K1100?RT rider at Glenrothes...

[ghiribizzo]

If any of the local Fifers know an owner around Woodside, Glenrothes or perhaps towards Leven...can you have a word?
Our man on (I think) a K1100RT/LT decided to take the road from Woodside, Glenrothes to the Leven Road at about 12.55.
There is the little matter of a large 3 lane roundabout between the two:
Coming along the road at the bottom right, he took to the wrong side of the 'island' and continued along Johnny-Foreigner style, hugging the kerb on his right.
At this time, our gormless learner driver is doing his best to stay within the lane markings, happy that he's managed to make a good decision to get going out onto the roundabout coming from the 'top'. I grabbed the wheel about where the truck is shown on the roundabout. Our learner then froze. I'd to neatly avoid the clown on the K and got a raised hand as he continued around to the A911 on the wrong side. Didn't stop, but he stopped 6 vehicles!
I'm now a bit pissed that he didn't get couped off it - I could have had a few spares for mine!

But WTF? It's an orange-bronze bike, on UK plates. Today he's Mr.Lucky.

 

[Schtum]

It's something to do with you, y'know. You attract them.....!

 

[ghiribizzo]

It's something to do with you, y'know...

Twas too close for comfort. I saw the possibility of posts on here flash before my eyes... I'd have got too much stick from you, Ronno and Arcboutant if he'd got blootered. Actually, maybe he was riding blootered.

 

[Schtum]

Was the rider dressed for the occasion or did he look like he might have nicked it? It might be worth reporting it to those fine upstanding chaps in Glenrothes Constabulary.....

 

[ghiribizzo]

I reckon the rider was 60-ish. Wearing helmet and gloves but a sort of football-manager style jacket rather than a MC jacket. No idea of the reg. plate though.

 

[arcboutant]

Hmmm, Death Wish 2013.

and by the way you were going to get stick , until I saw you DID consider the prospect of spares,lol.

Definitely a K1100? No chance aof being a K100 with Rickman fairing???

 

[ghiribizzo]

Nah - RT/LT Brick Barge.

 

[arcboutant]

K.
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[jaca2865]

Ian

If the RAB has CCTV for traffic flow purposes (or anything else of course) you could speak to the local Council Transport Section or Roads Policing Branch of Police Scotland and see if the nutter is traceable via that medium - its still within 30days so should be on 'record'.

Careless and Inconsiderate driving is now doable via FPT these days after all.

J

 

[ghiribizzo]

Good point Jim. I'll have a look!