slim jim wrote:
> Riding along riding my own business in High Beach (Beech to some) Epping
> Forest on Saturday when a berk in his Peugeot 205 pulls over onto my
> side of the road as I'm going down a hill and his mate leans out of the
> window and tries to hit me as they're going past. I ducked, he missed
> and I emerged unscathed - I have to say that my fury at this imposition
> did make me a rather decent hill climber for the next few minutes (I was
> desperate to get back to the top of the hill to try and catch up with
> them).
>
> Hey-ho. Anyone else have any trouble with total wan*ers around there?
>
>
Absolutely Jim. I was there Saturday morning, and again Sunday
afternoon. Sunday afternoon there was a black jag doing burnouts with
his brakes lightly on to lock the fronts wheels. A few minutes later a
Fireblade came through on his back wheel alone. Skillfull yes, clever, no.
Do you remember what it used to be like though, some 10 to 15 years ago
(you may be too young I have no idea)? Hundreds of modified cars,
hundreds of motorcyclists, with the majority of them showing off to the
crowds lining the road.
I was talking to Carl at the tea hut yesterday, he said it has gradually
been getting worse again over the past few years.
It took the death of a motorcyclist some 10 years ago or so to make the
Police very prominent around there on a Sunday afternoon, the
authorities also put in logs and post in strategic places to make things
a little safer.
I've been going to High Beech since I was a toddler (when Dad used to
buy me an ice-cream), I remember Carl back then! I hope it doesn't go
the same way again.
Was you on a road bike, or an MTB...perhaps I even know you? Not you on
the Softride by any chance?
--
Mark
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