SteveH wrote:

> Tony Rickard > wrote:
>
>> "Zathras" wrote:
>>
>> > It's very dramatic but just because there are lunatics on the road
>> > doesn't automatically mean good drivers will crash into them. If you
>> > don't leave enough space in front of your car so you can react and
>> > avoid accidents you get what you deserve in this kind of situation.
>>
>> I am sure the *real* bikers here will comment but I discovered teenage
>> 125s at the tender age of 28 and I reckon it did wonders for my
>> concentration levels driving a car.
>>
>> With the mobile entertainment centres commonly known as cars these days
>> the sheer raw nature of a motorbike really tunes the mind to concentrate,
>> and IMHO sticks.
>
> I shudder at the thought of driving a lot of modern cars - they're so
> 'safe' and detatched from what's actually going on at the wheels I just
> couldn't drive one. The 155 is bad enough!
>
> However, that might be because I ride a 'real' bike, I'm sure most
> people mistake feedback for a crude and unrefined car.

I reckon you are absolutley right. As you know I had the pleasure of a
Focus not so long ago. What a total, and utter pile of ****e.
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