FooFazer
Junior Member
This didn't happen today but it's something I learnt with my previous bike and might save a similar thing happening to you.
I was out for a spin on the Trident and was riding between Bridgwater and Minehead on the A39, a really nice biking road. As with a lot of roads in the UK there are plenty of bends some nice curves a few short straights and a couple of longer ones.
It was a clear dry day and the road was clear in front when I left Bridgewater so I proceeded with speed until after a few miles came upon a long line of slower moving cars. As the overtaking opportunities presented themselves I would pass 1 or 2 and then get back in and wait for my next chance to pass. A few miles later I was within striking distance of the front of the hold up and could see that a truck was the offender. A chance to pass then presented itself and I set off for the front of the queue and open road heaven.
Unfortunately as I was passing and just approaching the truck a boy racer was approaching at a fair old rate of knots so I had to pull in behind the truck, It was at this point I noticed it was a cattle truck and before I could get passed one of the occupants of said truck decided to have a waz, there was no escape I was covered in cow pee, the only saving grace was that my visor was down!
I will add however that my leathers were never as supple prior to this incident as they were after it.
Lesson 1. Follow at a safe distance.
Lesson 2. New leathers stiff and uncumfy?, P*ss on em!:thumbup:
I was out for a spin on the Trident and was riding between Bridgwater and Minehead on the A39, a really nice biking road. As with a lot of roads in the UK there are plenty of bends some nice curves a few short straights and a couple of longer ones.
It was a clear dry day and the road was clear in front when I left Bridgewater so I proceeded with speed until after a few miles came upon a long line of slower moving cars. As the overtaking opportunities presented themselves I would pass 1 or 2 and then get back in and wait for my next chance to pass. A few miles later I was within striking distance of the front of the hold up and could see that a truck was the offender. A chance to pass then presented itself and I set off for the front of the queue and open road heaven.
Unfortunately as I was passing and just approaching the truck a boy racer was approaching at a fair old rate of knots so I had to pull in behind the truck, It was at this point I noticed it was a cattle truck and before I could get passed one of the occupants of said truck decided to have a waz, there was no escape I was covered in cow pee, the only saving grace was that my visor was down!
I will add however that my leathers were never as supple prior to this incident as they were after it.
Lesson 1. Follow at a safe distance.
Lesson 2. New leathers stiff and uncumfy?, P*ss on em!:thumbup: