niya hehehe.

oo nga noh, pag umuulan, nababawasan sila, kaya lang dumudumi ang auto natin eh.

[Sriver]

nangyari to sa daang-hari this week lang, sa area na walang poste ng ilaw.

picture this:
two lane, car1 nsa inner lane, car2 nsa outer lane. nasa likod ako ni car2.
nung malapit na sa sharp curve, medyo lumiit yung distance ni car1 at car2
biglang may dalawang motor na nsa likod ni car1 nagOvertake diagonally papunta sa
outer lane habang nasa curve na kami.
kung d nakapagreact agad yung driver ng car2 salpok yung dalawang reckless rider na yun at malamang damay pa kaming mga nasa likod.

[praetor91313]

Which reminded me of this incident about a year ago: Sa Adelantado to nangyari.

May naggigitgitan na motor at kotse--yung kotse nagsu-swerve talaga para padaplisan yung motor tapos yung motor naman tinatabihan yung driver's side window at dinuduro yung driver sabay mura nang mura.

Biglang huminto yung driver ng kotse at binaba yung window nya. Yung motor din huminto pumwesto sa kabilang gilid tapos may inaabot sa likod nya.

PInagmumumura nung driver ng kotse yung motor tapos humarurot ulit ng takbo. Habol ulit yung motor... Sabay kaliwa yung kotse papunta sa basement parking nung isang building. Wala nang nagawa yung motor kundi tumingin.

Tinitingnan ko yung likod ng naka-motor, walang namang bulge ng baril.