18-10-2018, 03:06 AM
Hi Ian, scary might not be the right word. Exhilarating maybe. Or I like what Tony said with mind concentrating.You certainly can go fast in them (and one good thing is you feel when you are going fast much more than a modern car). But you do need your wits about you, mostly to deal with the reaction of other people around you.
Sure you can do 60 mph+ maybe and even be able to stop under normal circumstances but it won't stop the plonker who just sees old car and thinks I need to be in front of that from pulling out in front of you from a side street. Or people who have to get past so they tailgate, pass, then make a point of cutting right back in front then end up doing the exact same speed you were going anyway!
You always have to drive carefully in an old car, more so at speed, and that can get quite stressful/tiring. I've never ridden a bike but imagine it's similar. I know you have some fast bike history Ian, how do they compare?
Simon
Sure you can do 60 mph+ maybe and even be able to stop under normal circumstances but it won't stop the plonker who just sees old car and thinks I need to be in front of that from pulling out in front of you from a side street. Or people who have to get past so they tailgate, pass, then make a point of cutting right back in front then end up doing the exact same speed you were going anyway!
You always have to drive carefully in an old car, more so at speed, and that can get quite stressful/tiring. I've never ridden a bike but imagine it's similar. I know you have some fast bike history Ian, how do they compare?
Simon